Weekly times enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1905-????, December 13, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text• > r ; :* % AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS 7,.v>r.-‘ ; *. » • *. • • - ; LIVELY TIMES WITH B. OF ED. No Jurisdiction After Po- pils leave CamposBnU. ding can Report etc- th« aortnf thl to bPhec Prerldcnt Mclntyro called Board ot Education to ordor promat ly at halt pait aeven Friday erenlng In their offlce, all memben except Judge H. W. Hopkins being present. Child Beaten. One ot the patrons ot tbs school came before the Board with a serious complaint against some of the small boys and girls after the regular slon of the school was out In the afternoon. Her child Is only six years old and small for his age, and one afternoon after school he cams home with s head bleeding and other wise bruised. He says that one ot the girls Vbout twelre yesrs old and several boys older than this child had cruelly mistreated it on the way home for no apparent reason and came before the board requesting that fitting punishment be adminis tered to the offendera. It seems that the board has decided that the Juris diction over the pupils ends when they leave tbe campus and they could do nothing. The city author ises have teen appealed to with no result, their instructions being to go to the board of education. President Uclntyre Informed the lady that the marshal or other authorities had Jurisdiction over any child over ton year* of ago and that they were the ones to go to in a matter of this kind. iere is certainly someone who ipt the responsibility for this things snd cause the offender inlshed. Every child la en titled. to the proper protection wheth er he bo In the campus or without Its bounds and if thero is no protection to file smnll ones some should be pro vided at once. A repetition of this sort Of things might prove serious Visiting Committee Reports. Mr. R. J. Miller reported for the 1 visiting committee and told of the good condition In which tho Bchools are being kept. They visited the school during the' absence of the su perlntendent and say that if It shows ■p so wqll during his absence that when ho Is there things must go very smoothly Indeed. The need of room In the Clay street negro school | is very pressing and it was their •pinion that permanent quarters should be secured at once or on ad- [dltlon built. The pupils are very lly located In a building across the street now, but this place may not be secured for permanent quarters If steps are not taken at mce. Superintendent's Report. This report submitted by tbe su- lerinteudent, Mr. Christy was a very , nterestlng and advocated some' re- orms In the' books, method of hand- j Ing pupils and other Important mat ers. It was recommended that the hlldrea .be not allowed upon the ampns until eight o’clock when all •ackers are In their . rooms. Mr. lttatkn objected to this on the that In rainy or disagreeable It would work a hardship on and the matter was New Books Necessary. Report was made that the teachers t now laboring under a decided dvantage In text books In lan- physlcu and arithmetic, and d In mUy cases obsolete books be amed to the detriment of the Interest of the patrens. The I saw It to turn the matter over TtHMLMVtUA GEORGIA, nUDMFRIDAY DECEMBER. If, MOT. £g=‘' '' C '■ 1 FIVE HUNDRED MINERS BURIED Hre Damp Wrecks Two Mines-Greastest Loss Ever Known. Washington, Dec. f (Special to Timas Enterprise.)—An explosion of l)re damp In two connecting mines of the Consollaled Coal Companies at Mon- ongahela. West Virginia today prac tically wrecked both mines, and buried nearly live hundred miners. A special train Is rushing from Pitts burg to the scene of the disaster fill ed with doctors, nurses had necessary relief. It Is feared that^ll ot those Imprisoned are dead. This Is the worst explosion snd ths loss promises 'o be the greatest In ths history of mining. to the committee on discipline snd curriculum for action. The request was that this be put Into effect by the beginning of tbe next term In Febru ary. Old books can be exchanged for the new ones with a very nomi nal additional amount. Break Ing Gloss Windows. The report was made that the glass in the windows of tbe building are being broken to tbe amount that is very annoying. Prof. Boutelle says thst he found sevoral small beys in company with a larger one throw ing stones at the fence adjoining tho building. After he had stopped them they told him that they used to throw at the windows and bet as to who could break the most. This was a while ago but still there Is a longing disposition to be very careless with the glass. The recommendation was that tho boys be stopped from coming on tho campus If It wasn’t stopped at once. They have been ablo to catch no one at It so an example can not he made of the offender, this promised ns soon ns they can And one. The report was accepted and ordered spread on the minutes. Tenuis and Basket Ball. WORST FEARS CONFIRMED Every Ian A Victim To The Terrible Fire Damp Other Latest News. Waahlngton, Dec. 7.