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VOL, 2. No. 23.
THOMASVTLLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1011.
si.oo feb AmnaL
LOPEN
1Y TENTH
EXPECTED THAT COMMERCE
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERWAY ABOUT THAT
TIME.
Washington, May 4.—It is ex
pected that commerce will move
through the Panama Canal about
May 10th, when coal barges, carry
ing a cargo oI sugar, and the steam
ship "Columbian,” or the Hawallan-
Amerlcan Line, which Is now at
Balboa, will be towed through.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounced last night that he had ap
proved Colonel Goethal’s plan to
permit this transfer. He may also
send through a merchandise cargo,
if the ships now on the Atlantic
side, and for which the Columbian
will wait, will tow It through.
Because of the American imbrog
lio, the Tehauntepec railroad has
been closed. It was by this road
that the Hawallan-Amerlcan Line
has been transferring Its freight
from ocean to ocean. When that
road was closed, the steamship line
appealed to the United States Gov
ernment for relief.
ALTERCATION IN COLQUITT
COUNTY SUNDAY RESULTS IN
DEATH OF BRANTLEY TIM
MONS.
DUEL IN PARIS
EX-MINISTER OF FINANCE FIRES
IN THE AIR WHILE HIS OPPO
NENT SHOT AT HIM TWICE.
Paris, May 4.—Joseph Calllaux,
ex-Mlnister of Finance, and Fernand
Deaillleres, his opponent In the re
cent election to the Chamber of
Deputies, fought a bloodless pistol
duel here. Calllaux fired into the
air, while his opponent fired at him
twice, but missed both limes.
The duelists stood twenty paces
apart.
Molgs, Ga„ May 4.—(Spoclal to
Tlmes-Enterprlae. ) — Information
was received here late yesterday af
ternoon of the fatal shooting of
Brantley Timmons, who was killed
by Jessie Holland.
The affair occurred about five
o’clock In the afternoon, on the
Moultrie road, near the home of
John McCrackln, In Colquitt coun
ty, being about 6 miles from Meigs.
From Information received here.
It seems that there was an old
grudge between the men Involved,
which was the result of a law suit
over a small amount.
Two negroes, who wero passing
along the road at the time of the
killing, seem to be the only witness
es to the affair. As your corres-
pondent could not interview them
no particulars could be gathered.
Sheriff Boyd, of Colquitt county
was called to the scene, of the trag
edy. but there has been no arrest
mado, so far as we can learn.
Mr. Timmons was a farmer, as
well as a Shingle mill operator, liv
ing on the line of Mitchell and
Colquitt counties, some fifteen miles
from Moultrie and seven miles
from Meigs.
Mr. Holland le a termer living In
Colquitt County, and in the same
neighborhood as did Mr. Timmons.
Mr. Timmons leaves a wife, who
Is said to be In a delicate condition,
and also three children. Mr. Hol
land Is unmarried.
SLAIN
MEXICO CITY
REPORTED THAT GERMAN LADY
WAS ATTACKED BY MOB AND
DIED AS A RESULT OF HER IN
JURIES.
Vera Cruz, May 2.—Mrs. Clara
Beckmeyer, a German woman, ac
cording to rumor reaching here to
day, was taken from her home and
killed by a mob on the streets of
Mexico City, April 27th.
This rumor was brought here by
refugees from the capital, and lacks
confirmation.
Mrs. Beckmeyer is said to have
ADVICES FROM REFUGEES SHOW
THAT THERE IS AN UNDER
CURRENT OF BITTERNESS
AGAINST HDt IN MEXICO CITY.
ENVOYS START
PEACE PLANS
ALTHOUGH CARRANZA HAS NOT
AGREED TO TRUCE, THE MED-
MTOItS ARE WORKING STEAD
ILY FOR SETTLEMENT.
rive here today from Mexico City.
They bring divergent stories of the
situation there. They confirmed the
worn a small German flag at her i previous report of a growing under-
Washington, May 4.—Although
General Carranza, the Rebel Chief
In Mexico, has refused to declare an
armistice with the Huerta Govern
ment, the 3outh American Peace
Vera Cruz Mexico Mav 4 —Many i Envoys resumed tfcelr sessions here
vera ^ruz, Mexico, May 4. Many fKlo nnw, a »:ti ii*nA-
American refugees continued to ar-
PICNIC MAY 15
SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF THOMAS-
VILLE WILL HAVE OUTING AT
MILLER'S SPRINGS THIS
MONTH.
