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VOL. 2. No. 45.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1014.
PER ANNUM.
NEGRO lllff IlMBffilt PEACE !NELMS
IS
H ’ - t it xn
AFFAIR HAPPENED SUNDAY AF- HUERTA WILL TURN OVER GOV- THE GIRLS WHO WROTE
TERNOON, NEAR THE PAYNE
PLANTATION — FIVE PERSONS
IN CAR, BUT ONLY ONF. SER
IOUSLY HURT. the nrrv nv heret.s I
An auto was demolished and
four persons hurt Sunday after-
ERNAIENT TO MINISTER OF
FORE1UN AFFAIRS—EUROPEAN
POWERS FEAR CAPTURE OF
THE CITY BY REBELS.
CLOSE TO THE CZAR AND CON-
F1DAKT OF ROYALTY, HE IS
STRICKEN BY A PEASANT
WOMAN.
Washington, July 13.—United of
ficials today looked for the next big '^elms issued an appeal today to the
noon about three oclock, three miles'scene In the Mexican drama to be Cobles of the Mystic Shrine througb-
from Thomasville, on the Joneb started at Mexloo City. Huerta Is out America, to aid in the search for
bridge road. The car was owned to quit soon and turn over the gov- jber daughters, Mrs. Elolse Nelms
by Mr. G. W. Mathis, of Pavo, and | eminent to Foreign Minister Car-| Denn | s and Beatrice Nelms,
was a Ford. Mr. Mathis had been baja. , Mrs. Nelms declared that her bus-
THE
DEATH NOTE CANNOT BE
FOUND, BUT THE ATTORNEY
OF NEVADA IS IN TROUBLE.
IS BAFFLING—36 pt 0
St. Petersburg, Russia, July 13.—
Atlanta, Ga., July 13.—Mrs. John j Gregory Rasputin, a mystic lay
616 PICNIC
ADDRESSES OF STATE EXPERTS
STOPPED AND BARBECUE FIRE
PUT OUT, nUT PEOPLE HAD
ENJOYABLE TIME.
to Pino Park, with a young
and there they got a negro
and two women to take them to
Pavo, to work on Mr. Mathis farm.
The car was being driven by the
young white man, but Mr. Mathis
took It at the river, the accident oc-
curing near the Payne place while
the car was going at a very rapid
rate. It turned completely over
and then righted again tearing off
the back wheel, the steering gear,
the axles and almost completely
wrecking the entire mechanism.
The occupants were thrown out,
Mr. Mathis having his collar-bone
broken arid a deep cut In his back.
The white boy with him sustained
a severe bruise on the left should
er
The negro man had his hip dis
located, several cuts on his head
and a severe bruise across the stom
ach. One negro woman had a
shoulder dislocated, an arm broken
and severe cuts about the face, the
other had only a sprained arm.
The wounded were taken to the
City Hospital and Dr. Little attend- i
ed them. They were Improving;
rapidly according to reports recelv-l
ed today.
It Is hoped there will be found 8 ! band, on his deathbed, gave her his
more peaCable way to transfer the| 3h rlnera pin, and that afterward
Mexican government to the Constl- j Mrs. Dennis gave it to Victor Innes,
tutlonallsts and avert a military
conquest ot the caiital.
Gen. Carranza has announced that
lie will not deal with the Carbajlsts,
though he la willing to treat with
Carbajal as the leader of a certain
faction, but not the government
head. •
Revolution Ended, Tla Believed.
Administration efficlals-here be
lieve that the hostilities In Mexico
are almost ended. All hope for a
conference between Huerta's peace I
envoys and the representatives of
the Constitutionalists, which meet
ing was planned by the Mediators,
has been abandoned.
Gen. Carranza has not replied to
the mediators’ note, but he has of
ficially Informed Gen. Villa that the
who told her that he was a member
of that order.
Mystery Continues to Be aa Deep
as Ever,
Atlanta, July 13.—"The strang
est story In history" Is the way baf
fled Atlanta newspaper men describe
the mystery of the Nelms girls.
