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THE VALDOSTA
riMKt). VALDOSTA, . GA., SATURDAY, DEC)
10, 1011.
CLEVE CORKER
MADE ESCAPE
tASTJVENIlfi
Negro Detective Escaped
With Hand-Cuffs on
NEGRO BUNCH OP
GAMBLERS E8cfcPWK_£ROM
GUARD WHILE BEING C?
HIED TO CAMPS.
(Prom Thursday’* Dally.)
Detective Clevo Corker, a color
ed ildotb who wao captured with
Olx other negroes in a gudbllng
game In the western part ol the
elty a few erenings ago and who
-waa convicted In Judge Cranford's
court and sentenced to a year on
the chain gang, showed bis skill aa
.a smooth artist on the way to tba
convict gang yesterday by making
hie escape from the convict guard
who had him In charge.
Corker waa m the buggy with the
guard and they were out near, Kin
der Lou on the war t o the convict
oamps when the negro jumped out
of the buggy and took to the woods,
leaving tha guard to wonder wheth
er it was a dream or the real thing
that was taking placa. An effort to
catch the negro failed and It la
probable that he haa managed to
got off the bandcuffa before' this
time.
Corker claimed to hare been In
the employ of a sheriff in WalfSn
county, Florida. He la a long, lank,
shiny alrin negro and appear* to-be
of more than ordinary Intelligence.
"When he wae arrested be hed hla
pockets lli.ed with letters and doc
ument* ahovring that he wee a de
tective, end he claimed that he waa
In Valdoata looking fAr a negra
who waa badly wanted by tba aher-
1« of Walton county, Florida.
In the city court ho waa tried for
gaming and also for carrying a Pl»*
tol concealed and without license.
Ho vms sentenced In the first case,
but Judgo Cranford decided to com-
munlcato with tho officers of Wal
ton county, Fla., before Imposing
the sentence in the other cases.
It Is very probable that when
Corker 'mede his escape he broke
for the Florida line, especially alnce
It wes only about ten miles away.
•So bays n 11.26 man's hat dur
ing our reorganisation sale at the
Empire Store. 12-lieodSwi.
New Scheme Completely Does Away
With Trickery and Deceit
A new scheme for measuring cot
ton liber, recently perfected ->y the
experts of the United States govern
ment, will revolutionise the j cotton
Industry of this country. /By the
system the exact grade of cotton ran
be determined and lta lengtji of fiber
can be accurately measired. The
new method le the resulft of two
yeara' experimenting. . ..
The aystem la very .Simply ex
plained. A piece of satnple cotton
la -taken and placed under a micro
scope. The libers gra smoothed out
and separated. The Jndlvldual fib
ers are placsd b6tv&n two pieces
It glass end tho fclesa la placed In a
and electric lights
turned "dUN fibers' by this pro
cess are magHSd twenty times anJ
n photo taken. Each fiber la tnen
measured and the average length
■ •'•-Ited. By thla aystem the ex-
ilue of the cotton can be iccu-
rutely and fairly obtained.
The old system permitted of
much unfairness and trickery An
expert generally took a sample piece
of cotton from a bale and if he
wished to cheapen the bale he pull
ed the sample apart breaking the
fibers In half, tnui giving the Idea
that the bale contained an Inferior
grade. In tbli way a merchant was
able to obtain auperlor goods at a
sacrifice price. The new method of
measuring and valuing will com
pletely do away with the possibility
of crooked experts.
Well Know* at Douglas.
J. W. Dyeaa, . the Coffee county
m*n who was arrested In Savannah
under a charge of defrauding an
Auguata cotton firm, la well known
In Dougla*. Dyeaa has been farm
ing In Coffee county for several
Tears. This year he farmed on
land owned by Lee Allen, and he la
a good farmer. Nothing la known
here me to hla operations with the
Augusta cotton firm, except that It
la known In Douglai that during
thl* fall he haa paid out large sums
of money on three oocaalona, at a
time when all of hla crops were un
der levy by the eherlff, and he rols-
cd the money from other, sources
than his crops or business In Cof
fee county.
Ladles' JJ shoes are 22.10 from
now until Jan. l at the Empire
Store. • 12-1200 <Swl
Many Shoppers are In Town
The crowd which came In on tha
trains this morning from various
directions looked like crowds who
came to a circus or some unuaual
event. Nearly ell of the trains were
ailed with people who were com
ing here to do their trading. Most
of them were ladles from the near
by towna who came to make their
Christmas purchases. . ,.,
The weather has been,SO 'warm
during the pact tew days that trade
on tha heavier lines haa been vary
light, though the outlook le that
tha trade on novelties and Christ
mas tricks of on# kind, and anoth
er, will be very heavy. The mer
chants hare have large stocks and
there seems to he a general dispos
ition among the people to do more
than usual In gift making this year.
