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B, L. TURNER. BvsHWat Manager.
TUB VALDOSTA TIM BE, VALDOSTA.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER
THE VALHOSTa TIMES “■<* w,Lt
On bis return to Atlanta yesterday
from New Tork, former governor
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 11 A YEAR. 1 Hok ® 8ml,h b * uea * len * tB,r * Ut *'
_ ... . ‘meat relative to tbe report recently
MnUred at the Poatofllca at Valdosta, leaucd by the expert accountant who
examined the affair* of tho State
■»*., a* Second Cum Mail Matter.
UXitflA. OA., OCT. 16. liufl
TWELVE PAQE6.
treasury, in which he denied ther*
would be an> deficit on January
fim. On the contrary Mr. Smith
makes the assertion that instead ui
a deficit, the treasury will have on
hand the sum of $1,750,000 by the
beginning of the new year. He states
PEART’S PhOOKg.
People who read Commander that while Mr. Richardson, the ac-
Peary's statement given out yester* countant who made the examination
day In which he submitted his and report, is a very competent man.
proof, to refute Dr. Cook’, claim of »“ m >'‘« » * r “ re error. due to
discovery of the north pole. If tney “» l « n ° r “ ca ° f 1,19 8Ute '« metialk
, . M _ ,, We trust that ex-governor Smith is
be open-minded nnd fair, are badly . . . .. . , .
befuddled a. before. I *««■ *” d tt,t ,Ul * ",
■We confes, that the showing ln “> 9 fln * ,h *I >e ha no^nd, it is.
made has somewhat weakened our but It hardly seem, probable that
faith ln Dr. Cook'sMalm, but we ! Richardson, with hla long experience,
are by no means ready to accept has blundered to such an enormous
Peary's statement as conclusive. It extent,
serves to throw a shadow of doubt j Rut, if there Is no deficit ln the
over the Doctor's performance, treasury by the first of Janaary,
though, and we trust that the latter w jj| not be because of economy and
will at once submit every scrap of bu , lne „. lllt * me fbods la conducting
evidence conflrmlng bln claim. I the of the au t e . but deaplte
. ” 1,ea 0n tha,t0rlC ’ '.he absence of such method.. In this
told him by the Ksklmo, who ao- connectIon w0 uke fo!lowInf
companled Dr. Cook. He stated i , , . .. ..
that Iht-se two young Eskimo, wore | wel '- wrlt,en edltorU1 ttom tha MV
Interrogated by him and his officers, con Telegraph:
with no effort or Intention to Intlml-1 "Without criticising any man or
date or frighten them Into making sot of men by name or political align*
untrue statements, and that both of ment, a condition (no longer ettimat-
them stated that Dr. Cook had not ed or guested at) confronts u* in re-
l>een anywhere near tha pole. They gard to the public treasury which
pointed out on a map the route should challenge the serious consld*
which they followed, rind cave the oration of the Legislature when It
lengtk of time they wore away. mects ngaln 0eorgla ,, a rlch a nl
Which Peary claim, would positive- state and she is able to
ly preclude the possibility of Cook „ Bhp . „„ ahe oughl w
having reachod the pole. , *
When U Is understood, however, on f *• * e pajr8,
that the Eskimo, are Ignorant and ! ' ,when ,ha chalrman ot the appro-
unacquainted With nautical or ge- j Prtetlons committee of the House,
ographlcal Instruments, and not during ‘he summer session, solemnly
likely to know from Inspecting the
map of an unknown and uexplored
region, whether they bad ever seen
warned his colleagues of the lltnai
tlon they declined to take him se
riously. When Governor Brown dl-
, A Truly Wonderful
Assemblage of
Classy Made
Clothes
FOR
Men and Young Men,
Strictly Hand Tailored.
and Patterns ap-
to most excellent taste
and judgement, awaits your
inspection here. All doubt as
to STYLE and QUALITY is
eliminated when you enter our
store.
Davis Bros.
“The House of Quality.”
the neighborhood of Caps Tbomaa
Hubbard, and dated March 17th,., ,
1(08, probably ha. more weight ministration construed their,
than all the stories by the Eskimos. ! menu M a reflectloa^ypn-t
nt>r, and Hon. Murphy C
aslng certain terminals in Chatta
nooga for the Stata Road had to re
main ln the treaaury for the almple
reason that It could not M spared;
it wa* not really there to be drawn
th« territory or not, ot| would be In rected attention to the condition of
poaltlon to point out on auch map a 'oar etate'a flnances, and when Hon.
ulDEle epot they hod visited w» do j j Randolph Anderson, - who had
not bellere ao ' much credence 1 ma( ] 0
ahould bo placed on their glory. | own a ccounras a mi
A letter written by Dr. Cook to ^ ^
the young Qerman Praacke. from , JM# ^ , pproglmgti
j certain Trlenffi of the late * 8'
land good mam
an extra session
Calculating the time Dr. Cook must Governor; and* Hon. Murphy Candler j to provide ways and means,
have left the land, from tho date appointed Railroad Commissioner byj ‘‘Tho turn In the affairs
itlon is an annoying one,
and can be, and, will be worked out;
.but It will tak£f^vdence, good
NOTICE!
