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{[TERROR REIGNS ALONG
I BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
It may be just what yon need,
Calomel—More
1 RIVER IS CRUSHING THROUGH THE LEVEES AND SWEEP.
1NO AWAY HOUSES, LIVE STOCK AND LANDS—MANY PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN DROWNED, AN D SCORES HAVE BEEN RESCUED
FROM TREE-TOPS AND ROOFS OF HOUSES —AN ENGINE
PLUNGES THROUGH CREVASSE AND MEMPHIS, TENN., IS BE
ING COVERED WITH WATER. .
Satisfactory
Equally
Beneficial
A Slnggtsb l*arl
Uver To Work \
And,,eep
Yon Well.
VEGETABLE
Insist upon LIVER-RIGHT.
50 Cents Per Bottle.
phle, Tenn., April 3.—A third
iphls 1* inundated to a depth
i one to ten feet of water to-
1 the river la ateadlly rising,
nda of people from the dla-
' Helena, Ark,, are fleeing tor
For Sale By BARNS' PHARMACY and O. S. BONDURANT'S %
DRUG STORE Valdosta, Gn.
a.Working desperately at
JN lh* protection of the
1 manner of boate have
returning loaded
mmipncA from tbo roofs
>‘ I high grounds.
wSrom housee, lire stock
eholf! goods, which have
t from points above here,
i,l dow„ the,rlrer.
w pumping nation is
and tha water supply may
; Highest Ever Known at Cairo.
Cairo, 111., April 3.—Water la the
known here and la
weadtly rising. Hundreds are flee
ing from Cairo on tha trains and
beats. Colulnbus, Ky„ la deaerted
as the water swirl* through the
town.
Fleeing from the Flood.
Paducah, Ky„ April 3.—Refugees
are pouring In here from flood swept
district!. Railroad communications
to Memphis Is cut off.
Vast Damage la Expected.
Waehlngton, April 3.'—Vast de
traction la Imminent In the Missis
sippi valley. The river will rise
five .day* and remain at the flood
a tare a wash, according to the weath
er' bureau.' It Is already the hlgn-
ost ever known.
Situation in Memphis Critical.
Memphis, April 3.-^The flood lit-
alon this afternoon Is critical. All
^BheaaMVsAcs foil of .black wa-
could come here.
Nearly ovary person you meet Is
In favor of Improving
the city hall
and putting an up-to-date opeta
house |n It. The Times would op
pose patch work or anything that Is
not first class. The el'.y ought to
have an opera house that would ha
a credit to a town or 19,000 psople,
and if t£p present-Plans are-oarr&L,
cut we will have tt "
ONE-HALF
PRICE
Come to the best equip]
"office in: the SouthT^Wl
you will getrthe best w<
with the least pain.
tic, tho start of wlilctT,
for Wednesday of noxtjoj
'titanic Is a ststar ship oft^Toiymp-
Ic She la 860 feet tong and has a
displacement of 60,000 tons.
The (raveling list on the big ship
will have 600 names on Its first class
roll, tn nddltlon to 600 second clasa
nnfl 2,000 third cabin passengers.
To thi a will be added the crew of
800, making a total floating popula
tion of nearly 6,000.
When ihe chji
gets that targe, somebody etae may
build a goad opera house and than
the city ran use all of tha hall for
•'to own offices.
If the ; crest of 'the flood Is sot soon
reached.
Dr. L. C. Holtzendorff,
Formerly United State* Army Dental Surgeon.
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.
New York Suffragist in At
lanta Gets Letter from a
London Girl in Jail
Atlanta, Ga.; April 3.—Mist Elis
abeth Tctwilar. of New Tork, -who
la visiting l a Atlanta, la an ardent
suffragette add strongly In sympathy
aU^gr Aondon sisters, many of
BBPfcKJtuowe personally.
Hi js nioTOlIng she received a letter
If ip ni ono dr the young women who
Bern recently sentenced to prison eat
Bard labor In London for. breaking
Hlndows, and the letter minutely de-
Btj^the cruel prison regime to
^■Pthey are subjected.^
i >Uiik to tho letter. Miss Tct-
(-.1 oit. b 8 Buffracotto prisoners
" urk clEht hours
O. ABaaBdl^p on bagging, or
sewing machlno,
|Hng rl», tor' tho other in-
In addition they have to
their own cells, make their
CHUFAS.
