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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, W08.
DR. SALtBA.
11 NatlTB
Turkey Returns to Iris
Ml IS H
Peopl« In 8*'
Fallen on evil Time* in hla Native
Land—To Reduce the Length
the Automobile Courao—A Greek
Charged With Larceny After Trust
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 28—The Sv
vannah friends of Dr. M. M. Saliba,
• native of Tarkey, but who has been
a resident of Savannah for several
years ore somewhat concerned to
know what has become of him since
he landed in Turkey several weeks
ago. Nothing has Been heard from
him since a few' days after he reach
ed his native country ud-as he prom
ised several friends here to keep In
close touch with them, there Is some
concern as to his fate. While It is
not believed that any fatality has be
fallen blm It la feared that through
the crisis which Turkey Is now pass
ing there may .have been some un
pleasant moment^ for the doctor.
When the Savannahlan made up his
mind to return to his native land for
a visit he wrote to the department of
state and asked that he be given
passports. He received a letter from
Secretary Root telling him that pass
ports would d6 him no good as the
Turkish authorities would not recog
nize such a document ’ The subjects
of the Sultan are not permitted to
attach themselves to any other coun
try without the consent of the Sul
tan and when those who do so re
turn home they are sometimes mis
treated. It is feared something llk»
this has happened to Dr. Saliba, Be
said when ho left here that he realiz
ed he was running some danger in
returning but that he wrfs determined
to go to Blerut if he did not get else
where. Until something definite is
heard from him his friends will con
tinue to be a little uneasy.
To Reduce Length of Auto Course.
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Savannah Automobile
/Club yesterday afternoon it was de
cided to reduce' the-, -length of 'the
course for the big race on Thanksgiv
ing day by cutting out a couple of
i turns so that the cShrse at the time
of the race will be about 25 miles
fiat Instead of 26 1-2 miles as It was
before. The reduced distance was
caused legally by the fact that the
original course was over a causeway
which could not be sufficiently widen
ed in the short space of time before
the race to admit of racing over it.
It has not been definitely determin
ed yet that there will be a race for
smaller cars on some day preceding
the big race. The Savannah Club
has never been consulted about this
event. If there is a race for small
cars and an elimination race as
well as the race on the big day it
will mean the soldiers will have to
be used for patrolling the course
three days and It is not certain they
can be secured for that length of
time. The grand stand In front of
the finish line Is being enlarged and
everything will be ready for the
Taces by November 1st.
Judge Ross In Savannah.-
Judge John P. Ross arrived In the
city from Macon today to attend the
reception to be tendered Georgia
Company No. 1, Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias this evening
VALDOSTA’S FAMOU8 BUGGIES
South Georgia Buggy Co. Turning
Out 8dme Handsome Vehicles.
One of the most Important indus
tries of Valdosta Is that carried on
by the South Georgia Buggy Co., who
are builders of every imaginable
style of vehicle. Valdosta has be
come widely known for the line turn
outs made by these enterprising peo
ple.
Among the many stylish turnouts
made by this company for some of
the citizens of this city Is a beau-
tlful pony trap made for little Miss
Gertrude Monroe, and which, may be
seen on the streets drawn by her
beautiful pony. This trap has nick-
led wire wheels and ball-bearing
axles, and is so perfectly adjusted
that a child can pull It The pony
runs along with from four to six pas
sengers and seemB to enjoy the fun
quite as much as the children.
Another one of the famous ball-
beating vehicles has recently been
finished for Mr. W. B. Conoley. This-
is a cut-under family lurry with hand-
some automobile seats trimmed in
the finest leather and with an exten
sion top. The body of this surry Is
painted black and the gear Is ulta-
marine blue, and has been pronounc
ed one of the finest vehicles in town.
While this surry is large and roomy
it is so well adjusted and light cun
ning that one horse can draw It quite
as easy as an ordinary buggy.
