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_A Large Dwelling House
was Blown Down
MANY CURIOUS PRANKS WERE
PLAYED BY THE STORM JN
THE CLYATTVILLE AND OLD
RED LAND DISTRICTS.
There wag a -cyclone of eonsldsr-
able proportion through a etreak of
laud six or seven miles 'below Val
dosta . arly Sunday. morning. Tho
, wldence of Mr. John Wlaeubakor,
about six ULilee from town, WM
blown down, but-it happened that
family escaped by running to
ih« smoke house. ’ >
and Carroll aohool
house nea?> there waa also blown
doivn,'and trees and fences were
lorn up and scattered like Straw*.
It la said that the atorm was one
cf the worn that has ever visited
that section. The storm spread
-over a large territory, but It eeema.
that the most severe part of It was
rear the residence'of Mr. Wisen
baker.
X man who came from there yes
terday afternoon said that Mr. John
-Carroll started out to go somewhere
and" was caught In the atom and
blown against a fence. Mr. Ben
Belote started to go to Mr. Carroll's
rescue and hla overcoat was literal
ly torn off of him. The storm did
r.ot last very long and neither of
the men were seriously hurt. Thera
have been no reports of fatalities or
serious Injuries to persons from the
storm. x
Parties who were at the Ocean
Pond Fishing and Hunting Club
house say that the rain there waa
torrential. The wind blew a gale
and the water was blown through
the balls of the house and even up
the stairway, drenching people "who
happened to be la the hall up stairs,
showing that the- wlnd waa a twist
ing, cyclonic kind.
There was not so much wind In
this city, though the rain came
Jipwn in solid sheets »—» »*—v-rapt*
tile <traliH-*-w«*w"OferlIown ana'uu
streets were fbadly washed up, dun
to the fact that the volume of
water was greater than could be
carried off In the drains.
It fa estimated that the rain set
the farmers back at leaat three or
four day* with their crops.
Storm’s Pranks Near Rocky Ford.
According to reports which rescu
ed hers today the storm yesterday
morning played some curious pranks
In the Old Redland district and on
down towards Rocky Ford. At the
Rocky Ford bridge a big treo was
blpwn down across the bridge, doing
-considerable damage, breaking some
parts or the bridge and making It
necessary ' to do extensive repairs
there. v
The stojtm' also blew the dining
room from Hie house on Mr. C- L.
-Smith’s place, near Rocky Ftard, and
also blow the roof off of hts corn
crib.
Mr. Ben Southal, while going .af
ter a physician, was caught in tho
istorm and the top of h is buggy, was
blown off and be was blown out of
the buggy. The wind was so strong
that it blew the buggy almost over,
hurling it around to one sli\o and
breaking the shafts. Mr.'. Southal
v-as considerably bruised, but not
seriously Injured,
The people from that section de-
tlarc that the atorm did many cu-
rious pranks, besides leveling hun-
dreds or trees and mlleq «t traces,
They Propose to Equal
ize the Tax Burdens by
• Making it More
General.
Washington, Mardh 25.—Is 1
Just that the men who oWfl 90 per
cent, of the wealth of the United
Staten should shoulder but 10 per
cent, of the burden of taxation foi
running the government?
The Democratic house of repre
sentatives believes that It Is not, and
hence the passage of the excise In
come tax bill, which levies a tax of
1 per cent, on Incomes In excess of
$5,000 a year.
This does not mean that ail per
sona having more than $5,000 must
pay a tax on the excess of that sum,
it means that those who have an
annual “income” or profit” of more
than $5,000 must pay the 1 per cent.
o a the exoeis of $5,000. It will he
necessary for a man to draw a high
er salary than $5,000 a year, or to
have a capitalised sum of about
$100,000 before he is called upon
to pay 1 per cent, on that portion
!u excess of $5,000.
That is class legislation, the
standpatters and protectionists say.
They were never heard to complain,
however, of the existing class leg
islation which permits the burden of
federal taxation to fall entirely upon
the shoulders of the masses, taxing
the average man, woman and child
on every stitch of clothing they wear
and everything else they must have
In order to live, while permitting
all forms of wealth to go untaxed.
