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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
1
The Senate Finance Committee moved Angora goats and sheep onto the free list by striking the Underwood tariff ad valorem rate of twenty percent on Angora goat hair. The action shifts the item from the tariff schedule, as the committee reviews sun d r ies schedules and considers further reductions.
Huntington reports the U S Supreme Court sustained the West Virginia two cent per mile fare law enacted in 1911 after railroad challenges. John J Conway of Huntington, a ticket agent, collected discarded fare coupons and now holds about five thousand dollars in value.
Associated Press reports soldiers in disguise as laborers crossing the border between Columbus New Mexico and Nogales Arizona. About two hundred men are said to be forming in the mountains south of here to cut railways and harass state troops. Americans describe critical conditions in Federal and Insurgent camps in southern Sonora where a smallpox epidemic has broken out.
The Department of Agriculture announced a nationwide drive to eradicate hog cholera starting July 1. Last year cholera losses in hogs reached sixty million dollars, and a seventy five thousand dollar appropriation will be available to fund the effort.
June Coolidge notes a Watson variety watermelon harvest selling well, with Mr O H Hester selling a carload and Mr JA Moncrief roading a car. The season is late with smaller melons due to hail and cool spells, while corn and cotton face mixed prospects and Ochlocknee plans today’s melon shipment.
Atlanta reports Dr. F. Friedmann, famed for turtle serum, secretly treated a prominent local family member a few days ago and left on the next train. He reportedly earned a large fee, with officials and doctors criticizing his methods as public demonstrations failed. He sailed to Germany at dawn amid controversy.
In Georgetown Kentucky twenty five Democratic county candidates gathered to vow not to treat friends or use magic to sway voters for the August primary. They agreed to reconvene before the election and require anyone unable to truthfully swear they have kept their oath to withdraw from the race.
The Associated Press notes a monument dedication on June 18 drawing attention from residents and local officials. Attendance included community leaders and visitors who praised the commemorative effort.
A tornado ripped Tallahassee and the State Capitol area damaging roofs and stores, unroofing trees, and cutting outside communication for hours. Storms across the region killed cattle and damaged cotton and corn crops. no deaths reported.
Coolidge endured one of its worst storms with wind that ripped through the town. Buildings damaged included the Megahes store front, Moncrief's Market rear, Dr Crow's offices roof, JR Burges blacksmith shop smoke stack, WJ Whites gun nery shelter, DW World residence, Gi Li Durea residence, the new gin company seed house, Adams zartage, and the electric plant. Wires went down and rural lines of Home Telephone were disrupted.
Reports indicate a cyclone caused substantial timber damage in sections south of town with pine forests blown down. No loss of life was reported. Other areas saw hail harming cotton and watermelons. Monticello travelers noted extensive wind impact.
In a 1943 Times-Enterprise dispatch from Thomasville Georgia, Alderman says crops look good with cotton nearly grown and multiple stalks bearing fruit. Stringer Cy BE brings in cotton samples showing twelve acres of top quality cotton in Grady County. Cane and corn crops also described as healthy with positive outlook for fall profits.
At the American Medical Association meeting in Minneapolis Dr William B Mayo says stomach cancer is curable Dr Howard A Kelly predicts radium will aid treatment of gynecological conditions Dr J W Scherenesky notes high but reducing trachoma rates among Indians and warns on infant blindness from eye neglect Dr Henry Conely Green cites six thousand needless US blindness cases annually Dr C D Camp urges epilepsy and paralysis screening for locomotive engineer and fireman candidates to protect travelers
The Thomas County Farmers Institute held in Meigs on June 18 under President Thomas Davis. The well attended event featured lectures from State College of Agriculture representatives and State Department of Agriculture experts, including Calhoun Bishop Firrer Van Atter Giles Forrest Soule Campbell. Officers for the ensuing year were elected by the Thomas Bounty Warmers Union.
Senator Smith of Michigan testified before lobby investigators that the Sundry Civil Bill's exemption clause for labor unions and farmers groups was drafted by labor lobbyists. He said labor, sugar interests, newspapers and temperance forces all maintained lobbies and approved presidents using influence for legislation.
The city council is empowered to double taxes on property owners who have not returned their Prop C tax forms. Officials remind residents that all returns must be filed by July 1 to comply with the local tax law.
Two Pelham youths Miss Hal Ale Harris and Mr. Wooten Harris were bitten by a sick squirrel on Saturday. The animal’s head was sent to Atlanta for examination and reports indicate the squirrel was suffering. Rev W M Harris and family members were involved as the bite occurred during attempts to catch the animal.
Surgeons in a West Philadelphia hospital yesterday removed a two inch long piece of bone from eight year old Clair H Jamison's skull after he injured his head while attacking food. The boy had been a terror to parents teachers and children for two years.
Arthur Cromedy is jailed charged with stealing a horse tied to a buggy owned by Doc Lee of this city. He allegedly took the animal to Monticello and sold the buggy for six dollars before the sheriff halted him at the train. Sheriff Singletary recovered the horse and buggy.
In Kearney New Jersey Kiely learns of a newspaper report naming Jane Kelly as the Newark stroke victim. The sister, seeing the body, believes the deceased resembles her brother James Kelly and mourners in the parlor react with shock and grief.
Mobile Alabama June 18 Dr Carl L Alsbert head of the United States Chemistry Bureau told the Convention of American Food Drug and Dairy officials that the label guarantee under the Pure Food and Drug Act does not ensure contents are pure. He said the guarantee enables prosecution of manufacturers for impure goods and protects jobbers and retailers. He urged closer federal state cooperation and uniform state laws aligned with the national act.
President Wilson named Pleasant A. Stovall of Savannah for Minister to Switzerland and Thomas Nelson Page of Virginia for Ambassador to Italy in Washington on June 17.
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