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THE VALDOSTA TIMES
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C. & BRANTLEY, Editor.
K. L. TURNER, Bittiness Manager,
‘ . vffUBSCRIPTION PIJIQE *1 A YEAR
Enured at ths Postofllee X Valdosta
Qa_ as Second Class Mall MSttart
VALDOSTA, GA., JAN. 26, 1907
TWELVE PAGES.
The Tessa legislature la ataosiac
A disposition to Investigate that oils
•melt oo Ballejr *
It Is not even probable that Hr.
Tillman would consent to a tntf'
with a Teddy bear.
A must be heartrending tor the
**?. i
mote st»
Mbly have time to, accept.
The theatrical trust is,being fhves-
Ugated. This ought to impure a few
better plays and a few less of warm
ed-over performances.
Ametor Bailey's (Section ln'Tesas
might not have been so sure If bis
enemy bad written a hook r. little
sooner In the game.
At any rate there will be a droid 4 1 * <® aractor:
ed falling off la the number of ypung
colored Americans destined to go'
through life bearing the name of
Theodore Roosevelt, w
"The
United States senate will last
than Jeff Davjsof Arkansas'
Memphis Commercial Ap-
perlraps; but what will be
may never look the same.
THE RAILROAD'S SIDE OF 1T.
Inaugurating his. administration as
president of the Southern. .Railway by
, a letter "tothe public served by that
read, President w\ V. Finley shows
that he proposes to follow a policy of
frank publicity—letting the people
of the South know Just,, what the
Southern Is doing In the Way of furn
ishing Improved transportation facll
I ties and explaining the obstacles In
the way of more rapid Improvements.
The letter comes at a time' , when
there are genera] complaints In every
part of the country as to the Inability
of railroads to handle the trafflc a ’of-
fared. Detailed figures presented, Jby
Mr. Finley Show that the SouOiorn
In tbs twelve years of Its existence
has exffeuded and contracted to spend
DO lees than JN.i82.HS forjmprovo-
I to ai to Enable It'to handle
the constantly increasing volume of
traffic, and -that It would- be In still
better condition than at present hut
for the delays due to the overcrowd
ed ffijttltlon of locomotive sad car
shops' and to the scarcity of labor and
materials. Mr. Finley gives the
foClownlg Illustrations of delays of
kthe
York World wants Grover
fleeted to the senate from
i ret, It Is almost too
f that such a good thing
> done In Jersey.
Flarriman’s press agents ap.
> b« bviler these days than
•It Iceepf bis handy-mnn when
1 Vootlbh to "butt In" on the
El Is the plural of grapefruit?']
teatlon now agitating our VI r]
itompotyrtos. Thus doth they
while away the hours Instead
hprlng about Brownsville, Har-
, congress, et gl.. ■
H:. Ceo. Gould says the oar users
responsible'for tho car shortago.
*' cy didn’t nacil «o many cate there
d bo no shortage. "Well, now that
be a fact. It ip wonderful that
light’of It before.
but both of them«ro-
hard Jolts from their
Us tit. uen ts while ths 'campaign was
'On November 1, 1905, contracts
was made for ninety-eight locomotives
and one thousand eight hundred and
six freight cars to be delivered In
February and March, 1906. There sire
still undelivered one hundred and
soventyseven freight cars.
On February 1, 1900, contract was
made for one hundred locomotives and
ten thousand freight cars to be de
livered on or before October, 1906.
Still undelivered, seventeen locomo
tives and two thousand two hundred
and eighteen freight cars.
The double track work on ths
main line between Pomona and Spen
cer, N. C., was all let during the
year 1905, and the last of It should
have been completed by November
30, 1906. Part of this work Is ten
month# late and the rest of It will be
approximately five months late. This
delay Is due to the difficulty of the
contractors in getting labor and ma-
U •
The contract, fpr .the double track
[Opportunity Is- again knocking at
door of the democratic party,"
ihe Indianapolis Star. As usual
v, the family Is raising such a
house that opportunity will
not get in.
Braver,
BJbably
THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1907.
rf!
action aBd to UnpoM ptoaltWi’opoo
the roads, jor any failure tor NPPlr
facilities fiat It Is ab,olutely lmpoe-
llble for them to supply.
