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in VALDOSTA TIMES.
0A- TUESDAY,
march n, JM1.
BOOSTING THE
SEAISLANDS
Committee from Waycross
Meeting Calls Upon Grow
ers to Cut Down Crop.
To the Growers of Sea Island Cotton
In Georgia, Florida and South
Carolina:
We, the undersigned 'committee
appointed at a meeting of Sea Island
cotton growers held In Waycross,
Thursday, March 9th, to look sjnto
and make a report on condition of
the Sea Island market and advise
the best course for the growers to
pursue to bring prices back to a
living basis, beg to submit the fol
lowing report:
At the opening of the season, the
market ruled Arm and prices were
fairly satisfactory and the crop was
moving off nicely. later develop
ments, however, revealed that the
crop both here and in Egypt was
several thousand bales larger than
•was expected. The mills then began
to systematically bear prices, with
the result that the market ibecame
dull and Sea Island has moved very
slowly for the last ninety days, only
such lots being sold as sellers would
make concessions below quoted
prices, and today the stock of cotton
on hand in Savannah and Charles
ton Is very much larger than at this
season for the last several years and
by comparison Is an follows:'
March 10, 1911, at Savannah and
Charleston, 26,135.
March 10, 1910, at Savannah and
Charleston. 3,082.
March 10, 1909, at Savannah and
Charleston, 13,035.
March 10, 1908, at Savannah and
Charleston, 11,516.
With 26,000 bales at the porta
and an estimated stock of 20.000
bales in the Interior, making a total
of 46,000 bales yet to be marketed,
gives the spinners encouragement to
depress prices and again a report has
been widely circulated to the effect
_ . h,. acreage devoted to the pro-
•—Auction of Sea tWIand OottOH»-Wlll be
materially Increased this season. This
report, of course, gives the spinner
Increased power over the market,
and they gre using it to their advan
tage and fo our serious detriment
We are further Informed that the
spinners are taking Egyptian cotton,
In preference to Sea Island, except
where they can secure Sea Island
cotton very much below quotations.
With these conditions prevailing we
sre firmly convinced that another
full crop means still lower prices,
or In other words it will give the
buyers the advantage of the market
and they will force prices below the
cost of production and the producers
of Sea Island will again be confront
ed with 15 cent cotton.
Therefore, It is apparent to us that
the prosperity of the growers de
pends upon Immediate and decisive
action on their part. We would
therefore, Insisf upon all growers
carrying into effect the resolution
adopted at the Waycross meeting to
Teduce their acreage 50 per cent. We
understand that hundreds of farmers
have already pledged themselves to
cut the acreage, ns recommended, In
addition to those who were -present
•at W.ycross.
The spinners say they do not need,
nor want Sea Island cotton unless
they can get it at starvation prices to
the producers. Then It la folly and
not at all creditable to us as Intel
ligent people to wear out our land
and our lives and our wives and chil
dren to produce something that the
world does not need or want, and we
appeal to you as Intelligent, self-
respecting farmers, to look at this
question from good business stand
point, then act as good business men
would under similar circumstances.
Reduce the crop to an amount that
the world 'a willing to take at a fair
price to you, and this year we feel
confident that half a crop will bring
more money to you than a full crop
will.
We would respectfully recommend
* years treatment of the following
preparation for your present troubles.
Produce liberally the three P’s,
Peas, peanuts and pigs.
With best wishes and confidence In
your Judgment, we are. respectfully,
M. S. KNIGHT,
W. H. HAYES,
Committee.
MISTAKES IN NEWSPAPERS.
Some Instances Recently Where the
Times Fell into Them. ,
Newspapers make many mistakes,
due largely to the fact that they
are human and much tha* they
print Is furnished them by human
beings. Printers are usually the
best hands to solve the mysteries of
bad hand writing to be found any
where. They can read hen tracks,
but they do not always r-ad them
right. Still, that Is not their fault,
but rather It la the fault of the
tracks. The editor of the Times does
not write a very good hand. In fact,
it Is one of the thorns In his flesh.
