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\*XL. 2. No. 13.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1014,
TRAIN KILLED
MEIGS MILL
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED THIS
MORNING AT TEN THIRTY —
J. W. MONCRIEF WITH VARIE.
TY WORKS, VICTIM OF ACCI
DENT.
Meigs, Go., March 27.—(Spe
cial to Tlmes-Enterprise)—John
W. Moncrief, foreman of the
planing mill and- yard boss of
tho Meigs Variety Wbrks, was
struck nbout ten thirty o’clock
this morning by the local At
lantic Coast Line freight, north
bound.
Medical assistance was im
mediately summoned and every
thing was done to alleviate his
suffering, but Mr. Moncrief died
within an hoar of the acddent.'
The accident has cast a pall
tit Borrow over the entire town’
where the victim was well and
favorably known.
Ill INTERESTING LETTER
Mr. J. M. Hooks, Former Resident of
Thomas County, Writes of Crop
Conditions In Florida, and Also
Tells of Unusual Shooting Affair.
Wildwood, Fla., Mfch. 25, 1914.
Editor Tlmes-Enterprise,
Thomasvlllo, Ga.
Dear Sir: I will write to your
valuable paper once more. The far
mers are having some splendid
weather now for work, and they
are making good use of it, too.
Crops througholt this part of the
E
DENIES RUMORS
SAYS SHE WILL NOT RETURN TO
OLIVER, HAVING MARRIED
HDI WHEN IB YEARS OLD-
CLAIMS SHE HAS LEGAL
VORCE.
GOP ARRESTS
Nashville, Ga„ -March 28.—Miss
Rosebud English, once the wife of
A. D. Oliver, of Climax banking
fame, broke her silence yesterday.
Through her lawyer, J. T. Houze,
she Issued a statement denying that
she was about to return to Oliver.
She says that she obtained a divorce
from her second husband before
Oliver was freed from prison in Mis
sissippi, but she wants the world to
know that she has no Intention of
returning to him as his wife or of
Jolnlhtf'hlm on a lecture tour. She
declares that a great many “fake"
pictures have been used of her and
that only one true picture has been
given out since her matrimonial tan
gle. 3he also says that she married
Oliver when she was only 15 years
old.
The statement given out here says:
Miss English’s Statement.
“I wish to correct statements that
have been made by some one and
published in several newspapers of
late relating many mis-statements of
Tacts concerning my attitude toward
A. D. Oliver, alias Leroy C. Ha|rd,-
tng, alias Charles Blazer, alias John
R. Davis. This man was known in
Climax, Gn„ as A. D. Oliver. He
went to Climax several years ago,
opening up several enterprises,
among them a bank, and has been
known since as the famous Climax
banker. At that time he represent
ed himself as being worth several
million dollars. By one devise and
another he got Into possession
State are looking real nice, consld-1 large sums of money and large
ering the unusually cold weather tracts of timber and realty—all the
THEN FOUND OUT THAT THEY
HAD THEIR QUEQIE8 CUT OFF
AND COULD NOT TIE THEM TO
GETHER, AND TWENTY-FIVE
ESCAPED.
San Francisco, March 30.—Single
banded, Patrolman Michael Miller
raided a gambling house In China
town last night, and arrested thirty
Chinese, but when he got to the sta
tion house he had but live.
When the desk sargeant censured
him for making the raid alone, he
Bald, "You see, I have not been on
that Chinese beat since the China
men turned Republicans and started
to patronage barber shops. Last
night, when 1 made the raid,
reached for their scalps, but found
that eVery blessed one of them had
gotten a hair-cut, so I couldn’t tie
heir queques together.”
WIILSOI FIRM
TOLLS DEPEIL
SAYS THE PLATFORM CON-
FLIOTS AND THE PARTY IS
AGAINST SHIP SUBSIDY—IN
TERNATIONAL SITUATION DID
NOT ENTER INTO IT SAYS HE.
eflEEN MW TOO MEN
that has prevailed.
Cabbage shipping Is on hand now
and the farmers are in good heart.
The cabbage are selling tor about
21.10 per crate. The market-, when
time holding himself out as a 'busi
ness giant.’ He told me at that
time that be was worth live million
dollars and represented to me many
other flattering statements of hlm-
He
it first opened, was not very encuur-1 self and his business ability,
aging, but it keeps advancing and told me of his love for me and how
cabbage are bringing fair prices now. he would always care for me If I
A telephone message received here would marry him. I was only 15
early this morning by W. C. G. KI1- y® ara ° Id and ln Y °“ ng ■ . F ?~
gore, Justice of the Peace, from Mr. male Colloge, at Thomasvllle. I left
I Goethe], who operates a saw mill at ? cl 2<>o'_t t <> t S®t,™Mri® d , V*
Bamboo' informed him that three ne- not realizing Just what I was doing.
groes had been killed at his mill
during the night before. Mr. Kll-
. gore at once empannelled a Jury and
went to the scene of the killing for
the purpose of holding an Inquest.