—(Special to Ttmos-Enterprlse)—With unabatod energy five rescuing parties, working rrom every posslblo point, are hasten ing the work of entering and ex ploring the mines of the Consolidated Coal Companies at'Montongah, West Virginia, where the terrific explbslon of fire damp occured yesterday. There Is scarcely a hope that of the 400 or more men who entered the mines yes terday there li one now alive. The people of the town ar stunned by the catastrophe. All ot last night hundreds stood about the entrance to the mines, women being the chief actors in the pathetic and heart rend ing scenes. One woman pulled out her hair, and another In frensy tore all the akin from her cheeks with her finger nails. It Is hardly possible that all the bodies will be recovered for several days, as the worhmen were distributed over territory one mile square. The mine officials say that forty per cent of tbe victims ara American. , Up to noon eighty bodies havo been found, but only twenty six have been brought to the surface. The number of dead will not fall below four hundred, \ and will probably reach close to five hundred. All hope Is gone that any of tho toon are alive. Nearly four hundred coffins have reached Monongah. Taft Homeward Bound. Taft sailed from Hamburg today- tor Now York. A conference of bis friends and supporters was held In New York today, and it .Is proposed to arrange a glorious reception on ills | arrival. If the plans arc carried out Ids reception will far exceed that given Bryan on his return from the trip around tho globe. | .Republicans Scramble. { Now that Roosovclt can no longer The appropriation recently made for tho tennis courts and basket J be considered a possibility there Is ball on the campus for the girls was!going on n free for all scramble for not sufficient to propeily equip them; the nomination by the boomers for and an extra appropriation of |5 wasjonch candidate. _ asked and same granted. This Is one Jap Immigration Settled, of the best things that has been done Minister O’Brien advises from for the benefit of the girls and la be- Toklo that the matter of Japanese Ing enthusiastically recenved. The Immigration la now aatlafactorlly a CLAY AROUSED ON FINANCE ‘TIGER BOD 1 ft FINED AGAIN WONT WAIT* GRAY HAIRS Condemns Banks For Two Liquor Cases Take Senator Jeff Davis Flogs Bolding Gov’t. Hon oy In Crisis. Waahlngton, Dec. 10.—Senator Cul berson’s resolution providing for an inquiry by the senate committee on finance Into the recent issue ot bonds by the government was today consid ered by the senate and sent to tbe finance committee upon a statement by Senator Aldrich that tbat commit tee would meet In a few days and re port a resolution covering the entire subject. Senator Clay’s resolution calling for lnformotlon concerning depoalts of government funds also was laid be fore tho senate commlttoo . After stating the amount of money that had been placed In banks, Senator Clay said: “I do not believe that we can Jus tify the placing of such money In banka and than calling for money by the issue of bonds. .The system should be Investigated and condemn ed.” RREWTON-PITTMAN. Wedding of Ttiontasvllle Lady to Qulnry Man. work Is in charge of Prof. Boutelle who la thoroughly acquainted snd ex perienced in this tort of thing. Ralldlng Committee Kicks. The building oommlttee seemed to be lomcwhst disturbed over the con dltlon of the work going on at the high school. It fa nearly completed bat the original plans hare been de viated from In soma respect. It was ascertained that the material called for In th original plans could not be secured and that the architect em ployed by the beard for ths work, bad Instructed Mr. Hurst to change the material to comply with this ne cessity.. There waa cross fired talk from the different members o( tho committee but In tbe end the board, by a vote, accepted the report and urged that tbe work continue as rap idly as possible. Mr. H. D. Atkin