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JOHN STATEN
DIED AT TAMPA
LAST NIGHT
EIRE COMMIT
TEE MAKES ITS
ANNUAL REPORT
Water
do wia* yos or-
toll* rntl
OBDBg HOB-
,D««D PBOO*
I Oar papslaa
He Went There to Have
an Operation Performed
Work of the Department Dur
ing the Year Gone. j
WOOLLEY'S
BEST
2 Goto. Mil
2 Colo.
to for shoeing, which la
$17 for feeding and shoeing each
homo, making a total of about $42
a month for the four horaea.
I aiah to eammand all tho tre-
menfor the cheerfulneaa with which
they hare discharged their dutlei,
and to Assistant Chief Tom Cook
for hie co-operation with me In try
ing to got the beat eervlee possible
out of the force and equipment at
DUKES’ MKTURE
hand.
1 wleh to extend my thank* to
11.111 BEEN II.I, TWO Oil THREE
WEEKS AMI IS FAILING
HEALTH FOIl SEVERAL
.MONTHS PAST.
COMMITTEEMAN’ PEEPLES IN-
Conl'OltlTKS A REPORT FROM
THE CHIEF OF THE FlllE HE.
1‘ARTMENT IN IDS REPORT.
Much Borrow wme caused In this
dty tble morning by the announce
ment ot the death ot Mr. John .tta-
ten at Tampa, Fla., where he win
carried for a n operation Sunday, hie'
■I nth haring occurred a
Sia-
0 clock yeaterday evening. Mr».
ten wai with him at the time of
di-eth, having accompanied him
•he trip.
None of the particular* were
r ived here and hla relatives here
did not know whether the operation
v3r performed or not, but they
inclined to think that It hnd
1 'c-n, ax hla condition wna eo aerioua
i trn he reached that city that
v oi’ld not hare been undertaken.
ilia remain* will be brought
ills city tonight from Tampa and
lie funeral will oecnr tomorrow
the dlty cemetery here, but the
nernl arrangements, hare not
been announced. Hla remalna wilt
he carried to the residence of
I -other, Mr. Tom Staten, on Hill
cnite. and the funeral will probably
take place from there. Several
fir relative* from out of the city
will come to the funeral, hut It
l robalhle that hie brother, Mr. J
n*
T. stateh, of Charlotte, .will ni
able to reach this city, a* he I*
New York at thle *lm*.
Mr. Staten haa been living at Sts
1'"',villa for the pant eereml Team
■nd wae engaged In farming and
the naval atorea bnalneaa. He wa*
raioelated with hla brother, Mr IV,
"V Staten, In the naval utorea hurt
near and vnu making a aucce** of
The deceased wea a very quiet
nan and wae not woll known oxcep*.
to thoav who eame In cloae contact
with him. He wae a man who at-
‘erded to hi* own aalra and was
rather a shrinking disposition.
-in man of great energy andheid
/he reaneot and eonlldenea of all who
’-new him. Broth cam# to him
•b* prim# of life, as h* was not over
SO year* old. If that.
He Is survived by hie wife, who
the daughter of Major J. M. Slmnu,
-nd four ehlldran, Miss Catherine,
Mlia Margaret, who lo attending
rrhoot In Atlantan and two sons,
John, 10 yearn old, and Tom,
yearn old.
Ho In eunrlved by three sls'era,
Mrs. J N. Ortam, and Mimes Della
ami Kate Staten,' end four brother*,
Messrs. Charles, Raker, James L. and
tV T. Staten.
Mr. Staten had been In III health
'oi a year or more, but hie condl-
tlon did not beeome aerlona until
iwo or three wreka ago. It was re
ecr.tly decided that an operation
would be neeemary. and he went to
Tampa last Sundny for tha purpose
or having the operation performed.
llankruptcy Sale.
Under and by virtue of nn order
iiaesed by toe Hon. Wilfred C. Lane,
Referee In Bankruptcy, will be sold
at llahlra, Georgia, at the place ot
buainese ot C. M. Sweat, on Saturday,
March lad, 1*11, at 11:20 o'clock,
A. M„ to the highest bidder for
cash, tbs entire stock of furniture
belonging to the estate of C. T, Mox.
ley A Company, said tale to to* made
rubject to the approval of the court.