Free,
. On January 1 wo will give abso
lutely free a IJS oak china vabtnet
to tha person who buys tha largest
amount of goods of ns from now
until then. THE EMPIRE STORE,
lt-llaodlwlt.
MEASURING COTTON.
/
They sell men’s 22.60 to ft pants
for 22.1* at the reorganisation sal*.
THT EMPIRE STORE
12-12eod2wlt*
Boston Against the Cow.
their meeting this week, tha
luncll of Beaton voted on tho
Scow" and ‘‘anti-cow" Question and
the majority decided against old
brlndle, relegating her to private
life.
Tho "cow” men, it is aald, r claim
that bnt for the feet that the May
or failed to put in an appearance
the "antta'* would not have won.
The vote only gave a majority of
one against the cow and as the
Mayor had been oleeted on the cow
ticket It was expected that he
would ho present and on that side,
but found It convenient to have a
prcsBtng buslneT engagement out
of tho city »VW*-t time, so the vote
went to the other Bide.
It . Is reported that things have
cn protty hot In the little city, ex
citement on the subject, running
very high.—Thomaevllle Ttmes-En-
torprlse.
Men’s 216 salts, whllt they last,
for 2<-*S at tha Empire Store, 181
N Ashley si. . 12-12ocd3wl
Hoboes are Getting Plentiful
Thla seems to ba the season of
transit from the oolder to the
warmer climates for certain kinds
of birds and tramps. Hardly a day
passe* that there are not a half a
dosen or mors hoboes hanging
around town on their way toFlor-
Many of them are crippled
and are begging for charity.
Yesterday a hobo about fifty-five
yeara of age waa taken In charge
by-the policemen and placed In the
city prison. This morning he waa
turned out and given live minutes
to get out of town, with the furth
er warning that tnree minutes of
that time had already expired. Ha
bent a hasty exit.
Several cripples were also given
warning by the police officer yes-
terday.
Five pound* auger free to each
person who makes a 26 purchase
from now until January 1st at the
Empire Store. ll-12*odSwt
The Former State Convention
The ether day The' Time* accept-
I the statement of the Atlanta
Journal that no 8tate Convention
ws* held to nominate a successor to
Alexander Stephens. We did not
* whether tho Journal’s state-
t was truo or not, hut an old
IV tells ha that Its itory 1* not
■o and that Mr.O. K. Jonea was
one of ths delegates to that con
vention.
But since the Journal's first
publication, we understand that ft
admit* It* error and haa corrected
the same.
FREE—A I J-pteee dinner set will
be given to each person who buy*
the second and third largest amounts
of goods of ns from now until Jan.
1st The Empire 8tore.
12-lteodSwlt
General Freight Agent H. C. Me-
Fadden and General Passenger
Agent C. H. Oettls, of the Georgia
and Florida road, war* among the
visitor* to Valdoata today.
A CONGRESS AT WAYCBOSS.
Annual Convention at Drainage Con
gress to Be Held on Dee. 10.
The annual convention of the
Georgia Drainage Congress will be
held at Waycross on December l*.:
and It la expected that, there will be :
a large attendance from all sections, 1
especially from South Georgia. A
very Interesting program has been |
prepared for this meeting, and it Is
as follows:
Morning Session.
Convention called t° order at
court house at 9:30 a m.
Prayer, by Rev. W. H. Scruggs.
Address of welcome- Professor E.
A. Found. >
Reclamation of North Carolina's
Wet Lands," by Dr. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, geologist of North Carolina.
"The Wet and Overflowed Lands
of Georgia" (illustrated lecture) by
Prof. W. S. McCallie, geologist of
Georgia.
"The Reclamation of Georgia’s
Wet and Overflowed Lands," by J.
V. Phillips, United States drainage
engineer.
Discussion of the drainage ques
tion by Hon. William O. Brantley,
Hon. Charles O. Edwards. Senator
Hoke Smith, Hon. L. R. Aiken, of
Brunswick, Hon. Walter McElreath
and Governor John M. - Slaton, of
Atlanta.
Afternoon Session.
"The Relation of Drainage to
the Agricultural Development of the
South," by Hon. E. J. Watson, com
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and Industries of South Carolina.
“The Value of Tile Drainage and
Results In North Georgia.” Dr. Len
O Hardman, of Jackson county.
“The Railroad’s Interest In Drain-
aye,”. by Col. Alexander R. Lawton,
vice president of tha Central of
Georgia, of Savannah, and Wade H.