I
ARE IN JAIL
CHICAGO EDUCATORS MUST
SERVE EIGHT DAYS FOR CON-
TEMPT OK COURT—AROSE
OUT OF MRS. YOUNG’S JOB.
Chicago, May 4.—Eight members
of the Chicago Board of Education,
including Its President, were
tenced to thirty days In the county
Jail, for contempt of court today.
They hud refuuea to oDey an order
Issued by Circuit Judge Foeli, re-ln-
statlng four members of the Hoard.
The whole matter hinged on the
retention of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young,
as the Superintendent of Chicago’s
public school system. The four re
instated members voted against re
taining Mrs. Young. Their resigna
tions, which were signed before they
took olfice, were held to be void by
Judge Foeli.
T BILL IS
TO BE PASSED
BEFORE THE END OP THE SES
SION OP CONGRESS ALONG
WITH SEVERAL OTHERS, AC*
CORDING TO MR. UNDERWOOD.
Washington, May 4.—After a con
ference with President Wilson to
day, Majority Leader Underwood an-
nunced that an agreement had been
reached to put through the Clayton
omnibus anti-trust bill, the Coving
ton Interstate trade commission bill.
bill to regulate the issuance of
stock securities, as well as the ru
ral credits measure before Con
gres3 adjourns.
FIFTY DIE IN CHILEAN FIDE
Valpariso, Chile, May 4.—It Is
conservatively estimated that more
than fifty persons were klllod this
morning In a disastrous fire which
occurred In the commercial district
of this city.
Several buildings were complete
ly destroyed, and others dnmagod.
The flimsy construction of the
buildings In that section of the city
made the work of the firemen prac
tically useless.
Standing of Contestants in
the Grafonola Contest
WEEK ENDING APRIL 29,1914.
1—36120
2_4 4-865
3— 40000
4— 23000
5— 30500
6— 2000
7— 2000
8— 48000
9— 56000
10— 57000
11— 2000
12—88210
13— 2000
14— 69087
, 15—49763
16— 2000
17— 2000
18— 2000
19— 2000
20— 2000
21— 2000
22— 2000
23— 2000
24— 61087
25— 2000
26— .000
27— 2000
28— 2000
29— 2000
30— 2000
31— 2000
32— 2000
33— 2000
34— 107420
36— 2000
36— 76971
37— 2000
38— 2000
39—20500
77__68000
40—16000
76— 2000
41— 2000
78— 2000
42— 2000
79— 2000
43—91886
80— 2000
44— 2000
81— 9000
46—10000
82— 2000
46— 2000
83— 2000
47—33100
84— 2000
48— 2000
85— 2000
49— 2000
86— 2000
50—10000
87— 2000
61— 2000
88— 2000
62—28150
89— 2000
63—37000
90— 2000
54—47214
91— 2000
66— 2000
92—80635
56— 2000
93— 2000
67—44000
94— 2000
68— 2000
95—20000
59— 2000
96— 2000
60— 2000
97— 2000
61— 2000
98— 2000
62— 2000
99—11000
68— 2000
100—83670
64—’55214
101—60000
65— 1000
102— 2000
66— 2000
103— 2000
67— 2000
104— 2000
68— 2000
105— 2000
69— 2000
106— 9000
70— 2000
107— 2000
71—40210
108— 2000
72— 2000
109— 2000
73—53076
110— 2000
74—74000
111— 2000
76—74000
112— 2000
113— 2000
114— 2220
115— 11000
116— 2000
117— 2000
118— 2000
119— 2000
120— 2000
2000
2000
2000
45215
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
16245
2000
2000
2000.
2000
2000
2000
2000
88165
53095
2000
2000
2000
2000
148— 7100
149— 27235
throat, but the mob took this as a
thin disguise of her nationality. She
Is said to have been dragged through
the streets and so maltreated that
she died later.
VERA CRUZ MAY BE SHUT OFF
FROM FOOD SUPPLY.
Vera Cruz, May 2.—Attention waa
divided here today between the eq
uation at Tampico, and the effort of
the Governor of the State to cut off
the food aupply of Vera Crux.
The reported massing of Consti
tutionalists troops against Tampico
Is regarded as significant, as It la
felt that the fall of that city would
have an Important bearing on the
immediate policy of the United
States.