Not only are these vehicles famous
and appreciated In Valdosta but all
over the Southern states. One of
their fine cut-under buggies was re
cently shipped to Western North
Carolina, another to (Meridian, Miss.,
and to many other distant points in
he Gulf states, fn talking with
representative of this company we
were Informed that they now have
large orders on their books from
Florida' and Alabama.
Tfie'men at the head of this com
pany Are thorough . mechanics and
look after all the details of the con
struction .of their vehicles. They em
ploy only first class mechanics and
thorough painters. In fact they spare
no money to make their vehicles first
class in every respect, and their bug
gies Btaud in the front rank for fin
ish, durability and light draft.
A visit to their factory. Hill -ve
nue and the Georgia Southern and
Florida railway, will convince any
one that their buggleB are made to
last. There you will see great quan
tities of the finest second-growth
hickory shafts and gear woods, great
stacks of bodies painted and ready
to finish months before they leave
their factory, which Insures that the
under coats are thoroughly dry. You
will also find car loads of the best
steel axles and springs and wheels
of every descrlptlon.They also have
the latest Improved machine for ap
plying rubber tires and many of the
vehicles they build are now equipped
with them. You will find Improved
labor saving devices In all the depart-
■ments of their factory and every
thing Is so arranged that no time Is
lost and everything done In a thor-
o ugh. manner.
The Ingram-Hewle’t Harness Co.
of this city, have a large display of
their vehicles In their splendid
repository on Central avenue, and
they take pleasure In showing the
line to all who may be Interested.
jno.. T. Roberts carries a line of
their surrles and says theirs Is the
best surry on the market.
There is no doubt that their bug
gies are the best that anbe produced
for the money.
SOLONS GET BUSY
ONCE MORE.
Chief Interest Id Extra Session Is
The Special Committee Scared the
Prison Commission, but Admitted
That There waa no Evidence of
Wrong-doing of Graft by the Com
missioners—Full Details of Man
agement-of Camps.
Atlanta, Ga., August 26—They are
off again. Reluctantly the lawmak
ers appeared on the scene yesterday
and began grinding away on tha prob
lem of disposing Of the convict ques
tion.
Cblef Interest, of course, centered
around the report of the investigating
committee, which was a voluminous
document As has been predicted in
these dispatches several tlmea the
report of the committee was a unani
mous one. It waa also oomprehen-
The committee scored the pris
on commission heavily for "its grave
neglect of duty,” and full responsi
bility for abuses under the lease sys
tem Is placed on the shoulders of the
commission. The report declares
that While the commissioners cannot
escape the heavy weight of respon
sibility for failure to carefully attend
the duties Instead of delegating Im
portant responsibilities to subordi
nate officers, there is no evidence of
wilful wrong-doing nor of financial
profit out of the system to any mem
ber of the commission.
The auditor’s'report, which is sub
mitted along with the committee re
port, shows that every dollar that
has passed through the hands of the
prison commission since October,
I960, has been properly accounted
for by vouchers, although the system
of bookkeeping employed was pro
nounced very faulty and Incomplete.
The delegation of too much adminis
trative authority to Secretary Good-
loe Yancey and to former Warden
Jake 0. Moore, is given as the chief
failure of the commission In the dis
charge of its duties, and as the chief
reason for the lease system falling
into such grievous abuses.
The committee found also that the
charges of cruelty In many convict
camps was well established and call
Judge Ross who is Grand Chancellor
of the Knights of Pythias of Georgia,
win deliver an address at the recep
tion this evening. He and others
will be heard. This afternoon
great number of Savannahtans
gan to gather In the Park Extension
for the purpose of witnessing an ex
hibition drill by Georgia Company.
The company marched out on the
field shortly after five o’clock.
Greek Charged With Theft.
Costus Stephelons, a Greek, was
brought back from Columbia today
to # answer a charge of larceny after
trust He is charged with disposing
of almost the entire stock of goods
of his friend, Nick Kalamaras, anoth
er Greek, while the latter was in
Jail charged with violating the pro
hibition laws. Nick left Costus as
his friend to run his store while he
spent thirty days In Jail rather than
pay $100. Costus ran the store* long
enough to sell almost everything in
It and then turned it over to another
man. This man seemed to think
that something was wrong and sent
for the police. They found that Cos
tus had bought a ticket to Indianap-
oils and apprehended him at Colum
bia from where he was brought back.