They have traced every clue, fol
lowed every trail to Its end, but
•Elolse Dennis and Beatrice Nelms j
missing more than a month, seem-1
ed to have vanished Into thin air. I
It seems incredible that in these !
modern days two grown women one |
of them a business woman ot more j
than ordinary Intelligence and reg- j
monk, who Is said to have had a
great Influence over Emperor Nich
olas, was probably fatally wounded
when a woman stabbed him yester
day. i
Rasputin, who Is regnrded as one
of the most prominent figures In
Russia In recent years, was visit
ing his native village In Siberia,
The woman is said to hare been
watting for the monk for the past
two weeks. She bad decided to kill
him because she believed he was “a
fals' prophet, who was leading the
Russians astray.’’
The big picnic and industrial day
SERIES OF MOTION PICTURES,
WITH SCENES FROM THOM.
ASVILLK AND OTHER GEORGIA
POINTS, MAY BE SHOWN AT
FRISCO NEXT YEAR.
LUKE WONT GET
T
McREYNOLDS HAS ELIMINATED
THE THOMASVILLE MAX, AC
CORDING TO WASHINGTON RE-
PORTH TODAY’.
Washington,
July 11.—The crlti-
of Attorney General
The Georgia Commission for the. 08 ' Judgment
at McKinnon's pond Friday was 1 Panama-Pacific Exposition Is plan-. McReynold t s has reviewed the rec-
rudely broken up by rain, which be-inlng to take a series of motion plc-j ords °' eight attorneys in a con-
gan falling just after the address of tures, showing the scenic attrac-; slderable stretch of territory be-
State Veterinarian, Dr. Peter Bnhn-|tions, Industries and other features tween Macon and Savannah and has
son began. The down-pour contin-jof the State, to be shown at San ' declared them unfit for one reason
tied for two hours, completely pre-1 Francisco next year. °r another for the position of dis-
ventlng further talking, and putting}' Thomasville wants to In on trltt attorney for the Southern dls-
out the fires in the long “ trench j this and would like to see Green-' :rlct of (ieorgia ’
where the meat was being barbe-iwood, Chlnquepln, Mill Pond and the; Today. It may be said \wlth pi-ac-
cued. 1 j Morse plantations Illustrated. The tlcaI certainty, he turned down the
The thousands present, however, jstate will have no views surpassing ,aBt two of those recommended by
managed to remain on the grounds , these In beauty and they will serve Senator West, Roscoe Luke, of
and enjoyed the great picnic dlnnerito bring our glorious climate to no- - Thomasville, and Judge John 3.
which w as spread about one o’clock.} tlce of the world. j Adams, of Dublin.
There were visitors from all sec-1 Displays to Cost «H»,IMM>,000. ! Others Rejected,
tlons of the county and, despite the I The San Fran( , i8eo Expo-ltton will i The other » who h av « been re
weather. It was considered a very| be tbp BreatMt ever bel(1 and , t wll , Jected are: A. Pratt Adams, Fred
profitable and enjoyable day. Can- ! attract vl8ltorB from aU part8 o{ the Saussy and R. M. Hitch. Savananh;
didates were present galore and they, Parth Thp proJeot wllI co8t $S0 .!D. A. It. Crum, Cordele; J. H. Cus-
8,1 made hay whlle 11 rained. 000,000 and a visit to It will he an 1 ter ’ R »ln bridge and John R. L.
He Writes About the 1 rosperous, 'education. lYmltli, Macon. Others were recoji-
Furmcrs, Their Ucaiitlful Homes, ! I Tbe c n m . te CBnno t be nhotoaraDh ! nlen(led hut withdrew. Practically
Good Crops, llusy Housewives.; ed on the other one. only after P 888 ' ed but we ca „ , bow the he , t . evl I 8 " of the above ,lst bad h««vy ‘“*
•nd other Matters of Especial In-ling through a bed of rock, that was I™' ut e can * lhp est evl 1 -
ANOTHER TRIP 6Y J.
terest as He Found Them in the j itself fully twenty feet through.
