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Official Organ
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION
VOL. 2. No. in.
THOMASVIIJjJE, GffiORGU. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1014.
PITH TO
THE CHPITOL OF MEXICO
ZACATECAS HAS FALLEN, AFTER BATTLE IN WHICH THOUSANDS
DIED—ARTILLERY FORCED FEDERAL6 TO CAPITULATE, AF
TER FOUR DAYS HARD AND SEVERE FIGHTING — PLANS
MADE TO CONTINUE THE BATTLE ON TO MEXICO CITY —
MANY WOUNDED AND CAPTURED.
Zacatecas, Mexico, June 25.—This
city has fallen before General Fran
cisco Villa’s terrible onslaught.
The Fcderals lost four thousand,
while the Constitutionalist losses
are given at between live and eight
hundred. This is according to an
official statement given out today by
General Villa himself. He Axes the
number of Federate wounded at two
thousand, and the Constitutionalist
wounded at eight hundred.
Much Ammunition Captured
General Villa also claims that his
forces captured live thousand pris
oners, twelve cannons, nine trains,
two carloads of ammunition and can
non shells, nearly six thousand Mau
ser rifles, large quantities of pro
visions, and munitions of war.
'After the fighting, the Federal!
fled from the city, but before leav
ing they destroyed many handsome
business ’buildings bj dynamiting
II
GRATE
LARGE PLANT’ OF GEORGIA
ORATE AND BASKET FACTORY
BURNED WEDNESDAF NIGHT
NEAR TWELVE O’CLOCK.
HAS ENDED WITH GEOGRAPHY
AND FOR NEXT FOUR MONTHS
WILL DEVOTE .HIMSELF EX
CLUSIVELY TO POLITICAL
THINGS.
Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 25.—Poli
tics alone will now claim Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt's attention for a
time.
My career as a geographer end
ed last night. For the next four,
months I will be a politician, 1 aup
them. A number of Constitution- J pose you might say.” he said today.
The plant of the Georgia Crate
and Basket Factory was almost com
pletely destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. This plant, located near to and
adjoining the Kirby Mill, was dis
covered blazing In the boiler room
by tbe watchman about eleven thir
ty. He Immediately telephoned Mr.
Balfour, the owner, but failed to
’phone the Ire department.
The blue started near the holl
ers and with startling rapidity
spread to the office and main por
tion of the big factory. In thirty
minutes almost the entire place was
a mass of fiercely burning
that had consumed almost every
thing except a few pieces of ofllce
furniture which were brought out
by the few people who happened to
be there when tbe lire started.
The glare of the blue was seen
for miles, and many people from the
city went out to witness the confla-
PEACE
IMMEDIATELY:
NEAR BEER
BE PLACED ON I
B AND TRIAL GIV-!
KNTION IF THINGS j
SATISFACTORILY
INK OF THE INTERESTING
FIGHTS OF THE 3ESSION OF
THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE.
ON THIS QUESTION—TAX MAT
TER .ALSO UP—GOVERNOR’S
MESSAGE TO LEGISLATOR.
NDUSTRIAL DAY
El
Niagara Fallj
Mexico's posit)
Atlanta. June 25.—What promises
i to develop Into a red hot prohibi
tion campaign Is on In the Georgia
Ontario. June 25.-- Legislature, with the Introduction
FOR THOMAS COUNTY AT Mo
KINNON POND JULY TENTH-
GREAT DAY LS PLANNED WITH
TALKS FROM PROMINENT MEN
AND BIG PICNIC LUNCH.
Thomas County will have an in
dustrial day July 10th. It will be a
gathering of the farmers or the coun
ty with displays and addresses from
various men of note In the State.
the civilised of the biTer "versus"'nesobeeTques- "***'''i***
world Is such! today, due to dlplo* || on< p or several sessions, both llb-
macy, that Its j future rests squarely erals and prohibitionists have been
on the shoulders and souls oi its fac-1 Iwary of touching the question,
tlonal leaders, knowing It was "hot at both ends.”