This tho 22nd day of February,
1912.
D. B. SMALL, Trustee.
To iho Mayor and Council, City or
Valdootar.
We beg to submit our annual re
port on flat and lights.
Fln6 Department.
We attach 'report made to this
committee by Chief Brooke, of. tho
Ore department, to which wo call
your special attention.
Wo bare checked this report and
And It correct.
We cat) your attention to the rec
ommendations made by the chlof In
reyard to additional alarm boxes,
and the Installation of larger water
trains where possible. We Indorse
lh r sc recommendation*, and trust
your body will be In position
make these Increases at an early
date.
In regard to hla other recommen.
dr.tlons, we have gone over them
matters thoroughly with him and
they have onv hearty Indoraemcnt.
There It nothing elee that we can
•dd aa regards the Are department
except to commend Chief Brnaltt
and hla men for the very elllcient
manner In which their duties have
Iic-t, discharged. The department Is
thoroughly organised and well-train
ed, and perhaps, la equal to, or su
perior to any fire department In any
of Valdos'a's class. I also desire lo
thank Chief Brooks and hla men for
the very courteous manner In which
they have always followed Instruct
tons from this committee.
Tight*.
There hae beon a decided Improve
ment In the llghte furnished the city,
during the p**t year. Owing to the
met ‘.hat the Conaolldated lee and
Power Company have completed, to
a large extent, the Improving of tho
plant, and we believe that tho ser
vice will gradually grow better. We
attach a list of lights, showing their
location and th* price which th* dty
Is now paying.
In conclusion, wo beg to thank
HI* Honor, the Mayor, and tha mem
ber* of the City Council for their
consideration always on tho recom
mendations made by this committee
and trust that they have, or will, re
alize, that they have all been made
for the heat.
Resprctfnly submitted.
W. D PEEPLES. Chmn.,
C. C. BRANTLEY,
Fire and Light Committee.
Peb , im.
IV. D. Peeples, Chairman Fire
and Light Committee.
Dear Sir:
Through yon I herewith submit
the Mayor and Council my an
nual report of the fire department
the year ending January SI,
1012, thla being the alxth report I
hr.ve had the honor to submit to
your honorable body.
The pcraonnel of the Are depar-
ment consist* of eight men—one
chief, one assistant chief and tlx
other Aremen.
Equipment.
The equipment consists of on*
How Sooth Georgia Doe* Things.
Refora this time next year, I
thing* go well—sod there aeema to
be no reason for supposing they will
rot—the new normal school at Yai
dost* will b* completed and In com
mission. Tha way l n which Valdosta
took up this achool matter and
nnehod It through, vary well Hina-
'rata* rhs spirit of Wlngrua Geoe
e'a. When th* people of the
tlon know they hav* a good thing
•hey gtv* |t whatever encouragement
It needs The want of g normal
r.'hool for th* South Georgia section
tons long been frit—Savannah News.
FINE LOCATION* FOR GROCERY
RTORK—On,moat prominent corner
rity or Boston. Qa„ and' opposite
•■e<|i denote. Bast Stand In town,
for rent March Ant Writ* Dr. J.W
• Moody, Boston, G*.
J. C. COOPER
Boa life
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
4 a- 1 - $gJH " ln Mayor and General Council, and
KXPSKSa PAH) •’"racially; to Mr. W, D, Peeples,
‘ chairman of tho flro committee, for
their fuftyty co-operation and many
rouVteafoH shown the lire depart
ment.
Respectfully submitted.
PRKSTON BROOKS, Chief.
THE feed that keeps stock up and feed bill down; composed
1 of ground Com, Oats, Barley and Alfalfa Hay. , The
best feed money can buy, for horses and mules. Also one of
the best milk producing feeds known when fed in equal parts
with C. S. Meal
combtnationcjhcmlcal and hose auto
wtfn
service, ai^ In good condition.
Hose.
The department has on band
about 3,500 feet of good boas; about
600 feet In poor condition.
Fire Alarms.
Tbs dty has fifteen (16) lire
alarm boxes, with seven (7) mile*
of wire; with a Mwo-clrcult switch
board, batteries. Indicator, bell and
gongs, all In good condition.