When he reached the scene, he
In about two months after
were married, It developed that this
man was a failure m business, as it
was then stated. He was Immediate
ly arrested and placed In Jail at
Balnbridge, Ga. I.ater It developed
found three negroes dead. The evl- that he wns , wanted ln Mississippi
dance submitted before the Jury was as an ex-convict. He was brought
that three men got Into a difficulty lnt ° ® oart ® ° r «
at a dance and Precious Elkins shot'™? stated that he had a llvlng wife
and killed Hazla Peterson. j ohn i This a leged wife stated that she was
Peterson, a brother of Hazla, then!‘*® * lf ® of Leroy C Harding and
shot Elkins, and after being fatally | J]!? 1 Leroy Harding and A. D.
shot. Elkls* struck John Peterson ° 1,v * r ™ r « one and ‘J 1 ® » am0 man '
on the head with a rifle and Instant-j*- D - Oliver was convicted upon a
ly killed him. In a short while El- cl,a >\ Ke « bigamy. In the superior
kins died from his wounds. No one ! cou . rt 0, °“ tl,r ™ u ” t} - H .®
else was implicated ln the fight ex- * entanc ?. d . t0 * er ™ ^
cent the three negroes who were Penitential* of Georgia. His case
killed .was appealed to the hither courts of
Georgia, and they sustained the low
er court’s decision. I also accepted
the decree of the courts.
hays She’s -Not Married
( “My counsel advised me that my
marriage to A. D. Oliver was void;
J. M. HOOKS,
Wildwood, Fla.
B. F. NAZWORTH WITHDRAWS
FROM SHERIFF'S RACE.
Atlanta, March 30.—“If you wear
that purple wig to the dance
night, I’ll wear a green collar, so
help me!”
It was a prominent Peachtree
married man addressing his stylish
wife, according to a story going the
rounds today. 8he left the purple
wig at'home, and he went to the
dance ln the regulation white collar.
But he wasn't making an idle threat.
He actually had the green one.
Up to a day or two ago there was
no way for men to get even with the
women for tho new riot of coloring
they are Introducing in their make
ups. But this man was Just back
from New York, and brought with
him some noisy looking collars
which are supposed to be the new
est rage for men, and which were In
vented, presumably to get even with
the women.
It Is predicted that blue collars,
red collars, green collars, will be
worn with soft shirts of the same
shade this summer by well-dressed
men.
Thomasvllle, Ga„ Men. 27, 1914.
I hereby announce that I have this
day withdrawn from the race for
Sheriff, and wish to extend my most
sincere thanks to all of my friends
who have promised me their sup
port in tho race, and hope to remain
as ever their true friend.
B. F. NAZWORTH.
that under the laws of Georgia,
man that had one living wife could
not be lawfully married to another,
until he was divorced from her. At
this time I Immediately changed my
name and went by the name that
lawfully belongs to me, Miss Rose
bud English.
"Many statements have been made
In regard to myself since the
£ -
And, Jack, Don’t Forget
I INI
A Kleanwell Tooth Brush,
A Tube of Nyals Tooth Paste
Bottle of Hudnuts Toilet
Water,
Some writing paper,
and A Box of NUNNALLY’S.
You can get all of these
—AT—
Phones 10S-106
AGENTS:
Nunnally’a Fine Candies and Sherwin-Williams
Co, Paints.
nulment of pur marriage and his
release from prison, through the col
umns of the newspapers, which were
untrue. Until now I have made no
statemnet to any person or news
paper. The public has been falsely
Informed In regard to my Intentions
nnd whereabouts. I wish to say that
I have made no statements In ref
erence to a re-marriage with the
man that I was first married to.
When the courts declared my mar
riage to Oliver was void, I accepted
Its decree. I am now living with
my mother, Mrs. O. W. English, for
merly of Climax, Ga., now of Nash
ville, Qa., where I have been for the
lust two years. It matters not to me
whether A. D. Oliver Is Oliver
Harding. I do know that he Is the
man whom I married when a child
only 15 years old. I also know that
I have met ln person a woman who
said that she was the wife of L. C.
Harding, and said that L. C. Hard
ing and A. D. Oliver was one and
tho same man. I also know that
my people were Interested ln the
bankruptcy proceedings against A.
Oliver at Climax.
Not Authorized Sotrlcs.
