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Official Organ
Thomas County
VOL. 2. No. 37.
OPTIMISM
IX MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS Tt).
■ DAY—CARRANZA AND VILLA
ARE FRIENDLY AND NElV CON-
8T1TUTIONALIST REPRESEN
TATIVE IS COSUNG.
TWO CHILDREN PEOPLE WILL
BURLY HURT DECIDE OH THE
KNOCKED DOWN NEAR A. C. L. |
STATION BY NEGRO RIDING j
BICYCLE — BOTH RECOVER)
SUFFICIENTLY TO CONTINUE |
JOURNEY.
CITY CHARTER
ASIENDSI ENTS TO BE PASSED
Two little ehildren were severely!
bruised Thursday night about seven j
Washington, June 22.—Optimism
prevailed In official circles here to- o’clock while coming from the sta-j
dav desnita the latest stand taken tlon - Wltb two other chlldren and
day, despite the latest stand token the , mother they were crossing the
by General Carrausa. It is confl- street near tho gt atloI1 , The moth-
dently believed that representatives | er was unable to control the en-
of the Constitutionalists will be An- tire number and a negro Henry
AND SUBMITTED TO THE VOT- j
ERS FOR RATIFICATION —I
ASSESSMENTS AGAINST KA(>
CANDIDATE AND OTHER MAT
TER8 SETTLED IN THE MEET
ING OF EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE.
The rules for the county primary j
MASS MEETING TOOK THAT AC- !were Promulgated by the Executive!
ally sent to Niagara Falls, there to
hold ah informal conference with
the American peace delegates. Gen.
Carranxa could thus communicate
with the Huerta delegates through
the mediators. In this way, a satis
factory arrangement could he made
without the need of declaring an ar
mistice.
General-Carranza, It is said, has
let It be known that he wont con
sider a discussion of Mexico’s Inter
nal affairs, any military movement
of the Constitutionalist forces, the
agragarlan question or an armistice
with the Huerta forces. He consid
ers these-phases of -Mexico’s troubles
impossible of settlement by media
tion.
Mediators Make New Proposals.
Secretary of State Bryan would
not discuss the details of the Med
iators’ new proposals, which have
been made since Dr. Naon, the Ar
gentinian Minister, held a confer
ence with President Wllsorf. How
ever, he oontented himself with say
ing that mediation Is now progress
ing satisfactorily.
Carranza and Villa Friendly.
Definite wora nas been received
here, that evidence of the friend
liness still exlsltlng between Gen
erals Carranza and Villa has been
White, riding rapidly down JackGon
street, ran into two of them.
The two boys five and three years
old were violently thrown to the
ground and badly bruised. It was j
TION LAST NIGHT.
The mass meeting cnlled lost night
by Judge H. W. Hopkins to discuss
the charter amendments, acted nega-
Committee in session here Saturday, j
The full context nf the rule3 cover
ing the election Is as follows:
The Thomas County Democratic
Executive Committee, at a regular
WAS COMING OUT OF COLUMBUS
IN AN AUTO WHEN BODY WAS
FOUND OX THE ROADSIDE —
COLUMBUS STIRRED BY THE
FOURTH MURDER IX SHORT
TLME.
LIONS KILL
CITIZENS ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
THE PROSPECT QF AN OR
GANIZATION TO BOOST THOM
AS COUNTY, AND GET ON THE
PltOGIlESS WAGON.
Mr. J. L. Turner, of t is city,
.. . . , . .. , meeting this day held In the City of J wb,,e motoring from Columbus,
tively on the extension of the city, Thomiisville hereby adopts the fol-' fo,,nd tbe body of a wblte . lna " ln
u—. hnif miio „„u „„ „i„„ -1 * uomasvme, nereuy aaopis me ioi-i ’ . „
lowing rules and regulations to gov- tbe road - He had been murdered, 11
. ” !ern the party primary election, to i ls sul ’> ,oaed by a no « ro - a abort
U 80 'nominate candidates for offices there- l tlme before. This was the fourth
• i— - - — —- | n 'crime of that character that has
given medical attention. The Be- on | y opponent ot the proposition, j ’
gro was arrested and placed ln the 1 1
city barracks, but was let out on ball
ENTERED CAGE AT BEQUEST OF
SWEETHEART AND WAS DE
VOURED BY SUPPOSEDLY TAME
CUDS—MOTHER TRIES TO
SAVE HIM.