Under and by virtue of an order
offltha Court ot Ordinary of Clinch
county. Georgia, there will be aold
before the court house door at Sta-
tenvllle, Echols county, Georgia,
within the legal hours of sale to
the highest bidder for cash on the
first Tuesday In .November, 1909,
the following property to-wlt:
| One store ho.use nBd.viflfr-BU the . ....
** °' ingTot’ daW4dBt J
Georgia, being
Mlxe,
is hereby required. In person or by
attorney, to be and appear
i running east along snid right-of-way | tlla ” axt . t * m . °* tBe 8 *"
! 105 feet, thence east of south 310 [ Parlor Court of Lowndes coanty, to
feet, thence 105 teet west, thencejto held in and for said county on
. !southeast.section of the said town,
aent to do it, if not commenc i ng at a post oh the- right-
ot the Legislature | of-way of the A. V. & W. Ry., and
GEORGIA—Lowndes
STATE OF
County:
Connie Alderman va J. W.
Mlxe. Equitable petition to
nnl marriage. Superior Court
Lowndes County, Ga., November
term, 1909.
Tt^J. W. Mite.
of the letter, Peary claims that' ex-Oovcrnor 8mlth, and Mr. Calvin State, which has brought more pro-j 210 feet north to starting point, Ithe 3rd Monday In November, 1909,
Cook’s departure must have been Hitch, tho ex-Governor’a secretary, | dent management, came none too
•bout March 25th, and that he was appeared In print with an array of | soon. After all, that very greatly
at that date 570 miles from tho n g | lrca to prove that there would be
pole, on an airline. Therefore he no d(>( , olt on Janllary Mr- c an< Her
woujd h»v 8 had to cover that dl- dec , Brod lhat theTe W0uld bo , b al-
tanco ln twenty-seven day, to have
reached the pole on April list.
1908.
We believe that Dr. Cook will be
ance “to the good” of approximately
8340.000.
"His figure, are not before us, hut
abls to explain these matter, satis-, recollection I. that Mr. Hitch
factorlly, or rather w # hope he will, | "*«rM out to about tho name eon-
•ad would he glad to see him do It, elusion. (
ot 'onco. "The result of the exhaustive ex-
I nmlnntlon made by Alonso Richard
son ft .Co., expert public accountants
| whose report wa, printed in 8nn>
^ day’s Telegraph, shows that Qover-
Pollowlng the very bullish cotton
reports Issued by the government
last week, showing that the condi
tion this year was tar below that of
the .ten-years' average, , came
announcement that the cotton spin-
the ! nor Brown - ‘ rom >uch information
| a, he had been able to secure, had
nera of tho East and South had prott5 ' accurately slsed up the situs-
formed a combine to curtail their {‘* on ’ and Hon - ^ Randolph An-
output and thu, pull down the. tUmont Investigations led him to
price of the atapln. The wlseet man ! Practically the Identic*! conclusions
who ever lived can't tell what cot- j reached later by the accountants,
ton U going to do. hut on the "Nobody believes, or has charged,
strength of the report, which have «o far as we know, that there has
been Issued, It would eecm that , hern any corruption, hut the state,
there cannot be any great fall In j operating under a slipshod system of
price, of short cotton unless the ; keeping hor accounts, has Ilred be-
mantpalators set their heads to- yond her means. Her expenditures
gether to bring it down.
abused term known as ‘statesman
ship," and often magnified into
meaningleaa Ideality, nothing more
or lets than good hard hone busi-
nees sense— common seme. States
manship Is good management, and
not the weaving more greatly of the
tangled web of a multiplicity of
lawe to annoy and hams* the com
mon mind ef the average cltlxen."
Commander Peary has at last sub
mitted hi, "proofs- that Dr. Cook
never retched the pole. They con
sist of stories which It la alleged the
two Baktmo* who went with Cook,
told to Peary and hla men at Eteh.
°°°k says the Eskimos will bear
him oat when he brings them to
America. Peary hod batter b* hunt
tag hatter proof than he has eo far
ihown.
The weight of a barrel of turpen
tine will remain at 414 pounds un
til tha Had of thin month, as per
tho terms of the truce between the
Atlantic Coast Lino and tha ship-
pen- After that time, unless *
compromise I* effected, the question
will probably go back to tho rail
road commission for settlement.