Operation tor plies will not he
leeessary If 70a use lfanZan Pile
Remedy. Guaranteed. Price 10.
fold by
For the Next 30 Dzye.
To enable us to become acquainted
with the good people of I-owndes and
adjoining counties we are going to
give prices to show and give an idea
how our many hundreds of customers
are being treated. Will quote you a
few of our many thousand bargains,
Here goes. How Is this?
Good honest green cogee 854c lb.
Good honest green coffee 8>,4c lb.
ground, 17c.
Arbuckle Bros. Roasted Coffee,
16 2-3c.
Sugar, best white, 17 lbs the $1.00
I-ard 914 and 12c.
Bacon from 10c up.
24 pounds Ballard's Obelisk Flour,
70c.
Griffith’s White Pacer, 70c.
Iglehart's Swansdown, 75c.
35c broom at 25c.
25c buckets at 15c.
6 dozen boxes best matches, 25c.
6 pounds best lump starch, 25c.
6 cakes Octagon Soap. 26c.
We could quote you bargains all
day. All we ask is a fair trial. If
you cannot call yourself, send your
child. If you cannot do either send
in your order. Our ’phone is No. 292.
Street, 108 North Azhlcy, and Geo.
A. Griffith is the Spot Cash Man who
defies competition. Give us a call
and let us show you that we can
save you money. Our low prices en
ables us to give you fresh goods.
Respectfully,
GEO. GRIFFITH,
The Spot Cash Man.
S-28-dlt-w2L
particular attention to the deaths of
Abe Winn and Peter Harris. The
committee accepted the sworn state
ments of the commissioners that
they bnew nothing of these abuses
nor that any warden or Other state
official was trafficking In convicts or
receiving pay from lessees. But they
are severely criticised for not in
forming themselves of these matters,
as they were notorious everywhere.
The committee goes into full de
tails about the various charges
brought Night work and over time
in many camps was severely con
demned, particularly In the Dade
«oqnty coal mines, the Chattahoochee
Brick Works. Kruger and Pace, of
Albany, Flowers Brothers of Blakely,
the Bibb Brick Company and others
are condemned for violating rules of
4he commlsson. Former warden
Moore is pretty caustically criticised
for negotiating for the convict deals,
and the committee says: "Wo are
utterly un&ble to conceive how a
high-minded sta‘e official could close
his eyes to tho impropriety and rep-
rehenslblllty of such conduct.”
The discharge of Warden Casey at
Chatahoochee and Warden Maxwell
recommended. The committee
state that they found practical chaos
at the prison farm, and an absolute
absence of business methods. Tho
charge of neptolsm is also sustain
ed. The committee recommends an
appropriation to provide suitable
equipment and buildings at the stats
reformatory at Mllledgevllle. It was
found also that tho appointment of
wardens was unduly Influenced by
lessees, espclally Dr. Hamby and
Jake Moore.
The report of the commission is
about what was generally expected.
No one has expected to find the com
mission guilty of anything except neg
lect of their duties. Little blame at
taches to General Evans, as he has
stated right along that he gave his
entire attention to the question of
pardons, and knew little of the other
affairs connected with the business.
' AS TO DYNAMITING FISH.
Editor Valdosta Times:
MJ object In writing this le'ter Is
to all attention to the wholesale des
truction of the fish in our streams
and particularly in the Wlthlacoochee
river. Any one acquainted with the
splendid sport this stream has afford
ed fishermen In. the past will know
that the fish are fast becoming
scarce. I have been fishing this river
for a long time and I know that there
has been a very great change within
the last few years. The fact Is, It
takes a pretty smart fisherman to
catch a good string these days. The
man with dynamite Is doing the
greatest damage. When the r.ver is
low he selects some de-:p hole where
the fish naturally congregate, throws
in his stick of dynamite and kills the
whole thing—big, little, old and
young—especially the latter. He will
perhaps get a half dozen or more of
the fish he kills as they rise, the bal-
ance sink. A thousand small fish
will be destroyed In that same hole.