limits a half mile, and on the elec-|
thought for a time that the smallest| lion of tbn Marshal, Sexton and)
had Buffered Internal Injuries. They Clerk by the City Council,
were taken to a nearby house and h. W. Hopkins was the sole and I
\
for appearance Monday.
The lady was Mrs. N. C. Bennett,
of Meigs, who was en route from
that town to Jacksonville, with her
four small children . She stated
that she was going to her people
having been left by her husband.
The mother and chlldren left early
Friday morning for tholr destina
tion.
I. The State Democratic Exeou- been Perpetrated In that section, an d
pnnt«ndln* arrumenti nvainnt either^ tlve Committee having called the tbe authorities are making a vigor-
contending arguments against either. ... .... . mu n—nrnh fnr tho miiltv narllas.
I State Primary -for thf 1 Qth flav of ; ous search for the guilty parties*
After the matter hud been appar- j * ‘l 1 * day . ° f i • The columbu, Ledger give, the ly » alcb, “*‘'
, Chicago, June 22.—Whether five
young lions and their mother are to
be destroyed, will be determined af
ter the inquiry into the tragic death
last night of Emerson Diethrlch,
who was a son of a wealthy Brook-
enly settled. Mr. E. R. Jerger raised I Ausu8t ’ 19U - 11 18 therefore order-1
the point that the Mass Meeting ed ln accordance with tho rule ot following account, in part, of the
there assembled, representing only a|the Mass Meeting which named thls!® ndln * °* the body:
small portion of the voters of Thom-j committee that the Democratic prl-' "The band of the cold blooded mur-
asvllle affected by the two amend- election for the Comitv nf! derer cla| med ,ts fourth victim In
ments, had no more right to settle I ™ ary . f ,/° r * he Cou,,ty of twenty-three days, when this morn-
a matter of that kind than the City ’ Thomas be held on the same day for | j n g Oscar MoOinty, a young white
Council or any other minority body. I nominating the officers specified in ( farmer, was shot and instantly
He moved that the matter be stub- said call of the State Executive 1 hilled about 8 o'clock, on the Buena
mitted to the Legislature for pas-1 Committee and that Dfimorratic. v,8ta road, about threa m,les from
Espenosa..sage and that a referendum be tack-i a „ jtown. Like the other three white
and Leopoldo Hlicrtado uagunvoa. |B»bw auu a *«*W. uuuuw uv ■ __ _ - ., . .. , _ i twvv u. uinc i.ic viuui T» Ui.v
They are expected to arrive Wed-j ed to it, allowing every qualified> ^ nd,date * tor the following officers men who were ghot and killed, the
voter in Thomasville to express an he nominated In said primary, in death wound was caused with
nesday. and are ,a i to have the ap- 0 n ,i .rti. poll,:
proval of both Carranza and Villa. . Thls preclpltated a gcnora i d „.
addition to the aforesaid nominees, j thirty-two calibre pistol, and like two
to-wlt: Sheriff, Clerk of the 8uper-| of them, the shooting was done from
lor Court, Tax Collector. Tax He-j be .1^ e n a pa99lng automo bil. stop-
celver, Treasurer, Coroner, Solicitor| ped at tbe a |ght of a young man ly-
of the City Couri of Thomasville, |lng In a pool of blood by his buggy.