"I wli(h to state that I was di
vorced from my second husband,
Clarence E. James, many months be
fore A. D. Oliver alias Leroy C.
Harding, was released from prison.
I have no Idea where all this stuff,
supposed to have been my state
ments, had Its origin. The papers
have published many pictures of
Miss Rosebud English. «—ly one
real picture of myeslf has ever been
published since the beginning of my
matrimonial troubles, live years ago.
“I want the world to know that I
have made no statement of a mar
riage with this man, or to Join him
on his lecture tour. I only hope
that the path of my life will be
brighter In the future. I expect to
devote the remainder of my life to
my aged parents. It Is untrue that
r stated that I would Join Oliver In
Amerlcus, Ga. This Is the only
statement that I wish to make, and
I have only made It to my counsel
In Nashville, Ga."
(Signed.)
“MISS ROSEBUD ENGLISH.
“By J. T. House, Counsel for Miss
Rosebud English.”
Washington, March 30.—President
Wilson declared today that be
cause of the contradictory state
ments found ln the Baltimore plat
form, Democrats should have no
hesitation ln voting for the repeal of
the Panama Canal Toll Exemption.
President Wilson emphatically
characterized this exemption
JURORS IN IPRIL TREES MMQ)
SUPERIOR COURT IT COURT HOUSE
SESSION OF BIG COURT APRIL
TWENTIETH — FIRST WEEK
CIVIL BUSINESS WILL BE DIS
POSED OF.
A. MoDougald
M. Jones
subsidy. He pointed out the fact , d - F - Pjltman
that one of the planks ln tKe Haiti- “• l J area
more platform declared against
subsidy, direct or Indirect, while an
other declared for tolls exemption.
Tho President said there should be
no doubt ln tbe minds of Demo
crats which declaration took prece
dence. f
President Wilson relteratod the
fact that when the exemption mat
ter was before the House, a majority
of the Democrat voted against it be
cause It was a subsidy.
The President also explained that!
he had been in favor of the exemp- j w „ • Howell
tlon repeal, even If the International !*• „•,£?***
situation, to wbicl) he referred to'
ln hie message to Congress, had not
arisen.
President Wilson said the report
that he had made a bargain with
Great Britain was one of the insults
that had been introduced Into the
W. -R. ’Foster
J. W. Hall
G. W. Beverly
W. Z. Brantley
Dan Willis
tolls debate. He expressed regret IBeverly
that what had promised to be a dig
nified contest, with genuine differ
ences of oplplon, apparently was de
generating into an attempt to dis
credit the administration. He said
this made the victory of the Admin
istration all the more certain, but
regretted that public affairs should
be handled thus. He added, how
ever, that he did not think all the
opponents of the repeal felt that way.
The President also let It be known
that he Is opposed to any amend
ments, such as have been proposed
by some Senators. He Is for un
qualified and unequivocal repeal.
The President said the methods
used by some of the opponents of
the repeal reminded him of the
story about the debate ln a little
country town. According to this
story, the visiting speaker was small
but sharp wltted, while the local
champion was a large and less brll
The Superior Court of Thomas
County will be convened on the third
Monday in April, thle being the
twentieth o 1 the month, by Judge
W. E. Thomas. The court Is in ses
sion for two weeks, the first week
being devoted to civil business, and
the last week to the criminal docket.
The Juriers drawn and summoned
to appear on that occasion are a
follows:
Grand Jurors.
W. B. Cochran J. S. Montgomery
J. J. Boswell
T. L. Rooks
H. J. Moore
W. M. Ferrell
H. H. Vann
J. R. Rupp
H. B. Fuller
E. E. Bishop
L. N. Carrington
W. p. Grantham E. C. Milligan
S. W. Davis J. A. Kennedy
M. E. Groover R. L. Redfearn
E. R. Whaley E. P. Clay
W. M. Davis J. I. Folsom
Petit Jurors /
First Week.
C. J. Norwood B. F. .Nazworth
W. F. Sober
W. J. Castlebery
W. H. Rockwell
J. W. Horne
M. L. Halre
H. F. T. Cone
C. E. Boswell
G. J. Simpson
T .3. Barrow
E. D. Young
H. F. Groover
W. L. Ball
W. W. Dekle
F. B. McMurray T. N. Reddick
C. R. Moncrief D. Blckley
C.S. Dennard .1. H. Connell (Met.)
J. H. Balkcom E. H. Smith
A. W. Stuart
Second Week.
