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SEMI-WEEKLY UMBS-EXTERPRL E, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 1014
THE TIMES-ENTE1PRISE
SEMI-WEEKLY BDITIO.N
E. R. JKRGER ...Editor
W. D. HARGRAVE Bu*. Mgr.
, THOMAS COUNTY WILL BENEFIT.
It Is a matter of Impossibility to
obtain definite results affecting the
Issued Every Tuesday and Friday cotton crop of the South In one
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PKES8 M ” BS Meetto *’ 0ne day ’ 0r 0De p,aa ’
. 1 The meeting held In Thomas County
Dally and Semi-Weekly Timas- Enter-j w m however, have its proportion-
prise Published by the Times En-,
terprise Company. ThomasvBle, Ga., ate share of effect In the general
South-wide movement to hold cot
ton and to reduce the acreage next
year. Those two points were Indeli
bly impressed upon the farmers, and
the sentiment was unanimous.
The meeting In Thomasville Sat
urday marks the beginning of a
clearer and better understanding,
and co-operative development, be
tween the farmer and the business
man. These two, with the banks,
are as closely Interwoven In their
bulsness relations as It is possible
for Individuals to'be. The success
Entered at the Thomasville Poet
Office for Transmission Through the
Mats as Second Class Mall Matter.
Subscription Ratoe:
One Year
Six Months *•
Put the stocking bank account In
cotton Instead of silk.
Mister Ty Cobb is some bitter In
‘nis old age.
This war TiTbrtoT about diver- j of °" e depends on the co-operation
, , , ... I *"<t assistance of the others. A
siflcatlon o.' farming in the South,
,,, , ,, . realization of this was never more
which shows it's not all bad. |
. clearly demonstrated than in the
discussions Saturday.
The result will be a concerted ef
fort In Thomas County to boost the
"buy-a-bale’* movement to its fullest
extent, committees working in ev
ery district to sell a few bales at ten
A sweet young thing Informed us
yesterday that she heard the call
to arms," and promptly obeyed.
International peace is on the list,
. „ I ery district to sen a lew uaies at ten
but it has taken many years of watt-
, ! cents per pound, for the farmers
ing to make it even a possibility.
"Tell-lie-.araft" Is the way one
Jessie Mercer is said to have spok
en of a certain Georgia newspaper.
If we had to light in Germany, we
would preferably enlist in the navy
and remain bottled up In the Kie}
canal.
We are In favor of doing a whole
lot for the farmer who will agree to
cut bis cotton acreage In half next
year.
Mexico manages to get on the
front sheet every now and then, but
T. R. and H. K. haven’t done much
in that line lately.
We will be glad to give ten yearly
subscriptions to The Dally Times-
Enterprise for a bale of cotton. Got
one you want to dispose of?
All the best looking men in Thom-
who will be directly benefltted by
the sale. It will also mean that the
farmer of Thomas county is willing
and ready to reduce his cotton acre
age on any stated plan that is adopt
ed In the South, and Is CONVINCED
OF THE NECESSITY OF RAISING
MORE HOG AND HOMINY. This,
In Itself, will be of untold benefit to
thousands of people In Thomas
County, where the doctrine has
never been followed to the proper
extent.
We are glad that the meeting was
held, and we heartily congratulate
the forethought of those who called
It and the spirit of harmony and
co-operation which actuated the dis
cussion of those participating and
attending.
A LONGER STAPLE COTTON.
At the present time we have our
hunds full trying to adjust our cot
ton section to the complications aris
asvllle are buying a bale, and the ‘“S European war.
1 However, there are matters of a
more permanent nature confronting
best looking girls are encouraging
them—to buy cotton.
If you are going to buy a bale,
buy from the poor farmer who
the farmers of the South.
There were about a million bales
of cotton produced in China last
needs the money, not the guy whoh®. and there will be about three
million bales produced In that coun
try this year. The Oriental cotton
Is necessarily# very short. No mat
ter what seed they plant, the sta
ple is short. Ohina will soon de
ls able to hold his cotton and not
miss the money.
Make your wife buy at home nnd
pay for what she gets. That’s one
sure way to boom local business, and velop to the point where she will
help the man who is helping the
community.
There were moBtly resolutions at
the mass meeting, but there was a
spirit of getlng together that will
have splendid results in Thomas
County in years to come.
