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THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, ' FRIDAY, JUNE B, 1014.
91.00 FEB ANNUM.
IDE INTERESTING
SPEECH HEBE TUESDAY
DISCUSSED AT LENGTH HIS PART IN RECENT CONGRESSIONAL
LEGISLATION AND ATTACKED GOVERNOR SLATON WITH
GLOVES OFF—DARES THE GOVERNOR TO ENTER INTO A
JOINT DEBATE—SAYS FELDER IS RUNNING ON BEING A LAW-
'YER, POOR MAN AND AN AMBITION TO GO TO SENATE, AND
SLATON WITH SILVER SPOON IN HIS MOUTH.
Congressman Thomas W. Hard- and which was finally passed, and
wick spoke to two hundred Thomps ], a accused Slaton of continually
sfts ftsvssi aa 1 -** «■—»■* »*•;•
the noon recess at eleven o’clock for. ,D reality In sympathy with
that purpose. 'Mr. Hardwick was In- j other side on that question.
the
troduced by Mr. Pickett W. Leak, of
Boston, In a few well-chosen words,
and Immediately began a speech
which lasted for an hour and a half.,
He claimed Thomas county as his
birthplace and expressed his pleas
ure and happiness at again being
In hit natal county and one In which
he was always delighted to return,
especially on such a mission as he
now was performing.
Mr. Hardwick started hla speech
with an attack on Governor Slaton,
bis record, his acts and his campaign
documents. He said that he waa
keeping In reserve many things he
would be delighted to tell “Jack”
face to face before the people In
each Congressional district. If Jack
would accept bis recently Issued
challenge for a series of Joint de
bates.
IMr. Hardwick went Into his own
record to some length, telling of his
efforts to pass the fifteenth amend
ment In Congress, his stand for re'
As far as Slaton’s statement that
he (Hardiwick) has done anything,
the speaker referred the people to
any man In Congress, the President
or any of his cabinet for endorse
ment. He said he started the fight
for Democratic life when the party
was at a law ebb, and furnished the
ginger for the free sugar fight, start
ed six years ago. He paid a splendid
tribute to Wilson and his Southern
birth and the admirable wisdom he
showed In taking a Georgia girl for
his wife.
Took a Fling at Slaton.
He said, "Slaton has done noth
ing, nothing, nothing, and then
zero,” and said he would tell him
about It In detail If he “would
get Into the Joint debate and, "I'll
pay his way—If need be—If ho don’t
get feathers on his legs.”
He promised those present that
strlcted Immigration, for free canal Governor Slaton would be able
tolls repeal, free sugar, rules agatnst serve them for the ismalnder of his
FENCE ELECTION J. I. BOWERS IFIGSTGOTTON
1 JULY FIRST
DAY SET BY JUDGE JONES, AC.
CORDING TO THE LAW GOV-
ERNING SUCH MATTERS—TICK
ETS MUST BE PRECISE.
The no-fence election tor Thomas
County has been called by Judge
Jones for Wednesday, the first day m ,
of July. The tickets, according to.city to The Times-Enterprise,
the law, must be specific and marked j *t that time a concerted call
URGED TO RUN BLOONI IS HERE
MASS MEETING ENDORSES MEIGS GROWN ON SEVENTY-FIVE ACRE
MAN FOR THE LEGISLATURE, I PATCH IN THOMAS COUNTY BY
AND HOPE IS EXPRESSED I MESSRS. FREEMAN.
THAT HE WILL RUN.
pave three, of this Issue,
~ ‘ . ,1 The Tlmes-Enterprlse has the first
A mass meeting of the voters of i fun- developed cotton bloom of the
the Meigs district was held last Sat- y 0ar 5914, it was sent to tho office
™- P . 0rt8 ! r ° m that Monday, June first, and was
”” ‘ an( t plucked from a seventy-five acre
, „ . . _ . 1 T a3 field grown by Mr. B. F. Freeman
as the law requires. Judge Jones 'made upon Mr. J -A. Bowers to be- and brother, who live in this
stated that the original petition a candidate for the Leglsla- county-
would. stand, despite a counter petl- ture. The people of Meigs hope to This Is the earliest bloom that
tlon which came to his office later. unite that entire section on Mr., jj 48 j, een eeen here in some time,
The call as issued In legal form Bowers and place him before the an( j ,jj esars- Freeman will receive
by Judge Jones, will be found on, People w ™* the reasonable expecta-1 t j, e congratulations of their friends
' tlon that he will be honored with ove their success. They are both
the office.
