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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. 2. No. 10.
THOMA8VILLE, OEOBOU, FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1014.
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GOLD WAVE AND SNOW PAY LAST
VISIT TD THE SOUTHERN STATES
MANY PLACES SOUTH OF MASON
AND DIXON LINE VISITED BY
COLDEST WEATHER IN YEARS
AND SNOW IS REPORTED AS
FAR SOUTH AS GREENVILLE,
S. C.
Atlanta, April 9.—Extremely low
temperatures. Ill many cases break
ing records of several year’s stand
lng, were reported today over the
South Altantlc and Gulf states. Much
damage Is believed to have been dune
vegetables and fruit In Alabama,
Georgia, the Carollnas and in Vir
ginia.
The lowest temperature rocorded
on the gulf was at Mobile, where the
mercury dropped to forty. South
ern Georgia suffered less severely,
although Columbus reported a tem
perature of forty-four, which Is the
lowest for this season in fifteen
years. The lowest In Atlanta dur
ing the night was thirty-three.
Snow flurries were reported as far
South as Greenvllie, S. C„ while
freezing temperatures were reported
from many points In Virginia, North
Carolina and Northern South Caro
lina.
WAS DEFEATED
CONGRESSMAN RUNNING ON THE
WILSON PLATFORM, WITH HIS
ENDORSEMENT, LOST IN NEW
JERSEY.
Paterson, N, J., April 8.—Practi
cally complete returns from the
election held in the Seventh New
Jersey Congressional District yes
terday, show that Dow H. Drukker,
the Republican candidate, was elect
ed over James J. O’Brian, the Demo
cratic candidate, by a plurality of
five thousand.
O'Brian had the personal endorse
ment of President Wilson, and In
bis campaign he appealed to 110 vot
ers to approve the President's ad
ministration by voting for him.
Drukker received a total oI 10,'
620; O’Brian 5,240 and Demarest,
the Socialist candidate, 5,053.
SOME INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS
THROWN DN MEXICAN ARMY
BY A. P. CORRESPONDENT —
FEAR AND CONFIDENCE IN
CHIEFTAIN.
El Paso, April 8.—An Interesting
light has been thrown on the re-
GOT BIG VOTE
TWENTY’ FIVE THOUSAND MA
JORITY OVER HOBSQN—COMElt
LEADS FOR GOVERNOR, HEN-
DERSON SECOND.
Birmingham, Ala., Aiprll 8.—Ad
ditional returns received hem today
from Monday’s state-wide Demo-
SCHOOL SITE
IS
MALLETTE HEIGHTS PROPERTY
FORMALLY TRANSFERRED TO
THE CITY THIS MORNING.
cent Constitutionalist campaign i cratlc primary, Indicated that a run-
against Torreon by J. R. Taylor, an j off vote In the primary of April
Associated Press correspondent, who'llth may be necessary to decide the
accompanied Gen. Villa all during!gubernatorial nomination. B. B.
that memorable campaign. He re- j Comer Is leading Charles Henderson,
turn to El Paso Monday night. his nearest opponent, by probably
“What struck mo most during,ten thousand majority, but his total
the Torreon campaign," said Tay-, vote probably wont be a majority.
The City Council Wednesday pur
chased the land selected for the new |
school from the estate of E. M. Mal-
lette, paying therefor, as previously
arranged the sum of nine thousand,
five hundred dollars. This trans
fer of the property was consumated I
In regular form, the City of Thom- cifflOMS THAT ARE MANY CEN-
Pisn FEIST
TO BE OBSEMED
LOYV TEMPERATURES IN | Drukker will succeed the late
TEXNESEEE THIS MORNING. Congressman Robert G. Bremner,
Memphis, Tenn., April D.—Ex
tremely low temperatures for April
were reported today from West Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Northern Missis
sippi and Oklahoma.
At Fort Smith, Ark., the mercury
fell to thirty degrees, and was ac
companied by a killing frost.
Jackson, Miss., a temperature of
thirty-six degrees was reported, at
Vicksburg It was thirty-eight and In
this city tbe freezing point was
reached. Nashville and Chatta-
noo -n also reported a temperature of
thirty-two degrees.
Present Indications are that much
fruit and vegetables, In exposed
places have been killed.
Today, the sun shines brightly,
and there Is a promise of a decided
rise in temperature.