He hasn't a single medal for excel-
lence in penmanship. That probably
causes some errors In The Times.
Last week. In a notice of the
Priscilla" performance, he refer
red to Miss Ethel Whittington as
the trainer of the performers In their
htBtrlonlc work. The printer read
it wrong, so it appeared in the paper
Miss "Edith.” We have not heard
from Miss Ethel about It. but If she
Is mad we do not blame her.
And this reminds us of some other
mistakes that have occurred lately
The Times, due to bad writing
or something else. A few days ago
the editor tried to quote what Burns
said about “a chiel amang ye taking' nothing to Indicate that she was ftb
notes” but the printer got It “a j | ng t Q kill herself, though she was
child." This was corrected in the | disappointed over the failure
proof, but when the paper came out
It appeared as "a chief.” About the
A YOUNG LADY
KILLS HERSELF
r
Berrien County School Teach
er Ends Her Life with "
bolic Acid Sunday.
New* was received Jn Valdosta
this morning from Adel of the sui
cide of Miss Ida Grffln, a well-knowie
young school teacher of Berrien
county who had been teaching
Bchool eight miles west of Adel .on
the river. She had been boarding
at Mr. W. H. McConnell's home.
She appeared to be in the best of
spirit Sunday morning and Miss
Effle McKenney, of Adel, who waa
also teaching school Jn that county,
went out to spend the day with her.
The young ladleB laughed aqdfctalk-
ed together for awhile, wtfen Miss
Griffin excused herself and went In
another room of the house, taking
the contents of a bottle of carbollo
iacid, which caused her death.
| It Is understood that she said
of a
same time, the editor tried to ring
In something from Shakespear. -Ho
quoted "more fell than anguish,”
but the prlnteMHriTH “most full of
anguish.” TijRii, was_ caught in
the proof, bufc.'when the paper came
out It appeared "more hell than
anguish.”
As we said,' Printers and editors
both make mistakes and they are
mistakes that cannot be hidden or
wiped out. To keep serene and at
peace with' the world, when some
mistakes bob up before them. Is
one of the virtues that Is going to
win a rich reward for the craft
when the stars and crownB are be
ing fitted on for the general wind
up.
Tho Airships Did not Fly.
The Times of Saturday printed
the contents of a telegram which It
received Friday afternoon from
Waycross stating that Aviator Ells
had made a successful flight at that
place and that he had his airship,
under perfect control. A similar
telegram was sent to all of the
papers of the state. The Waycross
Herald of. Saturday afternoon copies
the telegram which was sent to all
of the papers of the state, stating
that Ells had made a successful
flight. The Herald said the report
was uptrue and was calculated to
hurt the city. It said the aifship
did not fly, owing to the very strong
wind. It says that a largo crowd
was present and all seemed greatly
disappointed to see no flight The
Herald said that the aviator and his
committee could not control the
wind and It was probably best to de.
fer the flights rather than have an
accident.
Professor (not count or captain)
but plain Professor Ells, or Eels,
made another attempt to fly Satur
day morning but succeeded in get
ting about twenty-five feet from
the ground when his machine made
a rapid descent and was damaged.
The professor stated that ho would
not attempt to fly, Saturday after
noon but will wait until his new
engine arrives ,the present engine
being too weak to make the flight,
j Just why the telegram wag s.Ghi out
Friday night stating that a Success
ful flight had been made Is
known.
Sole leather from 35c per pound
up, tacks, Inks, rubber heels, heel
plates, cut soles and all other shoe
findings. Electric Shoe Hospital.
Tom Jackson not Sentenced.
