The Times-enterprise semi-weekly edition. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1???-????, May 26, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOfficial Organ Thomas County Sll Why Wait? Send in Your Subscription NOW. SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION VOIi. 2. No. 20. THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MAY 20, 1014, •1.00 PER ANNUM. POSTMISTRESS ,11111111211 FREE IS III CHARGE OK THE l*OST OFFICE AND POST AGENT HELD AND THOUSANDS DEMANDED FROM HIM, HUT MANY CHANGES DURING THE PAST TWELVE YEARS. THE REIIEL GENERAL HOLDS UP THE PROCEEDING. TO SETTLE POINTS IN DISPUTE AND ADMINISTRATION IS CON SULTED IN REFERENCE TO LAND MATTERS IN MEXICO. iMrs. S. A. Roddenbery Monday: Washington, May 25.—General takes charge of the Thomasrllle Carranza has ordered the release of post office. She takes up the an agent of Joaquin Armediaz, a duties of the office under the ap- rich Spaniard who has been held polntment of President Wilson, Con- hv the Rebels at Monterey. The sressman Park having recommended agent was forced to draw on Arme- her for the office and there being no dlaz, who Is now In the United objection from any quarter to her states, for twelve thousand dol- belng given the place. Mrs. Rod- lars. denbery is held In nigh esieeni all The State Department took up the over the district and especially In case with General Carranza, at the Thomasvllle, where she is well Spanish Ambassador's request, and known and her tenure of office will the forced loan wont be made, be perfectly satisfactory to the peo- The French Embassy here .has pie whom the office will serve. asked the State Department to use Post Master F. D. DIsmuke re- its Influence for the protection of tires after a service extending over,the Mexican National Bank, at Du* a period, of approximately twelve rango. years, being given three terms by The bank’s directors In Mexico successive Presidents. He took I city notified the Embassy that the charge of the office twelve yearn ago Constitutionalists had threatened the when It stood In what Is now the confiscation of all the coin and bul- Neel grocery. There were four n on | n the Durango Branch Bank, clerks, three city carriers on the pay; is reported to Huerta that roll at that time and Mrs. N. D. j three thousand RebelB have been Bears was assistant post master. | landed In the State of Vera Cruz. About seven years ago the pres- The plaee |8 uncert ai n , but It Is ent quarters were erected and the thought to be Punta Barelas. Post Office moved Into the place It now occupies being equipped with \ new and up-to-date fixtures. Since, 1 Mr. DIsmuke has had charge, im' number of Clerks have been Increas ed to seven, the city carriers four. The reforms Instituted by the Post Office departmeul. during that time have been, the establslhn-.ent of a rural free dellve-y from this office with six routes, the Postal savings bank addition and the par cel post. The clerks and assistant postmaster are now under civil ser vice and the force will continue In their present positions under Mrs., Roddenbery's regime. Mr. DIsmuke since he succeeded Postmaster Rlke, has teen a most satisfactory official and has won many friends by the manner ... which he has conducted the office. He hns made good and ho retires with the best wishes and the cor dial regard of the people whom he served for so many successive years. Niagara Falls, May 25.,—The South American Mediators planned today to submit to Huerta’s dele- IS EATS HEARTY BEFORE DEATH DORSEY NOT READY TO DISCUSS MAN CONVICTED CONSTITUTIONAL POINT AND' TRIAL WILL RE CALLED NEXT FRIDAY'. Atlanta, May 23.—Tho hearing on the motion to set asldo tho verdict OF .MURDER STARTED HUNGER STRIKE, HUT LATER DECIDED TO EAT ALL HE COULD GET. New York, .May 25.