Hummer Hill and Prospect Com- Mr. J. A. Minims has a beautiful
munities. [country home, and had the weather
(condition of the past few weeks been
i The Tlmes-Uinterprlse man made a! near normal, his crops would show
proposed conference would not be I, ° f 3 _ aU ;_ 8 __ taken train j vlgJt out on the summer Hill road, j well above the average. However, he
;and also on the Prospect road last i has a piece of cotton ano com that
' Wednesday and Thursday. In pass-[is very fine.
;'ing along, he noticed several nice i Wednesday at noon, the writer
j fame, and among those on the l he pleasure of sharing the
Summer Hf 1 road which attracted hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
our attention were the following: I Culpepper, who live near the Sum
held. * """"■I
The European and 3outb Ameri
can countries appear to he deeply
apprehensive of a military conquest
of Mexico City by the Rebels.
for the South, be seen as far
Houston, Tex., and there disappear
absolutely. But there the trail
ends.
The story of Elolse Dennis and
her sister Beatrice Nelms has filled
the wires froni Maine to New Mexl-
(dence of South Georgia’s balmy ell-! dorsements and in only three cases
mate by picturing some of the beau-.* ere rea80n8 ,or rejection given,
tlftil estates of the winter residents.
It is hoped the State
will arrange to include views of
some of the famous places In and
around Thomasville in tills picture.
young boy narrowly missed
I drowning In the river, at Miller’s co ’ and 11 see “ 8 88 E hough 086 ot
The car Is a complete wreck, and'Springs, yesterday afternoon. Ha the girls, if either Is alive, would
those who have seen It are mystified J swam some distance and before he
as to how any of the occupants es-. could get to shore, due to the sgjft
caped alive. One wheel was entire- current, went down. Two com-
ly demolished and the tire thrown rades rescued him ns ho came tc
over the fence thirty feet away. An i the surface.
extra tire -was lost In the shuffle and ! - ——
never has been found. j Mr. C. F. Lawson, of Lumberton,
|N. €., Is visiting Mr. Charlie Han-
MASONS MEET IN UGHLOCKNEE
Semi-Annual County Convention Will
be Held at Ochlocknee Lodge
Room Next Wednesday.
The Thomas County Masonic Con
vention will be held Wednesday
morning, July fifteenth, with Och
locknee Lodge, No. 117. At that,
time, representatives from every
lodge In the county will be present
and a most delightful day Is antici
pated.
The program announced for the
occasion Is as follows:
10:00 a. m.—Opening of Och
locknee Lodge No. 117.
Address of Welcome by local
cock,
member.
Response by visitor.
Lodge turned over to ofilcers of
Convention.
Roll called and delegates enrolled.
12:30 p. m.—Adjournment for din
ner.
Public Address of Welcome ■ by
,J. B. Stubbs.
Response by a Visitor.
2:00 p. m.—Convention Assem
bles.
Work In E. A. Degree by Horeh
Lodge of Boston.
Work in F. C. Degree by Meigs
Lodge.
Work In M. M. Degree by Thomas-
••Hle Lodge.
Adjourned.
Partnerships were given as the ob-
Ission atruction to the Adams anil Hitch
, of eases while Custer had resided only
a short time In the district. In thu
other cases no cause has been as
signed. or at least not made public.
Senator West saw the Attorney
Rented Randall House. General today and will see him
Mr. George Porter has rented the n * ?a l n Monday. He did not say t.iat
Randall House and has taken th« rejection was sure or final, but
n •wsu-s »cie iu6. : V” " 'charge He will have tbe nine for It Is known positively that none of*
Mr. B. ,W. Stone's, which 1, locat- mer Hill Church. ■ While there. e ,,me and ope ate It a, a »e„ so far recommended by
ed just beyond the Kirby Planing Culpepper exhibited some very love- j “ » l ™ 0 " 'taij I the Senator West will he named. Ther,
Mill. On this place Is a fine crop of ly and artistic needle-work, In the ! ,,oarmng n0U8 °’ ,Mrs - ltanila "' 110
'!? n .. the ' pr .!! 3 ! com and cotton, and also a very; "ay of a counterpane, which wasW ^ “T! *'Lf.
few seems to ho no disposition
dispatches which reveal the excite
ment their disappearance has caus
ed and would communicate with the
mother, who Is half-crazed by grief.