Mr. Bowers Is one of the most
progressive business men ef the
County, and one in whom public
trust could he safely and consist
ently reposed. He Is being urgea by
many friends throughout the county
to consent to allow the use of hla
name. His friends also say that It
he has opposition his campaign will I
be conducted on a high plane, con-i
slatent with his Ideas of life and I
living.
The meeting, which was held,
ndopted the following, which Is glv-,
JOY KILLED
PRAYING FOR PAROLE FOR
MANY YEARS, EIGHTY-YEAR-
OLD MAN DIES WHEN IT 19
PRESENTED HIM.
Leavenworth, Kan., June 4.—Joy
today killed Davy Truax, aged
elghty-two. iHo had been a prison-
| hustling farmers and
here.
well known
iCIDDU NOTE
NOT GIVEN 00T
EXTEND THE
CUT LIES
IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, ALSO
ELECTION OF OFFICERS BY
COUNCIL—OTHER DOINGS OF
CITY DADS.
The City Council held a rather
Interesting session Monday. The
HARRIS GALLS
FOB PHI
AFTER FIRST CONTEST, IF NO
CANDIDATE RECEIVES A MA
JORITY OF THE VOTES IN
COUNTY UNIT RULE.
Atlanta, June 4.—Declaring that
the voters of Georgia and not the
• - ■ i ijic vuiers ui ——
first matter to be discussed officially j 8tate convention should choose the
was the extension of the city limits,; Governor and United States Sena-
and the change of the City charter. tors Hon wra. J. Harris, of Co-
which would make the offices of j dartown, candidate tor Governor,
City Marshal, City Clerk and City ^ a( i t i re 8se”d an open communication
Sexton elective by the Council. to ali the can dldates lor governor
A committee appointed to inves-1 and for the ^ute, asking them to
tlgate reported favorably on the; Jo | n hlm ln reque stlng tho State
proposition and a vote was taken on , £} em0 c ra tlc Executive Committee to
the matter. On extending the city i meet and change the ru ies so as to
limits a half mile further than it, al)ow a second primary in the event
now Is, Aldermen Bennet, Herring, i no randldates receive a majority of
and Hambleton voted aye, and Alder-1 de i egateg j„ the lirst primary,
men Jerger, Elder and McDouxald — m .a. •>
voted nay. The Mayor settled the ' 3 ‘»ls Jobnt m.atl. made, #
matter by voting for the Proposi- « ^ate Democratic Ex«ntlva
“he vote on the selection of the j Committee wouldI decline to allow
three city officers named by the conn- thej™ ?_ nd „
ell, was unanimous. These matters
Cannonlam, and his support of Wood-
row Wilson.
That “Shoo-fly” Incident.
An amusing Incident of the speech
was the reference to "Shoo-fly —,"
as uttered by Champ Clark, and he
poured a few real warm shots Into
the absent hide of the Speaker of
the Rouse, claiming complete Jus
tification for his stand for the ad
ministration and claiming, too, un
justifiable Injustice on the part of
the Speaker. "They can say, 'Shoo-
Fly' all they want to, hut I declare
that they will have to Bay It and
say It long snd loud, for I propose
to stand right there and bother them
when I think I am right,” was his
rejoinder to Champ’s attack.
He referred to Slaton's record and
hts private life. He said that Sla
ton had not done anythin* and that
he was patting Clark Howell on the
head with one hand and Willie
Hearst on the other, all the while
lauding President Wilson and Demo
cratic principles In general, and
working for Jack, and Jack alone.
term as Governor, and stated that
this was In accord with Slaton's
sentiment, at the time of the Hoke
Smith election.
Mr. Felder, he said, was running on
three platforms: Being a lawyer:
a poor man; and a college grad
uate, 'Wtth an ambition to be Sena
tor. He ridiculed hla ambition, and
stated that he ought first to repre
sent his home district and serve an
apprenticeship before be started In
to represent the whole twelve In
♦ho State. He said that If Slaton
had stolen Felder’s platform, he had
taken something that he couldn’t be
nerauaded to borroiw, much less
steal.