(Judge of the Superior Court of the'the life of the fourth victim of cold
Southern Circuit), County Surveyor, j b l°° d bad d Jp d ’ Mr ' J - L - T “ rnor -
_ . , . „ of Thomasville, was in the automo-
Commissloners from tho several dl»-! blle . and as he turned the body of
tricts In which vacancies occur, mem- j the man over, he stated he felt his
bers of the lower branch of the) heart and It was fluttering. Boyd
Calderon, It is believed, will sue-[cusslon, the matter being clearly
ceed Rafael Zuharon as chief 'agent and solely on the referendum, a
of the Constitutionalists here. -matter which Judge Hopkins had
. „ . I previously stated he had oeen In
Another message from General favor 0 , , or year9t and 0 „ „n q U es-
Carransa to the Mediatore has been tions, but which he would tmve
forwarded from here. It ls reported ; eliminated completely by having
that General Carransa discussed ini tbe meeting'decide then and there,
...... ,v. t ... yea or nay. The matter was brought
this latest note the probable 'nlor-1 to a head by a by Mr Jers , er __ .
mal negotiations as to a provisional that the matter of extending the general assembly, and candidates' Edwards, a drayman, had previous-
government through American com- city limits be referred to a commit-1. . .I.... ... . ly seen the body, and nin on by to
m i„ l0 „. tee and that certain sections be T° r ’ ucb ° Uler oracers aa “ re t0 be ,Chll to a farmer, who was hoeing
. ’ _ !taken In and the bill passed, and|“" ed l n tbe next general election. ,h|s corn In a nearby field,
i iviwuim smit'ur invivrvn )then the matter submitted to thel 2. The rules governing the ellgl-1 "Nothing like a definite clue could
,A.W1 an non am « ax, su [people. It was generally agreed thatjtilllty of voters to participate ln tho ! bB found to the one firing the shot.
——*- several circumstances
negro, and others to
man seen below the
_ _ .. the shooting occurred.
JJ 0 or roe warring [actions, is lae iai- ;erta y comprised In residence sections j are herebv declared qualified to) Robbery could not have been the
Ha declared thst. — — « would proDabiy not bo me uestig, , orlmarv are held to aovern aItnougn aeve
, ro _ bI . Niagara Falli.^Iusa 22.—Infor-,policy to extend the limits for an-| , y e “ * point toward a r
of Feline Anne ,maI P ar l ey » botween represenUtlves «‘her half mile and take In all| yo ‘ er " ln this election and all such w>rd a 9tr ange
or coupe Ange- , * . . .. ... ... [property, but that only that prop-: d uly registered and qualified voters place where the
nresldent. ’ Ha or tha warrIn * factlon "’ •» the lat- „. nv .... ........ ,
shown by Official statement from Tor- . # ..... u . lu
reon. General Villa declared that! BY MEDIATORS TODAY. f t would probaibl’y not'be the bestj.g^j' prUnary” are*^ held To” govern • aIthougb
OOthiOf WAS further “ XIIbvom Pn 11 n . Tuna 99. Tnfnr. nnllev La «vfon A Llio IlmlLn #ai* an- i ** y (? II Q ($ rvrvl n ♦ f/vu
than a declaration
los for provlslonnl president. , ... to ......
said further that there had been no , ® st plan ° f tbo Med,a t°rs. The dc- and the like affected by the city po- j vote , n 9ald pr | mary ' j motive to this crime, aa the young
differences between himself and non i talIs were kel,t tecr(lt today, but lice, water, light and street services | ' . man who wes killed had only a
Carransa! jit Is known that strong pressure has be .considered. In ' the confusion !_*;__« « haI * t bc .‘, he _ d .“ ty , of . the handkerchief, knife and pencil In
Calderon’En Ronte 'to Washington, i been brou * bt to bear on botb Car ““
Fernando Calderon, a confidant of
Gen. Carranza, has left Saltillo. He
has been In consultation with Gen.
Carranza for Severn] days past. Ho
ls now en route to Washington, and
It Is reported that he will succeed
Rafael Zubaren, the local represen
tative of the Constltutlonallss, and
Carranza-s Minister of Interior.
Zobaran. and others, of the locsl
Mexican colony, have refused to dls-
"us*. the rumor that their work has
not been satisfactory to either Gen.
Villa or Gen. Carranza.