Oa toe whole, the Acts presented
by Mr. Finley suggest the idea that
It may be possible to carry leglsla-
tive restrictions of railroads too tor
as was done by the so-called granger
laws In the western states a'pgawj 1 ™-
tlon/ ago. If the roods of the Unit
ed States are to keep pace with the
(•owing demands upon them many
hundreds of millions of dollars must
be expended for addlUqoai thicks and
equipment.-&tlf~this additional Cap
ital can not be acquired unless Invest
ors can hope for a reasonable return.
EVILS OF THE FEE ,SYSTEM-
Commenting upon a bill Introduc
ed by a North Carolina elate senator
providing for fixed salaries for state
officials and requiring nil. fees-(col.
looted by such olfielals to be placed
in the
News .and Observer say« "Tb« of the malls,
system' should be uproot* .arol-Iteed W^lste shi^buUder. and
salar.ee should be ****** ^ wIth
trine and It Is to!...
which called and organized the
summarized the work and
Ideals of the big national gathering
Of-business men at,the banquet which
closed the convention In an eloquent
i establish the United States as
greatest commercial nation
world, the Convention believes
legislation should follow four
weij-deflned lines.. These lines would
provide for a ship postal subvention,
the conservative adoption of recipro
cal trade relations with various cotra-
tries, the reformation of the present
Consular service, and last, ratification
of the treaty with Santo Domingo.
The two subjects first named
brought forth as exhaustive and
Searching debate. Those opposed to
•hip t^ibsldy in any form Inveighed
against the grant of government aid
to ^8 merchant marine on the
ground- that It was class legislation.
However, th® convention endorsed
common tre-ury,-thp'IUKAgff .Wto gnLot to .hip Uses a sub-
anal flheomn. ahww t ■••'TOidl' Mb I 2 7
That is sound doctrine lv •• “this country colonies In the Pacific
bo hoped that the, time, la not. far ffto and ^ ^
.... 1 >ai.l.lJ n _ .Lett Mat laws.. ' .
The question of reciprocity also
brought on a warm debate. As it
came within t^a. realm of politics,
there were some present who bellev-
tant when olficlaldom shall no lon
ger depend upon ' fees' for Compensa
tion, says the Houston Post.
Human nature la still dominant
and the man who must look to fees
TRAINEDNURSE ;
Writes a Letter to the People
“To Whom it May Concern.: I am
even more Important than the ques
tion of reverse ammunition and re
verse suns,” said Admiral Mason.
“Great Britain, France, Japan and
Russia hake government torpedo fac
tories; Germany has one so much a traine <I nurse of nine years’ exper-
under government control as to be • ience in hos Pltals and private cases,
„ and for the benefit of the people of
practically a government factory. Valdosta , wllh ^ ^
while the Whitehead Company at its j my experience with the cod liver oil
two factories In Austria and England preparation called Vinol.
is turning out over 1,000 torpedoes aj waa completely prostrated from
overwork, I had no appetite, could
not sleep, my kidneys, liver and bow
ed-that the adoption of a reciprocity
for his compensation can nofr* render i , ..
. • program' would mean a general as*
disinterested service as when fixed
compensation awaits him. It Is not!"
remarkable that the fee should in
sault on the tariff question. Recogni
tion of the need for closer trade rela
tions with certain countries, however
many instances lure an official to ac-
J , led to the adoption of a resolution
tions which might not otherwise in'
all respects appeal to his sense of
justice. ~ - • * i " - ' *.
endorsing fpeh a scheme.
There was no division whatever on
the subject of consular reforms, and
Innocent men have been fined In . . n
.the delegates unanimously urged up.
Texas because the magistrate need-
*>
ed the fee; Innocent men have been
arrested and damaging evidence man
ufactured against him merely be
cause of his ability to stand a shake-
down. “You are fined $1 and-costs, 1
says' the magistrate and $1 goes Into
the public treasury and a sum rang
ing from $10 to $100 may go ibto
the pockets of officials who look to
fees for their compensation^
There are probably some dlfflcuU
ties In the way of fixed compem&lli
for nlli officials i*»«v state
but ft'XfcodW bwart^poTI^r 61,the com
^ on congress the necessity for a wide
spread and sweeping change In the
matter of foreign agents. The con
vention beMeves that an intelligently
formed and smoothly-working consu
lar lOfce la- the most powerful agent
for trade expansion that the country
can muster,
wbrk between Knoxville and Morris
town,'' Tsmir Septbmherj
e work which * have ’ been
completed to date is approximately! » .