The masses of tho people produco
the wealth, and by legislative ad
vantage a few get possession of It,
and now these few object to the
transfer to wealth of oven the
amount of revenue derived from tho
taxation of sugar, but one of the 500
things on which a . tariff Is levied.
They would prefer, that the govern
ment continue to tax sugar Instead
of wealth, because they eat no more
sugar than tho section hand or mill
worker and therefore under the
^resent^system are compelled to,pay
These facta may read strange, but
they are facts, and will not ho con
tradicted;.
The United States Is practically
the only one of the great nations to
day that raises practically all of Its
revenues by taxing the people ac
cording to their needy and. Practi
cally according to their poverty, and
Mows wealth to go untaxed, so far
as the raising of money to build bat
tleships, maintain the army and run
tbs government are concerned.
Tho government now raises 1314.-
000,000 annually by placing an im
port duty or tariff on the things the
people eat, wear or use. Banks, rail
roads and steamship lines pay noth
ing to Uncle Sam becauee they do
not - como through the customs,
houses.
If a fiscal system whloh require?
a millionaire to pay no mors tax > (0
the federal government thafi
section hand or the mill works', r
fair and just, there Is need 'of r e.
form;- hut If such a system la unjust,
the excise-income tax la a movo |n
the right direction to remedy It.
He Announces Himself a
Candidate for OffiC:
t -
HE 6UTUKE9 1118 PLATFORM
AND MAKES HIS LEADING
PLANK THE TARIFF PRINCI
PLES OF EARLY LEADERS,
The announcement of Hon. S. O.
McLendon, former chairman of the
state railroad commission, tor United
States Senator was received with In
terest here, Mr. McLendon proposes
to make the race on the platform
of the tariff principles of Jefferson
end Madison.
In bis formal announcement Mf.
McLendon discusses' the tariff at
some length, beginning with the
slave situation Just beforq the out
break of the war.
Georgia, in 1860, had $301,000,-
000 worth of slaves, he says. These
were protected by the prohibitory
law of 1808, which prevented the
importation of any more cheap
claves from Africa; consequently
the price of slaves went Up rapidly,
Mr. McLendon' uses this fact to
Illustrate that opposition to s pro
tective tariff is not an Inheritance
of the South, at many believe.
He declares that this principle
rhould he transferred to the $250,-
000,000 worth of manufacturing en
terprises in Georgia today.
Now,.he says. It Is unfair and un
just to this section to put protective
duties upon the products of the
North anq West, and take them off
the products of the South. .The ei-
tect, he cays, Is to make the South
erner buy In a market that la pro
tected against ltlm, and then when
he sells .abroad be Is forced to sell
in a market protected against him
us the result at foreign Import du
ties.
I believe the time has'come
whe n Georgia should demand;- and
when It will demand, full, fair ana
proportionate protection to every
thing which It can offer In tho mate
bets of the United States from Its
farms, Its factories. Its forests ana
»n Minnesota. I believe^-" wheat
growers should, bff (J
through the
with the grower
believe that Georgia, t
e cotton I
protectedJ
•rer along ]
In Iowa.
gla koalln, and ev#r f0n ore, Geor-
Georgia produ?«j* /thing ela e that
facturea in tbe-fty* grows or manu-
tected, not. ‘ ure * h ouId be pro-
iy t frankly-aj/ destinely, but open?
are denipdj tF * 4 b °ldly* If Georgians
by proteetljr * e r ^ht to sell abroad
Mod; tfcft e foreign tariffs and de-
couiHier.vr right to buy abroad by
tbereft? J1,B « American tariffs and l
tectnj 8 com l’°iIod to buy l n ».p r0 .
’hey market, wisdom requires that
should demand and assert the
-it to also soil on the lnatda of
• otected homo market.
The models are new, the fabrics are the latest
things from the American and European Mills.
Blue, Gray and Blue Goblin, will be worn by
"all the best dressers.