The mediate 's and peace commls* | an( j being content to bear the Ills
sloners have i > arranged -matters they had rather than fly to others
that Generals Iuerta ana Carranza, j w hich might be worse,
leaders of the ipposlng factions, can ! jgat the members from Bibb
flames ** ave n0 GJtpla at ’ on t0 ™ ake shoud I county, Mr. Wimberly in the house
'they be unabl i to reach »gree- and senator McNeill, In the senate,
ment, and th, pacify the war-torn,! have flred the flrst gun by intro-
Impoverished i Juntry. 'during bills to legalize the sale and
. The task of Jthe representatives of manufacture 0 f rea i beer and a | so
'both factions now Is to find and then to reduce the minimum sentence for
name the provisional president and Bel n n g whiskey from one year to
cabinet, they to serve until an elec-, three monthg , mmedlately there
tion can be hew. i waa n buzzing and „ bustling In the
The mediators and peace commls- ranks of the prohibitionists. There
who'gathered^round'the'warehouse!?L° no ™«f e r ® , ^n“l°w“flch 0 ZT’bS! tST”T t i “V^n
of the factory, this building was I th ® Patient policy which has been, bills. If the liberals win It will
alfst., who "wot' occupying "these | *"co!oneI Roosevelt rigo^.ly SveTandTfew'other’hnRdfng.£12“*!“® an .ometh.nr more ,n the way of
buildings during tho street fighting j fended George W. Perkins, saying he rated toward the city, and in the; ar * r “ dy f? °* er f dvI8e ' “f.^ 8 the i llG,,or legislation. If the prohls
were Instantly killed as a result of L n » one ri the most useful members;same diction the wind was blow-! J“?J 8d f “ 11 "**', tr . 1 “”P h the f,,7 1 ' 1 " ut Bt »P , th8re ° ut
the wantom destruction of property. 0 f tbe Progressive party. ling. Had the wind been from * ? * 1 1, 2 rd .w knot ,n “®
Battle Continued Four Days. | He added that If they “read Per-1 east. Instead of the southwest, the ! rt i! k ' ,r trafflc ; So . th8 5 c 7°“ ar8 '
The battle which resulted In Gen. kins out of the party, they would' entire plant ri the Kirby mill would
Villa’s capture of Zacatecas lasted have to read him out too.” I probably have gone also,
four consecutive days. The Federal The Colonel characterized tho Co-| T j, e j ro department got a stream
forces, numbering fourteen thousand lomblan treaty, and tbe payment to on the'fire from the new water main
well-trained, hardened soldiers, were:that country by the United States and although It Is outside qf the
entrenched in seemingly lmpregna- " ‘ * * *”**-
ble positions. However, General
Villa’s artillery kept up a steady
attack, day and night, until at last,
the Federal forces, weary, wound
ed and disheartened, capitulated.
Before fleeing the city, the retreat
ing Federals destroyed every fort,
and also dynamited the post office,
the State Treasury office and stamp
revenue office building. They are
believed to have fled In the direction
of Aguas Callentes.
the sum of twenty-five million d® 1 * city jlmlts, valiant assistance was
lars a nothing less than "black- J render ed by tho town department,
mull” levied by Colombia. j several plies of lumber were saved
He also said that the Wllson-Bryan j and a few boards In the raoks near
diplomacy had been a figure of fun ' tb e factory.
In the International world.
MEANS A GREAT VICTORY
FOR CONSTITUTIONALISTS.
El Paso, Texas, JuncflS.—■General
Francisco Villa’s next etep will prob-, man
ably be in pursuit of the Federals
who ere now fleeing to Asua* Callen
tes. His victory at Zacatecas places
the entire northern part of Mexico,
or more then half of the entire re
public, in the hands of the Consti
tutionalists.
It Is now un to Generals Villa,
Gonzales and Obregon, as to which
of these three leading Constitution
alist generals shall reach and force
(he capital city to capitulate.
If General Obrogon, who is about
to attack Guadalajara, Is success
ful,' he' will have a decided advan
tage over his rivals, as his path to
wards the capital of the republic
will then be practically clear.