Muskdgee, Okla., has experienced
colder weather this season than at
any time within the past twenty
' a Quarter of an "lffi®" tMdr“*Ms
morning, and Ice also formed In
many parts of Tennessee and Ar
kansas.
who was a Democrat.
Republican Leader la Caustic,
Washington, April 8.—Represen
tative Woods, of Iowa, who is chair
man of the Republican Congression
al campaign committee, today Issued
a statement relative to Drukker
election in the Seventh New Jersey
district, in which he said;
By his letter endorsing the Dem
ocratic candidate, the President ask
ed the Seventh New Jersey district
to pass judgment upon the present
administration. The ,peoplo have
done so In no uncertain terms, thus
rebuking the un-American policy of
the Democratic party by a vote of
two to one.”
President Didn't Hope to Win.
Secretary Tumulty said he ex
pected a Republican victory in the
Seventh New Jersey district. When
Wilson ran for Governor of that
State, he said, he lost the counties
A FALL OF 32 DEGRESS
RECORDED IN MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala., April 9.—The tem-
perature fell here during last night
to thirty-two degrees.
LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES
IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Greenville, S. C., April 9.—Light
snow flurries were experienced here
early today, melting as It fell.
RICHMOND H IS FIRST APRIL
SNOW IN FIFTEEN YEARS.
Richmond, Va., April 9.—Snow
fell here this morning for the first
time In April since 1898. The
flakes melted ns they fell.
FRUIT MAY RE DAMAGED
AROUND ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Asheville, N. C., April 9.—Much
damage to fruit |s expected to result
from the extremely cold weather ex
perienced here today.
FREEZING TONIGHT RUT
WARMER FOR TOMORROW.
/ Washington, April 9—.Heavy frosts
or freezing temperatures are pre
dicted by the Weather Bureau for
.Tonight, as far South as Northern
Wilder at the last election, like
wise lost that district.
White House officials said 'oday
that they did not regard the tolls
Question as having anything to do
with the result.
lor, "was the mixture of fear and
confidence which Villa’s namo In
spired among his followers.
“ ‘Send this telegram at once,’ said
a newspaper correspondent to the
military operator In the field of
fice. ‘I can’t. Senor,’ was the reply.
■General Villa has notified mo that
no messages must go out until fur
ther orders from him. He will shoot
us If we send this one, even though
it is approved by his private secre
tary.’
The three salient features of the
Frank S. White has apparently
been nominated for the short term
In the U. S. 3enate over Ray Rush-
ton.
The Indications are that Oscar W.
Underwood’s majority of Richmond
P. Hobson, for the long term sena
torial nomination will be about
25,000.
William B. Oliver has apparently
been nominated for Congress In
the Sixth district over William B.
Bankhead, but the races in the
campaign against Torreon were: The j a “ d ® 1 I h 5.. ar ®
comparative efficiency of the rani-
tary arranKernents, which were raid “ aa ?£aonarraJwbeen
to have been unequalled In the his-
tory of Mexican warfare. The re
markable quickness with which the
wrecked railroads In front of the
advancing army were made passable,
and the continuance of the night at
tacks, giving the combatants a
weird, sinister aspect, which was
lacking In the struggles by day.
CITY FATHERS VISIT THE MOST
COMPLETE SMALL PLANT IN
GEORGIA AND ARE FED —
BONDS FOR SCHOOLS START-
’ ED. '
At a meeting heid Monday, the
Mrs. C: B. Parsons, who is In the
city for a short stay, sold yesterday | due credit for his splendid
what Is known as the Platt place,
on Broad street, to Mr. Andrew s, who
spends tho winter here and has
charge of the race horses of the mil
lionaires of Cleveland. Mrs. Parsons
did not sell anything but tho house
and a small parcel of land immed
iately around It. The magnlfltent
estate, which she owns, Is kept In
tact with the exception of this sale.
Friends Mr. Andrews has made since
coming here are pleased to know
that he w ill become one of the regu
lar winter residents of Thomasvllle.
City Council re-elected D. R. Prin
gle Superintendent of the Light
Plant and fixed the salary at twenty-
one hundred dollars. Tho manage
ment of the plant has been cohduct-
ed in a manner which has attracted
the attention of all sections of the
state, and Mr. Pringle was given
share
Florida. Warmer weather
pected on Friday.
JACKSONVILLE HAS COLD
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON.