Tom Jackson, the young negro In
Jafl here charged with killing his
wlf e »nd her grad.mother, was to
have been sentenced to hang last
Saturday, but the lawyers represent
ing Jackson objected to Judge
Thomas passing the sentence .on ths
ground that the Judge was solicitor
general When the negro was prose
cuted. It was understood 'several
days ago that there would be no Ob
jection Hied to Judge Thomas, but
later on the defendant's lawyers
changed their minds In this particu
lar. Jackson will be sentenced later
on by some other Judge, who will
have to come here for that purposo
The Farmers' Bulletins.
Tho Board of Trade has received
from the United States department
of agriculture at Washington, one
hundred Farmer’s BnJUQns.
The' secretary will gladly mall
these bulletins o every farmer In
Lowndes county and our receipt of
aame. aud after selecting such docu
ments as he desires, the secretary
BnnrA nr T «- ... . ■ r.
young man friend, whom she expect
ed to visit her, to come. She re
marked that she would rather be
dead than disappointed, but no one
thought the disappointment was
so serious.
Her death caused a chock to a
largo circle of friends in. Berrien
county. She was a member of a
well-known family and her death Is
an unusually sad une.
Berrien Superior Court.
Judge W. E. Thomas and several
of the local lawyers left this morn
ing for Nashville where Berrien
superior court for the March term
convened at ten o'clock. The ses
sion promises to be a very busy one,
there being about fifty or sixty cases
on the docket, though Judge Thomas
has cleared oft many of the cases
during the past few weeks.
A telephone message to The Times
this morning stated that hit charge
to the grand Jury was pronounced
one of the best ever heard there and
the best people of the coimty
very much pleased at the high
standard which he has raleod fo<* the
support of the laws of the Plate.
The outlook Is that most of this
week will be taken up with the dv'l
cases and *he criminal docket will
follow next week
follow next week.
Little Girl Broke Her Arm.
A white man residing two
three miles from Valdosta, and
whoeo name we could not learn came
to town Saturday afternoon with his
two children) and that night 'car
ried them to a moving picture show
where ho left them. He went off
and got with some friends who had
a bottle of whiskey and It Is wild
that he became so Intoxicated that
he forgot about the children.
After remaining |n tho show for
an hour or more they left the placo
and were playing around the front
door when the little girl fell and
broko her arm. She said that her
mother was at homo sick. She was
taken In charge by people at the
moving picture show and her inju
ries were attended to by a physi
cian.
It was some time before the fath
er could bo found. Ho was pretty
wall under tho weather os well as
Mquor when ho wnsl oeftted.
JOHNNIE O'BKRBY KILLED.
Former Valdosta Boy Met Death
Under Auto In Macon Sunday.
The report of the death of young
John W. O'Berry, whose parents
formerly resided here and who are
pleasantly remembered by many peo
ple here was. brought to this city In
the Macon Telegraph this morning
and caused much sorrow. The Tel
egraph’s report was as follows.
“Johnnie W. O’Berry, 14-year-old
son Of Mr and Mra J. W. O'Berry,
4 Forsyth street, died at the Macon
Hospital Sunday afternoon at 4.45
o’clock,- from Injuries sustained
when struck by an automobile driv
en by lock C. Klmme, secretary and
treasurer of the Willingham Sash
and Door Company. Tile accident
occurred at the intersection of Or
ange street and Washington aven-
Sunday afternoon at 3.15
o'clock.
“Young O'Berry had Just mount
ed his wheel In front of the College
Hill ..Pharmacy, when It struck the
curfe'of the street ‘car track and
skinned. The automobile was Just
coming down the hill, and the boy
was pitched headlong from his bi
cycle Into the front of tho machine.
It Is believed that his head struck
the hood of the car The car passed
over* his body, hut was stopped with
the pear wheel on his legs.
"Immediately after the accident
Mr. Klmme picked up the Injured
boy and rushed, him to the Macon
Hospital, where physicians and J.
W. O’Borry, father of the Injured
lad, were summoned.
"Everything possible was done
for the boy, but to no avail.
