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Valdosta Daily Timet
BRANTLEY, Editor.
ItNKK. Badness MaMger.
THE VALDOSTA
VALDOSTa, GA, FRIDAY.
APRIL IS, 1012.
SUBSCRIPTION KATES SB A TEAR
Published at Valdosta, Oa.. every
afternoon, except Sunday, by The
▼aldoata Times Puftliahlng Co
Entered ae aecond-elass matter
October 14, 1006, at (be poatofflce
at Valdoata, Oa., under act of Con-
iraae of March I. 1870.
"THIS DATE IN HISTORY."
1 APRIL 10.
1775—Battlee of Lexington, and
Concord, the drat engago.
men tx of the American Rev
olution.
1814—Indiana authorized by con
gress to form a constitution
and atate gorernment.
1824—Lord Dyron, the poet, died at
Mlaaolonghl, Greece. Horn
In London, Jan. 22, 1788.
1840—Rt, Rev. Jamea Lartigue, Ro
man Catholic blahop of Mon
treal, died. Born June 20,
1777.
1850—Great Britain and United
Staten concluded the Clayton-
Bulwer treaty.
1882—Simon Eraser, explorer of the
Pacific Northweetrdled at St.
Andrew's, Ont, Born In Ver
mont In 1770.
1504—Congress passed an act to
enable the people of Nebrns-
ka to form a atate govern-
meat.
1882—Charloa Darwin, author of
"The Descent of Man,” died.
Born Fob. 12, 1809.
1904—Largo part of business dis
trict of Toronto destroyed
by lire.
It begins to look as If the disaster
to the Titanic was due as much as
anything else to the Idea that the
vessel waa Indestrnctlvle. She bad
been warned of the Icebergs, but
paid no attention to thorn, not even
slackening her opoed. It seems to
hare been a case of the pride that
geeth before tb« fall.
The disaster to the Titanic ought
to result In some limit being placed
upon the alls of ships. Its weight
waa agalnn It In a collision. The
•mailer ships, according to the dis
patches, had run against the Iceberg
and limped ,away without serious,In
jury.
Macon has panted a law to pre
vent chickens from visiting the
homes of neighbors. In Valdosta
some citizens regard visiting chick
ens as wild chickens and tbey are
treated like game birds that come
about the hunter's camp.
Macoa la making arrangements to
food the veterans on the fat of the
land when they meet next month.
Twelve thousand tents will he used
to shelter the soldiers and thous
ands of dollars will he spent In fur
nishing the food.
Congressman Undorwood Is In fs-
vov of taking some of the tax olf of
the poor man's stomach and putting
It on the rich man's pocketbook.
Ilence, his hill to reduce the tariff
on sugar and the fixing of a tax on
Incomes.
Prof. Wilson spoke In New York
the other night on "What Would
Jefferson do?” If Jefferson waa the
man we take him to have been, he
would resent some of the bad things
the Professor said about him In his
hooka.
President Taft aaid from the wry
beginning that be knew that Major
Butt waa dead, because he waa too
'’a hero to survive such an
as the Titanic’s load of
on had to face.
The Iceberg which Bank the Th
tanlc Is said to have been 400 feet
•high and n half n mile long. It it
wu 409 feat high It waa fqtly seven
times that much under water, or
nearly 2,900 feet.
Georgia'had throo'boroen on the
Titanic. Major-Archie Butt, Iaador
Rtrauaa nnd Jack Futrell were ell
Georgians, and they showed good
metal l n the manner In which they
met death.
Tt It laid that th« result In Penn
sylvania the other day was more a
blow at Penrose than Taft. It waa
the “boialam" of Penrose that ca'uz
; ed Roosevelt to carry the atate.
The Wayuroas Journal mated
that 19,000 people would hoar Prof.
Wilson at Wayworn. hut the later
report* Indicate that leu than 1.500
peopjp heard him.
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HAH COTTOS GONE I P?
has cotton gone to ten
i» it because of tbe normal
demand %om spinners—so natural
and normal a demand that farmer*
miy expect ten cents if they make
another bumper crop? Or is it duo
to aucb conditions as farmers should
be warned against)* and warned
promptly?
“Tfe believe the latter explanation
Is the correct one. Let us present
one significant fact to prove our be
lief. It waa brought to our atten-
tlo D by Mr. J. A Brown, of Chad-
bburn, N. C., a ft-mer executive
committeemen of tli e Southern Cot
ton Association and now State or-
Democrata taka drastic action, will
carry the old amounts
The Democratic leaden have
threatened to take drastic action,
and unless the Senate yields in con
ference the Democrats may stir up
a fuss that will arouse the wbple
country.
u.
On e °(« If oot the mein'reason
the Senate Stand patters desire to
•rend government money so lavish
ly, la that they hope to point to
the necessity for a high tariff, on
the ground that only a high tariff
•will bring ln sufficient revenue.