Jacksonville, Fla., April 9.—There
was a decided drop In temperature
this sfternoon. The weather Bu
reau predicted frost for tonight In
the Northern section of tho State,
but not as far South ns tho straw
berry and citrus fruit fields.
Your Doctors
Orders
We can, and we will take good care
of your doctors orders.
’ With full stock of the finest quality
DRUGS, CHEMICALS
and PHARMACEUTICALS
all chosen with extreme care.
Added to our unremitting study of
your Doctor’s preferences, we
can take particularly "good
care of your Doctors
. orders.
run drug co
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Phones 105-106
AGENTS:
Nunnally’s Fine Cindies and Sherwin-Williams
Co, Paints.
therein. The plant Is said to lie the
best appointed for a town tbo alze of
Thomasvllle that experts have found
In this section of the country.
The white way matter was post
poned as was tbe fixing of "Death
Curve.’’
Aldermnn Dennett Introduced a
resolution providing for four wards
for fire alarms, beginning at tho four
Intersections of Broad and Jackson
Street. The provision Is that each
ward Bhall havo a signal according
to its number and In that say the
approximate location of a fire may
be known.
Alderman McDougald offered an
ordinance for an election for school
bonds for twenty thousand Collars.
This was at tbe request of the
Board of Education to allow the
people to decide just what sort of
a building they desire, one for twen
ty-five thousand dollars that will not
be adequate to the needs, or one tor
renomlnatton by Oscar L. Gray. The
Representatives In all the other dis
tricts hare beeq renominated.
UNDERWOOD SHOWS
MAJORITY THIRTY THOUSAND
Birmingham, Ala., April 9.—With
scattering precincts from six coun
ties missing, the unofficial compu
tation of the vote In Monday's Demo
cratic primary today indicated that
Oscar Underwood’s majority over
Richmond P. Hobson, for the sena
torial nomination will reach thirty
thousand.
The count today stood; Under
wood, 76,285; Hobson, 45,514.
No changes were Indicated today
In the relative vote of the candidates
for the other offices. The vote will
be officially canvassed tomorrow.
asvllle assuming the title to the
property and formally tendering it
to the Board of Education for
school purposes.
Tbe land consists of the four
blocks bounded by Jackson, Hansell,
Jefferson and Mitchell streets, the
estate of E. M. Mnllctte taking In
payment therefor nine thousand,
five hundred dollars In bonds of the
recent Issue.
The trade was made by Mayor
Beverly and Aldermen Jerger. of tbo
Finance Committee of Council, with
the assistance of Hon. L. S. Moore,
City Attorney. The notification of
the tender of the land was made to
President Jerger, of the Board ol
Education.
The ten thousand dollars of bonds,
which were held for tho People’s
Saving Bank were also sold and the
transfer made to the councU. This
money will be available for' school
purposes when the Board of Educa
tion begins the work of building
the new school.
TUHIKS OLD, ARE TO HE RIG
IDLY FOLLOWED IN ALL JEW
ISH HOMES THE WORLD oVEB,
T
BAXLEY OFFICIAL AND OTHERS
ARE HELD IN CUSTODY’—UN
USUAL CASE FROM GEORGIA
COMMUNITY.
Baxley, Ga.,,Aiprll 9.—H. Cleland,
a constable In the Justice court, Dav
id Tuten and Joseph Williams were
arrested here today charged with
gambling In the grand jury room.
Several articles of gambling para
phernalia were taken In the “raid"
on the Jury room. Cases were lodg
ed against Cleland nnd Tuten, but
Williams was released.
The Feast of the Passover begins
Friday evening, April 10, and will be
most beflttlngly observed by the Jews
In this city, and will be celebrated
In the Jewish homes as well as In tbe
temple and lfi the synagogue.
Pesach, the annual Feast of Pass-
over or of unleavened bread, which
Is tho oldest feast of the Jewlsn cal
endar, carries one back well nigh
thirty-three hundred years.
The awakening of spring has Its
normal appeal and Its practical sym
bolism to every primitive peoplo. The
agricultural aspect of this holiday Is
seen In the phrase, “That It Is to be
kept in the season of the Mouth of
Ripenings," when the barley sown In
winter has become ripe and when
an offering consisting of an omer
(one-half gallon) of barley was
brought In gratitude to tne Giver of
all good.