Building.
The fire department building la
good condition.
Number of Alarms During tlie Year.
Boxp«, 23; telophone, 30; \erbal,
Total. 54.
Causes ot Alarms.
Bnarkfl from chimneys, smoko
Ftnckfi and locomotives, 24; care-
leanness with matches, 7; from phoa-
phorotis exposed to air, 1; automo
bile. 1: unknown, 7; fireworks, 1;
false, 5. burning soot, 3; oil stoves
and lamp, 2: cigars and cigarettes,
2; defective flues, 1. Total, 34.
Property at Rlslr.
Total value of buildings and con
tents, $170,326
Total Insurance on buildings nnd
contents, $89,300.
Total damage to buildings and
contents, $24,410.
Notable Fires of the Year.
Fondec Lumber Co and the Val
dosta Foundry and Machine W.orka,
and the Oulf Refining Co. Theae
two flrrs an stained a loss of $21,500
[The department was seriously han
dicapped In handling these two fire*,
espodaly the Fender Lumber Co.
and Foundry and Machine Shop, on
acoount of water supply, due to amull
firafer mains. You will note by de
ducting the loaa at these two fires,
from our total lost, you will flud
our losses for the year to be very
small, only $2,910.
Recommendations,
would recommend that larger
water mains be extended as rapid!}
as possible, aa th* outlying and man*
ufacturlng districts are In heed of
fire protection. I recommend that
nix (6) fire alarm boxes be added at
once, as they are very much needed.
I would alio recommend that a hose
station be established In the man it-
farturlng district, with about thr’e
men with our horse-drawn hose
wagon. It la understood that a num
ber of factories would have been
added* to the manufacturing dlakrfct
HOKE’S FRIENDS SKY
HE WILL BE LEADER
Senator Smith’s Followers
Expect Him to Become the
Dominant Figure.
Atlanta, Oo., Feb. 21.—Atlanta
politicians who follow closely tbe
trend.of national affair, are predict
ing that Senator Hoke Smith
Georgia will become the minority
leader of the senate*, in the event the
(•resent effort to oust Senator Mar
lin from that poBt la auccesaful.
They do not look, necessarily, to
vie th 8 chanca eonaummated Imme
diately, or at tblg seaalon, but they
regard It si a tolerably aure event
uality.
Senatora Martin and Smith stand
for diametrically opposite interpreta
tion of democratic principles. Sen
ator Martin, acordlng to thou wbo
oppose him, haa always been ' the
friend of th® "Interests," while Sen
ator Hok* Smith has always been
IdentlAed with the "progreulre"
wing of the democratic party, both
In Georgia and national politics.
If Martin Is ousted It will mean
that the Senators are (gains* tha
principles ho la supposed to atand
for, and, hr Inrerae reasoning that
they will chooe* a man of the other
view—If not Hoke Smith, then some
eonator whose atand on public ques
tion ia tbe nine as Hoke Smith.
...SPECIAL...
GENUINE NORTH CAROLINA SEED PEANUTS
A. H. DUKES,
The Grain Merchant
Na.hi IjUjnjBEJi Coivijpatv j .
Dyal-Upchurch Building. Jacksonville,.Fla.
Shipmenta made to any part dictate. Letjua have your orders. l Nicej£stock.®Well ’graded
and manufactured.
Ion
«y
wagon, wlflf two hundred (200- feel
chemical ho**, two thru (2) xsl-
haad agtlngulahona. The cmpac-
of th* two large chemical tanka
»hl* machine la thlrty-Av* (SSI
gallons eanh; alt m Ant class con
dition.. ,0|s two (2) horse waxon
with tvrt (21 three-gallon hand vx-
tlngitlshrea, with harneess complete
for two bora**; fn good condition.