Diqtrich was employed by Miss
Aggie Castillo, a vaudeville perform
er, who exhibited these lions, and
It Is understood he wsh enguged to
marry her.
A Thomas County Industrial Club
was started Thursday, after the.maw
meeting at the City Hall. The clnb,
according to tentative plans. Is to be
organized on a strictly business plan
and is designed with tbe purpose ot
advertising and boosting Thomas
county.
Mr. W. M. Parker who has been
Identified with trade body efforts
here for some years, explained the
needs of such an organization and
his remarks were supplemented by
a most Interesting forceful talk
from Mr. B. W. Stone, who was
made Chairman of the meeting.
The gentlemen then assembled,
agreed to go Into this trade body
or Industrial club and a motion was
made that a committee of twelve
men from Thomas county, of which
committee the Chairman should be
Dietrich entered the dimly lighted ejw>(ftcIo lhou ld be ap-
cage, and the lions instantly at- for th , pdrpo , e of orsanU .
tacked him. They soon killed him. tb)g c]ub and fund> for
and then partly devoured his body. |t „ n , a1ntenance .
••Trilby," the mother of the Hons, Tbe p i an9 w m be announced lat-
who la quite tauie, made an attempt er and the movement Is one of th®
to save Dietrich from the f iry of the most Important and progressive
half-grown Hons, but even her ef- 8te P s that has been taken In Thom--
. . - . as county in many years. The mem-
for* 3 were ln vn,n - Tbe y0 " n ‘* 1,0118 bers who have already signified
were thought to he docile, as they their willingness to co-operate, are:
were born while the mother was ln Wm. McKay. W. A. Pringle,
captivity, and then raised on a hot- M. W. Hopkins, J. W. L. Tates,
t] H. Ways. L. H. Jerger. K. E. Mack,
' , R. L. Stewart (for Consolidated
The police are today guarding the TeI Co , E M Smith. Jr., A. 3.
cage with rifles.
Biytii
Stanaland. W. G. Boyd. W. C. Mor
gan. H. J. MacIntyre, A. T' Snod
grass. J. L. Turner. W. M Bryan,
| J. H. Brown, C. T. Gan,dy, S. W. Da-
I vis, F. B. Harris. W. M. Parker, Lee
1 Neel. W. A. 1 Sutton, W. I. Macln-
; tyre. Kd. Blanton. M. Bracey, t*. J.
I McCollum, C. S. Parker, Ardls
McDougald, J. W. Cochran and eons,
J. B. Lange. W. N. Hamilton. B. W.'
Stone. W. D. Hargrave, E. R. Jer
ger, D. C. Montgomery. M. L. Fleet-
wood.
CONSTITUTIONALISTS SEND
THREE DELEGATES TO C. -B.
Washington, Juhc 22.—Three new
Constitutionalist delegates are now
en. ronte here. They are Fernando
Igleslas Calderon, Alfedro Breceda,
which arose, Mr. W. A. Pringle j Chairman of the committee to fur- his pockets. ’ He had left the home
moved that the bill be passed and nlsh to the election managers of ,‘of his mother, which Is within a few
hundred yards of the scene of the
crime, and she stated that the young
man had no money ln his pockets."
BEAT UP A BUTCHER HOY AND
i ranza and Huerta. It Is believed submitted to the-qualified voters af- 1 each district
here that a way will yet be found fected by the change
to reach an understanding.
The United States, It Is said
would sanction any agreement these
.. . or voting precinct a
lecien oy me cnange. The commit- ... , ,. hl , . ...
tee will he appointed bv the Chair- ,,8t of n11 '' hlte registered and duly
iman at once and will consult In ref- qualified voters In the respective
jerence to the bill. 'districts of such managers: to see to
The matter of submitting to the printing and tho proper distribution
OR URIMINAL SUIT.
factions might reach, ln regard to people, the other amendment in ;of alI ne( . e98ary blanks and tickets,
naming a provisional president. The reference to selection of the three! , . • ...
