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SEMI-WEEKLY TIMES EXTEP.PRIS E, Tl'ESn.lV, OCTOI1ER 28, 1013. THE TIMES-EKTERPRISE SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION issued Every Tuesday and Friday MKMKEKS ASSOCIATED PRESS. Mi; and Semi-Weekly Times-Enter- priEe Published by the Times-Ea- terpriee Company, Thomaivir©, Qa. JCDGK THOMAS AND THE PISTOL TOTKR. B. R. JEHGKU . .. W. D. HARGRAVE .. ..Editor. . Bus. Mgr. Judge W. E. Thomas yesterday in sentencing a prisoner to life in the state penitentiary for murder brough t out a point which was particularly appropriate to the occasion. He stated that if the county of T/iomas I and Entered at the Themaeville Po»t) Office for Transmission Through the, Halls as Second Class Mall Matter. I Subscription Itatee: i , 'flat, Year !ated. ny other county for that mat ron Id institute a process simi- tlie game law and appoint Pis- urdens. that ninety per cent of mrts business would be elimin- ship vas never f>rokc therefore I WHEN TO .PLAN FOR THE COI N- leel that in supporting Mr. Luke ii his aspirations I am simply express ing that gratitude which niy de ceased brother would approve. “I have two brothers now lUin-g in the Congressional district and'my information Is that they are both supporting Mr. Luke, taking the same view of the matter as I do. “Yours very truly, “W. II. RODDENBERY.” .GO Judge Thomas is down on the pis tol toter. He pointed out tne startling fact that to the pistol is due the credit. 0 i if the word could be stretched that "The Mexican situation is grave." | far, of most of the business of the Sure and we believe jou are dead courts toila. <;<>OI> 1 to A 1>S FltEVEXT DIS- EASE. One thing is mad-' evident by the j present season of county fairs in ! Georgia, and that is that the most successful fairs are those that are I planned, not a week or two, but j nearly a year in advance. The fair ; that is wor.h holding at all must be prepared for many months before ; the time for installing the exhibits, i ! It must be looked forward to by the farmers and the housewives in the ! planting season and there must be T IF YOU PLAY WITH PENCIL OR FINGER BUTTON YOU ARE A BIT DERANGED MENTALLY SA V S EXI»K RT—A X INTEREST- IXG STATEMENT. Are you crazy? I Probably you are slightly—er—i not normal—and don’t know it. Ev-J itime to advertise it thoroughly I grybody is more or less throughout the county and in neigh- times, according to Dr. “off” a; Lightmer i haw uersona, oa fjr.t Uauglu,j linrln s counties. Fairs are nnt going | Witmer, an expert 0,1 mental dla to ca Ja«t happen.” The best ones, the ones really worth while, are the serious about it. | Thomas unt > ould any poeaims eomection A large per cent of j between good roads and good health, s’ misdemeanor and The Progressive party seems to exhaust itself and is now taking Democratic cast-offs to give oHlce to. A Pennsylvania man proved his sanity at least by having his execu tion postponed until he could finish a chicken dinner. . Boys, better court those canning i club girls, they are being taught how j to make good ecnomical housekeep-j ers. I felony eases are due primarily to the i pistol and the habit of carrying one 'especially among the colored people. J It was this which Judge Thomas re- ' ferred to in mentioning the matter. He stated that if the Sheriff or depu ties would go after the negroes who carried pistols or owned them j against the laws of the state and ! brought them before th 'lie would see the gang for iolation. \ill l*i State Board of Health of ;ays that good roads esn ami •cut disease. How? By the removal of weeds and trash. Weeds ent because during this year pre- ami trash prevent the prompt e\a ; - parations for some of the fairs were oration of moisture and promote re- begun as long ago as January, icntion of ground water. This 1 here is no need here to discuss makes ideal breeding spots for mos- the question of whether or not coun- quitoes. Hies and other insects, which ty fairs are worth the trouble and ourt that • aro -known as disease carriers, not j expense they entail. Every live far- hoppers and mor long ago found out that they * crop dam- are worth while, that they pay well I tbe farmers who take part in them eases. Plalying with a pencil while you talk, pulling a lock of hair while at result of a great deal of hard work, work Angering a dress ornament or work that cannot