Captain Ivar Tbord Gray, a for
mer British Army man, is now chief
advisor to General Blanco, who is
commending General Obregon’s cav
alry.
General Villa is attempting to
blase his way through the heart of
Mexico. His baa been a path of
battle, without regard to the easy
or circuitous routes. To date his
score has been clean, and his every
effort hat been unusually success
ful.
"On to Mexico City!” bat been
LOIS OF COLD
Mr. Balfour stated that he had
[some insurance on tbe factory, but
! not enough to cover his loss by any
I means. He estimated this at about
| ten thousand dollars. This was the
I busy season of the factory, and
1 there were six carloads of basket}
[ready to ship In the factory, at the
: time of the fire. Plans will be made
at once for re-openlng the business,
'although It will be several weeks
before Mr. Balfour can' get Into
[operation again.
FINDS NUGGETS THAT
BRING IN GOOD . MONEY IN
FORSYTH COUNTY—SAYS WE
ARE OVERLOOKING BIG I1ET.
Atlanta. Juno 25.—A. H. Malaney,
who hunted gold In Mexico for a
long time and then turned to tho
Georgia hills,, says home folks are
overlooking a big bet. and exhibited i
several nuggets here to prove It. He j
showed two lumps of gold worth ]
$1,600, which he says he took In a:
few days, by the crudest methods, MOST VALUABLE EVER PRODUC-
from a mine In Forsyth county. j P D jjj tHE UNITED STATES,
If anybody had the nerve to go ACCORDING TO CENSUS FIG-
ISIS COTTON
COOP URGE
after it in earnest, there are places
In Georgia that would make Califor
nia In ‘forty-nine, look like a "cheap
URES.
Washington, June 24.—Tbe final
piker," said Malaney. "There’s gold figures, as. announced today by the
enough In those hills to buy all of | Census Bureau, show that the 121$
Atlanta and It Isn't hard to get..Yet [cotton crop was tbe most valuable
people would flock to Canada or i ever produced by the United States,
Aleska for a gold boom and overlook [The previous production was only
opportunity at their doors.” i exceeded by tbe 1911 crop.
| The estimated valuation of the
Quite a number of camping par- 1913 crop Is 1,043,760.
ties are spending the week at MIL The quantity of that crop, count
er's Springs.
lng round as half 'bales, and exelud'
Ing ltnters Is 13,928,811 running
bales, or 14,166,486 bales of 500-
OeUeral Villa’s watchword from the P°?!? d * r °“ . . ..
activities* ° f the C ° n * tltUll0DalUt ' 8 W.r«.8oV.0 3 OO^ton".T«7» P ]m toM
activities. 'of which have been crushed.
The estimated value of the 1913
sentatlves, when they are brought. The hou , e has ,,-nifled lta roc)t .
together to dtocus, various Internal r|wbed dem0 cracy by passing a reso-
measures In Mexico. tlutlon endorsing tbe administration
. Jhere seems to be no doubt here i of Prealde nt Wllzon.
but that these meetings will be held. [ ...
The final derision of both factions, ; _ wishes of
as to their man for provisional presl-, v°™° r m "u' .rfri.r IZ
dent will be raided by the United | h , *^ a T C0 “ m, “ l “ { a und *r. c0 “*
States, and he will then very likely 1 alderatloa - 1“ the jenate. It Is by
be acceptable to other nations. i fMrtri nnvin.erf l.® ^v^tho
Then Mexico, as a recognized gov- 2!J . J£?
emment. win be on trial. The Un- th fund * from the aut0 "
Ited States and other foreign troops maD1Ie lax ’
will be withdrawn. After Mexico' "
has started on Its peaceful path, It TAX EQUALIZATION BILL
will continue to be closely watched. HAS FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
Should the new government fall Atlanta, June 25.—An unusually
to pacify the country, and a new .vigorous light Is due In the Georgia
revolution started. It is probable that assembly when the attempt to re
Intervention, a* In China, by all the 1 peal the tax equalization bill comes
milled powers, will follow immed-to the floor. Two bills, providing
lately thereafter. [for the repea) are under consldera-
It Is believed that General Car- i tlon, one by Adams of Hall, and
fanza will he satisfied to 'mediate 1 the other by Stovall, of Elbert and
Mexican affairs, now that his conten- Headers, of McDuffie.