VELVET BEANS
Sorghum, Amber and Qrange Cane
It Looks Like a Crime
To aeparate a boy from a box of
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Hie plm-
rtca, bolls, scratches, knocks, sprains
and bruises demand It, and Its quick
relief for burns, scalds, or cuts la hta
right. Keep It handy for boys, also
girls. Heals everything heatable
end does it quick. Unequaled for
pllee. Only 26 cents at Dimmock’a
Pharmacy. Ingram Drug Co., and
W. D. Dunaway.
Foley Kidney Pill* wilt care any
case of kidney or bladder trouble
not beyond the reach of medic'oe.
No madlctna can do mors. Ingram
Drag Co.
VINSON’S DRUG STORE
(Formerly VINSON & BARNES)
121 N. Patterson St.
Colller’a Weekly la giving Prof.
Wilson royal support, but not be
cause of his "Southern snceetry."
The women of the South have hard
ly ever been more .unjustly criticised
than by OplUsr'e Weekly.
Valdosta
The Danger After Grip. t
iM*a often tn a rundown system. I
weakness, nervousness, lack of ap-
rettte. energy and amkitlon,. with
' ■•Order liver and kldna/a often fol
ic w an attack of this wretched die-'
’.-as*. Th« greatest me'd then la
glectrie Bitters; the glorib^a tonic.
Mood portlier and regulator of gtom-
ache, liver and kidneys. ,l1io«aads
fare proved that they wonderfully
Strengthen the nerve*’, bntfd up the
tyatem- and restore to h(*)th and
good eplrtta after a n attack WPOrtp.
It suffering. try them. Only 60c.
Sold and perfect satisfaction guaran
teed hr Dlmmoek’a Pharmacy, In-
w. D. Dunaway.
lhe new toilet germicide powder thl
dtaaolved tn water as needed,
for all toilet and hyglento naee tt
better and more economical.
To cleanee and whiten tha jgSC
teeth, remove tartar aud 6S5
prevent decay. ,
To disinfect the month, do- EICjBQ
■troy disease germs, nnd I Asj
purify the breath. V -
To keep arttdeial teeth and
DIED PkOO*
Oar papnlai
WooueYsBest
bridge work clean* odorless
To remove nicotine from the teeth
purify tho breath after stnoklnr.
To eradicate perspiration and b
odora by sponge bathing. .
Tho beat antiseptic wash Known.
Relieves and strengthens tired, an
iuflamedeyen. Heals sore throat,vrod
and cuts. 8ft snd 50 eU a bo*, dmr <
or by mail postpaid. Sample i rt
THK PAXTON TOiuVTOO. flcrM
J. C. COOPER >6
Box 1112
JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA pi
■ - y.
THE VALDOSTA TIMKM,
MANY FAVOR
IMPROVEMENT
OF CITY HALL
The City Officials Need
More Room at Once
VALDOSTA NKRDS A GOOD AtJDF-
TOIUIIM AND OPBBA IlOlfSB
AND THAT 18 THE I1EST WAY
TO GET IT.
No movement has been Htartel in
Valdosta tn recent years that has
met with more universal approval
than tho proposition to enlarge the
city hall by extending it back to tho
Whittington building, raising tho
roof seven or eight foet, building the
clock tower a good deal higher and
making a splendid auditorium on
the upper floor.
Nobody wants to ace a patchworK
affair made of It. Everybody who
bar. spoken of It at all has express**
ed the hope that the change will bo
made on a line that will do credit to
the city twonty-flve years from now.
A great many people have volun-
tarily talked about the proposition
to give Valdosta a Rood auditorium
APRIL A, 1918.
-*« K . wweirm Ivan. *• ka. a lckl.an. 1
Telephones
Enhance She Land
A telephone on the Farm not only
means convenience and comfort for
user, but it adds value to the land and ’
enable you to sell your land to a
vantage. Telephone service on
can be had at very low cost.