Drop in and take a look at something new.
The models we show for young men are
exclusive.
They have individuality in each suit.
V Come, while you can get just the style that will
look well on you. You can’t wear everything, we
will tell, you: what is best for you.
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“prices range from
I W.TKAo $40.00 per suit
HATS: SOFtTsTIFF and STRAW
Yours is ffere.
JAPS' POLAR EXPEDITIO
AS,
First La Grippe, Then Bronchitis.
That wae tho tasa with Mrs. W.S.
Bailey, McCreary, Ky. "My wife
wee taken dpwn with a severe attack
-of la grippe, which run Into bron
chitis. She coughed as though aha
had consumption and could not
sleep at night. The "'first bottle of
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
gave her so much relief that she
continued using It until aha was
permanently cured.”
Thpy <Vtre Warmly b
New jJraUfiflOn. on Return.
Wellington, New Zealand, March
*8.—The Japanese antarctlce expedi
tion under Lieut Shirts, arrived to
day.
It was accorded a cordial greet
ing. It reported that' It saw no
trace of the British expedition,
Juat arrived a carload of thous
and to twelve hundred and fifty
pound mules. The prices and terms
are right. Mlsel! Live Stock Co.,
In old Griffith Stables.
Boston's New .Subway -Opened.
Boston, Msss., March 23—The
new subway system for the handling
of the henvy passenger traffic be
tween Boston and Cambridge waa
The tunnel,
Well Known Negro Woman Dead
Mary Bacon died at her home;
*03 WeatVreet, yesterday after- formally opened today,
noon, and her funeral will be eon- which la three and a quarter mllea
ducted >n the negro cemetery .this in length, starts at tbs Park 8:reet
afternoon. She was the wife of station of the old subway and passes
-Jim Bacon, one of the waiters at the under Boston Common, Beacon Hill
Valdes Hotel, and was a daughter of and the Charles river to Harvard
a well-known .negro preacher. square in Cambridge.
MItS. THOMPSON GOT VERDICT
But Desth ammeo herBefore the
Cane Qot Through Court.
The
court Of appeal, of the state
baF . handed down a decision confirm
ing the judgement of the city court
If Thomasville |n overruling a mo
tion for a new trial In the case of
Thompson vs. Redfern.
This case, which had some rather
ensatfonar features, was one In
which Mrs. Frances Thompson, qf
this county, qyqd R. L. Redfern for
atlon of character. The jury In the
cam rendered a verdict In favor
of the plaintiff, awarding her |600.
The -Judge denied the motion for
a new trial, blx derision being con
firmed the higher coiijt, '
Soo n after lb* trial Mra. Thomp*
Brothers
“The House of Quality”
GOd
A QUIET MARRIAGE 'SUNDAY
Miss 8. E. Scruggs was Married Sun.
day Afternoon to Mr. 1L W. Spier.
The residence of Mr. J. J, Scruggs
on Rogers street, was the scene of a
very quiet but pretty marriage cere
mony Bundsy .afternoon at three
o’clock, the contracting parties he,
:ng Mlsa S. E. Scfugga and Mr. WA
Spier, of near 3arannab, Ga.
The ceremony was performed by
Dr. A. L. Johnston, of the Flnt
Baptist church and was witnessed
$20,000 damages for I .I.-ram- '* “ numb " r of ? T,enat * nd r ' ,|, ‘
tiers of the contracting Iiartlss
The groom was accompanied hero
by eom 0 of his friends and relative*,
while friends of tho bride wore In
formally invited to'altcnil tho cere
mony, The borne waa vary prettily
decorated . for' the occasion. The
I'ouplo were recipient* of a large
son, who wae SQwldow, moved toj number of very handsome wadding
Amerieus, where she married a Mr. ] present*.