‘Thb lad did not regaft con
sciousness after the accident, the dl*
rect cause of his death bolng due
to a concussion of the brain. Tho
skull was fractured and the body
was somSwhat cut anti bruised,
but the only serious Injury was to
the head.
Besides his parents, Johnnie is
survived by one brother, George,
and one sister, Ruth O'Berry. He
was a pupil at the Nlsbet school and
was In the sixth grade. His teach
ers donsldered him one of the
.brightest little chaps in his grade,
end be was a general favorite with
a)l bis schoolmates. .At the home on
' Terrace, last night the
was prostrated with grief,
the car^iUfhfrO Klmme, who
at 540 Washington street, and
Is seC’ctary-treasurcV of the Wil
lingham Sash and Door Company,
were, two young ladles. The Im
pression prevails that Mr. Klmme
wag Hot speeding, and that the In
jury of the boy waa an accident
which could not have been avoided
by the driver of the machine.
We want you to call at our store
during our Majestic Demonstration
Week, March 27 to 1, and get
Souvenir Set of Majectic Ware
Larson-Forbes Hardware Co.
fttiithern Inventors.
The folic'* 11 * » alenU were
usuod to sou.* 6 ®™ inTentor :,rr/ r :
nvrrc'
apiece to our readers.
Florida—Lewis Llmpert, * ■bi
switch operating device.
, Fleming H. Waiver,
Griffin p ’ant* and sillier
tribute ta. ""am W. Wilder. S^
vannab, Pomj \ T Andre w.
Alabama—4 a J* ^fety appll-
Montgomery. » Bed Level,
ance; Carey V. SuU1 v.n. New
a plow; Jeremiah
Decatur, car-truck.
HIGH SCHOOLS CONTEST.
More Than Two Down From Second
, District to Meet at Moultrie.
Thursday and Friday, March 30
and 21, will seo the assembling In
Moultrie of tbe High School Associa
tion of tho Second Congressional D u
trict. It la planned to mako the
convention the greatest educational
gathering In the history of Colquitt
county. Beginning Thursday night
them will be contests In declama
tion, recitation and piano playing,
part'dpated in by pupils of tho va
rious school, represented,
Friday morning at 10 o'clock will
be an essay writing contest. At the
same hour will convene the teachers'
conference. 8tnte School Commission-
„ M. L. Brittain will be present snd
will'address the meeting. Prof. J. S.
Stewart, of Athens,
present.
At 2 o'clock Friday aftornoon the
Held day cxercisea will be held un
der the management of Prof. J.
Porter Davis, of Norman Institute.
Immediately following It Is. plannod
to have a baseball game between
Moultrie and Albany, or Albany and
Norman Park.
The schools of the county will de
clare » holiday Friday and It Is hop
ed that each one of them will send
In S Urge delegation.
mm*» Or0 ** rT |** m8 ®«n«d r< to^J r ^£i II 0I1 ,l *£
I plication giving Poetofflce or R. F. D.
You all know ywi
Coffee hot In an ordtna.
long. Next time you d,
call at Fry A Gibson's a
Icj"-Hot bottles. Guarantee,
liquids hoi for 24 hours dp
72 hours. Price *1.60;
can't keep
ry bottle very
-ive to town
nd see the
4 to keep
cold for
™es BLOOD POISON
A great many so-called remedies for Contagious Blood Poison:
are composed almost entirely of strong mineral ingredients. They
seem to be compounded with tbe idea that one poison will coun
teract another—provided the stomach and delicate portions of the-
system can withstand the cfTrcts of the strong treatment. These
concoctions are intended to kill the poison in tile system. In tills
article we want to tell yon of S.S. S., a purely vegetable remedy
for Contagious Blood Poison, a medicine that not only cures the
disease, but one which from the first dose has a fine tonic effect
upon the stomach and the entire system. Nor does S. S. S. attempt
to kill tile germs within the system, but cures by REMOVING
them Irom the blood—which is absolutely the only way to cure
the disease.