be well done in a a button—all these are unmlstak- few weeks . That Georgia counties able signs of temporary insanity, lil- are recognizing that fact is appar- tIe la I )Ses from the normal, say? Witnier, whose specialty is the that they were sent to J1° mention chinch bugs, twelve months for this! others insects which ar Furthermore, an undergrowth cf | aiu those who visit them eds incites‘the dumping of gar- j the liirs are worth holding, the only ge and manure by offering c on- j problem to be considered is that of ite Georgia and Virginia made a go of it in Atlanta, and the proud old commonwealth triumphed by a close score. The statement was somewhat broad in its scope, but its possibili ties are not to be sneered at. If the Sheriff could legally deprive every-ne- j cealing, of which fact careless and I Petting the greatest good gro who carries a pistol of that weap J thoughtless people are prone to takejlkem. That can he clone study and observation of defective children in public schools. It is more important that children should first learn to use the tooth brush and then the pen,” he said while discussing the subject recent ly. “Sane minds are found in sane bodies. The line of demarcation be . tween the sane and insane is like a hair, and once or a dozen times a day the hand on the mental in- And ifjdieator swings over just a trifle.” “Do you play with a pencil? Do you toy with a watch charm or chain? Do you -pick up trifles and out only cf 'twist and turn your fingers about by!them? Do you drum your lingers on and the for owning Thomas’ assertion ourt could punish 1-1" I-idroBtage. thus lncreastatr the faeil-j llavl:1 S It -veil understood in J»u- -r carrying one, Judge j ;ty ot lns ,, rt breeding and proriding j uar > - W ,hat there ls " oin B to be 5 i>ftr jthe*e insect carriers with proper that ninety fair in the fcllov.ir.g GtoVcr or -No- Charleston, \V. Va., editor, cent of the crime the county j , laterial for disease transmission. vember. on your desk or on your table? “Of course you do. \Ve all do, and ve are all just a trifle unbalanced , Alien we do it. The delicate me* Then farmers, their wives.; . . . ... ,, * chanism of the brain is easily thrown boasts of sixteen sweethearts. Af-’ among the negroes would be pre-| 0o od roads also prevent disease by j sons and daughters can begin to plan j out of po i se . The little common ev ter he published the article, bet he \ented, would prove absolutely true.! providing good drainage. Many! exhibits of their crops and liandl-;oryday acts such as those I have I , . ■ i work • ! mentioned prove mental lapses. You farms have no means of drainage " orK - \ . . I ... , . may call it nervousness; you ’may except by ditches along roadways. The committee or assonatlon that R JuBt foo)|ng . you may ca „ ,, voman tells you she had; The matter is one whlcn "ill cer-| 0 pen ditches, clear of brush and is to get up the fair should make up anythlnR you choose. But the stub the prize list before the farmers be- born fi>et remains that the pace of couldn’t find one of them. ! statistics in the court records slio o i that beyond question. When a rather -not mention names, dot 1 1 tain jy bear some deep consideration! debris, with hardened surface and anake her mad by refusing to insist ant j thought and it is sure to cau*e J proper fall, afford these farms the tnat she do that very thing. discussion wherever it is heard, j opportunity of ridding themselves nf j Georgia needs a purging of the pis-! many a stagnant pool. The Enquirer-Bun in answer to the toi toters and the illegal pistol own-j The removal of weeds, proper road question, which way does the Panama J ers - Then crime would decrease to! grading, surface hardening and oil- Canal run, answers, "To Columbus." *>"'!> a » extent as to startle the peo-jing, insures |>romi)t drainage of all Wonder what they built it for? ,'l*le into a »iost rigid and perfect; pool, ditch and surface water, re- 0 j enforcement of that law. The mat- ! moving the possibility of insert If he is elected, the New York ter "ill be hard to rarry Into prac-j breeders, for none can multiply Assembly may refuse to seat Mr. tical effect, but if it could be done it j without moisture. Hoad oiling in Sulzer. having the power to pass' would pay the-people of the state a' itself i.