Elolse Dennis, divorcee and Beat
rice, left Atlanta early in June,
Elolse presumably going to New
,a also a very monthg in the vear and dpclrtpil , 'now to name R. L. Berner,
If any one was:the handiwork ot the hostess. She! __ * ’ “ j* ' '' Senator West’s Drotest.
even
ever
fine pecan nursery, it any one was,-- t , attractive offer was Senator West’s protest,
a little Inclined to pursue the voca- also Invited the writer to H ke The only plausible explanation, of
tlon of farming, a look at this place look Into the pantry, and to our
would be sufficient to induce him to astonishment more than one hun- : re year ’
undertake such. dred Jars of fruits and vegetables -
A little further on, are the beau- bad been preserved. The shelves
, tlful hon.es aafl farms of 'Messrs, were laden -with Jars of tomatoes.
Orleans to Join one Victor Innes, a; j T and E imo Chastain. Upon pears, cucumbers, beanB, corn and
lawyer, who procured her divorce j theJJ! wag 8Pen flne crop8 growing, blackberries. It would not be exact-;
In Carson City, Nev., and who < 8 , consisting of corn, potatoes, pea- ly fair to say what his wife had
said to have since received sums nut3 and a , 80 hay cropB .
made her for the place for the en-
, the Attorney General’s actions so
! far offered is the expressed belief
' !of those who have observed the
finished It will Improve conditions, cour8e ev ents that no appolnt-
on that road. [ment will be made until Congress
The Big Picnic. , adjourns. While Congrfss is not
That b,g p!cnlc at the McKinnon ,n sos,,,on an interim ai>pointee caa
- nurs ana aiso nay crop. - donr'wlthojt'mrationlng something ,,on ' 1 ’ on the flne I daatati0, > °t Mr. ho n '-> n ’ < - d ,! ' e Pr88id e“‘ without
fron amounting to more than *10.-. 0ut on tbe Ivy p]ace , where Mr. about Mr. Culpepper’s up-to-date Willlara J ’ Taylor ’ elght n, “ 08 frnm , , 5 „ '•o"" 0 '” 8 ' 10 "-
000 Beatrice went with her, re-', j H artsfleld resides, was noticed farm. A look at his growing crop, town ° n th0 Summer
HIM road.
monstrating against her sister’s a * very flne plece of c0tt0n and cor n. shows that he knows how to manlp- h A? 1*1"
giving her all to this man and de- Messrs. W. M. Logan and W. W. ulate his farm work. '
termlned to obtain from him re *ti* [Alexander not only have lovely j Mr. D. M. Miniun, Who also re-
tutlon of the funds or at least re ‘i homes, but their crops show that sides In the Summer Hill section Is
ceipts to protect her sister against | tb e y are experts when it comes to no doubt one of the cleverest fel-
fraud. The two girls were last seen f arrn i n g. lows this side of the grave, and with
on a train from New Orleans, to j Thornhill, who lives near by, all his cleverness, he Is none the
Houston, Texas, on June 14. .jean rightly boast of possessing the less a good farmer. His flne, grow-
A nation wide search for Victor,finest piece of corn and peanutsjng crops of corn and cotton speak
tlon of the county, and each one
SATURDAY
JULY 11th. 1914
WE WILL GIVE
5,000
GRAPHANOLA VOTES
With every box
* . i
Our Leader
Pound Paper
Price 25c box.
Innes, the man in the case, resulted 1 8e en on our last Irlp. ^for themselves.