—Peter Ite- baccl, who Is to die in tho electrl chair at Sing 3lng, June 22, for the _ . .. , ... .. tuc UIUIIUU tu UOI umuu tuo iciuiu --- n ' . . , gates the views of the United States murder of Tony Marro, has decided on several salient points in the, denouncing Leo M. Frank guilty of nQt (o cheat ^ |aw by starvln(! peace negotiations. It was expected |the murder of Mary Pliagan, a fac- thls conference will last through-jtory girl, was again postponed today out the morning. by Judge Ben H. Hill, of the Super- It is believed the Mediators are!. . ... . _ .. now chiefly concerned over the part! or Col ’ rt > unt11 next Friday. the land question will play In set. tling the Mexican problem. The Mexican delegation thinks this ques tion Is a purely Internal one. and foreign to the issues which caused the difficulty between the United States and Mexico. It Is expected, however, that the United States delegates will Insist that permanent peace In Mexico is Impossible unless the economic questions are also con sidered. The mediators wu: learn by con ferences, the attitude of the Mexican delegation toward the latest views himself. He began a hunger strike a week ago. It ended yesterday when the others In the death house advised him to eat and cheer up. Rebaccl won one reprieve by Solicitor Dorsey announced that promlB | ng to produce information he was not ready to present the State’s answer yet. The motion Is based on the claim of Frank's lawyers that his consti tutional rights were violated because he was not present when the Jury rendered Its verdict. Contempt Cases Go over. The contempt cases against Wil liam J. Burns and Dan Lehon, the detectives, were also passed over un- OFF TITANIC LADY FELLJREAKING ARA/I Mr*. Ford Will® Driving to Town Has Painful Accident Two Miles From the City. Mrs. J. T. Ford was painfully hurt Saturday morning while en route to town from her home in the Ellabelle district. She was driving with her husband and when about two miles from Thomasvllle, on the county line road, got out of the buggy to speak to a friend. She slipped nnd fell Into a ditch at the side of the road, painfully bruising her hip and breuk Ing her arm. 'She was brought Im mediately to the city and Dr. Schrleber was called in to attend her Injuries. Friends In the coun ty will regret to hear of the acci dent and hope she will recover quickly. Tup-Line Derision Also Announced. Washington. May 25.— The United States Supreme Court today an nounced the Interstate Commerce Commission’s order In the Tap Line cases. Oklnlionm Law Unconstitutional. Washington. May 25.—The Su preme Court declared the Oklahoma Reciprocal Demurrage law unconsti tutional. In a decision handed down j today. PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH ( NEWSPAPER MEN AGAIN. , nevVfl r> a P p r correspondents on Thurs- {day of thw week. It was announced Washington, May 25.—President that he would not discuss the Mexi- WUson will resume his semi-weekly can mediation. These conferences conference with the Washington were abandoned about a month ago. (gates, but It Is not thought they are seeking an audience with the media tors. It is believed they are after Information as to who Is suggested for the new government head to succeed Huerta. PROGRESS OF MEDIATION . SATISFACTORY SO FAR. (By ABbocIated Press.) Washington, -.May 25.—President Wilson and his advisors today ex pected no new developments In the preliminary negotiations of the mediation conference, at Niagara Falls. More than twenty-four Tioufs of calm have marked the Mexican situation. The only disturbing ele ment was the report that the Fed eral had fired on a United States aeroplane at Vera Cruz. It Is known that the Admlnls- recovered and the freight and pas-i* ra ^ on officials would be pleased if sage money received on the Titan- General Caranza sent a delegate to Ic's maiden voyage. This amount | the Mediation conference. They totals about $91,000. do not think that is Indispensable, This decision Is based on the 11m- (however. Ited liability law of 1851. It was expected that President Today’s decision does not affect : Wyson and Secretary Bryan would suits brought outside the United I continue their exchanges with the States. United States Mission today. Justice Holmes announced the de-1 it is known that the United eision. Justice McKenna dissented. |.States delegates received sugges- (tlons from the Mediators, and sub- jmitted *Vm to the Washington of ficials. Then the Administration’s expressed by the United States. Thus 1*11 next week, because tholr lawyer the proceedings will go forward, the was out of town. They have been mediators acting as channels summoned to tell why they are not communication and explanation. {, . . . ' Friends of Diaz There. i ln comempt of court for 8endlnB an Jose Requlna, ana other Intimate 1 lmportant wltneas 1" “> 0 Frank c “ ae ' friends of Felix Diaz, are here, and loutslde the court’s jurisdiction. their presence has attracted some attention, and speculation. They have conferred with Huerta’s dele-! I jj which would clear up other crimes. He failed to keep his promise, and the Governor has refused to Inter fere again. PARTIES LOSING BAGGAGE OR RELATIVES, CANNOT RECOVER DAMAGES, ACCORDING TO SU PREME COURT. Washington, May 25.