His talk was Interspersed with the
usual line of Interesting campaign
talk, that he can get off and It wns
one of tne most entertaining cam
paign speeches ever made In Thom-
asvllle . Mr. Hardwick Is n very at
tractive speaker and on the Issues ln
this campaign with hla attacks on
Slaton, he Is especially effective. He
had many friends in the audience.
en for the Information of (he P®o-, EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TODAY
pie of tho county, who are Inter-j ANI) jg CAUSING INTENSE IN-
ested in this matters: | TK ltK8T — MEDIATORS MEAN-
"We, the undersigned citizens of, WHILE DILLY-DALLYING.
the Meigs -District, ln a Mass -Meet-!
»o.u » ,'nc assembled this, tho 80th day of, Wash i ng ton, June 4.—Adminis-
er for the past twenty-five years, as May, 1914, for the purpose ci select- j , rat i on officials today notified Ad-
the result of killing a fellow Civil *»ng & candidate to present to J* 1 ® * mlral Badger and Admiral Mayo
7Z War veteran. He nad retained Thomas County, at the Au-, ^ steamer Antllla, bearing
to 1- The narole came ruat Primary, for nomiratlon as Re-, waB nrtw 0 n route to Mexico.
o, U ?be d „ 9 ^«i These officials declined to say what
Sinn from every phase of the ques-, actloIi the united 3tates will take in
Mon ’hat the name of Mr. J A. th matte r. The Antllla files the
Bowers, was the unanimous choice of ‘ ® ' ,
null' mooting Cuban flag.
“We feel that he'is a high-minded i 'Huerta gunboats may attempt to Williams Block.
ChristianGentleman and*^that he Is blockade Tampico. It is interpreted , Ham* owns thirty Inches of the side
ana if* Kil here bpcause of the recent an-, walk and believed that he had a
ca_pabl e of representing a * creditably.! ‘ Mcxl “ , uIf right to place any sort of sign h<
Georgia to name their governor and
other officers. Under the change
'tfmggested. no candidates would
have any possible advantage.”
The most dangerous features of
the present rules aie discussed at
length by Mr. Hams.
Two of the candidates for acv*
Talking of disfranchisement, he : who expressed themselves ns satis-
referred to his record in the Georgia fled with hlR record and his ability.
Legislature, when he, with two oth- and they freely predicted his suc-
ers. voted for the bill nine years ago, cess.
NEW HAVEN AFFAIRS OP AGAIN
Washington, June 4. -The Inter
state Commerce Commission today
resumed its consideration of the
New Haven Railroad affairs.
The first witness was Director
William Skinner, who resumed his
testimony whore he ief* off yester
day It is expected he will be fol
lowed by Lnurence Minot, of Boston,
n former director of tho New Haven.
Lewis Cass Ledyard and Gcorgo
F. Baker, directors of tne New Hav
en, are present voluntarily, and
ready to testify.
Chief Counsel Folk asked Mr.
Skinner If he was a "rubber stamp"
director. He replied that he did
MW WANTED HV.1L
Colliers, W. Va., June 4.—.Mili
tary protection waa today asked by
the West Virginia and Pittsburg
Coal Company. Supt. Vanglin, and
the company's paymaster were fired
on from amhush, nnd several strike
breakers were also fired upon.
The assailants lay on a hill a half
mile away, and used high-powered
rifles.
The sheriff is Investigating the
conditions there today.
not have time to look into the de
tails of the report, crediting Bil
liard ft Company with an excess of
ten million dollars. He said he ac
cepted the accountants report.
Standing of Contestants in
the Grafonola Contest
WEEK ENDING MAY 27, 1914.