LAW OP THE INDIVIDUAL.
It la a commonly aocepted Idea
of Jurisprudence that law la found
ed upon precedent.
A certain rule of conduct ln cer-
gsnlzer in the cotton crop reduction | ta | n tr , n eactions between men
movement. Mr. Brown wan in The
ProgreHslve Farmer office a few days
ago and strongly emphasized the
fact t,hat although cotton has gone
to ten cents now, our cotton grow
ers must by no means assume that
they can plant another crop and get
ten cents next fall. The truth \a,
that the spinners believe that the
farmers are reducing their acreage,
and on that assumption they are
now buying largely beyond tbeir
present needs—believing, as they
jlo, that the reduced acreage will
mean higher prices next fall. This
explains the recent advance in the
market* ail over the country.
In proof Mr. Brown showed us a
telegram, 1* had Jus. received from
Secretary Hester of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange reporting that for
the fHjt six months of this cotton
year (it runs from September 1st t^o
Septet, or 1st) 'the foreign spin
ners, European and Canadian, had
.
slsts for ..a gerles of yearo. ,
Presently dispute arises over iftfok
a transaction, perhaps before
statute covering the poi n t has T>een
enacted.
The judge rules that since tee
recognized custom ha« been •o-aod-
so , the decision must be In a^ord-
anc e with the custom.
This is the usual origin of what
is known as “common law.”
Habit does for the lndlvidualVpre*
cisely whet common law doer for
the State or Nation.
A certain rule of conduct becomes
established in the dally life Of
man.
Presently he finds that becatoe
he has done a certain thing in
certain established even though It
may not conform to the sense of
justice of some people; and the hab
it becomes the rule of life.
But here the aimlllarlty ceases.
Common law la more often right; Ip*
bought 5,460,000 bales American • than wr0n g. Habit, in the case* of
cotton, while last year they only «^ ome people, may be diabolically
wrong from the cradle to the grave;
took 7,740.000 bales for tae whole
twelve months.
This deniouetrates conclusively
that these fort g n manufacturers are
buying for future needs. In conse
quence, there will bt a corresponding
decreased demand from the next
and the cemeteries are full .of bod-
lee that cam e there too soon because
of habits that were Victoria and In
jurious.
The laws of some nations are all
wrong because the people that com-
fall, and If a bis crop Is made, prices l ))oie them are | gnor ant. dependent
Will-certainly go away below ten 0r v „ e> and the laws of Individual
action will be honest or degraded
In accordance with tbe Ideals that
control them
cents. In fact, If prices went below
t«n cents last fall, when mills were
hungry and even famishing for lint,
what must our farmer* expect If
they make a big crop this year with
mills well stocked with our big
1911 eropf
This has been a very sad week,
locally as well as throughout the
11 eropl nation. Millions } of people havq .
In view of these facta. Mr. Browp latm T i~ r i—
“ —*■ 1 » *“ da jr 0 n account orfhe Titanic disas
ter. Men who knew nobody on the
ship have felt unspeakable sorrow
ove, the loss and have sympathized
with the victims. Valdosta has
been touched with sorrow of a deep
degree ai ring the week. "Blessed
are they that mourn, for they shall
he eomforted."
made the fol lowing ’pettjffefil J coin~
meat which we heartily endorae:
“The foreign spinier has not for
gotten the experience of a few yean
ago when a corp of 14,000,000 bales
caused a slump In prices from albout
sixteen cents (during the Sully cam
paign) to about six and one. half
cents, followed the next year bya
tremendous reduction In acreage and
it series of four years of twelve to
fourtcen-cent cotton. The foreign
buyer I* evidently anticipating a re
petition of this action on the Part of
the Southern cotton grower*, and K
would be suicidal on our part to dis
appoint them.
Reduction and diversification are
the only Miration of the South In
Ills crisis, and I sincerely hope that
the recent email advance In prices
will not fool the Southern people.
Unices there Is s reduction In acre
age and prnctlcal diversification,
then stagnation In nil lines of bus
iness Is sure to follow?
Ten-cent prices now are certainly
no guarantee of these figures at sell
ing time next fall. Keep your cot
ton acreage down to the point yon
have had In mind before prices ad
vanced.—Progressive Farmer,
BLOCKED BY SENATE .
The Democratic House of Repre.
•cntntlve started out, l n this session
of Congress ,to cut down the ex
penses of government. Many slash
es, were made Into government ex-
travagenre, but l n each can tho cut
wm not made without the moat
careful study. The effort to save
money wa« thoroughly honest.