In finding him in Portland, Oregon [ y r , Durham, who resides onj The next place was that of Mr.
where he was with his wife and ba- Ly^t 1® known as the Noah Stegall , A. H. Young. While his crops
hies. He admitted having secured place, Is growing flne corn, cotton show the effect of the long-contln-
Mrs. Dennis, her divorce out lnsl«..l and ot her crops, which are hsually; u ed drouth, some portions of It are ! e * pected 8 g00d tlme ’ and d0 "htleis
ed that he had neither seen nor! plan ted throughout that section, especially noticeable for the good! wo,,ld have rea,lzed thelr fondG " 1
. heard from her In more than a year. ; Mr . D „rham not only knows how to'yiold It will make. j anticipation, but, as stated above.
(On the other hand, he is known to manipulate a farm, but when it Over on the Prospect road, ther* ra ned ' an<1 a8 a re8ult th# full
I have been in the South In the past'eomes to digging a well he Is equal' beautiful home of Mr. H. L. 3teph-! program was not carr,ed out
few weeks and receipts were found to all emergencies. A depth of six- enson was reached later In the! T ’ N - n -
jin the belongings of Mrs. Dennis, ty feet had been reached on the day. This plantation Is commonly -
Indicated that she had forwarded one which they were digging, and at known as the Joe Massey place. 'Mr.
him express orders for large sums that depth a sufficient supply of Stophenson can boast of having fhc
within the past few months. There'water had not been found. This Is finest crop of corn and eotton
the authorities are at a loss. Mrs. the second well on this farm. A. this writer has so far seen.
Nelms, mother of the two girls. In- depth of ninety odd feet was reach- Messrs. J. B. o. Eason and J. 0.
slsts that Ennis be arrested and —————— ■■■ Jordan have splendid homes and
charged with the murder or ahduc-, lleve thnt Elolse Dennis, carried out [good crops, notwithstanding the ex-
tlon of her girls. But the lawyers;the threat in a letter she wrote toltremely dry weather that has pre*
Would Postpone Matters.
This would postpone the fight
had It not been, for the downpour and get rid of the necessity of ».|.
last Friday. The rain began fall- tagonlzlng Senator West while Con
ing about eleven o’clock and con- gress Is in session,
tlnued for more than two hours, ! Senator West will probably con-
completely stopping any furtner centrale his efforts on one man
spealtJng. The barbecue was cut. hereafter and make his fight
short, hut when It comes to getting j straight through. This candidate
ready for an occasion. Mr. W. J. will be from South Georgia and
Taylor, assisted by his brother, Jas. not from Macon according to all ln-
G. Taylor, knows what to do. Peo-.dlcatlons.
pie went out there from every sec- A feature of Mr. Luke’s rejection
Is the probability that he will no*
enter the race tor Congress against
Representative Park. It was said
here during his visit to Washington
that If he lost the district attorney
ship he would prdbably announce
for Congress.
point out that there Is no legal
ground to hold him—It is not even
known that the girls are dead or
that he had any concern with their
disappearance.
Atlantlans are beginning to ,be-, the police of a dozen cities
her mother In which she snld she (vailed In this section,
had killed Beatrice and was going | ,Mr. Brown, who |s foreman of
to kill herself. But. If the two one of the squads of convicts, has
girls are dead what became of the,his hands at work doing some much
bodies. That Is what Is worrying 1 needed work on the Prospect road.
on the end towards town, and when
Pike’s R. C.C.
Cures Chills and Fever or
Money Refunded.
Price 25c.
Red Cross Drug Co,
Warners
RUST PROOF
Corsets
V* *41 m
Thftmarrille, Ga.
Several models in broken range
of sizes—Regular Values of
$1.00 to $3.00. On sale for
quick disposal at
59c each
mostly short and medium short
models^fine for summer wear.
Come early while we have your
size.
LOUIS STEYERMAN
“THF SHOP OF QUALITY” ON THE CORNER