1— 36120
2— 83585
3— 51000
4— 58000
5— 30500
6— 37000
7— 2000
8— 78000
9— 83000
10-102000
11— 2000
12- 175735
13- 2000
14- 114087
15- 108763
16- 2000
17— 2000
18— 19000
19— 2000
20— 2000
21— 2000
22— 2090
23— JOJ'J
24— 111087
25— 20uu
26— ,000
27— 2000
28— 2000
29— 2000
30— 2000
31— 2000
32— 2000
33— 2000
34— 401516
85— 2000
85—76971
XT— tOOfr
II— HJI
39—48500
76— 2030
40—15000
77—38000
41— 2000
78— 2000
42— 2000
79— 2000
43—91886
80— 2000
44— 2000
81— 9000
46—10000
92-128855
46— 2000
S3— 2000
47—80260
84— 2000
48— 200J
85— 2000
49— 2000
86— 2000
•50—10000
87— 2000
61— 2000
88— 2000
52—28150
89— 2000
53—61000
90— 2000
54—47214
91— 2000
65— 2000
92-128856
56— 2000
93— 2000
57—44000
94— 2000
58— 2000
95—20000
59— 2000
96— 2000
60— 2000
97— 2000
61— 2000
98— 2000
62— 2000
99—11000
63— 2000
100-146680
64-119214
101—91000
65— 1000
66— 2030
67— 2000
102— 2000
102— 2000
104— 2000
68— 2000
69— 2000
70— 3000
71— 40210
72— 2000
105— 2000
106— 9000
107— 2000
108— 2000
109— 2000
73-133500
110— 2000
74—74000
111— 2003
75-10(000
111— 2909
113— 2000
114— 27760
115— 11000
116— 2000
117— 2000
118— 2000
119— 2000
120— 2030
121— 2000
122— 2000
123— 2000
124— 46215
126— 2000
126— 2000
-71000
-17135
hope of a parole. The parole came
today. As he clutched It. his heart
was unable to withstand the shock,
and he fell dead, soon after receiv
ing it.
PIE EATERS IN CONTEST
Atlanta, June 4.—The champion
pie-eaters of Georgia have organized
a club and are planning to hold a
contest and convention. The ob
ject Is to promote the making of
good pies "such as mother used to
bake." The first ple-oatlng contest
will be held on the hanks of the
Ogeechee river early this month.
There will be prizes for the man
or woman who eats tho most pie and
survives.
Wags of the neighborhood have
suggested that the physicians, un
dertakers and druggists should
railed on to contribute the money
to pay for the pies.
will be drafted Into separate char
ter amendments and introduced In
the Legislature for passage. They
will doubtless become operative
only after the matter has been sub
mitted to the voters of the city.
The Health Authorities will l
given another trash wagon In an ef-'ernoi are prominent railroad attor-
fort to keep the city clean and heal- j neys, and other city -ailroad attor-
thy. The Mayor took occasion to} n»*ys will probably be canlldatb*. If
urge the necessity of keeping clean j the city railroad attorneys who are
private lots nnd unenclosed places,'candidates for governor should have
nnd will request all property owners, ‘a majority of the delegates and com-
for the sake of the public health, to j bine at the convention, they would
have the weeds cut and their places! not only name the governor to make
kept sanitary. (the lease of the state’s railrood, the
Quite a discussion was had orer' re ntal of which goes to the common
the erection of a barber shop pole schools, but they would also name
| In front of one of the stores In the the U. S. Senators, and all the state
Homer WI1- house officers where there are con
tests.
Some of the candidates for Un
referred to the Mayor.
Much Depends on Carranza’s
Answer.
and we feel sure ln nuttlnx h i : nouncement that all Mexican gulf right to filare any sort of sign he Red States Senator ate advocating
name forward we are offering you : ports would be “open,’ that the Un-j desired on that part of the walk. ln thelr 8pe eches the plan ln favor
one of the best men that coufd bo Ited States will refuse to recog-i The adjustment of the matter was of n, e se cond primary, so as to let
sent from Thomas County. ’ l*e a blockade.
“In putting the name of Mr. Bow
ers forward, we do so with the full
knowledge that he will oppose the
creation of Hansell County. . r ~ ,.ni
J.