Many well-informed Mexicans,
however, knowing the strength of
the Federal garrrlson at Tampico
predict there will be no early victory
for the Rebels there. Three Fed
eral gunboats are available at that
port, and the situation of the town
Is such that a force cannot ap
proach It from any side except with
out exposing itself to nre from the
4 % -Inch quick-firing guns. The
point not thus defended, Is provided
with a triple line of trenches, and
many machine guns, while the gun
boats and soldiers are plentifully
supplied with ammunition.
The fall or Tampico Into the Rebel
hands might help solve the food
supply question In Vera Cruz. In
that event It Is supposed that the
trade relations would be resumed
between Vera Cruz and Tampico,
and the territory about the latter
city would supply the market here
great extent. Just now, the
only supplies reaching Vora Cruz
are coming,from small ranches near
the city.
In the meantime, the Governor or
the Slate has threatened to execute
any person whom he discovers In
the act of bringing food into the
city. Should his threat cut off the
mall amount of food coming In
from the neighboring country dis
tricts, both the natives and foreign
ers would have to depend wholly
upon goods supplied from the Unit
ed States and elsewhere.
current of intense feeling against
the Huerta regime, and also report
ed there had been a rupture be
tween Huerta and General Blan-1
quot, Minister of War In the Huerta
cabinet.
Some Americans, claiming relia
ble Information, say that Huerta
this morning. They wero still hope
ful that Carranza's declination of
the suggested truce, and a suspen
sion of hostilities, would only bene
fit Huerta.
The Envoys now are trying to set
tle the Issues between Huerta and
the United States.
The first response of the Envoys'
request to name delegates to meet
with the mediators, representing
all the parties concerned, was seen
by some In the ordering of Joaquin
Casasus, a former Mexican Ambas-
IS QUESTIONED BY FRIEND OF
HOKE SMITH AND FACTS REL
ATIVE TO HIS OPPOSITION
COMES OUT.
The Sunday Schools of Thomasville,
are going to have a Union picnic at
Miller's Springs, on Friday, May
fifteenth. This was decided yester
day afternoon by representatives of
the various Sunday schools at the
Y. M. C. A.
Plans are being perfected ter a
very attractive old time picnic and It
Is expected that an unusually large
number will attend. The apolnt-.
ment of Chairmen for various com- against Terrell and took part in the
mittees was announced and repre- ^ g ht which lasted for two months^
sentatives for each committee fro.n O* course I voted against film, ana
the various Sunday schools will be we obtained 24 votes against his
announced later . |confirmation. (Signed.) Hoke
Tho Chairmen are: Amusement, Smith.”
Elmo Chastain: Transpooratlon. The appointment of Terrell waa
made while Senator Smith waa in
Atlanta, May 2.—A friend of
Senator Hoke Smith, who had writ
ten the Senator In regard to the
determined fight that was made In
the Senate on the confirmation of
the negro, Robert H. Terrell, who
was appointed Judge of the Munici
pal court of the District of Co*
bla. today received the following
telegram:
"I made two elaborate speeches
has reiterated hit previous declara. J ' Bador to ' the Un|ted suto8i from
tlons that he will never resign, but
they have heard talk of tho possi
bilities of a coup,against him.
Americans Dissatisfied.
The refugees say there Is keen
disappointment among Americans
at tiie lack of Indication that the
United States army intends to ad
vance on Mexico City,
What dt Customs Revenues?
There Is much speculation as to
the disposition of the custom! rev-
Oarsbad to Washington. It Is be
lieved he has been chosen to act for
Huerta. Before Huerta ordered
Casasus to Washington this morn
ing, Rafael Zubaren, Carranza's per
sonal agent, had arrived here. Car
ranza has not said he would send
an official representative here.
Though the delegate representing
the United States hasn't been de
cided upon, It was known that no
man. closely Identified with the gov
enuen from the port here. These' eminent, would be selected,
are said to aggregate more than one I Neither Carranza Nor Huerta Taken
million dollars gold monthly. For Seriously by Mediators,
the present, these receipts are being | The mediators expected to hold
Impounded, to await Instructions 1 three sessions today| The news of
from Washington. The Mexican I General Carranza's refusal of an ar-
customs receipts are partly pledged j mistice wasn’t taken as final, and
as security for an old national loan, General Huerta’s declaration that he
and the remainder was pledged by! will never resign Isn't taken scrlous-
Huerta for the recent French loan, ly here.