Write for our free booklet. Address
Farmer* Line Department
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY
33 loath Pryor St., Atlanta, 6«.
ot might detract some Interest from
tb© college. He wants to see the city
hall enVerged and Improved, but ha
does nor want to see anything done
and opera houco. All of tho cltlsen. j t,,nt wl " h " rt ,he olhBr ,net,t "-
realised that there la little hop. of j Mr w M Oliver thtt many
Cicr having en oper. houeo until the | <MttrOe ^ 0 „ phopp( , ra ofWn expr0 „.
ot the wish that Valdosta bad n ntO
opera house so that good attractions
city builds It. Many sf the cltlrens
think that If the auditorium snd
opera house could be leased
enough money to psy the Interest on
tho bonds It would tie better than
nothing. They believe that the ben
cut that would come to Valdosta
from a building of this sort would
be .worth many time* more than
what tt cost.
Among the VBlflsUns who hare
' pressed thoui^W si favorttag
ibw exteniloySaf thirdly ball ml«it
;r he mentioned so«fe**of tha leading
bankers and business man of the
town.
Judge J. G. Cranford stated yes
terday that ho would be in favor of
tbo movement with all hla heart,
provided the Improvement Is to bo
a real Improvement. He opposed
patch work, but ho wants to see lhe
ball rebuilt. ,
Mr. J. Y. niltch stated that ho
thought the movement was ons of
the best that has been undertaken
by Valdosta and he hopes to see It
succeed.
Mr. W. R. Conoly mid that he was
heart and soul In favor of enlarging
tho city hall and building a modern
opera house there.
Mr. George Vam eald that he re
garded It as a splendid movement
and he wants to see It succeed. Ho
believes that the city hall, when en
larged and Improved, even If It
brings no rental at all, would no
worth much to tho city In bringing
conventions here, and Inducing first
class attractions to come here.
Mr. 0„ K. Jones saya he has fa
vored It for several years and he
believes that tt ought to be pushed
through this year.
Mr. W. L. Converse said he re
garded it as next In Improvement
to the new college to be built bore,
snd the only thing hs fears Is that
TITANTIC SOON TO
TAKE MAIDEN TRIP
First La Grippe, Vfion Bronchitis.
That was the case with Mrs. W.S.
Halley, McCreary, Ky. “My wife
was taken down with a severo attack
of la grippe, which run Into bron-
chttla. She coughed at though she
bad consumption and could not
sleep at night. The first bottle of
Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
gave her ao much relief that ahe
continued using It until she was
permanently cured.”
News Notes from Naylor.
The farmers nre having very
pleasant weather for planting crops
row.
Mlimoe Elite anil HUH* Robinson I ' vh ®“ they find n good romi
spent last Sumlny week with thelp! WRnt other women to get
NOT A SECRET.'
Kathryn Donne's Story.
It Is said that tn Europe when a
woman finds a remedy that does her
great good ehe keep* It s seeret, for
■ he doea not want any other woman
to be abte to rival her charms.
American women sr*
Clark Wilton snd wife snd their
five children were drowned at Wat-
son, Ark.
Satson, Snowflak, and Barton, Ark
are under water. Bulldlnga are be
ing swept away by\th* break In the
levee# South of Helens.
Th e river overflowed at Reelfoot
I.ake levee at noon and the current
I, now cutting s new channel.
Over a million acres of farm lands
ar« Inudated.
Three People Were Drowned.
Hlckburn, Ky., April 3.—Three
people were drowned today when an
Illinois Central engine, which was
sent out to test the tracks, dropped
fifty feet Into s crevaeso near the
Fulton road.
Supervisor Depyteyer, Engineer
Henry and Fireman Davis are dead,
lhe railroads are under water and
traffic Is cut off from a score of
cities,
Ths river at some places Is fifty
feet wide, submerging towns, homea
and farms. Two thousand people
are swamped on the hilts back of
the city snd nine hundred homes ar e
Inundated here.
Scores of Lives Lost.