Mbs Cinada~sbow« a 'disposition
to nag a little over the question of
tho North Pole'* ownership, if Min
Caiads win go up thero and alt on
the Polo and stay tear* and' bold
her tqpgue. she can have It We
don't want the old Pole-all wo want
ed vraa to do tho discovery etnnt
Tax Collectors' Rounds.
I will be at the following pre
cincts for the purpose of collecting
taxes for this year, on dates given
below.
Naylor. Oct. 1, II. *».
Cat Creek, Oct 4, II, 18.
Hahlra and Club House, Oct. 5,
14, 17.
Ousley. Oct. 7, 18, 19.
Ctyattvllle, Oct. 8, 19, Nor lat
Lake Park. Oct 11, U* Nor. *.
Daraey School House, Nor. 3rd.
Dasher, Nor. 5th.
Will be at court house every Sat
urday and balance of time until
hooks close
U. C. Geiger,
Tan Collector.
FOUND that dull eyes can he
tnada bright by wearing a pair of
Mickey’s msde-to-ordsr glasses.
J. O. MACKEY. Optometrist
Young Men Wated.
hare been greater than her revenues.
The late treasurer, Hon. Robert B.
Park, repeatedly called attention to
the slipshod system, and nrged rem
edies. He foretold Inst what has hap
pened. or ta about to happen, and for
hi, pains, prudence end foresight
was made to feel the weight of offi
cial disapproval. His full vindication
has come.
“As we understand It the Gover
nor can borrow to the extent of 8IM.- GOVERNMENT PAYS FROM 4800
0M, and no more. By resorting to, TQ t1M0 A YE AR, NO LAY-OFFS,
what ts known aa “kiting," aubsti-1
tnttag a fond «et apart for on* pur»| Fr»* Scholarship* are Oflsred.
pose and nslng It for another, by let-' Railway mall clerka, poatofflei
ting the teachers wait for their clerks, city carriers, rural mall eeri
arte*, end by delaying other pay, r,e ™ wanted '
ments. the state will, of coatee, putt! *»ml«atloa. «" vWnlty Nov.
through until the LegWatura meets.! 17 - Short hour,■ salaq^ twice month-
“Tke'nto^beer fund eet wart |' T '“5 Itf *
th. Writ... of the «.w —‘"an
system, provided. for in the net of
. yon need; elty undcountry people
1908. has already, by a resolution of baTC e()aa i chance and political in-
tha Legislature, been diverted to the flu4DC . u unnecessary. Free scholar
general tand, and was used In Part j ohlps daring October and November.
to pay for the toot aMston of tha j No time to lone, writ* to Centra. 8 or • done* ••Md" will car* any
General Assembly. Tim appropriation j schools, Department 457, Rochester,, case of Chills end Fever. Price 25 r.
of 448.484 for the porpot* ot perch-! N. Y. 19-tJt tw It 14-lt-lm.
containing onu-half acre
less.
Said property aold 11a the property
of the estate of J. M. Lucas, de
ceased, to pay the debts ot said de
ceased and for distribution among
the heirs.
This Oct. 4, 1909.
R. E. REGISTER.
Administrator.
STATE
County.
Wbereaa, O. J. Robinson and T.
J. Peters, administrators of the es
tate ot Benjamin Moore, deceased,
represents to the Court In their pe
tition, duly filed and entered on
record, that they hare fully admin
istered Benjamin Moore's estate;
this is therefore, to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors,
to show cause, If any they can, why
said administrators should not be
discharged from their administra
tion and receive letters of dismis
sion on the first Monday In Novem
ber, 1909.
A. V, Si mms,
Ordinary Lowndes Co., Ga.
CITATION.
GEORGIA—Echols County;
Mary Coleman having made ap
plication for twelve months support
out of the estate of Isaac Coleman
and appraisers duty appointed to
set apart the same having filed
their return, all persons concerned
are herein required in show cause
before the Court of Ordinary of said
county on the (L-vt Monday in No
vember, 1909, why said application
should not be granted.
This Oct. 4th. 1909.
J. E. PARRISH. Ordinary.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
Whereas E. G. Prescott, adminis
trator of H. D. Frescott, represents
to tha Court in his petition, duly
filed and entered on record, that be
has fully administered H. D. Pres
cott's estate, this ta therefore to
elte al persons concerned, kindred
.and creditors, to show cause, if any
they can, why said administrator
ybonld not be discharged from hi*
administration and receive letters
of dismission on the first Monday
in November. 1939.