They were all there with a few
exceptions, and those who couldn’t
get In heard from the outside. It
was truly a great meeting of repre
sentative Thomas county people.
Wallace Miller says that BUI Bur-
well Is claiming more than he has
pledged, but Wallace and several
others will admit that It will take
a stiff light to beat him.
Willie Hearst will go down
history — (If ’’The Americans”, are
history)—as the man who suggest
ed peace and persuaded William
Hohenzellorn, of Germany to adopt
It.
American flags are better than
passports In Germany these day*,
say tourists who hare Just retailed.
Uncle Sam la beginning to demand
and receive respect all over the
world.
If somebody will, come on Jnand
pay up their subscription, wd taay
be able to throw aside this good pld
straw hat and don one of the green
effects with the diamond crown, Ilka
the sports wear.
Two men la Florida fonght to
the death over a little pig. Pork
ers sre worth money and are mighty
valuable property, but they ■< have
never yet eeen the day wheq'^they
could be classed along wftll Sdifa'in
Ilfs.
become a competitor of the South,
unless we can supply a cotton which
will excel tlielr's.
The boll weevil will soon stop
the production of sea Island cotton
In this country, as no cotton of that
variety can withstand the onslaught
of the persistent little pest.
Prof. Ira Williams, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and others,
tried for three years to develop a
sea Island cotton whiah could be
produced under weevil conditions,
but the case was hopeless. Mr. Wil
liams then undertook by selection to
lengthen the staple of our short cot
ton. He left the U. S. Government
and Is now with the State of Geor
gia. He has produced a cotton from
short cotton which Is not as good aB
sea Island, but every bit as good as
Egyptian cotton, and whlcb sells for
from four to live cents per pound
more than short cotton. This out
sells upon the present market for
fourteen cents. It meets the boll
'•■•evil requirements and |a this
Immediate section Is very prolific.
We advise all who can do so, to go
by the experiment farm, near Thom-
asrllle, and boo the yield of the
long staple short cotton, as com
pared with the other varieties. The
.cotton Is more prolific than else
where, and will enable us to step
Into the market heretofore occupied
by sea-island as soon as the weevil
comes.
The Increased price will more
than offset the decreased yield, and
as the sea Island plays out. the
price will rise.
So If, as is apparently the ease,
this cotton Is particularly adapted
to this Immediate section, the fu
ture Is bright enough for the pro
gressive farmer In Thomas and ad
jacent counties.
However, cotton Is a local vegetal
ble. and you can aever tell eheadl
what It will do in a different locall-
ty- #, f
The State will net give out any
of theee seed until they have more,
and the experiment Is more com
plete. 'Mr. williams hopes to have
enough' seed to give out by the time
the boll weevil arrives, provided the
cotton comes up to all expectations.
A TRIBUTE TO MR. FELDER.
In urlng Thomas .3. Felder to ac
cept the appointment of judge of the
federal court for the southern dis
trict of Georgia, If It is tendered
him, the Thomasville Times-Enter-
prlse (which supported Governor
bTaton In the recent 'senatorial cam
paign) pays a rare tribute to ihe
Bibb champion of progressive Dem
ocracy.’
The News is no more able to read
Mr. Felder’s mind than is the Thom
asville Tlmes-Enterprise, or any
other paper. Consequently, we can
not say whether he would accept a
federal Judgsbip or not. We can
say, however, that It Is our opinion
that even so tempting an offer would
be declined by him. The News can
also declare, with certainty, that
neither the judgeship nor any other
office or hope of reward was held out
to Mr. Felder at any time during his
candidacy as a means of securing I
his retirement from the race. No
promises were made to him by Sena
tor Smith or Mr. Hardwick, or per
sons acting for them, neither before
nor after the primary. • • •
The Thomasville paper says:
It Is a splendid tribute to Mr. Fel
der that a newspaper which opposed
him should now speak so nicely of
him. However, It is no more than
the man deserves, and It represents
a constantly Increasing sentiment In
Georgia.—Macon News;
to the .North Sea and possed lands
barely used by other countries, Is
not at Issue. She came upon the
field for action, after the spare land
of the world had been taken up, and
she sought to practice among na
tions that policy which Is usually
known as socialism among Individ
uals. The Teutonic race has had
the same experience as the man who
buys too small a farm, and, after It
Is too late, finds that no more Is for
sale.