Iton that the selection of a provls- Supporters of tbe law and friends
lonal president Is an Internal qnes- of Governor John 31. Slaton, who
tlon has been recognized. j stands behind It, are confident that
the effort against tlio bill will fall.
[They say the ways and means com
mittee of the house will report
against the repeal for the members
are overwhelmingly in favor of it:
that tbe house would vote down a
[repeal; that the senate would never
i concur, even If the house passed It
[and that finally the governor would
■ most certainly veto a repeal and It'
would be out of the question to force
| It over his veto. Leaders in the as*
— [sembly, even those not politically
DISCUSSION OF APPROACH OF ; hesitate £ WMJM - £
&1Y wSS t™e^?UCH OF j ^ th ® ttttemPt nt “* reP ‘ a
SI AVHO^AJIE^MEETING GOVERNOR SLATON SUBMITS *
IN ANNUAL SESSION. >
non Pond, seven .riles ease of
Thomasvllle, on the Summer H11J
road.
This day will be one of tbo steps
toward getting a proper exhibit
for the Thomas County Farmers
Fair this Fall.
The gentlemen who are arranging I
for the mfcetlng are preparing for a
monster barbecae and are asking
those who can, to attend and bring
well-filled baskes for a picnic lunch
The program Includes addresses
as follows
Hon. J. D. Price, Commissioner
of Agriculture: "Boll Weevil, and
Other Tnduetrlal Topics."
William R. Tucker: "Industrial
Boys’ Clubs."
Dr. Bahnson: "Scientific Stock
Raising."
John W. Greer: "South Georgia’s
Great Possibilities.”
The committees appointed for the
day are as follows:
■Master of Ceremonies: J. J. Par-
ramore, with W. A. rringle, Assist
tant.
Soliciting C'mmlttee: H. J.
Moore. J. C. Beverlv, c. H. Rice.
J. B. .Swan. C. I* McKinnon. S. W.
Davis, R. S. Burch.
ERsneisii
THE BOLL WEEVIL!
JUDGE SPEERS
CASE UNIQUE
fnrrl
THIS ROAD, HAVING BEEN PUR
CHASED RECENTLY, IS SLAT
ED TO UNDERGO SOME MARK
ED CHANGES.
Rumors of a number of Important
changes that are soon to take place
on the Atlanta. Birmingham 4k At
lantic railroad are now rife, bnt
nothing definite as to Jnst what they
will be can be ascertained. The re
port, however, is to the effect that
there will be two or three changes
of much importance.
As Is well known, the A., B. 4k A.
was recently purchased by the bond
holders and a general re-organiza*
tlon Is now contemplated. Whether
the proposed change* will effect any
of the present officials of the road
cannot be stated, bnt. It la under
stood, there may be a shake-up
among the blgher officials.
It |s also stated that the company
Is planning to make a number of Im
provements work on which will be
gin shortly. , Since the road waa
placed In the hands of receiver! very
little Improvement work has been
done, end It Is badly needed at pres
ent all along the line of the road.
It la aald that an. Important an
nouncement will be made by the
company In the near fntnre.
EXPECTED DISMISSAL OF GEOR
GIA JURIST DID NOT COME,
DESPITE MASS OF EVIDENCE
SUPPOSEDLY AGAINST HIM.
HEALTH MUST
YOUNG MEN ENTERING MEDICINE
SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY PRE
PARED FOR TUBLIC HEALTH
WORK AS WELL AS MEDICINE.
Charleston, S. C., June 24.—A
two days' session of the South Caro
lina Bankers' Association opened at
the Isle of Palms today.
Congressman Glass, of Virginia,
will be tbe principal speaker
morrow.
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
Atlanta, Ga„ June 25—Gi.ernor
John M. Slaton today sent his an
nual message to the general aa-
cembly, praising that 'body for its
past work and urging certain legis
lation which he deems advisable for
to-; the welfare of the State.