Then another hole is selected and so
bn. I am told at times the river
above Troupvllle Is offensive with
dead fl*.
Then-comes the man with his rifle
and steel bullet, finds a fish protect
ing his bed, kills not only the fish but
destroys thousands of eggs whloh
would hatch out In a few days. Then
fish trap—five or six of them be
tween Rocky Ford and Ellavile, Fla.
The river Is dammed from bank to
bank with rocks, making It almost
Impossible for a fish of any size to
pass. They are compelled to go on
the trap.' Now, with the dynamiter,
the rifleman and the fish trap, >s It
any wonder that the fish are becom
ing so scarece? The river "red het
ly,” whloh swims our rivers Is the
bes't and gamest fish In Southern wa
ters. He not only takes the bait
but Is game enough to rise to the
fly, the small, spoon and phantom
minnow bob. It’s a real pity to shoot
him or kill him with dynamite or
catch Jtim on a trap.
The tlmh has been when a man
could tak^hls rod and line, go out
to the river • and soon catch him a
nice string.
There are plenty of people In Val
dosta and Lowndes county who know
this to be. a facL Let blm try It to
day. If he' doesn’t take a box of sar
dines along the chances are that he
wont have any fish for Bis dinner.
Let's stop this distraction of the fish
It’s wrong,, it’s , .contrary to the law
and the,people ought to get In be
hind It anifWp 'it If the law so pro
vides, let wardens be appointed in
every district and find ont and prose
cute the- gqilty parties.
J. F. Stapler.
OEF ZEALAND
Msnulscturers lo Tills Country Fac
ing a Decreasing
DeWitt’s Little Early Riser* are
the best pills made. They are the
weR known, pleasant .gentle, prompt
little liver pills. Insist upon Early
Risers. We sell .jid recommend them.
Sold by Ingram A Ramsey.
Go to the J. P. Carter Co. for cof
lint and caskets. Large atock on
hand.
8sven Different Hardwood Trees of
New Zeland ■ Have Been put
Throug a Severe Teet In Thle Coun
try-Woods That Developed Great
er Strength Than the Oak Trees.
,Fer«ff New Zeland Is (be latest
country to whloh forest experts have
turned. In seeking substitutes for the
valuable American woods used by the
furniture, cooperage, implement and
similar wood-using Industries.
Manufacturers In this country have
been facing a constantly decreasing
supply of avallsblo hardwood Umber
tor a number of years and the Ume
Is already at band when efforts must
be nude to took to the preservation
of the American species most In de
mand and to scour foreign lands for
trees which may prove valuable
substitutes.
Seven different New Zeland hard
wood trees hare Just been put
through a series of testa by the Unit
ed States Forest Service In co-opera-
Uon with the University of California
In the timber testing laboratory at
Berkeley. The trees showed up re
markably wall In comparison with
white oak, which Is one of the strong
est woods In the United States, de
veloping under test when in an air
dry condlUon a crushing strength of
8,600 pounds per square Inch and a
bending strength of 13,100 pounds per
square inch.
pour of tho seven New Zeland
woods tested developed a bending
strength even greater than white oak
and three of the woods showed a
greater crushing strength. The New
Zeland woods found to have a bond
ing strength aa high or higher than
oak were the Black Malre, Purirl and
Silver pine, while the first three of
theas have in addition developed a
greater Crushing strength than oak.
All Idea of the true strength of
these wood* is given in the teohnloal
report which show* that with white
oak at, 1.00 the compressive or entail
ing strength of the New Zeland wood*
la ai follows: Black Main, 1.11;
Matal, 1.05, and Purirl, 1.21. The
woods which developed an aqual or
greater bending strength are aa fol
lows: Matal, 1.22; Silver pine, 1.00
Purirl, 1.41 and Black Malre, 1.56.