A. Bunch, H. W. Moncrief, J. D. " ote Is expected to reach.her# to
dockT 6 !) Atkhison St j ei L TnhmSon ' “nti’l ls transmitted" to the Med-'Tills Question, Which Hus
Leo^'\vilke's, A Duncan* Hickie^T* j tat".* Niagara Falls. I At**, Many Times, Is Answered
Greene, A. A. Alllgood. J. P.. G. Ti. °" C a "anza s answe- to the South
Davis, J. R. Aultman, M. I)., Lea ! American Envoys hangs the'hope of
be Singletary, T A. Jones. E. _J. Car- j “!H“« “S? 0 ,!.. ^ I
i "WHY CANT WOMEN
JOIN THE MASONS?'
tl.e people decide."
j Mr. Harris then quotes from a re-
I cent statement of Governor Slaton,
1 candidate for the 17. S. Senate, ln
„ which Governor Slaton favors the
. second primary Idea,
i Mr. Harris calls on the other can
didates to express their views In
by Writer In an Interesting
Manner.
Been tll ‘' Premises and to Join him in the
request to the State Executive Com
mittee.
INTERESTING GRADUATING
trou
I ter,” Jr7 Jas.'M. DavIs.J. B. Proctor,' *>le. It Unexpected that this nolo
|J. H. Pullen, R. C. Cooper, F. M. : wi,! determine the scope of tho
(Hurst. H. A. Cook. W. A. Daren,' mediation proceedings, and
L. K. Braswell, J. J. Braswell. W. a. • whether the dispute lai to'be
i Brown. R. R. Willis, E. W. Mur- *o Huerta and the United
Atlanta, June 4.—An Interesting
rltcr In the current Issue of the!
is to Annuity Messenger, which is thej
nfined nfflclul organ of the Masons’ Annul-1
States ty ( undertakes to answer the ques- ,
ATLANTA A WICKED CITY
jdock, Dan Willis, J. B. Elwell, (El-;or If it is to Include the Constl- tion, revived again recently by some
labelle), J. C. Smith, W .H. ’firas- j tutionalists. ! of the fair sex anent the Shrine
rvrnmnrn IT nnPTMl w ®R» R- Hambleton, W. M’. Davis, I General Carranza, who is n°w at, Convention, “Why can t women
LAlHuIuLu HI UUlllllll' 1 - N - Carter » Vick, Geo. L. 1 Durango, communicatee! with his Join tho Masons
{Hunch, H. L. Kemp, Austin M. PU- agents here last night. The Con-j P8Ren tlal reason, according to
cher. J. F. Bullock, G. L. Duren,. stitutlonalists have declined to wr jtor. is precedent.
L. Harrell. Jus. make public the Mediators’ note to. .. golomon Ifirae ,. B Rrp:it and
king, organized the first
Large Crowd Heard Interesting | •' M Slmpsen
Pioirram and Address of lion |N. Isler, M. D.. O. B. Isler, J, M. , General Carranza.
IL. 'inau AV lluiMwIck I Wilkes. E. C. Vick. A. t. Sasser, The Administration othc.als are
’ ’ 'o. C. T.nnsford Dr. C. S. 'Morgan, anxiously awaiting the outcome of
' " Secretary Ilryan
are
0 v^flo r wTnVHstened d to h tht U progfam i W. M. SlngletarK ,Tohn“Pilcher, A. j! the negotiations. Secretary Hr
of e [he" ra g d"aU e n n g exer't e s T Z Bond, and many others. ; s^ the^nedh.tlon^pro'codings
Unctnn TIIoL fiphnnl Ttiosilav r.fffht — " I,
Boston High School Tuesday night,
and enjoyed the Literary address of
Hon. Thomas W. Hardwick.
On the reception committee were
the members of the Board of Edu
cation, Messrs. H. A. Vann, Presl
dent, J. C. Adams, E. P. Milligan.
8. Averitt, P. W. Leak, H. L.
Ynrborough, and Professor W. E.
Nichols, Principal of the Schools.
The following was the program,
rendered, which was greatly enjoy
ed by all present:
Duet, Selected Music—Clausell
Rebecca Whaley.
Salutatory—Joe Wilson.
Class History—Allio May Milli
gan.
Violin Solo—Walter Foy Ruther
ford
Reading, "Sweet Girl Graduate’ 1
—Rene Wiggins.
Class Prophecy—Lula Owens.
Piano Solo—-Marion Horn.
Class Poem—'Catherine Comfort.
Chiss Will—Walter Foy Ruther
ford.