—Those who lost frlonds, relatives or baggage In the Titanic disaster can recover practically nothing, according to a decision handed down by the Un ite,’ 3tates Supreme Court today. The court held that the liability of the Oceanic Steamship Naviga tion Company, for 113,000,000 claims against It, as owners of the Titanic. Is limited In suits In the United 8tatcs to the value of the salvage I Prominent Citizen of .Meigs Urged to Enter Knee For l/egistuture, at August Primary—Mr. T. A. Jones Says He's the Man. Meigs, Ga„ May 22, 1914. Editor Tlmes-Entsrprlse, Why not get together on this side of the Ochlocknee river and put out a candidate for the Legislature this year. We are certainly entitled to a representative In tho law-making body of Georgia, every once and oc casionally, as we -pay a considerable RETIRING MODERATOR SOUTH ERN PRESBYTERIAN ASSEM BLY', URGED CHURCH TO TAKE MORE INTEREST IN LIFE OF COMMUNITY. Kansas City, Mu., May 25.—Rev. J. S. Lyons, of Louisville, Ky., the retiring Moderator of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly here, told that body this morning that the Churches have re-discovered human nature. He said for years past the Churches have labored with men's souls, forgetting they have bodies. Rev. Mr. Lyon’B remarks were In preface to the report of the Joint committee of Presbyterians In the United States, the committee being appointed to prepare a united de claration on Christian faith and ser vice. This report urged the church es to take a more aggressive part In the social and Industrial life the community. It said that it Is the I duty of all Christian citizens to ob religion ASSESSORS GAN SEE DEPOSITS BLANKET LISTS OF DEPOSITORS HOWEVER, CANNOT BE HE- Ql'IKED, SAYS THE STATE TAX COMMISSIONERS IN RE CENT DECISION. LETTERS P THOMASVILLE BOYS, THERE NOW, WHITE OF INCIDENTS IN TIIEIR DAILY ROUTINE — CAPTAIN HAYES ALSO WRITES OF CONDITIONS THERE. Interesting letters have been re ived here from Messrs Will Mltch- Judge John C. Hart, state tax com missioner, has just made a ruling of very general Interest throughout th III 1 holds that local county asses-| e " and Ro * Thomas, who are with sors can require banks to give In-jU'e United States Navy, down at formation touching the deposit of!Very Cruz. Of course there is not any Individual tax payer under In- j very mllch doIng now as everything vestlgatlon, but blanket lists of de- . ... .. . . .. . r . positors cannot be required. 1waltln * on the work ° f the Med ' The question has been popping out! iators, but the boys find much that at various points, hut it has Just j is new to interest them, though they assumed concrete shape in Baldwin - geem to think that a little scrap county, where the local assessors)' ... .. . . „ . f took action towards requiring the wlth Mexlc ° would help a lot . to banks to open their books to them.|^ rea ^ U P ^e monotony. They nave It raised a howl, whereupon J. C. I sent back many pictures of the city, Whlttnker. one of the assessors, sent!ships, etc. the following message to Judge . A - jj art . I Mr. W. A. Watt, Is In receipt of Have served banks to produce j an interesting letter from Captain books showing deposits in January. E. 5 Hayes, who is now acting a8 Much opposition to step: we wish .assistant provost Marshall, of Vera Arif yotMnformed* of^such K ^ He the Ings In other counties? Should wei of thn flovernment police force, pub- require money returned at full value 1 11c works, public schools, etc., a or on same proportion as other! work which he finds much more In- immerty. namely, about sixty Per j tBrcstlng that , he ordinary garrison To this. Judge Hart sent th» fol- dut T- "' hlrh tho troop5 are at pres- lowing reply: “Thn local board of assessors has authority to require officers of banks to give Information ns to the par ticular tax return under Investlua ent doing. Like most of Uncle Sam’s boys. Captain Hayes is also anxious for a little fighting and It looks as If the boys of the army and Standing of Contestants in the Grafonola Contest WEEK ENDING MAY 20, 1914. 