Lcahy, general passenger agent Of
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan
tic, of Atlanta.
General discussion by members
and visitor*.
Report of legislative fommlttee
by the chairman. Judge J. L. Sweat
Adjournment to mast at Coleraine
on St. Mary's river, December 20, at
2 a. m. for real Georgia barbecue
and flab fry. ■
21.60 value ladles’ shoes are tell
ing for 21.86 from now until Jan.
1st at the Empire Store.
12-12eod3wlt. '
XKMO MAKES ASTONISHES
ECZEMA CUKES
•-i-i .;JP'
, "WE. PROVE IT.’’
Every day ZEMO gives rsllef and
cures men, women and children In
every city and town In America
whoa* Bklns are on fire with tortur
ing ECZEMA raahea and other Itch
ing, burning, scaly and crusted ekin
and ecalp humors
ZEMO .and ZEMO (ANTISEPTIC)
SOAP, two refined preparations, will
give you eubh quick relief that yon
will feel like a new person.
Wo give you throe reasons why
we recommend and endores ZEMO
and. ZEMO SOAP for all skin and
■calp eruptlona.
1st They or* clean, (dentine
preparations that' give univena! sat-
isfnfction and. are pleasant and agree
able to use at all times.'
2nd. .They are not experiments,
but are proven curoe for every form
of ikln or ecalp affections whether
on Infants or grown parsons.
Srd. Tney work on n nsw princi
ple. They do not glaxe over the sur
face, but they penetrate to the seat
of the trouble and draw the germ
life from underneath the akin and
destroy It In this way a complste
cure Is effected In any ease of SKIN
OR SCALP ERUTION.
Endoned and sold In Valdosta by
the A. E. Dlmmock drug store.
The reorganisation sals at the
Emptre Store lasU from now until
Jan. 1st. 12-12 *°dSwl.
Rev. Gene Whittington to Macon.
Rot, Eugene Whittington, who
wae pastor of the First Methodlet
church at Swainiboro.N preached hla
last sermon there Sunday night be
fore going to Macon to take up bis
pastorate with tha Second 8treet
church there. Rev. Mr. Whitting
ton haa been the only resident
preacher at Bwalniboro during the
past year, and he had to look after
tha other denominations as wall as
hi* own.
It la said that he was very popu
lar there and the veople regretted
ee him leave, though hla friends
were glad of hU promttlon.
Free.
A eack of Capttola flour tree to
each person who makes x 212.63
purchase at the Empire Store from
now -until Jan. 1. 12-lJeodSwl
Mr. and Mra. W. O. Howell came
up from Echols co&ty and spent
tha day In this elty on a shopping
trip.
PRES
ONI
The holidays are near at hand, wht j
the order of the day. We do not
present than a nice piece of fumit
is constantly used; and necessarily
receives it that “It was given to
fJWe invite our friends to come
mense line. We can show you
please you as a Christmas gift, anc
receiver still more. We have on
styles of Center Tables, Hall
Golden Oak, Mahogany, Early
from $ 1.25 to $30.00. Ladies’
Early English, Mahogany and
match. Prices from $5.50 to $2(
Lounges from $25.00 to $50.0(1
Rugs from 75c. to $50.00.
qjust received a large shipment {
Bronze Oxidized and white,
ranging from $5 to $25; also we
e satin finish from $15
m
toi
agents for the famous McElroi
Iron Slat $6.50 for wood slats j
beautiful patterns in down quilt]
articles too numerous to mentio|
the ou:
valdost;
THEY CANT
UNDERSELL
WINN-JONES CO.
You hear a lot of noise, “News Paper Noise” from this one and
the other, about what great* bargains they are offering. Some
claim to be selling at “cost” some aven claims to be selling be
low “cost”. Now lets think about this matter a little seriously
We don’t believe the average man is going to pay much atten
tion to such frivolous statememts, as you all know full-well that
a man can’t afford, to sell goods at cost. If he sells some things
at cost you better look out, he’ll eat you up on something else-
We are not selling goods at cost, but we do sell more goods than
two of the average stores in Valdosta, and for that reason we
can sell you the same goods “For Less”. Why? Because it
don’t cost any more to sell $100.000 than it does $50,000 and
and we are in the $ 1.00.000 class, hence you can save money
at our store, and get better goods. Our goodsare new, we don’t
carry over old stock from year to year. We sell it. If you are
looking for sure enough bargains, in new fresh goods, see us.
WINN-JONES CO.
P. S. Just closed a deal for 1000 bushels of No. 1,
N. C. Peanuts, we can save you money on your
seed pinders if you’ll come quick. W. J. Co.