ten month, late. This delay I, ft» f" 11 - 1 P°f<»® content. "
to the inability of the contractor, to If “ be true tbftt * &tt " b
public service, It Is equally true that
Uhe fee system Is responsible for
much If not for most of it.
monwealth to emancipate Its public
services from the feq system at the
North Y , Carolina leglsla-
insists uj^on the govern-
reading hts messages to
houses In t>orson. This fright-
state of affairs ought to catiso
Roosevelt to^ause and think.
get labor promptly.”
Notwithstanding these dolays and
the necessary limitations on the
amount of money available for better
ments tho following stock equipment,
Including that contracted for, has
been Increased as follows: Locomo
tives, from 623 to 1.544; freight-train
cars, from 18,924 to 58.491. and pas
senger train cars, from 487 to 1,008.
This policy of constant improvement,
be says, has been pursued and is still
V
Pay tbe sheriffs, deputies, clerks,
assessors, collectors, justices of the
peace, county attorneys and all oth>
ers fixed compensation and put the
foes In the treasury. Grade the pay
according to the population of the
counties or other conditions .which
may bear upon the matter.
The fee Is a temptation to oppress
In many Instances. It ts a demor-
to nlit all'sorts of bar- being pursued In spite of enormous , „ , .. _
io pm an sons or oar- allzing influence so long as the offl-
I against Interstate commerce | Increases In tho cost of labor and of
ht when business Is over | materials of all kinds. Mr. Finley
dlnary hounds, but how will i |K)laU ou( that 8lnco i R98 brld(?e tlm .
, period of depression should L , ........».
Is there' not some dangor, bor bas gtme up frora ,9 ' 3C to » 20 ' 6S
the thing too far? 'per thousand feet, an Increase of
.. . . more that 119 per cent; cross ties
officials say the block slg- r
from 28 cents to 34.5 cents each;
cer bas an Interest In It. Pay the
officer and let the fee go Into the
common treasury and we believe It
will elevate the character of the pub
lie service and tend to justice and
righteousness.
v .,— is all right, If the engi-
would / only attend to it, Howj«<eel ™H«. * ro ™ *17-75 to 228 per ton;
It do to have somo officials • locomotives, from $11,382 to from
THE WORLO'S SHOP KEEPER'.
Uncle Sam la to be the shop-aeop-
would hire tome men for enfl-1Jicooo to $20,000 each; paasenRer er of the world.. More than 1,200
i who would attend to It.
|Mr
coaches, from 20,315 to 29,408: freight leading business men of tho entire
oate, from $500 to $'85 and coal cars country, doh'gates to the National
from 1368 to $1,135. Since 1895 theConvention tor the Extension of the
annual cost of labor on the Southern ' BVirolgn Commerce of tho United
Railway has Increased frora 21,021,- j States, have Just declared this. The
07 to *2,874.71 per mile of road, and Convention, which was the greatest
In tbe same yeate taxes have Increas- 1 business meeting held In the United
ed 63.41 per cent. TBs effect of thews'States recently, hie adjourned after
Increased expenditures all stone the a three day session In Washington,
line according to his letter, la seen during which time It was addressed
In the reports of earnings for the cur- j by President Roosevelt, Secretary
rent fiscal year which shows a large Root and Secretary Shaw.
Harrlman'e appetite la lira-
so a Philadelphia content-
statea. Last week Mr. Hawl-
was only able to assimilate a
side tracks and'short lines, now
dispose of an entire trunk Une
breakfast, with ease and' dls-
\ •
Iloke Smith promises to derbtb the
[balance of his life to trying to solve
i problems of hi,. country. This Is
1e ambition, provided he uses
Justice and moderation In ,
:llng them. Maqy people; though, decroa *« *“ n « t - »°twlthsUnding an While tbe government reports for
mako the problems Vorse by stirring'Increase In gross earnings. The situs- the last fiscal year showed that the
tlon that confronts the Southern to-j exports of tbe United States have
day Is a striking Illustration of the reached the enormous total of about
difference between the railroad bus-'$1,800,600,000, nevertheless this Nat-
iness and practically every other kind 'lonal Convention declares that It will
of business. A manufacturer confront- not be satisfied until the country's
sending the educated negroes
rica and bringtljff the uneducated
cana to America to work In the
fields, a load step might be made to
ward solving tbe negro, as well as the
S "7° “"T* lnB we “ , led by increased expense, and an In- exports aggregate three billions an-
, labor problem, and at the same time I | .