Mediators and American delegates<* y officers, was, after some discus- j and <° mab0 a)I "eocssary provls-
Modators and American delegates glon , o yote and carr|ed al . ions for holding snch primary elec-
would also counsel the factions. :]J]08t unanimously. -
The Huerta delegates, It Is said,: done.
MR. MCCARTY'S RESIGNATION
WAS ACCEPTED SUNDAY
r ob'
Deep Regret.
At a congregational meeting held
This will be • tlon and the same election mana-
have already secured permission to j The amendment to the city char-'‘hv i Pr * 8byt * rUn , ' ,,nKre « atlon Accepted
dea, with the Anj- ^
appeal bos been made to both fac- ; bl-ennlal election law, In force In'state primary shall hold said elec-'
tions, as It ls known the Mexicans Thomasville, and In order to avoid tlon. 1
themselves must end the warfare, »n election every year for school! 4 The chairman of this commit-i
and prevent further bloodshed. Both! tor otb^ottc/n "tK i tee' shall prepare an official ballot aftei - the f 8ervic i e “ at ‘ he
■Ides have been urged to make con-j ternlll of ’ tbe om< , er9 w i n be four'with the names of all candidates! PresbyterIan Church yesterday, the
cessions. yearr and they will bo elected, four thereon at least ten days before tho! real * natlon of I(cv - 8. L. McCarty
It will probably be several days next year, and three two years from date of 9atd pr i mary l waa accepted, his resignation being
befora all the datnlli of the new plan/"®^ 4 yea r. alternating In th»t man-. , No person shall be deemed a ! tendered ,n ordor that he ml * ht
can be worked out to a point where! ^-» - — , ., ..'—.sm,!. —, .. —mu vu .'accept the call to the Reid Memorial
It can be made public.
Detroit, Mica., nine 22.—T.
may bo made the defendant In a
damage suit, as a result of bin trou
ble In tbe (butsher shop of W. D.
Carpenter, here Saturday night.
ner a. No person shall be deemed a!
| Col. J. Fondron Mitchell acted as candidate so as to entitle his name
[ Chairman of the meeting. i to be placed on said official ballot, ’ *
! , .. . . , I Before the meeting, Mr. McCarty
!unless the assessment hereinafter' ...
v _ v „ kl _ K _ mado a statement df his reasons for
— I LAUNCH STRUCK REEF;
Standing of Contestants in
the Grafonola Contest
WEEK ENOINQ June 17, 1914.
1-116120
2- 131585
3- 106000
4- 98000
5- 30500
6- 107000
8- 163000
9— 141000
10— 155*000
11— ZOO*
12— 230560
IS 2000
14- -1(1(>27
15— 181763
It— 2000
17— 2000
18—44000 .
10—04000
20— 2000
21— ‘2000
22—,
23— TOJ'J
24- 101187 ,
35— *000
20— *000
27— 2000
22— 2000
29— 2000
30— spoe
31— 2000
32— 2000
SI— 2'idO
24-1276)0
SB— 2000
'36—161971
27— 2000
18—e 2000
39—110503
76— 2060
40—15000
77—58000
41— 2000
78— 2000
42— 2000
79— 2000
43-196886
80— 2000
44— 2000
■81—91000
45—10000
82-128855
46— 200o
83— 2000
47-140250
84— 2000
48— 2000
85— 2000
49— 2000
86— 2000
50—10000
87— 2000
61— 2000
88— 2000
52—28150
89— 2000
>53-123160
90— 2000
54-112214
91— 2000
b5— 2000
92-166855
56— 2000
93— 2000
57—44000
94— 2000^
68— 2000
95—20000
59— 2000
96— 2000
60— 2000
97— 2000
61— 2000
98— 2000
62-•? 2000
99—11000
63— 2000
100-190410
64-171214
101-131000
65— 2000
102— 2000
66— 2030
102— 2000
67— 2000
104— 2000
68— 2000
105— 2000
69— 2009
106— 9000
70— 2000
71— 40210
107— 2000
108— 2000
72— 2000.