On* hook and ladder track with two
thlrty-Av* (26) gallon chemical
tank, two hundred (2001 fut of
chemical how. on* forty-Av* (46)
foot extenskra v !ad*r. on. twenty-four
124) foot ladder, one twenty (to)
foot ladder, on* alxte*,, (14) foot
ladder and na* twelve (12) foo*. roof
ladder, two tour (4) gallon hand
If there had been sufficient Are pro
tection. I also urge ihe necessity
or paulng an ordlnnnce forcing
property ownrra and tonnnta to keep
all traah, litter and rubbish cleared
but of baaemrnta, buildings and
clouts, and from nenr buildings,
where It would handicap the Ammo,,
In extinguishing Area Also, an or
dinance against blacking of win
dows In store* and warehouse*, by
■taring *nv kind of merchandise. or
snythAig else that would block Iho
way of th* Aremen ln getting to a
Are on the Inside. Appoint an In-
apoetor and hav* him make dally
or weekly round* of Inspection, with
authority to enforce. I recommend
also that all bnlldlnaia of more than
two stories be provided with Are es
cape* Thla la a matter which
should be attended to at once. The
department has always bun more
or leas Interfered with, while re
sponding to alarms, hr persona rac
ing in automobiles and other vehi
cle*, and bicycle*, nnd of late It ha-,
beep considerably worse, and I re-
erectfully ask that something
don* to put n atop to thla as, sooner
latert- It will canu some serious
accident.
In eonclnalon, I wish ta uy that
we have had sufficient experience
with our new auto Are wagon
prove beyond a doubt,-tha* It la th*
heat thing th* city aver bought for
the Are department. It has bean
nd as Orator.
POb. 22.—-Ambassador
Jusserand>-<He French -representative
at Washington, was the Washington
birthday Orator e.t exerolee, held In
tho Auditorium thla morning under
the auspices of the Union League
Club. The ambassador took for hli
subject: "What France Wae For
Washington; What Washington Was
for Fnane*.” At a meeting of all
the nationalities this afternoon, aleo
under th* auspices of the Union
League Club, Jacob Rile, the New
York aoclologtet, spoke on "Th* City
and Its Duty to Its People.”
WASHINGTON'S ADDRESS,
It Caused a Wild Demonstration In
Doth Houses Today.
Washington. Fen. 22.—Washing
ton's farewell address was read ln
the senate and.home* this morning.
A wild demonstration was oaused
the house during the reading by
Congressman Clark, of Florida.
When th* section , declaring
against the third term for presiden
cy wa* read many republican* and
Pcmocrate Joined In tbe che-rlnz.
BRICK, LIME, CEMENT
SHINGLES, LATH : : :
PHONE 44,
Fender Lumber Company
601 West Savann.-.h A ve., VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
s We carry a lull line of all km< building; lumber.
FLOORING, CEILING, SIDING, FINISH, jnO LDING, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS
V in* ty sbop work of all kinds—Window and I) Frairesand Screens a specialty!
Today la George Washington e
birthday and la being observed by
th* ppetoffic* and the bank*. Sun
day hours are being observed at the
postofflee and all of tbe banks are
Ulrini
ting a legal holiday.
The musical recital at the High
School auditorium next Monday night
by the Best Company will he one of
‘.he best things of the season and It
ought to draw a largo audience.
Thera will be an Interesting game
of basketball Friday afternoon on
the High School ground* at 2 o'clock
ran tbe Eighth and Ninth
grade*. The game will be open to
the public and everybody I* Invited
to attend It free of charge.
BIG FIRE IN BAUrtMORE.
Miss Futch, of Hahlra, was among
the visitors to Valdosta today.
Miss Kate Bell, of Savannah,
reached the city yesterday and ta
■pending a few days with Min Ruth
Converse.
COPPER KING,
RAZOR
Guaranteed not to Rust
NOW ON SALE
Mr. W. D. People* went to Atlac*
ta last night. He was accompanied
by Robert Cooney, with whom ‘Mr.
Peeples Is associated In the life in.
SMITH HARDWARE
MOTOR CO.
and
“THE QUALITY STORE"
117-119 Patterson St. Valdosta, Ga.
A Mill lorn Dollars Loss Was Cau,ed i
By Fir* in Warehouse*.
Baltimore, Feb. 22.—Tbe
houses *hd Mount Clair* shop* of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at
Pratt street wen* burned today. They
covered a block and the Are wai
caused by an explosion.
vast amount of supplies were
destroyed, The lots la nearly one
million dollar*.