.1 . . . ... arasclne itonnml filP hit nnwlllAU liMMllv Thn (irmnlfJltlnn la crst.il-
In giving some enlightenment to
tho people of Africa.
>, Senator Beveridge proposes to help
- along the scheme for • popular edl-
■ tlou of the Congressional Record by
landing a lot of illustrations with
bis next speech. It I* somewhat re-
mutable that the young senator
(teMdd think anythlag necessasy to
pdpolarise the record when it haa one
of bis speechen in 'it. ' |
creasing demand for his products uually. The organization is crstal-
would hare to raise his price to the Using the movement tor the Introduc-
41mlt beyond which the d. mand would t tlon of American goods and American
decline, but tlie triHlrond, STramped manufactures In every country In the
pith business and paying constantly world.
more for labor and for everything It * The Convention was the outgrowth
must buy. can not do this. In fact, as of plans formulated and carried to
Mr. Finley points out, the proposi- ‘completion by the New York Board
tlon ts almost universally made of Trade and Transportation. E. S.
reduce rates by legislative A. do Lima, as chairman of the com-
* * '• '
THE
year, most of which go to these larg
er powers. Our only source of sup
ply Is one company that manufactur
es torpedoes as a secondary product,
with a capacity of 100 per year, and
whose, work Is not altogether satls-
factory.
In my opinion ^the situation is
fraught with danger, and I think that
we cannot get to work too soon to
provide the means to supply our
needs.
The conditions under wfhlch the
heavy ship will presumably use her
torpedoes are essentially difficult
from those under which torpedo craft
are designed to work,” he said. “Bat
tleship action will presumably take
place In the day time; torpedo-boat
attacks at night. Generally speaking
the difference between battleship tac
tics and torpedo-boat tactics is that
the battleship alms to keep and kill
the enemy at a distance, and the tor
pedo-boat alms to get as close as pos- Vjjjj
els became Inactive, and as I grew
weaker I could not retain either medl-
cine or food on my stomach, and rais
ed blood. The doctors said my con
dition was critical and I would prob
ably die.
“As I had seen Vinol prescribed
for my patients with such remarkable
results, I decided to try it myself
After the first bottle I began to im
prove. I continued its use, and soon
began to sleep and eat well; every or-
gan in my body was strengthened
and became normal, until it seemed
good to be alive and I was restored
to perfect health and strength. '*
J k®^ eTe Vinol is the most potent
and delicious cod liver oil prepara
tion and tonic rebuilder in the world
and it Is such a blessing to be able
to take into the system all the body
building and medicinal elements of
cod liver oil without the nauseating,
greasy oil itself.
“I advise all my patients who need
strength, rich, red blood, and flesh
tissue to take Vinol, as it is so far
superior to old-fashioned cod Wver
oil, emulsions, or other tonics.” Eliz
abeth M. Cremond, trained nurse,
Boston, Mass.
In Valdosta we sell Vinol on a pos-
, itive guarantee to return money if it
j falls. A. E. Dimmock, druggist,
slble In order to kill. The torpedo | NOTE—While we are sole agents
from a battleship Is fired when rea-J^ or Vinol in Valdosta. It is now for
vi , .... > I sale at the leading drug 9tore In near-
sonable accuracy In estimation of the 1y every town and city In the counti^.
enemy’s course and speed obtains, so j Look for the Vinol agency in your
- itown.
that it Is not so necessary to provide j
means for over-coming the effect of LADY CURED OF APPENDICITIS,
errors in this estimation as It is on
the torpedo-boat working in the dark,
where It is necessary to nullify with
a high speed unavoidable errors in
estimation. The range of visibil
ity also on a good torpedo boat is!
Dillingham’* Plant Juice Liniment
Saved Her of Dangerous Operation
—There is Happiness In Mr. E.