The last figure shows that thla wood
baa more than one and one-half Umes
the bending strength of oak.
The woods tested which fell below
the strength of oak (1.00 were Rlmu,
.68 for compression and .34 for bend
ing, aud Totara, .57 f,:r compression
and .70 for bending. The showtac
even for. the las’ three woods is noC
bad when It Is conz'dersd that thw
compression la made with dear
straight-grained white oak.
These strength testa of seven off
New Zeland'a most valuable timber*
may prove of the greatest benefit:
to certain American manufacturing
Interests If experiments show tint:
the woods can be In'rOduced inlw
this country and planted with tbw
same success as the eucalypta ; oC
New Zeiand and Australia or If It tax-
found that the Islands have enough
of the various species to Import as-'
little to this country. • 1 ■' «: ’
The United Slates will not taxable
to depend ou Imports to any great:'
extent, for wood users realize thte'"' !
there is an approaching shortage ofr
Umber in other countries a*, waftikafc,' **'
this and each nation must eoRtvatv- .
and protect tta own fqfiHrta-,ilt -Jar-..,
therefore Ukely that planting ffxp*g*n.
menta will' be made with many Hr
the valuable foreign wood*; fa' vMW •'••‘F
of the anece* mada with' tEe'emsifrstir
In California. ' ' ", "
American hardwoods arq fo.ncfta*. >lNj
stantly decreasing supply and, ff,
sign trees are found to mee$ thin.' j(
aamo uses to which white, oak or hijh'
ory are put It will afford an oppen
tunlty to replenish the native supply - 01
by well directed planting. The fear*., 1
woods praotlcally all grow In thw
eastern and central western atatHg. .1
where there are no National Forests; 1:
although a plon has beeh propoaed W.
number of times for their eaiabtbfr- ’
ment In the White Mountains of New
England and the Appalachians in (few
South. For the present the pioMa :
tlon and conserva'ion of the country's
hardwood resources depend upon thw
Individual an corporation! which own-.
the land. . ‘
To the Farmers' Union: See X
P. Carter Cc;, Naylor, Gn„ betas*
selling, your cotton. They an P,
lug good prices for'same.,/
■ T - V". J".'.'
Death of Mrs. A. P. Tlaon.
Mrs. A. P. Tlson, of Nashville,'***
at'her home there Tuesday after «a
Illness of several weeka. •
Mrs., Tlson waa a alatar of Hna.K:,
M. Math|s of Valdosta,' and the has
many other relatives In Lowndew
county. Her remalna were, enteredI»
the cemetery at Adel yesterday it-
tarnoon, Rev.. House, the IMhodtae
pastor at ftaahvtlle. conducting tb*
burial aerrtcea.. , . /'A,
The J. P. Carter Co. will gfr
bargains all through their large
of merchandise. I3e|e Shea
buying.
At 108 North Ashley atreet yog*
find Griffith’s Spot Cash 8tore saC
plenty to eat. As to quality or
goods and prices you may rest SW-
sured that Griffith can't be beat.'' 11
.The J. P. Carter Co., wants powr
cdkton and cotton seed., They will!
pay you all ifc,|p worth. •
Buys any Suit in the store now. These sold
v formerly for $13.50 to $25.00. s •
Any Straw Hat Now Half-Price
Why does the sight of a book make
everybody living between Macon and
Jacksonville think of Valdosta? Be
cause book auggests bookkeeping,
and there It Js taught In W. 8. Park’s
up-to-date Business College.
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for
young and old la prompt relief for
coughs, croup, hoarsen e**. whooping
cough. Gently laxative. Guaranteed.
Bold by Ingram A Ramsay.
Any Suit selling formerly for $10.00 to $1.3.50
Your Choice Now for $6.00.
Odd Pants 1-3 off, Youth’s Suits 1-2 Price, Children’s Suits 1-2 Price
For Cash Only.
M. A. BRIGGS,
One Price
Valdosta Ga