1— 36120 2— 63585 3— 51000 4— 23000 6— 30500 6— 2000 7— 2000 8— 48000 9— 56000 10— 77000 11— 2000 12— 138735 13— 2000 14— 59087 15— 69763 16— 2000 17— 2000 IS— 2000 19— 2000 20— 2000 21— 2000 22— 2090 23— 2000 24— 61087 25— 20U0 26— ,000 27— 2000 28— 2000 29— 2000 30— 2000 31— 2000 32— 2000 33— 2000 34— 178995 35— 2000 36— 76971 *7— 2000 18— 2000 39— 4S500 40— 15000 41— 2000 42— 2000 43— 918S6 44— 2000 45— 10000 46— 2000 4 7—60250 48— 2000 49— 2000 50— 10000 61— 2000 52 —28150 53— 37000 54— 47214 56— 2000 56— 2000 67— 44000 68— 2000 69— 2000 60— 2000 61— 2000 62-- 2000 63— 2000 64— 96214 66— 2000 66— 2000 67— 2000 63— 2000 69— 2000 70— 2000 71— 40210 72— 2000 73— 107250 74— 74000 75— 74000 76— 2000 77— 58000 7S— 2000 79— 2000 80— 2000 81— 9000 92—98855 83— 20CO 84— 2000 85— 2000 86— 2000 87— 2000 88— 2000 89— 2000 90— 2000 91— 2000 92— 81835 93— 2000 9 1— 2000 95— 20300 96— 2000 97— 2000 98— 2000 99— 11000 100-128680 101— 91000 102— 2000 103— 2000 104— 2000 105— 2000 106— 9000 107— 2000 108— 2000 109— 2000 110— 2000 111— 2003 111— 2000 113— 2000 114— 27750 115— 11000 116— 2000 117— 2000 118— 2000 119— 2000 120— 2030 121— 2000 122— 2000 123— 2000 124— 45215 125— 2000 126— 2000 127— 2000 128— 2000 129— 2000 130— 2000 131— 2000 132— 2000 133— 2000 134— 66245 1 35— 2000 136— 2000 137— 2000 138— 2000 139— 2000 140— 2000 41— 2000 112-114285 143— 97620 144— 2000 146— 2030 146— 2000 147— 2000 148— 71000 149— 27235 delegates received proposals from the Administration whtrh they sub mitted to the mediators. The Gov ernment officials would not say what the proposals were. It was declared In other sources that the mediation's progress Is favorable. It Is believed that some thing definite regarding the ex changes will lie made public soon. Interest In the Rebel’s military campaign was renewed today. Gen. Villa hns withdrawn his forces from Saltillo to Torreon. ’It la snld thnt Torrcon Is n bettor base than Sal tillo. All Is quit at Vera Cruz. The State Department learned to day through the Brazilian Ambas sador at Mexico City that the sit uation at Guadalajara Is tranquil j at tills time, nnd there Is no danger there. It was recently reported that conditions there were threat ening for foreigners. Secretary Bryan said he hml not received anything from tho media tion Conference at Niagara Falls. portion of the taxes and cost the county mighty little in the shape of j — VVo" pXd^es litigation and road work. | which require a man to do his full We have a gentleman In our midst \ share of the world’s work, oppose who is qualified in every particular I * n ^ UR ^ ce ' an d tyranny, to 1111 the hill and we believe with | ™ e n A8se !"!' ly ordered the report . .... . . i of the Beneflclence Committee, wlilr the right kind of encouragement ; contains the recommendation that could be induced to make the race, j the Women’s Council no longer be although to do so would entail quite allowed to spend Its own funds, tak- a financial loss on his part, ns he ls; p " “P immediately. The women’s , , , . ‘organizations in the church are pre- at present extensively engaged * n 'pared to fight that provilson. farming, as well as many other busl-1 nterprises. I ~ [THIRTEEN NEW CADDIES ness Mr. j. A. Bowers Is the gentleman ! referred to and no better man could j be offered from any section of the ; county for this Important place, as; Rome Ita]y May 25 .—^Thirteen lie has been placed for tile past few ; new cardinals were created by I’ope years In a position to see and know Pius at a secret consistory at the the needs of the people and to hls.^atcian this morning. credit It may be said he is in fact i "timber of Bishops of \*irious # .. . • „ t . i countries were also confirmed in one of the people, as all who know Sl . Hs . Thc ,. rPut ,„ n of Monldg . him can testify. Mr. Bowers »'as| nor Hello. Patriarles of Lisbon, as raised, as most of us were, to know .Cardonial. is a’so announced. The how to work and Is now performing {ceremony was unusually brilliant, his par* of it, although he Is uf)le to kee.i the wolf fron; the door with- ner of the county, as he is well and out It, and for this reason, If no i favor;.lily known to most of tho vot* other tould be ndvnneod, he Is Injers in the various precincts. Many sympathy with the toiler ns well a$!warm personal friends from all over tlon. but the hoard could not re-| nav y wl " kave a disappointment nulre nor could the banks lawfully j coming to them If the Mediators disclose information not pertinent | succeed In coming to a peceful set- to the case under consideration. The f ' constitution of this state taxes all 1 tIement ! ' lra,r "- property at ad valorem, and money Mr. Watt was thrown with Cap- ls self-assessing.” j tain Hayes, while attending - the Jud^e Hart expresses gratification j army manuevers in Texas last year ~uVeVno^hive t b 1 e 4 aJd.