U. S. Postage Stamps On Sale.
United States postage stamps hare
been placed on the market in Vera
Cruze. It is stipulated that they
The Mediating Envoys reached the
State Department and wont into a
conference with Secretary Bryan at
noon. Mr. Bryan said there might
are to be paid for In United States. b ®. some announcement later,
money. This has suddenly Increas-1 H«Presentative Not Named,
ed the demand for fractional Amerl-! a conference with Presl-
can currency jdent Wilson, Secretary Bryan said
. r„ x- - ■stisjar.ra.ra.ss z
M.T.h.f, 'urn Tm. mJnJ-Jj-™"' 1 “
Ing. He has been given a wide latl- [ '
tude by General Funston, In the
administration of the city's affairs.
William McKay; Publicity E.
Jerger; Refreshments, W. A. Watt.
The basket committee and tho com
mittee to arrange for the tables and
other comforts will be announced
later.
The schools will be closed on that
day to allow all who desire to at
tend.
MACON PRESBYTERIAL ADJOURNS
Georgia attending the funeral of
Senator Bacon. He Joined with
other Southern Democrats In op
posing the confirmation. The fight
was made In the executive sessiona
of the Senate, and caused the
blocking of many other appoint
ments for several weeks, the names
of the other appointees finally fill
ing four and a half columns of the
Record.
The matter came up again Friday
night of laet week, and the fight
was renewed, lasting three hoars
and ten minutes, according to the
Congressional Record of that day,
which, however, contains no other
Information than that the nomina
tion was confirmed. The Associated
Press mated that the Senators who
confirmation
the .
AUGUSTA CALLS TRADE MEETING
ATTEND FUNERAL
Thomasville Woman Apolnted One
of Principal Officers—Next .Meet
ing at Cordele.
Dublin, Ga„ May 4.—The meeting
of tho Macon Presbytery has ad
journed here, after haring been In
session since last Monday evening. I were urging Terrell's
Officers elected for the comlug year,! declined to pas3 his name on
follow: list ot nomnlatlons, and a vote wag
President, Mrs. Charles Gooding,' forced.
Macon; recording secretary, Mrs. J. The margin between the Demo-
W. Heath, Camilla; corresponding \ crats and Republicans is very close,
secretary, Mrs. Samuel Weldon, Al-:«nd some of the northern and wes-
bany; treasurer, Mrs. A. J. Toole,! tern Democrats did not stand by
Dublin: first vice-president, secre-jtbe Southerners. It Is understood
tary foreign missions. Mrs. E. P. that the appointment of the negro
Morgan. Amerlcus; second vlce-presl-1 was tine to Attorney General Mc-
dent, secretary home missions, Mrs. j Reynolds.
R. A Hooks, Dublin: third vice- While Senator Smith and other
president, secretary of local home Southern democrats were unable to
missions, Mrs. A. 8. Davis, Macon: I prevent the confirmation of Terrell,
fourth vice-president and secretary, ! Senator Smith was gdccessful some
C. E. and M. R., Mrs. William Me-i time ago, where a negro was con-
Kay. Thomasville; fifth vlce-presl- icerncd. When President Wilson
dent and secretary young people’s; appointed an Oklahoma negro reg-
socletles and Sunday School exten- ■ lsl!> r of the treasurer, Senator Smith
slon, Miss I.uella Brown, Macon:, made such a vigorous protest be-
seerctary literature, Mrs. A. if. | fore the President, that Wilson wjth-
Sharpe, Macon. drew the name of the negro. The
Cordele was chosen as the next | President appointed an Indian and
MpHlators Tha ! meeting place of the T<resbyterlal. i « ben Senator Smith heard about It,
u c ,1 fo hi r„bn,Tt'ted fcody l» made up of the ladles he remarked that as between an In-
I third name Is to bo submitted t0 - | missionary societies of the Macon dlnn and a negro, he preferred the
j morrow. Presbytery of the Presbyterian Indian.
if..Itolu i.vrfcrjild Amrrv church, nnd the reports brought In j it is because of this fight by
! El Paso, "toy 4-Tho Conltitu-!^ various societies this year [ Senator Smithy that the name of an
jtlonaltets and Federate, who are sta- were 01051 encouraRln*.
Huerta Selects His Delegates.