"In future yeura," he said, "you
SATURDAY
JUNE 27th. 1914
WE WILL GIVE
2,500 GRAPHANOLA VOTES
With each box of
SAVON, VIOLET, ROSE
LILAC or CERISIER
The eradication of the cattle ticks will be remembered as the debt-
and preparation for guarding against | paying legislature. You may point
the boll weevil will be tbe prlncl- j with pride to the e iuctment of laws
pal themes discussed at this con- establishing a financial system which
cotton cro'n"is ^87"iVj,obor and" ol 1 ventton. Diversified crops and cat- paid the laws of our state; made
[the seed $156,600.
The .increase In the 1914 acreage
Is variously estimated at 12,000 to
l'S.OOO acres.
MILITANTS ATTACKED A
CHURCH NEAR BELFAST.
Belfast, Ireland, Juno 26.—Mili
tant Suffragettes demolished the
woodwork of an' Episcopal church
at Ballylessen, neat here, early.to
day. The bulldinj was badly dam
aged before the sexton could extin
guish the flames.
tie raising will be urged upon thq possible tbe refunding of our bonded
farmers of this State. [Indebtedness and above all gave the
President Williamson, of Darling- peoplo the means of checking ex
ton, in his annual address, endorsed ; penditures by making the tax levy
the recently-enacted Federal Reserve [ reflect the amount appropriated by
Act. He said ‘he farmers must. In their representatives,
future get better price* for their | "You were faced with a ’. dlflcit
products. beginning about 1912 when the ap-
Sccrctary Heilman, of Anderson, proprlatlon exceeded the revenues
reported a membership of 342. [$127,000. In 1913 the added excess
was $349,000 and In 1914, as
the
! Atlantic City, N. J., June 24.—
. _ . IA blgher standard for students en-
Atlanta, June 24.—Georgians In tering medical schools; co-operation
all sections are interested In the of practioueers with laymen, and a
report of the congressional commit- determined war on all kinds of nos*,
tea on Judge Emory Speer, who was trums. These and other Important
recently submitted to a« exhaustive measures are tending to make this
Investigation of his official acts. Two year's session of the American Medl-
members of the committee of three ca i Association the most important
have reported to congress, recom* f n jt R history.
mending that'no further proceedings More than thirty-five hundred dele-
ee had - wh '‘* the third member gates were busy today In Tariona
submitted a minority report com- ge< .tionaI meetings.
pUrtely exonerating the Judge. The , nfant lncu bator was more of
While the majority report Is a failure than a success. Dr. BJ#
aualnst further, moves to Impeach Chapin, of New York, reported,
the famous federal Jurist of Macon, Dr M P. Ravenat urged the med-
It censures him In caustic terms. In , fa | men to advocate special prs-
conrluslon It finds that at the pres- p ara t| on D f men for public health
ent time satisfactory evidence to positions and also to take them
support a conviction upop trial by from their present control
the Senate is not obtainable. Dr . H urtv told the Convention
An examination of the record that a normal person does not sink
Shows, the fact that Judge Speer as- to , he level of roverty. which he said
certalned the limit to which he could wai (n the main caused by unm'en-
go before liability to Impeachment tlonable sins and disease. He said
or official conduct would accrue, and that „ lb erculosls claimed only a com-
went as close to the line as safety p arat | ye l y small share,
would permit.” said the report. ,
"The committee finds tn.i the
record presents a series of legal op
pressions and an abuse of Judicial Impairing his usefulness, Impeding
discretion which demand criticism the administration of Justice and sn-
nnd condemnation. These hang as dangering the Integrity of American
a portentous cloud over his court. Institutions.”
Mr. Joseph Jerger, Jr., left this
morning for Chicago, where he will
take a course In opUce, In one of
the large schools In that city. He
will be away for two months.
: estimated by the treasurer, was
I $313,000. Tho tax rate being
limited to five mlll3 prior legislators
had exhausted ihe amount col
lected. The governor was kiting In
(Continued On Page Four.)
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