The economy plan of the Demo
crats, ho'wever. Is being fonght at
even; turT1 by the 8enate standpat
ters, who have "Promptly placed back
Into the approprtatoln hills either
all or a part of the amounts
14ft out of them aa they left the
Route. The Democrat* cut eight
millions from the army bill, and
three millions from District of Col-
atmhja Mil. and cut out the public
building hill altogether. . Thl* latter
Mil. In Past sessions, has been the
source ot an expense of millions of
dollars annually, and the Democrat!
tlce, long prevalent, of building mag
nificent postofficea In villages. The
Reports from Washington Indi
cate that the senate may knock out
th« fine work which the lower house
has been doing. It would be a
good time for pur senators to do
like Underwood Is doing—remain at
their post of duty and fight for
the reforms which Democracy stant
for.
J. R. Smith has "written a card”
to explain why he la supporting
Woodrow Wllaon. J. R. will do
moat anything to get t owrlt e a
card. Somebody tola hi mthat that
was his forte.
The Georgia peach crop Is con
siderably behind on "failures” for
the present aesaon. Usually by the
middle of April It has Wn killed
by cold weather three or four times.'
i The Tttanlc disaster will make
trans-Atlantic liners carry more
life-boats In future and to that ex
tent will be worth something.
The Mississippi flood Is taking 200
or 300 victim* every day, but It Is
such a common thing that the
world la not appalled by tt.
It was quite natural that a cold-
wave should follow the rain storm
that came with Proctor Wilson to
Georgia.
Col. Bryan Is having the fight of
his life to save Nebraska, and It
Is not certain that he wtlt succeen.
Patriots' Day In New England.
Boston, Mass, April 19—Patriot,'
Day. ln commemoration ot the bat
tle ot Islington and the beginning
the American Revolution, was
generally celebrated throughout this
proposed to put a stop to the prao- (section today. In Boston the day
wm observed by a general tuapen-
alon of business. The annual Mara.
Senate Old Guard, which regards ,*hon run and other sporting fixtures
the right to dip In'* the treasury at Jmarked the popular celebration of
will M God given prerogative,
promptly Sliced th« Item* hack ln
the Mila .and th* Mils, unless tho
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We carry a lull line of all kinds of building lumber.
FLOORING, CEILING, SIDING, FINISH, MOULDING, SASH, DOORS,,BLINDS
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“WEAR - EVER”
Does that word Describe Your Kitchen Wan
IT IS LITERALLY TRUE OF
Aluminum Cooking Utensils
The Ware That Lasts a Generation
Replace Utensils that wear out with utensils that
“WEAR - EVER”
SEE OUR DEMONSTRATION
It will be conducted all next week
Aluminum Sauce Pans, regular price 50c, will be
sold Demonstration Week only for
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“The Quality Store.”
117-119 Pat'terzon Street VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
Valdosta Professional Directory
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DRS. SCHNAUSS & BURCHETT
Dr. F. W. SCHNAUSS I DR. J. F. BURCHETT
.Special attention given to dis-
Spccial attention given to dis
eases of Bye, Ear, Nose and
eases of Women and Children I Throat.
Office over Dunaway's Drug Store.
PHONE 15
GO TO
Dr. L. C. Holtzendorff
DENTAL BURGEON
To get the bast work for th* t»“t
LOOK! BET OF TEETH *8.00
Gold Crown* 98.90 and up.
Impression taken In the morning
and piwus dell rared ln afternoen.
Teeth Extracts Without Pals.
Valdosta, Ga.
Dr. F. R. Parramore
DENTIST.
Over Dfhla Hardware Oa.
Phans 94.
W. W. HARDEN
DENTIST,
Succeeding Dr. A. N. William*.
Office over Dlmmock’* Phar
macy. s ill : : :
Valdosta, Georgia*
D. W. FREEMAN
P. C. QUARTERMAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Over Vinton's Drug Store.
Valdoata Georgia
W.H. NEWTON
VETERINARY SURGEON
SO Yean In The Practice
Ham's Stable.
Phono No. 23. Valdosta, Ga.
Dr. Dan H. Breedlove
OSTEOPATH
office McKay Building.
Office Phone 146.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Residence and Office 5X0 Ashley St.
Phone 283.
Calla left at Pondurunta Drug Stan
will receive prompt attention.
DR. W. M. PHILLIPS
1 CHIROPRACTIC SPECIALIST
On Nervena and Chronic Diseases
418 and 18 Strickland Building
Office Phone 571. Residence 432-J,
Valdoata. Ga.
CURRAN R. ELLIS.
architect.
Ellla Building—Cherry St. and Cottou
Avenue.
Hotela, Stereo, Schools, Fine
Resident*.
Oswald Wilkinson,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
SUtenvUIe, Georgia
Office at Court House.
GEO. E. SIMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Rom* No. 5. Strickland Bldg.
Valdoata, Ga.
O. M. SMITH
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Roma t, Strickland Bnlldmg.
Valdoata, Gcorgt
B. S. RICHARDSON
REAL ESTATE AGENT
Valdoata, Georgia.
Z. R. Hutchinson
Consulting Engineer
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