The historical significance of tte
festival has over-shadowed Its agri
cultural aspect. As the fe.st rf free
dom It commemorates the emanci
pation of Israel from Egyptian bon-
STATEMENT MADE THIS MORN
ING AT HIS HOME IN MOUL
TRIE WILL BE RECEIVED WITH
SURPRISE ALL OVER THE
STATE.
Tbe following special to The Tlmes-
Enterprise, from Moultrie, will lie
read with interest by hundreds of
friends of Hon. W. C. Vereen, who '
had hoped that he would be a can
didate for Governor at the summer
primaries. Air. Vereen states that,
owing to business engagements, be
will not be able to enter the race and
1t Is In its nature a final declina
tion to enter the contest. Mr. Ve
reen has become a prominent figure
In the state and was reckoned as a
leading factor In the race, which his
friends contemplated and planned
for him.
The despatch says:
Moultrie, Ga., April 9.—(Special
to The Tlmes-Enterprtse.)—Hon.
W. C. Vereen will not be a candi
date for Governor this year. He sold
as much to a reporter of The Ob-
server’when asked In reference to
the matter this morning. Mr. Ve
reen says he Is not willing to leave
bis business Interests to engage In a
long and ho*, political fight, such as
Is promised In Georgia-“this year.
Just at this time he Is giving much
attention to the bnlldlng of a large
packing house here and this |3 claim
ing more of his attention than poli
tics.
While Mr Vereen made It plain
that he would not be a candidate for
Governor, at tbe same tlipe he did
not fall to ext ress his appreciation
of the friends who, of their own ac
cord have been so actively prysing
WOMEN CLERKS
REPORTED IN NEYV YORK THAT
ONE OF FOUR MEN TO DIE
NEXT WEEK WILL TELL THE
ENTIRE STORY OF THE MUR
DER OF ROSENTHAL.
necessary
fifteen years.
Supper at Light Plant.
The city officers, after the meet
ing, went to the light plant, where
the annual Inspection of the p.ant
took place. Everything was found
In apple pie order, and the place as
neat and clean as a pin. The Sup
erintendent and his employees sur
prised the Aldermen with a delight
fully prepared spread, which was
served In the water department. The
table bad been made very attractive
with cut flowers and the appoint
ments were enticing to the eye, un
til tbe spread was served, and tnen
It was that the Inner man asserted
himself and a very enjoyable hour
WILL RANDOLPH ANDERSON
SUCCEED SLATONAS GOVERNOR
dage nnd the people’s entrance Into
the dignity and destiny of national j h' 9 claims to this high office,
life. It thus marks the birth of the
Hebrew people. The main charac
teristic of Its celebration has always
been domestic; In the homes the
families and' the Invited friends gath
er on the first evening (In the ortho
dox homes also on the second even
ing) to recount In song and story,
and amid appropriate symbolism the
deliverance of Israel.
The main symbols of this Seder
service are the roasted lamb bone,
reminding them of tbe lamb that
was -slaughtered as a -sacrifice of
the Covenant; second, the matzah
or unleavened bread, to be eaten
during the whole week, recalling
not only the hasty preparation with
which the Israelites hurried out of
Egypt, but also their absolute re-
WERE ROBBED
FOUR WOMEN HELD UP AND 8E-
— VERELY BEATEN BY ROBBER
IN WORCESTER JEWELRY
STORE FOR FOUR DOLLARS.
Worcester, Mass., April 9.—Four .
women clerks in a Jewelry store here
„ _ _ , were held by a lone highwayman
lance upon God and readiness to, |a9t n , ht ani| 8evereIy bea tea and
™ Bt '“derahlP of them: and| robbed . one of the victims is In an
. ... „ h . er - au ** e 7 tln * vividly | inerltlcal condition from wounds in
i’"' b . ,tter J' fe of ‘heir forefathers In I m c ted H . itb a .. blaclt jaek.” Tae rob-
which, even today, ha>c not. ber got on | y a few dollars.