Master*. It comee as s rather.PS-1 The bride Is * Very attractive
thetlc coincidence that ah* should joung lady and \ ^
bake* died only a short time before 1 last year teaehlq
the decision wae confirmed. • I belle, near 8a 1
She wav killed not long ago by,while teaching
being thrown from $ buggy, the the groom, who
horse becoming frightened at worne- ’caged In the n*i
thing and running away. She wa§ her bnalneas. 81
thrown ' out ahd received Injuries who haa had
which proved fatal,, /advantage and
some time
and
FI1C
met
ently
and lum
yonng lady.
educational
a «W«t dis
position end strong womanly char
acter.
The groom Is a young man of
splendid business qualifications and
I* very prominent In the huelnee*
life of tb« section in which he live*.
Th. couple left On tho afternoon
(rain ter Savannah and will go from
there to Ellahell* to maka their
future homo
To Mother*—And Others.
You css us* Bueklea's Arnica
Salve to cur* children of ocsoma,
reshee, tetter, chafing, scaly and
eruatsd humor* as wall aa thslr ac
cidental injuries,—cuts, ibnrns, bruls
aa. sic., with perfect safety. Nothing
elso heals so quickly. For bolls, ul
cers, old. running or fever sores or
piles It has no superior. 35c *t Dim-
mock’s Pharmacy, Ingram Drag Co.
and w: D. Dunaway.
Juares Racing at an End.
Juares, Mexico, March 23.—'Tho
winter racing seseon at the Juares
track will com* to an end tomorrow.
The meeting ha* extended over a
total of 103 racing days. Though
not up to tha standard of succeas
established two years ago, the re
sult* of tbo meeting, generally
speaking, hare been or a character
tetlafy both the association and
the hors* owners.
HOjr FIGHT IBT COLQUITT.
Tho County fMiliary Tbar« Totnor-
row Promise, to bo Lively.
Tho primary for county officers
In Colquitt county Tuesday, March
20, and what promised to fro an un
usually quiet election ha* developed
into cue of the moat hotly contested
that the county haa experienced.
There aro but three offices in tho
county tha candidates for which arc
unopposed whit* the othan have
from two to eighteen aspirants. Per
haps tho most hotly contested
that of Ordinary, for which T. H.
Parker, Incumbent, la seeking to.
election and la being opposed by
A. B. Buxton, who waa formerly as
sociated with him, and by W.
Humphreys’ both of this city. This
contest has reached the card-writ
ing stage and bitter feeling la being
engendered between >he adherents
cf tho candidates. For solicitor of
the court, tb* Incumbent, A. B.
Kline, is opposed by E; L. Bryan.
For tax received there as six candi
dates—W. J. Perry Is seeking ro-
‘-loctlon and Is being opposed by for
mer Receiver J. 8. Simmons, J, R.S.
Lindsey, L. II. Avery, F. B. McLen-
qpp end fofmey Receiver George W.
Rhodes. R. O. Clark la unopposed
[for Clerk ot tit* Superior Court, as
' Is W. H. Gibson, tax collector, a„d
W, E. Dike, coroner. Sheriff W. W.
lloyg Is opposed iby John A. Patter
son. For county commissioners, of *
which thcro aro flve to elect, ha*, -j).
Proved tb„ most attractive when tho
number of candidates Is considered.
Eighteen liavo announced th.lr can.
Jldacy. They aro: J. W. Coleman.
I. W. Horne, J. T. Nettle, Dr. J. H.
Hall, present commissioner* aeeklng
re-election and if. P. Hires, A. H.
Tyler, A. Huber, D. A. Murphy, Dr. '
H. Green, S. W. Scott, J. T. Sor
’d. W. L. Wilkes, Thomas A. Lanier,
Joseph Baker, A. P. Rogers, J. C.
May, \V. df. Hal! and W. W. Ilak-
klus.
Tho registration la tho largest la
tho history of the county, some
thing over 2,200 votes, which Is
about 800 tn excess of the previous
largest registration. The Increase
lr registration Is pretty equally di
vided throughout the entire county
and sbowa that development ot tho
county has not been confined to any
particular section.
If you. need a hrteo or pair ot
mules, call ns nt telegraph at our
espens* ana.wlf ti7 to aend yon
whst vou call fo?.- Mtiell Live
Stock Co., In old Griffith Stables.