It does not require any argument ’to establish the fact that a blood'
disease can be cured only by a blood purifier; every pne will admit the
truthfulness of this statement. The question of most importance there
fore is, what medicine has proven by actual results its superiority as a
bloc ' ' ".rifier? Weclaint this distinction forS. S. S., and offer as proof
ilic i that for more than forty years it has been sold under this claim
and the demand for it has steadily increased, and we have thousands
of testimonials from cured patients from all parts of the country.
Contagious Blood Poison, as the name implies, is an infectious
blood taint which may be communicated from one person to another.
Its virus is of a most insidious nature, multiplying from an insignificant
gerin in the blood, until it becomes a thorough systemic poison. Its
first symptom is usually a tiny sore or pimple, but it rapidly spreads,
and in a short while the entire body gives evidence of the poison in the
blood. The mouth and throat ulcerate, glands in the groin swell, the
hair begins lIL. tie out, copper-colored splotches appear on the body,
und frequently running sores and ulcers break out on (he flesh.
A condition of such serious nature requires proper treatment.
Not only must the disease he driven out, but the system,.which lias
been weakened by the ravages
of the ooison, must be built up
before health can > be restored.
5. S. S. CURES CONTAGIOUS
BLOOD POISON BY PURIFYING
THE BLOOD. It goes into the
circulation and removes Ihfc last
trace of the infectious virus, acts
with fine tonic effect on the
stomach, bowels, kidneys and
all portions of the system, and
thus makes a perfect as well as
lasting cure. S. S. S. is made
entirely of roots, herbs and
barks, each of which has a spe
cific action on the system. Not
a particle of mineral of any kind
enters into the composition of
this great medicine. S. S. S. is
perfectly safe for any one to take, and instead of upsetting the stomach
as mineral medicines do, it tones up this important member and makes
digestion easy. Thousands have cured themselves of Contagious
Blood Poison by the use of S. S. S., and if you will write and ivquesi
it we will send you, without charge, a Home Treatment Book, which .
will give you ail necessary information for curing yourself at your own
home. We will also give you free arty spqfcial medical advice you ask for.
S. S. S. cures by making pure, healthy blood—Nature s real, remedy.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATDUiTA, ,flA.
S.S.S. CURED HIM.
I waa affltoted with a terrible Mood
disease, which waa in spots at first,
but afterwards spread all om my
body. Theca aoon broke out into
sores, and it la eaay to imagine tha
auffarlnff I endhrod. Before 1 became
convinced that the dootora could do
me no rood I had apent, a hundred
dot jars, whioh waa really thrown
awf j. X then tried, various potent
mwuoineotbut they did not reaoh tho
dtseoea. When \ had finished mx
smeller, enl bu.ureL,,.,. —
entirely. li-esaloed my lestwelaht,
became stronger and my appetite
greatly Improved. I wee. Boon en
tirely well, end my shin as clear as
i etc
H. L. MEYERS.
69 Clinton St., Newark, N. J,
a piece of glees.
PERSONAL MENTION
(From Friday's Dally.)
J. W. Duncan, of Jasper, Fla.,
came up yesterday and spent tho day
in Valdosta.
Mr. R. S. Holtsendorff, of Mill-
town, was among the vlsltore to this
city yesterday.
Miss Overstreet, of Jennings, Fla.,
was among tho vlsltotrs In this city
yesterday.
Mr. H. C. McFaddcn, the general
freight agent of the Georgia South
ern and Florida road, waa among
tho visitors to Valdosta today,
Mr. Clay Converse, who keops up
with baseball in the various cities,
thinks that It Is tlmo for Valdosta to
begin to organjw for the coming
season, If this city is going to have
a team. Mr. Convorse says that It
Alls him with deep disgust to see
Valdosta wait until all of the other
towns have organized their tenuis
and then got Into tho game. He
says that If wo are going to play wo
ought to go In to win. When he gone
'possum' hunting he goes to catch
something and not merely to hear
the dogs bark. If we are going to
have baseball we want ball games
and not all talk.