G. W. Parker W. M, Pippin
D. B. Anderson
E. J. Carter
Lee stanatand
S. C. Rehberg
J. F. Spooner
F. L. Brawshaw G. W. Atklnscn
T. W. Lewis J. /L,, Gllsson
W. F. Finch D. M. Wells
J. M. Rlcketson C. R. Griffin (Thos)
J. A. Parker W. L. Smith
H. L. White W. F. Quarterman
J. H. Carroll H. Varnedoe
MANY PROMINENT MEN, IN AD
DITION TO THOSE HONORED
ALREADY HAVE BEEN RECOG
NIZED BY MIL MILLER IN HIS
WORK.
K. E. Bruce
JohnSelph
R. G. Lewis
A. S. Vann
J. F. Lamb
E. B. Horne
W. S. Spooner
R. A. Jones
J. A. Mlnter
W. C. Harris
W. A. Watt
W. T. Smith
H. Nankin
H. R. Haddock
N. D. Huff
J. C. HarrlKon W. T. Stuart
J- T. Donaldson W. A. Pringle. Jr.
llant fellow named Tom. The little d - F - Wilson J. L. Rehberg
man had spoken but a short « hlle. ] ”■ J*.-Mayo J °bn Dixon
when It became apparent that he J. B. Moore J. B. G. Eason
was convincing his audience. One I
of Tom’s supporters In the rear of;
tbe house then called out.
The cement work on the Court
House grounds will begin Wednes
day of this week, and plans have
been made for Its steady continua
tion until the walks ln the grounds
and the sidewalk around them have
been completed.
During the week, Mr. Miller, who
has the work In charge, has named
several trees for prominent Thomas
County citizens. A Japonlca bush
has been named for Mrs.
Bower, who was a daughter of Col
onel Edward Remington, for whom
Remington Avenue was named. Mrs.
Bower was the first white child born
in Thomasvllle. She planted
this bush seventy years ago at the
place where Mr. Haskell now lives,
and It was transferred to the Court
House fifteen years ago. It was
killed to the ground, but later came
out and Is Just beginning to grow
again. Mis. Bower Is the only wom
an who has been honored, except
Mrs. William McKinley.
Glnco tree, sent to Mr. Miller
from Washington some years ago by
Congressman Griggs, has been nam
ed for the tate Congressman S. An
derson Roddenbery. This Is one of
the most beautiful trees ln the yard.
A deodar Cedar, a native of East
India, but prized In this country and
England, as an ornamental tree, has
been named for Captain John Trip
lett. This tree !b large and symet-
rlcal and is an evergreen, stationed
near the main entrance and as the
life nnd good deeds of Captain Trip
lett are a source of pleasant retro
spection and will live evergreen ln
the hearts of the people of this
couhty, this tree was named for him.
A magnolia tree, near the office
now occupied by Tax Collector P. 5.
Ileeth has been for him and another
magnolia, near the office of Clerk
J. W. Groover, has been named for
him.
A Glnco tree, ln the rear of the
year, near the Washington street
entrance has been named tor J. M
IN THE FRANK CASE IN ATLANTA
—AUTOMATICALLY SETS OFF
THE DATE OF EXECUTION —
NEW EVIDENCE SUPPOSED TO
HAVE BEEN FOUND.
Atlanta, Ga., Starch 27.—For
ma] notice that the extraordin
ary motion for a new trial for
Leo SI. Frank, who is under a
death sentence for the murder
of Mary Phagan, will be filed on
April sixteenth, the day before
that set for the prisoner's execu
tion, was served on the Saperior
court here today.
Accompany tbe notice was a copy
of the forthcoming extraordinary
motion tor a new trial, which alleg
es that new evidence has been dis
covered. i
The names of many affiants are
Included In the copy of the motion,
several of them being from witness
es who appeared at the trial. It is
alleged that some of these affiants
testified falsely against the defen
dant.
Among these Is one by C. B. Dal-
testimony
41
ton, repudiating his
avalnst Frank’s character. At the
trial he testified to alleged miscon
duct by Frank toward women.
An effort Is made through several
affidavits to prove that the notes
which were found by the girl's dead
body were written in the factory
basement and not In Frank's office:
as James Conley has testified.
It Is also alleged that these notes
were written on blanks unlike any
used In the Superintendent's office,
nnd which had been discarded sev
eral months before, being placed in
the factory basement.
Dr. H .F. Harris alleges that a
microscopic examination of the hair
strands found On the second floor,
where the stato contends the girl
was killed, shows they were not front
Mary Phagan's head.
Three of these affidavits allege
that their affiants saw Frank on the
street here at the time Conley testi
fied he helped the young factory
superintendent dispose of the body.
:i
4
Rufhln, one of the country’s most
beloved citizens, -and an English The motion which Is to be heard
walnut, ln the same location, for April sixteenth, will act as an auto-
Captaln C. T. Stuart, of this city. matlc stay of Trank's execution.