Washington, May 4.—General
Huerta has Informed the Mediators
that D. Emelio Rabasa, a Mexican
Jurist, and Augustine Gnrra Galin
do, the under 3ecretory of Justice,
had been selected as delegates
OF 1 HR MARINES WHO ARE TOltloned near Manzanillo, have been ~—
RE BROUGHT TO NEW YORK i exchanging bitter messages, accord-)
FROM VERA CRUZ — STATE-:Ing to a report from Rear Admiral Pni flAJIDID TBCHTV
MENT MADE TODAY. : Howard, who has read several ot UULU(llDIH 1(011
| these letters. Ho reported all was
Washington, May 4.—President j inlet at Manzanillo today.
Wilson will go to Brooklyn Monday! Prisoner Moved Further
to meet the cruiser Montana, which ‘ ‘ . T .
Is bringing to the United States the Prom n,,r,,er T,K,ay '
bodies of the Sailors and Marines!
I Indian, Gabe Parker, appears on all
;thc money Issued from the Treas
ury.
1 -enator Smith has stated. It Is
'said, that while he might not oppose
a negro going to I.lherla which Is a
IIP Tfl CrmllTr n,,Krc country, beyond that he will
Ul ill ulIiHIC vote against the confirmation ot
every negro appointment sent to the
Senate.
142
Augusta. May 4.—An Important
conference, which was called by the
Augusta Cotton Exchange, of the
Board of Trade, for the purpose of
Improving the existing rules gov
ernment the cotton trade, for the
benefit of legitimate buyers, began
here at noon today.
Attending this conference are
E. K. Cone, President of the New
York Cotton Exchange, E. J. Glenny,
President of the New Orleans Ex
change, and moth other prominent
cotton men.
The present form of the New
York, contract, which Is objected to
by many, will be discussed during
the conference.
Officers were elected and a Steer
ing Comlttee appointed at the first
session today.
Jiames Tobin, of Augusta, was
chosen as Chairman, and W. C. Law-
son, of Waco, Texas, as vlce-cnalr-
man. John Harper, of Augusta waa
named Secretary.
Each exchange represented select
ed one delegate. The committee
will outline a course of procedure
for the conference, and report at
five o'clock this afternoon.
El Peso, May 4.—Three thousand
...a a a-a oiiiah a, Va.o c, nI i men, formerly members of the Mexl-
who were killed at Vera Cruz. , Federal Army, and nineteen
Secretary of the Navy Daniels; hlin(lred wom( , n and children, who
made this statement after a confer-. haye been ( | eta | n ed at Ft. Bliss, since
ence with the President this morn- thfi evarliat | on 0 f OJInaga. were to-
*"K- I day sent to Ft. Wingate, Mexico.
In the event, business prevents |
the President’s going, he will send I — —
a personal representative, bearing a
letter from him.
I BURNS DONT LIKE GEORGIA
Bogota, Colombia, May 4.—The
treaty between the Republic of Co
lombia and tho United States Gov
ernment has been presented to Con
gress for ratification, by the Colom
bian Minister of tho Interior.
This treaty would settle the long
standing dispute over Pnnama’s par-
tionlulng. It Is generally thought
that the Senate's minority will make
a vigorous fight against this treaty,
hut the majority, It Is said, favors
It.
FUNERAL FOR SAILORS AND
MARINES, NOT AKItAXGED places the State In the Same Column
New York, May 4.—The funeral
services over the Sailors and Ma
rines, who were killed In the first
action at Vera Cruz, wont be «n-
nounced by Commandant A. H.
GENERAL SICKLES DIED IN
NEW YORK SUNDAY,
New York, May 4.—General Dan
iel H. Sickles died at his home In
this city shortly after nine o’clock
Inst nlzht. Ills wife was with him
at his death.
With South Carolina, After tile
Egg-Throwing ot Marietta.
Atlanta, May 4.—William
. , ., __ . Burns, on the subject of whose
Cleaves, of the local -Navy Yard un- - reatne98 there „ now a decided va-
tll orders are received from Wash- r|anc( . of op i n t 0 na In Atlanta, has
Ington. He so stated In dismissing; put 0aor ,. la on h | 8 black-list, along-
“ ' " " side of South Carolina, which
the suggestion that a public fun
eral be held In Brooklyn, when the
bodies arrive on the cruiser Mon
tana next Sunday. The Montant
left Vera Cruz yesterday.
never enters any more If
help It.
Mr. Bums Is awfully sore on the
treatment he received when he was
Jeered and rotten-egged In Mariet
ta. "I am astonished that such
Mr. and Mrs. Hansel! Cone, of thing could have happened In this
Aycock spent Sunday with friends | enlightened state,” he is quoted as
and relatives In Thomasville. saying.
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The leading Pharmacists.
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