• xdngnlaben and harness complete proved that,, on long runs. It It far
tax, hones; Jn good condition. | superior to th# hone-drawn xppa-
old 81taby Are steamer, ta very iratu*. We aleo And that th* cost ot
ordte. J On* haad-drawn hoe*.maintenance of thla machine tt
had
Heree*.
at the present price of feed, that It
There ara toar (4) horse* la th* cost* about |16 to teed each boro*.
• To Debate Judicial ltd-.111
Eugene, Ore., Feb. 22.—The an
nual debate between teair.r of the
University of Utah and the Itnlvrr-
rlty of Oregon take place here to
rn errew evening and promisee lo tie
DR. ALDERMAN ORATOR.
Now York where he has been buy
ing hla spring stock. I
• • • President of University of Virginia
Judge O. M. Smith went over to Speak* In Pennsylvania.
Pond Club House by Mr. C. M. Kil
lian .yesterday and last night.
Messrs C. O. Harris and J. H.
Ewing, of Atlanta, have been epend-
Th‘y W w.re ln r ter t d amed ln a. th th.* e oce 0 .n' Thom “ Tl "' *»'• mornlB <‘ •»« nd Philadelphia, Feb. 22,-Followlng
a day or two on business. nn annual custom Inaugurated In
* * • 1X20, the UnlversPy of Pennaylva-
Mr. William H. Mobley, of Fargo, nls today observed Washington’s
ilstant freight trat-! amAig.the visitors to this city birthday with exercises appropriate to
' the occasion. The principal exor
cises'iwere held thle morning In the
Academy of Music, where a large
Mr. Claud C. Simms, of Tampa. crowd gathered to listen to an ora-
came upt from that city with the re- tlon by Tresldent Edwin A. Aider-
malne of Mr. John Staten, accom- m *h' of the University of Virginia.
Mm. Eden Taylor, who has oecn panytng his sister, Mrs. Staten,on At ,he conc, " 8,on ot Ike exercises a
dting Mrs. B. W. Lundy, left ves- her „d minion number of honorary degree# were
one .7tie IntereaUnff'events o‘f“th~.! to ' >» Macon. She I i • • . inferred by the untTeralty.
crdlege year. Orega„ will support Tery much t0 le * T ® her ! Mr. -J.
E. H. Shaw, i
Ac manager, of the Southern Rail-, xeoterdajr.
way. and Howell Peeples, district!
freight agent of the Southern, were-
among the visitors to Valdosta yea
terday.
the pffirmatlvn and Utah the nega
tive aide of th* question: "Resolved.
Tbpt Judges Should Be Subject*)
to Popular Recall."
FOR COMMISSIONER. *
I hereby announce myself a can
didate for County Commissioner for
th* Ctynttvtlla and Onaley districts,
. , . ■ .subject to th* Democratic primary,
**_ °f _$ 6 month. #h*en,. * B< , respectfully solicit the sup
port of the democratic voters of th*
county. ‘ H. W. BROWN.
brother. W. E. Lundy, who la still
v«ry 111.
see
Mr. C. H. Lowther, of Waycrosa,
Piffle, ot Balnbrtdge,
gpent yeeterdt) Jn Valdosta.
Tom Watson Melon Seed. Ingram
Drug.Co. * IS w4t
m9 j
Great German Art Sale. Meeting to Dtacnea Printing Indnstry
Berlin, Feb. 22.—An auction *al# Toronto, Out., Fob. 22.—Several
wa» among the visitors here Tester- vas begun her* today of on* of hundred master printer* and pnb-
d *7- | Germany ! great***, private an col- it„ h em from points throughout On-
* * * lection*, th* property of the late Ur | 0j Qu ebec and th* marilme prov-
Mr. W. A. Stringier, of Ashburn, Consul Weber, of Hamburg. The pic- faces met In Toronto today to die-
waa among tb« visitors to this city torre Include An« epee I mens of Hal- cuss business management and tya-
yesterdsy. Ian. Dutch, French. German and En- torn l n the printing Industry. Tho
* * * gllvb schools. It Is believed ' that conference, which la the Brat lmpor-
Mr. W. M. Oliver returned last many gems of the collection will go tent one of It* kind held In Canada.
night from a trip of two week* to *° tlr * United State*. jiwm last two days.