°of UxVs 8 - whe, > raptal “ of tlle ThomasvHle sessors organized, and he Is hopeful! guards, and found him, like all of that the last one will be In a short j the officers of the regular army, a time He says returns now coming j most pleasant and companionable in show a most gratifying Increase, L tl and has already demonstrated the I moral value of the new law. TRUST MATTER» WS HAS STILL DELATE! SKYATOIt IIH.UHjKY’S DEATH AV1LL ITT OFF MATTED I OK A SHOUT TIME—HOUSE Htl>- GILV.M IS ANNOUNCED. ;\m; \v\us developing into SEBIOC.s PUOPOKTION AND SEYEItAL ATT EMITS HAVE KEEN TIIWAHTED. with the business man. nnd beyond the question would make Thomas Coun-|to u SON OF FAMOUS HUNGARIAN STATESMAN DIED TODAY. 'V At sedated TV.* 3 * ; Budapest, May 25.—Francois Kos suth. a son of the famous Hungar ian patriot, died here today. He was seventy-three years of age and bad been Hi for several months, his death being expected. nty have asked permission 1 is name, but so far he is un- ty a representative worthy of the‘decided. We believe, however, when name. We understand that other .he finds out the certainty of his sections of the county have been I election that ho may relax from his Washington May iff#. Bradley’s death has delaye id err. tlon of thc Admit Anti trust House Program, been expected that the Hou conclude the general debate Clayton bill today, but it a after only one hour’s disci onator X York, May 1*5.—The Police iirtment and I>1 strict Attorney’s nvesti :ating seven >, which were made hours up to mid office are today attempted mtirde within thirty-six i|ight last night. Pour of the victims are dead, and others are not expected to live. All the dead were killed In gang , wars. The police officials say this is .1 record in murders for the length of time in years. Odd Fellows Leave Tuesday. , war Tile party of ThomasVille Odd Pel- is lows to attend the meeting of thej^an Grand Lodge in Macon, will leave | — tomorrow morning in a special cur the decree team from Piney Woods over the A.. B. & A. There will bo j lodge of this city, who have enter- between twenty-five and thirty going, cd for the pri'e contest, and they from hero, besides a good m»nyjro with the determination to bring from other towns in the county who j back one at lead of the prizes offer- will come here to join the Thomas-led. The team has been putting in vlllo party. I some good work of late and they There will be twenty member* of ih*\t a fine appearance. whispering his name around. In con nection with this office, hoping he could bo induced to run. Could Mr. Bowers, being a voting man, be Induced to make the race, and while no public orator, he would shell the woods on a still hunt and his end of the race would not be the rear. We believe that practically a unanimous vote awaits him all over this section nnd he would make a showing in every nook and cor- formoi position and consent to shy his hat in the ring. Now Is the time and Mr. Bowers the man. Gentleman, to take a shot at having this section once more re presented In Atlanta, when the next Legislature meets. Mr. Bowers Is at prer.nt a member of the Second Congressional Executive Com mitt from Thom.if County. Respectfully, T. A. JONF-v Pike’s Cures Chills C. C. Fever or R. and Money Refunded. Price Palm Beach Suits We have them now in many different weaves and styles, in cluding Blue with White Stripe, Tan and White and the old re liable plain Palm Beach Give us a trial we can suit you Warm weather calls for Bath- Red The Leading Pharmacist*. Drug ^^^^JOiomaMillejGm.

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The Times-enterprise semi-weekly edition. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1???-????, May 26, 1914, Image 1