Franklin, of Boston, Ga.—He De-
sires the Public to Have Benefit
of His Testimony.
While the pathway we tread on
1. ^ a . va a v , nnA . | llfe ’s journey has many dark and
limited at night to about 1,200 yards, 1 somber shadows there Is here and
so that would seem a good arbitrary; th ,® re an occasional bright light that
1 relieves the monotony and causes us
distance to fix for the range of the’to exchange smiles for tears, 'and
torpedo and take advantage of the!^°L.’° r 80rr0w -
6 There Is Joy and happiness today,
high speed possible. |.ln the family of Mr. E. Franklin,
whose home Is at .Boston, and the
Three things to love—the wise, the ? a . UB ® °, f th ® happiness Is found In a
viptiinn, ... i brief story related to a reporter, for
virtuous and the.Innocent. this paper at O. A. Carswell’s drug
I store In Valdosta last night. Hardl*
J*-" **“ reporter arrived on the see*
suddeolfeit^
. impending catastrophe
said: "I have something to tell you
that will Interest the readers of your
paper. My wife has been sick for sev-'
eral weeks and her physician told
her that unless she got better very
soon she would have to go to a hos
pital and be operated upon for apen-
CROP SYSTEM.
If the ioVith should get more
farmjat j and double the else
of ,tne
M
7e be happyH
we need Is more farmers, ^more
men to work their own lar/d and
produce more food, animal and
- vegetable. We want people who
‘Vajst'to buy land. j I LOST—Between R. C. Hagan's
_.Tbe Birmingham Ledger tlflis sets Pin®® and J- H. Dasher's on Christ- dicltl‘> 1/iowing the danger attend-
forth In X tow wore. . th.r ma s Ev ®. a ladies gold watch with ing such operations this statement by
for h in a few words a situation that B L H , n case ubera , re . her physician caused not only her but
Will bear of much discussion in the „ the family much worry and concern.
'South Tho Anmi.tn Hor.u ,ee.- ' B ' C Hearing that Dillingham's Plant Juice
"South. The Augusta Herald adds. Creek. l-26-sw2 Uniment would prevenfi operations
'A crop of eleven million bales of for appendicitis, I determined as a
Cotton at 10 cents I, mu J'preferable I TENANT WANTED-One or two last resort and If possible to prevent
J ,. horse farm; good land and will fer- the dreaded operation, to try It. That
lo a crop of fifteen million bales at we n L, w Shaw was four da ?' 9 a S°- It gives me
7 cents. The farmer in this coun- 1 M.W tf ' ’ « reat Pleasure and happiness tonight
%■. . j “■ i to be able to tell you that Plant Juice
try Who Is the most prosperous and Liniment has effected an entire cure.
(list fixed Is the farmer who raises FOR SALE—Two splendid resl- She can do her work, feeling better
hi. own fnnH.tntr. ... dences. close in and good property, than for years. You may believe
kls own foodstuffs and does not de- J B Mtrt)n b 1-26-dlt-wlt that « 19 a Sreat relief to know that
lsend on one crop to furnish him the the much dreaded operation will not
nitons of procuring his rations in the WANTED-Gentleman or Lady to ^Ven so qumk’y^ted, 11 ! think you
towns. The farmer who pays at- travel for Mercantile House of 'large ought to print this for the benefit of
tentlon to his cattle and hoe. nnd to ca Pl tal - Territory at home or abroad others. I will certainly save many
tentlon to his cattle and hogs and to ^ ^ deilrable the bome may large doctor bl’ls, and might possibly
his vegetable garden and fruit tree3 .. 9av ® 9om ® ' lve9 - There are proba-
. . , .. , . be U9ed as headquarters. Weekly Wy 90me peop|c who w ,„ gcoff at tbls
lives away In advance ot his neigh- sa i ary of $1,000 per year and expens- statement of mine, and say 'nonsense,
bor who raises but ono commodity es. Address Jos. A. Alexander, It Is all imagination,’ but there Is no
and must take a dozen long chances Valdosta. Ga. l-26-sw7t. ^ a ^r a n° n toi 1 d b<> her ,h that aC shL ha wouM
The Sol T T r 0 ™- h P0R ^BE-Whlte P.ymouth Rock %£
Tne south has not a large enough [eggs for hatching; Fishel strain, bred change for the better. That change
labor supply to- admit of any more'to lay. 15 eggs for $1.50. H. H. came, and it come only through the
.and being put .ate cotton. The same j Stotesbury. l-22^6-w$ “r^^n^a^as^t
conditions have applied In the grain! mated the value and remarkable pow-
on, „ I WANTED—Two hundred to on er of any of his remedies. We all
e o o epen ng | acres and up of saw mill tin> consider ourselves greatly Indebted to
on one crop ^akme has bankrupted^,. on or neai railroad. Terms cash. him. If any one is Inclined to dlsbe-
many a prosperoip planter, who had H. V. Lane, Valdosta, Ga. 1-26-tf all gone and his health Is as good as
not enough foresight to have other I liberty to ask any member of my
FOR SALE—9-room residence on family.” Mr. Franklin of Boston.