100— 2000
73-153500
110-,, 2000
74—74000
111— 2000
<75-154000
112— 2*00
113— 2000
114— 76150
115— 11000
118— 2000
117— 2000
118— 2000
119— 2000
120— 2000
121— 2000
122— 2000
123— 2000
124— 87525
2000
126— 2000
127— 2000
128— 2000
129— 2000
130— 2000
132— 2000
2000
142- 190545
143- 167775
2000
PEACOCK-MASH DRUG COMPANY.
! prescribed shall he paid by him by •
Mm- .... accepting this call, and In view of
TWELVE PERSONS DROWNED the tlme hereinafter named. Iho deepest re
moter shall erase from said ballot; nem ’ tno,1Kb * ltn tbe deepest re
Syracuse, N. Y„ June 22.—Coi-, k ' . .. ,“j*ret, the congregation agreed tc
_ . ... .the names of those candidates for) , ..... . „ „
oner Moore today began an Investi
gation into the launch accident which
resulted ln the drowning of twelve
persons In the Oswego canal, last
night.
The launch struck an object ln
the water and overturned fifteen
feet from the bank. Her sides had
been battered down during a rain,
Jand she proved a veritable death
trap. Eight of those who were
aboard the launch, were rescued.
| whom he does not wish to vote, and
In cases where more than one can
didate Is to be nominated for a par
ticular office, each voter may vote
for ns many candidates as there
are nominations to he made for
such office. No ballot ’ shall he
counted which does not conform to
the official ballot.
6. All candidates for county com-
fContlnued On Page Four.'
unite with him In asking {he Pres
bytery that the pastoral relations
between him and the church here be
dissolved. His resignation will not
take effect before the first of Sep
tember, hy vote cf the congregation,
It being decided that he continue In
the pastorate until that time.
As the field fur usefulness tc
which he goes ls a much larger one,
and the call to It particularly ur
gent, Mr. McCarty Is acting con
... .... On account of changing connections
GOT HIS Till JIB SPRAINED, of CU9tomers and nre hydrants from
AND IS NOW FACING A CIVIL ma ,,„ aew e . lncb
mains, water service on North Daw
son and East Clay Streets will ibe cut
off for several one-half hour per
iods between 11 a. m.. and 2*00 and
5:00 p. in., June 23rd and 24th.
had a flat fight with Harold Hard-
It Is said that Carpenter insulted Ing. a shop employee, and as a re-
Mrs. Cdbb, and that when Cobb of this encounter, Cobb frac-
went to the buteher shop to de-1 tured his thumb,
mand an apology, he pointed a pis Cobb, while out riding, ran into
tol at Carpenter*? head. He then an auto delivery wagon yesterday
— | afternoon, smashing the wagon.
scientlously in accepting It, al- and damaging the auto. None of
though from a financial standpoint the occupant® were hurt,
he will not 'benefit by the change. | Carpenter conferred with an at-
Resolutlons of regret upon his torney today. lie said he did not
leaving will be drawn up, and he know whether he would prosecute
win carry with him the love and good Cobb criminally or through the civil
wishes not only of his own congre- courts. He will probably take the
gation, but of the public generally, latter course, however.
READY-TO-WEAR
Specials
for
Monday - Tuesday
Pike’s R. C. C.
Cures Chills and Fever or
Money Refunded.
Price 25c.
Red Cross Drug Co.
House Dresses Steft'E'
Linen Dresses irS;*'
Middy Blouses LTliS*.^
a complete range of sizes.
THESE ARE ALL FRESH, CLEAN, SEASON-
ABLE GOODS AND WILL BE SOLD AT
PRICES THAT WILL MEAN A SUB
STANTIAL SAVING FOR YOU.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WILL BE DIS
PLAYED ON FIRST FLOOR.
SEE THEM—TWILL BE WELL WORTH WHILE.
Louis Steyerman.
The Shop of Qualify On the Corner.
The Lending Pharmacist*.
■ i ■'
Thomasville, Ga.