New Orlesna, La., April 2.—Re-
ports from up the Mlsaisstppl today
Indicate that a score of lives have
been lost In the floods that shatter
ed the leveee tn many places, con
verting the country Into s vast sea
with Isolated high ground, forming
Islands, where horde* of refugees
are suffering for shelter, food and
clothing.
At msny -towns along the river
front men, women and children are
working desperately On the levees to
protect their homes from the ateadl-
water. - * .
rvnr
is the highest type of
womanhood.
s
Scott 5
Emulsion
is the highest type of
curative food.
The nourishing and
curative elements in
Scott’s Emulsion are so
perfectly combined that
all (babies, children and
adults) are equally bene-
fitted and built up.
Be sure to got SCOTT'S—
**• tk0 Standard aad <
tho be.t.
onuGGisrm
sister, Mrs. J. F. Fender.
Mr. T. 7.. Mllklns end sisters, | Ml*. Ksthryn Dunne, of New York
Mieses Carrie and Norro went over Ulty, Is on* of these. She Mr* 1
to Stockton to attend an oyater aup- j 11 When I waa In s weakened condl-
r .cr last Saturday night week. "on last spring I took Vtnol
Miss Luis Driver ceme over from <•>« greatest benefit and I recom
Stockton to spend th„ week with her I mended tt hlghly^Fiv, of my fi le,
cousin, Mrs. W. H. Coward. I«r* now taking
Mieses Alice Smith snd Mottle <he benefit I
Peters spent last Sunday with Misses | When you *rs^ft9
Euta May and Mary Etta Bass, snd >°u need better
had s very pleasant time. strength, snd Vtnol wilt give
Mist Ltisle Robinson canto over 'o you. It Is a doltclous cod li
from Valdosta and spent Sunday with *nd Iron preparation without'oil
her mother near Naylor. restores untold thousands ot t
Mis* Leeland Sellers gave s ting nervous, broken-down psople
at ner home Sunday afternoon. Quite health etch year. We give yon
a large crowd attended and tt was r«“r money tf Vtnol does no
enjoyed by all. ?°u- A. E. Dtmmoek.
Mr. Bursh Baas went over from
Naylor to Dupont to spend s while
with his father, Mr. Lucius Bats.
Miss E. M. Bass It spending this
wetk with Misses Alice Smith snd
Mottle Potters.
Mr. Oscar Wotherlngton HU out
of the door severs! days ago snd
■ecelved severe Injuries, but he t*
Improving now.
Tn Enlarge Their Warehouse.
The directors of the Alliance
Warehouse Company met on yester
day snd decided to enlarge their
warehouse room, so as to provide
for about 100,000 more bales of
cotton. The addition to the ware
house will take up shout all of the
land the company own*.
Messrs. W. E. Arnold snd J. W.
Tope were appointed a committee to
get plans for the addition and to re
port hack to the hoard of directors
as soon *a possible.
They hop* to let the work begin
some time-In May and have tt com
pleted in time for the next cotton
crop.
Augusts Is shout to- "dam”
Savannah river shove that city
prevent an overflow. The Savannah I
was “dammed” a good msny timesf
during the recent freshet
Instead of Liquid
Antiseptics*Peroxide j | or thr* 0 dtps.
many people are now using
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic
The Aldermanic Bond Con
tains a large Majority of
Democrats This Time.
Chicago* April 3.—The returns
today are complete and they show
twentyive Democrats and eleven
Republicans elected on the aider-
manic board.
The new council consists of forty-
tlvo Democrats and twenty-four Re
publicans.
Peter Schofield dropped dead when
he heard that his son, William, was
defeated In the Twenty-first ward.
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DEAR FRIEND:
We have recently purchased one of the most convenient
and useful household necessities you ever saw. We. ate not
going to sell them, but we are going to give you one absolutely
free with your next cash purchase of one dollar or more of any
goods in our store.
Don't forget to come early as the supply is limited and
everybody wants one. Be sure to bring this card.
Yours truly,
WINN-JONES COMPANY.
DENTISTRY
Velvet beans, per bushel, $4.00
Spanish Pinders, per bushel, 1.50
Chufas, per bushel 4.00
Sorghum seed, per peck, 50c
INGRAM DRUG CO.
•Valdosta,'Georgia