Chief Brooks, of the tire depart
ment, recently bought a horse from
Mr. Ben Roberta, which 1* probably
the fattest tittle animal In this sec
tion ot tho country.' It is as round
as a butter ball and as slick as a
mouse.
Major W. L. Glessner, of the
Georgia and Florida road, was among
tho visitors In this city yesterday.
Mr. H. F. Mabbett, of Quitman,
PERSONAL mention.
(From Friday's Dally.)
Mr. W. C. McDaniel, ot Madison,.
Fla., was among the visitor* to this
city today.
Mr. G. F. Austin, or Haslehurst,
was a visitor to the city yesterday.
Mrs. M. T. Bliss lert yesterday for
Thomasvllle to spend a few days
with her niece, Mra Ball. Bha will
return here and spend a few day*
with Mra W. H. Dyer, before going
back to Brunswick, ,
Boys and girls may register for
the children’s festival chorus until'
Tuesday, March 21st. After thin
vlate no more names will be added.
Mrs. James Johnson and children,
have returned from a visit to rela
tives In MonUcello, On.
A popular music concert will be
given at tho auditorium this even
ing before the certain rises.
Sheriff Gornto and Clerk of the
Court R. B. Myddeltoaj have gone to
Macon on some business.
Mrs. C. W. Bennott was earrled to
tho Union Hospital this week for
treatment there. This Is her fourth
trip to the hospital - In the past few
months.
Mrs. Charlie Lama- ami her little
deughter, Mary Leo, ef Pcnsacolm,
Fla, are visiting the family of Mr.
D. C. Ashley.
Mr. M. J. Boyd, who did mack
truck farming around Valdosta,
tried Irrigation last year and he »aya
that ho raised three crepe on one
tract of land In only a few montha
The Irrigation made fertlllxer un
necessary and ho found It about aa
cheap to Irrigate the land a* to for-
came ovor yesterday and spent the tlllxe It.
day In this city. The te**" 4 announcement that
Mr. H. F. McCallum, of While j the Florence Hotel would bo tom
Springs, Fla, was among tho visitors down to make room for “
It’s worth $8.00 US you to
our advertisement lh' th'ls pdhdr,
don’t overlook It LarBOt-PijfV
Hardware Co.
Prof. Geo. D. Godard Is president
of the association and to working
hard to make this, the first meet
ing In Moultrie, an unqualified suc
cess
Drop in our store during our
Majestic Demonstration Week, March
27 to April 1st snd let us show you
why the Great and Grand Majestic
Bang, to the best on earth. A
Souvenir Bet of Ware, worth *8.00
given with every Majestic Range.
Sold by Larson and Forba,
to thto city yeaterday.
Councilman W„ A. Jenkins to car
rying one of his hand* In a band
age as the result of a serious cut
new
buUdlng has Injured Mr. W. ,A.
Jeter's business with the traveling
men, he says, because many ot them
think the work la to start at once.
ho received thla morning. He waa i He has the hotel rented for on tat-
,rimming a small limb off a tree at definite period and will continue to
his home with hla pocket knife, when manage It until his lease expire* It
the llipb suddenly broke, plunging ■ will be several months before work
the knife Into the fleshy part of his on the new hotel begins.
hand to the bone. The cut to nearly
Don't think yon have no use for
an Icy-Hot Dottle. In the winter you
can keep liquid hot, and In tha sum-
two Inches long and Is a very pain
ful one.
It will more than pay you for the mer you can keep them cqld. No
no to read our large advertise- acids used. Only »1.*0. Money rw-
time to
ment In thl» ptpor.
Hsrwaro Co.
Larsen Forbes funded If not,
i* Gibson.
satisfactory. Fry