son made a request for five hundred dollars to caver material already ex pended on the work and petition waa referred to the building committee. Teachers Examination. The board ordered the superinten dent to advertise a regular exami nation tor tetcher* to take place next Saturday, and In all probability frem the number applying the “soup” settled, tbat cordial relations are re stored, and that there Is no further cause frr enmity between the two countries. Hoke Smith Interviewed. Hoke Smith was Interviewed In Wasalngton today, and announces for Bryan. He say* this Is not the time for a Southern man to declare for the presidency. to designated by Col. Hopkins will be selected ae there Is a pressing need for one at thl* time. Mrs. Baker stood the examination at the last session for tbe vacancy In the second grade and made a very flattering mark She waa elected to tbat po sition After the attention to cur rent accounts supplemented by a warning from tbe president not to •pend too much mondy and let pros perity be the means of getting them into a financial difficulty the body ad journed. Hon. Z. E. Norton of Pelham spent a few hours In the city yesterday. Messrs Wayne McRae, Dan Bibb and J. L. Avery were In Boston for a short time yesterday on business. (From Sunday’a Dally.) One of the most attractive of the fall weddings was that of Miss Rosa Mae Ilrewton of this city to Mr. James C. Pittman of Quincy. Fla. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. M. Outler at elfcht o’clock a. m Wednesday. Tho attendants were Misses Myrtle Knapp and Mary Mc Kinnon of this city and Mesr.r' Clacd Hanan anil C. L. Mays. The rc" r "* were beautifully decorated for th- •cession with sm’.lnx, white orynan themums and roses In profusion The party loft on the ten thirty train for an extended hrtday tour. A delicious wedding breakfast was served at eight thirty, to guests numbering fifty or more. Many valuable presents were received by the young couple. Miss Brewton Is a member of an old Thomas county family and re cently graduated from the Thomns- ville High School with distinction. She Is endowed with many chnrinr. and graces and has a largo circle of friends. Mr. Pittman Is one of the •olid business men of Quincy. Up All Time in Po lice Court. BOSTON PLATOON. Sixteen JJen Added to the Strength of Thomaarllle Company. Lieutenant W. A. Watt of the Thomasvllle Guards went down to Boston Thursday afternoon and mut tered Into Co. K. of tbe National Ouard of Georgia sixteen men from that town. They will bring the strength of tbe company up to about sixty. Tha haw Dick Bill requires that the minimum ahull be fifty-eight men or they will not be allowed a passing mark by tbe Inspector. In a vary abort time the annual Inspec tion of this company will take place and this added strength will fat tbe company on a firm base. Up to this time the minimum was forty and tt was possible to’ recruit the number up to that standard, but under tha new taw many ot tbe companies would have been compelled to drop out Tbla will be a fine thing for all concerned as It will give a military organisation to smaller towns which now are without military protection and nt the samf time enable the lar ger towns te keep what companies t (From Tuesdays Dally) ‘‘Tiger Bob” as he Is generally thought of, bobs up again In Police Court yesterday afternoon to answer the same old charge of selling liquor. Despite tbe great thunder and rain storm at the time for Its session, tbe room was crowded with citizens In terested In the future of the city gov ernment. It would hare done credit to a good show at the Opera House or n cow meeting. Attorney Theo Titus, attorney for Bob Mitchell appeared for him and irgued first the unconstltutlosallty of the ordinance governing this mat ter, and very easily proved tbat there waa a flaw In It, making It null and void by a decision of the Supreme court wt the state. It seems tbat tbe old ordinance was to declared by tbat body and In framing a new law tbe City Fathers made tbe law to comply with the later requirements but did not fix a definite punishment for tne conviction of any offenders, thereby making this la.v rovert to the old statute for that clause. The Mayor saw fit to abide by the law as given to him for enforcement and the case was tried. Tho evidence showed that Bob was given twelve dollars to get twelve quarts of whiskey In Albany for Mr. Walker. This was done and at the time that his place was search ed thnso twelve quarts were fpund Th pint