« destructive of insect larvae. upon his mitted. character before he is ad 'thousand fold for the trouble and! the expense. specially mosquitoes—a well known gin planting the crops from which jtodav is telling on the nerve centers j their exhibits are to be made. Thei of brain. Relaxation is as ne(-- lists should be printed and distrib- essary as work. Don’t forget that, j Coming back to the defective child.! "ted throughout the territory from The remertles for retardation and which the fair expects to draw ex- j effectiveness lies in the establishment' hibits. The announcement is made of psychlogical clinics connected j that Tift county is -not to have a "Hh schools and universities. fair this fall, but that next year they is necessary, too. that teachers know j will have one and that preparations signs of defectiveness when they; i fact. Dry roads offer pedestirans, Tifton will be the scene of a very 'and notably children who are com- • successful fair. Other counties that meet it in their everyday A*ork. for it are going to begin early in | Sympathy and a truo understanding the year. If that plan is followed , of his mental condition is the solu- out the prediction Is a safe one that : H<m | n part, for the child who is called a dollard.” The Waycross Herald under its new management should continue its strides toward success. It is one of the best dailies in Wiregrass Geor- \V. It. RODDE.NIlERY FOR LI KE, j •gia. tli polled to walk # ( dry shoes and ff i While colds in a c ommuni ation, addressed to. conns, yet it i [* voters of the Second (,’ongres-j that cold, wet to and from school, have Tiot made very great successes o|f their fairs might find the ex-i 1 lan at ion in the fact that they did' a well-k-nown fact not begin to work for them early [ feet and enur'd ° nm, Kh in the year. FIGHT IN MOVIE SHOW specific Atlanta, Oct. 25.—A plumber and a movie man gave an entertainment that was not scheduled on the films. o sional District, published in some of; 11 If you can spare a day, go to the the papers in the district this week, Valdosta Fair and see what South Hon. \Y. B. Roddeiibory, of Cairo, a Georgia is doing. The Fair should brother of the late Congressmau attract many visitors and exhibits S. A. Koddenben from Thomas county. I or rumor that h ihs lower the resistance of lndlvid- Mayor Ye —c I Roscoe Luke for Congress. Mr. Rod- t j nR an has stojiped out and denberv states candidly and earnest- premises. If there ere certain crop* to which bist night in one of the local motion , ■ picture places, als and make them more favorable tne farmers are paying too little at- j j t jj. Bowen, tne plumber, was for infections of the re- tentlon, it might bo wise to offer a accused by W. T. Murray, the mana- ... , it per, of trying to flirt with some a l’ rizo ' "'° ,th " lnni: '«. for the women in the audience, best exhibit drawn from those crops. As Bowen went out of the door, - . . . . . ... Murray hailed him and said: “The in a munty, for instance, In "hlri. noxt timo you come , nt0 th|a t „ eatrei . not as much acreage was given to watch the pictures and not the omen.” ubject piratory passage®. Including pne'- nies the report monia and tuberculosis, not supporting Good roads prevent disease by set- mple t. Good iJjoining farn roads promoto ‘nick as should be Riven, good Whereupon, Bowen Mayor Kline is n afTairs in Moultrie. There are few better men anywhere than W. C. Vereen, and all who know him agree ©n that point. barge of the! ly that lit* is for Mr. Luke for the positio and is doing bis best to ro ute any possible impression which night have gotten out that he was not so disposed. Roddenbery concludes bU Some of the newspapers of the Mat* mont with the following word*: Second Congressional district mto carrying Congressional candidates Murray x inrlo to th» far-1 I ,rize might cause the county's yield and Murray hit Bowen, and they , , , , , : „ <•,_ kp I’t °» hittlns each other Until tho hose premises are bordered el aud set in truck to ahenv a considerable In- poUce „ ut R 8top t0 , t Murray ., bv them. The comparison of a well-! crPaso * T},e fair, without lawyer made an impassioned appeal graded, clean highway with an un- j nuestion, can he made of great value ^avorlifg 'to*'protectwoman pa- kept and trashy barnyard adjoining| ,n ^‘Hiding up tho county, but It trons. but the impartial police court is sufficient to stimulate every land- owner to a clean-up. Pride compels It is well known that Mr. Luke him to offer to pas«ers-by a neat- the-staunch and trusted friend ! appearing and attractive house and advertising and failing to mark it as oi my brother, such. They either aren’t on the job, and during er about collecting it or are evading the for Congress, Anderson, h ot his Luke lor years ampaign' • boRiyard. Results are only too ob vious. Good roads are active dis- Mr. rendered ease prevention agencies, aside from must be handled in a business-like way or much of its value will* he lost.