lost tholr poignant application. j
Two qther symbols of the table j
Atlanta, April 8.—Lawyers and
politician.? have raised an Interest-
New York,* April 9.—Persistert _
rumors were current today that at jj nR p 0 j n t as to the succession to of-
least one of the four gunmen, who; fl ce w hen Governor Slaton resigns,
are sentenced to die In the electric | j s elected to the Senate. Ordl-
cha r at Sing Sing Monday, for their | nnr „ y lt Is conceded that J. Ran-
part In the murder of Herman Ros-. do i pb Anderson, of Savannah, prest-
enthal, would confess The rumors dont of thc gtate Senate woald be _
could not lie traced to any reliable j conl( , acting governor. But some
source, however. authorities hold that Mr. Anderson’s
Although Gov. Glynn has twice)commlBnlon as President ends with
refused to grant b respite the fami-l tbfi adj our„mcnt of the present
lies of tho gunmen had not given up, 8cnate nnd tborefore be c ould not
hope today. They raid that every, Ruccee j a9 a( . tln? governor. This
egal means would be used to delay wouId mean tbat Mr And erson could
the execution. It Is believed thls! a( , t only unt „ 0ctober 7 whcn the
may be done by an application to i new i eg j s i a ture Is elected, and the
the 3upreme Court for an order * or ! n ew body would be forced to meet
. requiring a commission to take de-i_ n . „ p rn «Mnnt -arhn wnnM
forty thousand that will prove all po ,i,| ons from the four men. to be ™ d w * V e rncr
that is necessary for the schools for luaed ot the second trial of Charles | a \2 n on thc otner
lexer. jhand, says ho has ?iven careful con-
I slderation to the matter of 'iIb buc-
Dr. B. H. Ingram has returned j cession and the best legal opinions
DEBATE ON REPIM HANKS
Washington. April 9.—The deflate
decorations should he noted, namely, |
the four cups of wine allowed to
each one arc symbolical of the four
fold phrase In which God coucned
the first "Declaration of fndepen-,
dence" and the cup of wine meant over ,he selection of the tweive re
fer the prophet Elijah who. nlwavs! serve cities for the new Federal
Present In spirit, brought eve- mow | banking system was resumed in t^e
the message of undying hope rf tho| So,late today. Thc discussion fel-
Mcsslnnlc reign of universal Jus- lowed the action of Senator Hltch-
tice, freedom and pence. The Feast l < ’ ork ln calling up his resolution,
nf the Pnssover has not lost Its | Providing that the organization com-
thrllllng significance to the -todern " ,lttnP of Feder »l Reserve 3ys-
Jew. tern submit* all the data and reasons
|upon which It selected the cities..
Senator Ransdall. of Louisiana, Is
dally, nnd Mr. Candler has replied .authority for the statement that
that ho 'has still half fils time to!effort would be made to have tho
serve and hesitates to.throw down Federal Reserve Board over-rule tho
his present responsibilities without Organization Committee’s selfcttons
grave consideration. in several cases.
from Atlanta, driving a 1914 Oak-| Rny tbe ]aw contemplates that the
land Six 48 H. P. Roadster. It is, person holding the office of preRl-
one of the handsomest and most at
tractive cars that has ever been
owned In the city.
was spent at the festal board.
City Has Big Surplus.
The report of the Treasurer, read
at the meeting last night, showed
that forty-eight thousand doilers In
cash was In the city coffers. ThlB
Is more than at any time In many
5 ears. Of this amount, thirty-two
thousand Is In the sinking fund.
dent of the Senate shall remain
acting governor even though a new
legislature Is elected while ho Is so
serving.
It Is expected that Governor Sla
ton will make his formal announce
ment and platform next Sunday, sot
ting forth his principles.
W. C. Vereen. of Moultrie. Is still
being urged by a host of friends to
make the Governor’s race. C. Mur
phy Candler of the railroad com
mission Is receiving a load cf mall
n
is
CUT GUT THIS HEMEUT
and
bring it to our store.
We will allow you 25 cents for it on every pair
of shoes that you buy that costs $2.50 and over.
We have the best shoes in this county—
good, honest, leather shoes, at an even
price from $1.50 up.
SMITH-HARLEY SHOE COMPANY.
2ft
Here Are the Latest Models
Warner’s
Rust Proof
Corsets
It is hardly necessary to say much more, for these
corsets have for years had the unqualified approval
of well-dressed women.
And yet there is something more to say about them.
Another year’s experience in corset making has
added much to the knowledge of the designers of
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New devices have been discovered which guard
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The new lines are very beautiful indeed. The
new fabrics are not only dainty, but strong and
serviceable.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEE THESE NEW
STYLES.
Every Pair Guaranteed. $1 Up.
LOUIS STEYERMAN,
The Shop of Quality
On the Corner.
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