A map of the entire grounds, with
the trees and their history, Is being # “*
planned for a record In the Clerk's mkv RtrKivn kokp
office, and will be kept as one of the, 111
most valuable books ln the county’s
history.
plish a groat right.”
... , at ’ I b111 becan >e a law, ”\Ve are forever Senator Fall, a Republican, of
a liar, Tom, and make it a tU.it. {stopped from zrantinc fr»« tru*iu<» Vow Morinn inLrnHnpaii in
rc~ ' 1 ■t°l , I )ed from granting free transit New Mexico, Introduced In the Sen
„„ S ,fij ' throu k | > the Canal to our ships ln ntc a bill forbidding tolls for coast-
i rcsent contest has reached said j coastwise and foreign trade.” Ho wise shipping of any country on this
the President^ The President, when. also said thnt Great Britain had ad- continent,
asked if he was going to fight, jmitted the American right to ex- ;
smilingly replied that ho didn t ernpt coastwise shipping, and added, | 1
need to. “If the .American people had sus
pected that the Ilay-Pauncefote
Treaty would be Interpretted to give
Great Britain equal rights with us
In the Panama Canal, not a shovel
of dirt would have been turned on
the Isthmus.”
Representative Montague of Vlr-
VOTE ON SIMMS BILL IN
HOUSE WILL COME SOON.
Washington. March 30.—The pas
sage by the House of the Simms bill
was practically certain, according to
the concensus of opinion, whun the
Panama Tolls Exemption Repeal de
bate was resumed in both Houses of
Congress today.
glnla, supported the repeal measure
Kill EDWARD GRAY SAYS
NO FOUNDATION FOR REPORT
ln a speech In the House. He said:
"It was a question of choosing be
tween the Jeffersonian Democratic
policy forbidding subsidies and the
ingress looay. Republican policy favoring them. I
Some of the leaders declared tnat; choose the time worn Democratic pol-
the repeal would pass the House by!icy
a majority of seventy-five or more,; From his Invalid’s chair, Repre-
whlle the conservative forecasters; sentative Cluude L’Engle, of Florl-
■ 1 ‘* *■“ ’ •’•—'da, made a vigorous protest against
said there would not be more than
thirty-five majority.
Because of the complicated par
liamentary procedure, and the oppo
sition of several prominent Senators,
It was not expected that the repeal
bill would come to a vote in the up
per House for six weeks. A vote In
the House, however, is expected to
morrow night or Wednesday.
OorenuiN Differs With President.
Representative Doremus, Chair
man of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee, was among
the first speakers today. He ex
pressed regret that ho had differed
with the President in this matter.
the repeal. He said his observation
was that Great Britain was a friend
to this country only when It was to
her advantage.
Senator Lewis Would Leave Matter
to the President.
Senator Lewis urged the adoption
of his resolution to make the tolls
exemption optional with the Presi
dent. He said he marvelled that the
President had not d/scussed the
“nearer” Issues which he mentioned
In his tolls message. He said he
had concluded that the President
apprehended Its consequences as be-
in" so dire that he preferred to “do
ihut he declared that If the ‘Simms a little wrong that he might accom-
We still have a complete stock of
SMITH IN HIS LATEST FIGHT.
London, March 30.—Sir Edward
Gray, the British ’ Foreign Secretary,
ln a speech made in the House of
Commons today, denied the publish
ed allegations that the action of
President Wilson, over the question
of Panama tolls had resulted from
an understanding with Great Brit-, Senator Smith/of Georgia, who was
aln. “There is no foundation what- chosen to fire the opening gun In
Atlanta. March, 30—Prominent
Atlanta business men telegraphed
to Senator Hoke Smith this morn-
in" offering their support and co
operation In the fight the senator is
leading against cotton exchange
evils.
The attack led by Senator Smith
on the pernicious practices of the
New- York cotton exchange Is being
backed up by the business and po
litical interests of practically the
whole cotton belt, and no issue dur*
ing the present administration has
had such a solid. Southern democrat-
backing.
The particular measure which
Senator Smith is supporting, along
with the other Southern Senators,
is the bill Introduced by Senator
Smith, of South Carolina. It wan
ever for these reports,” he said.
the debate.
GARDEN SEED
on hand.
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.
RED CROSS DRUG CO.
■2*. fy*
Phone 160.
COME IN AND SLIP
ON ONE OF OUR
Electric
Brand
House
Dresses
and see how it will save
you money by saving
your better clothes.
LOUIS STEYERM4N,
The Shop of Quality
On the Corner.
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