A. V. SIMMS. -'Ordinary.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by
Wool ford’s Sanitary, Lotion. Never
falls. Sold by A.- E. Dlmmock,
Druggist. 10-14*-dw-<m
then and there to ens' er plaintiff's
complaint In default whereof, the
court will proceed thereon aa to
Justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable Pobt. G.
Mitchell, Judge of said court, this
.'ho 13th day of Sept., 1909.
R. D. MYDDELTON. Clerk.
GEORGIA—Lowndes County:
Under and by vtrtne ot the wild
land tax flfa Issued by U. C. Geiger,
tax collector ot Lowndes coanty,
Georgia, for nnreturned. unpaid
taxes on lot of land No. 879 ln the
11th district of Lowndes county,
Georgia. I will sell before the court
house door la said county and atate,
between the legal houn ot sale, to
the highest bidder for cash, on the
first Tuesday In November, 1949.,
said wild lot of land No. 379 In the
11th district of Lowndes county.
Geoigla. Sold to satlt’y said tax
flfa and the taxes due on the same
aforesaid set oat In said Ufa. Terms
cash.
This 37th day of Jnly, 1909.
J. F. Passmore,
Sheriff, Lowndes Co., On.
7-31-w3moa.
CITATION. 'jjj,
STATE OF GEORGIA—Lownde*
County.
Whereas. B. J. O’Bryan, as the
ndmlntstrntor ot the estate of D.
P. Ltghtsey, deceased, represents
to the Court In his petition, duly
filed and entered on record, that he
has tally administered said D. P.
Llghtsey’s estate; this is therefore,
to cite all persons concerned, kin
dred and creditors, ta show cause,
lr any they can, why snid adminis
trator should not be discharged
from his administration and receive
letters of dismission, on the first
Monday In November, 1909.
A. V. Simms,
Ordinary Lowndes Co., Ga.
Libel for Divorce.
STATE OF GEORGIA—Lowndes
County:
Tina Harris vs. Plex Harris. Libel
for divorce, Superior Court of
Lowndes County, Ga., November
term, 1909.
To Plex Harris:
The defendant, Plex Harris, is
hereby required ln person or by at
torney to be and appear at the
next term of the Superior Court of
Lowndes County, to be held ln and
for said county on the 3fd Monday
ln November, 1909, then and there
to answer plaintiff’s complaint In
default whereof, the court will
proceed thereon as to Justice shall
appertain.
Witness the Honorable Robt G.
Mitchell, Judge ot said court, this
the 29th day of Sept., 1909.
R. B. MYDDELTON,
Clerk.
10-2 2toct 2tnov.
Leave to Sell.
Sndle Chastain, as guardian .of
the persons and property of Cleve
land Chastain, having tn proper
form applied to the underiigned
for leave to sell all the real estate
belonging to said Cleveland Chas
tain's estate: this Is therefore, to
c|te all concerned to ahow cause at
the next term of the Court ot Ordi
nary, to be held tn and for satd
county on the firat Monday In No
vember, 1909, why aald guardian
shbuld not have leave to sell said
property after advertialng the same
a* the law dlrecta. Thli October
«th. 1909.
A. Y. Simms,.
Ordinary Lowndes County.
Libel for Divorce.
STATE OF GEORGIA—Lowndea
County:
Maude Patterson vs. John Patter
son. Libel for Dlvcrco, Superior
Court of Lowndes County, Ga.. No
vember Term, 1909.
To John Patterson:
The defendant, John Patterson, ts
hereby required, ln gerson or by
attorney, to be and appear at the
next term of the Superior Court of
Lowndes county, to be held in and
for said county on tho Third Mon
day In November, 1909, then and
there to answer piafttlff's com
plaint. In default whereof, tti
court will proceed thereon as to
Justice shall appertain.
Witness the Honorable Robt G.
Mitchell, Judge of aald court, this
16th day of Sept., 1909.
It D. Myddclton,
Clerk.
9-2y-til oct 6.
STATE OF GEORGIA—Lowndes
'.County:
Mary EL Jackson vs. Sidney B.
Jackson. Equitable petition to aa*
nul marriage. Superior Court ot
Lowndes County, Ga- November
term, 1909.
To Sidney B. Jackson.
The defendant Sidney B. Jackson,
Is hereby required, ln person or by,
attorney, to be and nppear
at the next term of the Su
perior Court of Lowndea coanty, to
be held in and for said coanty oa
the 3rd Tfonday In November, 1(09,
then and there to answer plaintiff's
complaint In default whereof, the
court will proceed thereon ms to
Justice shall appertain.
Witness tha Honorabl* Robt O.
Mitchell, Judge ot said court, this
the 13th day of Sept, 1909,
a a MYDDELTON, Clerk. ,