Violin Solo—Ruby Folsom.
Valedictory—Eunice Patterson.
Literary Address—Hon. T.
Hard-wide. M. -C.
Graduates Farewell 3ong.
Delivery of Diplomas.
Atlanta, June 4.—Wbiie revival
ists of many denominations are
working over-time in Atlanta to
Christianize a city which, they say,
is new *o in name only, some of
them nro pessimistic about results.
Attention is pointed to the fact
the* one Atlanta church, a Metho
dist house of worship on Boulevard
asouic Avenue, has been for some time
lodge, lie well known It would past converted Into a laundry, and
never do to Initiate one of his wives that another discarded church
without taking In the whole 7*>0, to bii'HJng not far from Atlanta, la
say i.jthing of the fuss his 300 other being used as a barn,
lady friends would have made. An evidence of this same tenden-
'iMost modern husbands can’t cy of falling off in Sunday worship
control one wife as well as Solomon and seeking recreation on the golf
small steamer wincn is ueurmg am- controlled Ills 700. Our .women are links, on picnics and In the city
munition to the Constitutionalists. go T11 ,,ch smarter than men these parks, is further seen In the fact
It lias also been decided they will ( j ayH that Jf we once took them In that there are today several church-
mnkr no effort, one way or the other lodge, they would soon be es in Atlanta with the foundations
amild Huertas gunboat attack the j 10 | ( j| n g a j] the offices." I’^id. and partially -erected* which
•• *•»' “ '* Another w'riter, discussing more have stood unfinished for years.
serious topics In the same issue, : —- ■ —
tolls of the magnificent growth and of deceased Masons. The statement
progress of the Masons’ Annuity, shows that tho nssests of the organf-
TOWIIII) AMERICA.VS AT MA-' which is the organization that pro- ration are now over seven hundred
ZATLAV. AND ONLY CHILDREN’ I ralileron .loins Carranza vldes for the widows nnd Children thousand dollars.
ARE CRYING AVI) JEERING —i
NEI’TRAMTV O*’ FLEET PER-1 Now York, June 4.—Ferdlnando
FECT. , jl. (’nlderon. tile Liboral Element
’ho United States lias decided not
interfere with the Antllla, the
ammunition boat. Tho
, policy will bo absolutely
i in this matter, It has
I announced here today.
hands off"
jarrlod out
been an-
ador of Mexico, held a conferenc
Mazatlan, Mexico, Juno 4.—-The | yesterday with General Carranza.'
spirit of hostility towards Americans after hvhlch he was taken into the,
is fast disappearing here, and the Carranza cabinet,
sarcastic strain of the newspapers: Tills faot was announced in a
has also been removed. The Amer-' telegra/m w hich (general Carranza i
leans are even praised In some in-: gent to Francisco Urquidi, his repre- I
Btames. • jsentatlve here, today.
The Mexicans are- evidently Im-:
pressed by the sincerity of the strict | Huerta Name* Ills "Price.” I
neutrality which the United States j Vera Cruz, June 4.—It Is report-!
fleet maintains. 1 ed here today that the price which
Only the children seem to harbor i Huerta demands for his resignation
any hatred toward tile “gringroes," j | 8 the legalization of all his official'
and they are often heard shouting acts, since his appointment as pro-!
slurring remarks after Americans. [ visional president.
Do You Know Why
there’s a difference in Palm Beach
Suits—why some cost you more
than others?
WE HAVE A FEW MORE OF THOSE
Ladies Panama Hats
AT $3.00 and $3.50
It’s because “Palm Beach” is not the name
of a make or brand of clothing, but the name of
a cloth. Any clothing manufacturer, good or
otherwise, can make this cloth into clothes,
and all can brand them “Palm Beach.” But—
there will be a big difference in their value as
clothes, and some small difference in the price.
Our Palm Beach Suits are as skilfully designed
and as expertly tailored a* the finest woolens and
cannot be duplicated in fit and workmanship
under this price
$7.50
They have been selling out in 3 or 4 days.
If you want one—don’t wait.
Dont let the difference of a few cents tempt
you into buying an inferior make of Palm Beach.
ImttrHif'i" <a r ft
Louis Steyerman.
The Shop of Quality On the Comer.