—Savannah Morning News. I jiuB'e fined them each $5. Hat tiebl-GanV*. Friends in Thomasville have re ceived announcements of the wed- law of Uncle Sam. embarrassing. It may prove him more valuable assistance than their financial any other one man, and this friend- value. Mr. J. V. Down, has returned af- to- ; . ending a short time In Peters- ding of Miss Ruth Hatfield, to Mr. errrr. Virginia. Mrs. Down, return- Luther Banks, at the formers home erl with him and his son Mr. J. E. in Scotch Plains, N. J. Miss Hatfield Drwn, also came down to accept a spent a part of last winter here as uositinn in the Georgia Trunk and ; the guest of Miss IJggins and made vovnltv Gompanv, of which Mr. many friends who will he delighted Down is Manager. to hear of her marriage. Rheumatism, Sprains Backache, Neuralgia “Yes, daughter, that’s good stuff. The pain In iny back is all gone—I never saw anything work n$ tjuickly as Sloan’s Liniment.” Thousands of grateful people voice the same opinion. Here a the proof. Rcliersd Pain In Back. “I vn* troubled with a reiy bad pain in my buck for some time. I went to a doctor but be did not do me any good, so I purchased a bottle of Sloan's Liniment, and now lama well w'ornan. I always keep a bot- 304 blyrtLs Avt., Brooklyn, N. Y. “We have used Sloan's Lini ment for over six years and found it the best we ever used. When my wife had sciatic rheumatism the only th did her any good - it. We car r thing that liniment. Ve'can no* praise* it isnLsrst -Jfa *’• as£i Sprained Ankle Relieved. time with a severely sprained ankle. I irot a bottle of Sloan's able to be about and can walk a irreat deal. I write this be- a lot of credit for putting such a fine Liniment on the all always take time to recommend Dr. Sloan's Liniment. —Mrs. “I was ill for a long Liniment and now I — _ rouse I think you deserve a lot of credit for putting sue] isrket and _! shall ulways “ " SLOAN'S LINIMENT At .11 D.elere—25e„ SOe. end 1 Addr.es Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Inc. • • Obey that urge! Do it nowi^ Get a Ford! It’s the one “hunch” on which you can’t go wrong. Mcie than 325,000 owners will vouch for Ford merit—Ford simplicity—Ford serviceability and Ford economy. Obey that urge! Do it now! Five hundred and fifty dollars tne new price of the Ford runabout: the touring car is six hun dred; the town car eight hundred—all f. o. b. Thomasville, complete with equipment- Get cata log and part culara from Logan Auto Exchange, Thomasville. Georgia. iihi—n—m* - *** 1- —naij-"" ni—iTTHTfl Money. Loaned FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE l At 8% Interest, payable annually. The borrower has the prlrllere of paying part orall of tho principal at any Interest period, stopping interest 9n such payment. I "ill save you money. Come to eeo me, or write. Prompt attention Riven • V wr'ttjo Inoulrles. W. M. BRYAN, OFFICE OVER POST OFFICE, THOMA8VIM.K.' (iWUm BIG SELL-OUT SALE’ Now going^ on at the Big Store of Clark Brothers Call in and save* money on anything you need. ^ Georgia-Florida Fair VALDOSTA, GA. November 4=5=6=7-8. 20,000 Square Feet cf Agricultural Exhibits of Every Description. The greatest display of Corn ever£made in South Georgia. Cotton, Hay, Grain, Sugar Cane and Vegetables of all kinds. Daily demonstrations in Farming, Dairying and Canning. 10,000 square feet of Live Stock and oultry Exhibits. The finest stock in the South. Mule Colts, Horses, Cattle and Hogs. Fine Thor oughbred Breeding Stock. v • HORSE RACING EVERY DAY. Circus and Full Midway of Amusements. WILD WEST SHOW MERRY-GO-ROUND MOTORDROME Latest and Most Thrilling Free Attractions. OCEAN WAVE FERRIS WHEEL F?AERIAL ARTISTS All Sorts of Other Shows and Attractions. Free Open Air Performances Day and Night. Three Bands. Come and Have a Good Time. Reduced Rates on All Railroads. For Information, Address J. M. ASHLEY, Secretary and General Manager. i—