bottles, and besides four other quart bottles which Bob testified was f nr his personal use. A man was een coins from tho place with on* f these quarts under his nrm an hi Inference v.as drawn that It wa louvht. The Jfnvcr Imposed a fine t’hfl and ninety daya work on t! streets. Attorney T. X, Hopkins argued tile case of 1.. M. Few on the same grounds and the evidence, while con- flirting, showed to tile Mayors mind -nost conclusively thnt tho party was guilty and a fine of J100 and thirty days on the streets was given him. Officer Milton testified that he saw a negro woman buy tho stuff and pay the money for It. so there was noth Ing but n conviction possible. Doth these cases will bo certlorarled to the Superior Court snd In ell proba bility turnod loose. "A lew that will stand the test Is what we need and noed badly" was the comment of At torney Hopkins. Trust In Vigor ous Speecb. Washington, Dec. 11.—(Special to Tlmes-Enterprise)—Senator Jeffer son Devls, of Arkansas, speaking In the senate today on bis bill to sup press trusts, pools, combinations and conspiracies, began by declaring that It was not hla purpose to retain a seat in the senate until his hair had grown grey before taking up bis work actively In that body. He as serted that If his bill was passed and the law. faithfully executed, the trusts would bo wiped from tbe face of the earth. "The trust evil,” he said, "Is a can cerous sore upon tbs body politic. Just as such growths occur upon the human body. The pnly successful treatment Is the surgeon’s knife. “Almost for seventeen yesrs tho Sherman anti-trust taw bas been up on ths statute books, more than four times as long as It took the North to wear out the 8outh upon the bloody fields of battle. Nearly seven yesrs have passed with all the machinery of the government at his back, with the great power of the chief execu tive In his hands, yet, I will ask soSio Republican senator to tell ms on* trust that be has even tamed, much less destroyed?” if •>* -i they now have. Ths Thomasvllle company at tbr last Inspection passed • moet credita ble examination ana was highly com plimented by tbe Inspector General snd tbe U. 8. Officer. Cspt. Jarrell has done wonders with tbs company In this place and In tbs face of many discouraging circumstances, by his Indomitable peraerrsrence and great zeal. Te him belongs ths major amount of tbe credit for tho One or ganisation In Tbomisrillo today. Watson at tbs White House. Tom Watson of Georgia was the guest of President Rooeevelt at • dinner today snd daring the course of the meal the financial condition was tbe main topic of discussion. Ar vet the detail* of the Interview bare not been made pnblle. , . Mr. W. M. Kendall of Doerun was among th* Friday visitors to town. * Special Representatives to Goldfield. President Roosevelt sent three special representatives of tbe Govern ment to investigate conditions at Goldfield. They are Assistant Secre tary Murray for the Department Of Commerce and Labor, Commission er of I.nbor Neill, and Commissioner or Corporations Smith. They left Washington this afternoon. TconaSe Provocation Sustained. The United States wins in the pe onage prosecution case against tho Florida East Const Rnilway and oth ers In the Now York courts. Electrocut’on in New Jersey, ,The first electrocution in the state of New Jerrcy took place today. Su rer Giovanni was put to death for tho crlmo of murder. Block Hand Dynamite. A wealthy Italian Vesldeni, of Baltimore was dynamltted. there- being ratlsfaetory evidence that* the crime was committed by tho society known ss the Black Hqnd. Work For the Convention. Tom Johnson and other prominent men are srrlvlng-’to saslst tho otbeff^ members oj the committee in secur-l Ing for Cleyelsnd tbs Democratic Convention. Cleveland now seoms to be In the lead, and will probabty se cure It Harris Residence Rented. Judge H. W. Hopkins hat rented the Harris 1 residence on North Daw- son Street to Miss Fay of Massachu setts for the coming winter. 8he will come down to takt possession •bout the first of January. 'This to one of the most elegant houses In the city snd Is ears to prov* satisfactory to ths renters. The new pressha* arrived and to being put up as rapidly ss expert men can do this work. Only one more pa per like this and then wo will prove that ths delay and trouble waa worth while. * ■ '

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Weekly times enterprise and South Georgia progress. (Thomasville, Ga.) 1905-????, December 13, 1907, Image 1