"* * ® .H1U avenue, formerly occupied by my Ga., came to tell what Plant Juice had
farming has always paid and It Is the
farmer of experience that goes In for
more than one crop. Cotton will re
main the great cryp of the South, It
Is true, but planters are fast learning
the Importance of having a good acre
age of other products to fall back
upon rten conditions are unfavorable
to cotton."'.
family. W. 8. Fender. 12-27-tf.
mon. frl,-<J-tucu.-w-l-18 tf.
NAVY NEEDS TORPEDOES.
"It Is an absolute necessity. It we
are prepared for war, to get torpedoes
for If our torpedo boats can only make
one attack (and all of them cannot do
that now) they will become useless
as fighting machines soon after the
opening of war.”,
Rear Admiral hi. E. Mason, chief
of the Bureau of ordinance of the
navy department,' made this state
ment la a verb^ communication to
the members of who house committee
on Naval Affairs, a
“I think the tolpedo question Is
done for him. Mr. Franklin said
,he had had stomach trouble for years;
„ • . ; — . , ' „ ! after eating he would spit up large
FOR RENT—Ooou harming lands at quantities of his food, and suffered
Melrose. J. B. Martin. 11-17-wtf Kre at misery and pain. He got a
1 bottle of Plant Juice a few days ago,
1,000 sycamore trees for sale, 10 to the use of which removed several
25 cents each. W. L. Thomas. * ar £ e w o rms f rom hl » stomach. He
does not spit up any more of hl«
food and the misery in his stomach Is
all gone and his health Is as good os
FOR SALE—Horses and mules at ever. “You can say for me,” remark-
bottom prices. See I. H. Springer e( j Mr. Frankfin, of Boston, “that
or 3. J. Mitchell, at Ham Bros, plant Juice Liniment is all right. My
Stables. l-5-sw-3m. 'nose was stopped up for a long time
— ■ ■ with catarrh, which also affected my
STOLEN—From my barn near Ty stomach. Mr. G. A. Carswell, our
Ty.Ga., on the night of 16th Inst., one locaI d ru &£iat, told me to use it in
., . . m _ , . . _ some warm water; to wash my head
black horse mule, good size, rope and nnse w)th wb)( , b t and ton i^ bt
marks above knees on hind legs, full mv nose and head are cleared up for
throat, unshod. Also one lackney top the first time In years and the relief
buggy left shaft new and unstripped; * am going to take Plant
HiivwVa | Juice for my stomach trouble «nd ex-
new harness, square blinds. Ten dol-1 t t0 be able to teI , V01J , n a few
lars reward. Wire J. M. Davis, Ty'days that I am a well man.” These
Ty, Ga. l-19-d4-w2 testimonials from reliable Georgia
___ people are piling up by the scores.
STRAYED—A large cream colored Doubters, scoffers and skeptics, won t
v M you please enquire of some of those
Jersey cow, unmarked, and brass pam ^ of rtose addrMsea are
knob on one horn. Strayed from J. etven. You might hear something
G. Spivey’s place two weeks ago. that would cause a change in your
Liberal reward will be paid for In- 9 ®2^??® n ^ , • _ ...
formation of her. W. B. Conoley. Dm igbams Plant Juice Kemedles
, ... for sale by Mr. G. A. Carswell, Val-
i-21-sw2-d2t. dosta, Ga.