However, the Teutons can do as
much for the world by merging
their excess population with other
races. The trouble Is that the rul
ing class and many of the people
care more about the grandeur and
power of the nation than they do
about the progress of the world, and
the safety and welfare of the Indi
vidual. They .want the German lan
guage to circle the globe and the
Kaiser’s flag to protect It.
Let none again point out Ger
many as a shining example of tbe
benefit of protection.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF THE
CAUSE OF IT ALL.
When Blsmark formed the present
German Empire, he provided It with
a tariff which taxed the people. In
order to build up a powerful com
mercial plutocracy.
Hud economic laws been permit
ted to work out the destiny of the
German people, that nation would
have remained a vast agricultural
country and perhaps In a small
measure In competition with areas
more favored by nature for commer
cial uses.
Under such circumstances, fac
tories would have flourished, but It
the main the excess of population
would have gone to build up other
countries, and those who remained
would have been happy and free
from enormous taxes and militar
ism.
As It Is, Germany has kept Its
excess population at home, In an ef
fort to build up a gigantic empire,
all In defiance of the laws of politi
cal economy; and has sought to ex
tend, by force, Its Influence that It
might protect Itself In this abnor
mal condition.
With but two real ports and no
colonies fit for the Teutonic people,
it has maintained artificially a com
merce whlcb has startled Its great
competitor, Great Britain.
Mankind will finally learu that
just as the Individual cannot safe
ly violate the laws of hygiene, so
governments can not throw statutes
In the way of the laws ot trade and
economy, without paying the pen
alty.
The German people have been
sacrificed as individuals, to build DP
a wealthy and powerful nation.
The German Government has, all
along seemed to be preparing *o
I continue Its commercial development
after It had reached Its limit, by
way of tariff and subsidy, by con
trolling or acquiring naw lands. In
fact, with the possibility of new
trade treatlea working against them,
they have felt that it might require
force to maintain their atatuo quo.:/,
The German Government deliber
ately got into a rut which lead to
Sept 23rd and 24th
where he may be seen at
RED CROSS DRUG STORE
between eight A. M. and B P. M.
Perfect
Eye-Sight
Is your best friend; treat It right.
Abuse it and It will forsake you and
there Is not yet anything that will
take lta place.
Eye Symptons
Do you have headaches?
Do your Eyes water?
Do they ache?
Does print run together?
Do things appear double?
Do things become dim or swim?
■Are your Eyes Inflamed?
Do you? Eyes tire after reading
awhile?
Does a bright light pain them?
Many People .
have Eye defects ot which theyv&re
unconscious, end while they suffer
,no Inconvenience-or .pain now, they
commercial and military supremacy. |ah 0uM we ar Glasses for the *ake or
or to ruin. If Germsny could, by j their future Eyesight. .t- .
force acquire Belgium and Holland,! Ur- Crawford, Is a graduate, in
together with some rich French and j madlclne, of one of America’s -larg-
Brltlsh .Colonial possessions, and T
| licensed Specialist. He has been
with no strong hand to hold her to carefully trained’ In tie diseases ot
check throughout the world gen- the EYE, EAR, NOSE and THROAT,
erally, she might indeed continue to .the Urge hospltaU of Chicago
her commercial supremacy ad In fine- and ^ ,ew Yo?k -
turn. Whether or not. It might not Thov ' * ho ,ufr " trom « y « l »ln
. or any disease of the eye. ear, nose
have been . more economical sltnar thrwrt< , re WTltBd t<r consult
tlon for Germany to have controlled hlm.adv.
PARRISH BICYCLE SHOP
ROBBED OF VALUABLES
Cafth Register Demolished, Safe En
tered anti Merchandise Stolen —
Thieves Entered Back Win
dow of Shop.
The bicycl# shop of the Parrish
Bicycle Company was broken Into,
and robbed last week. The thieves
entered a back window, breaking
out the glass and most of tbe sash.
They demolished a large cash regis
ter in which there was nothing but
two coppers, and which could have
been opened by pressing a key.
They started to break open the
safe, but discovered that it, too, was
unlocked, before the explosion. Rec
ords of accounts were taken from
the safe, and scattered about, but
there was no money In It.
The man or men-then took all the
razors, knives, pistols and other
things of value in the shop and
made away with them. The .. loss
will amount to about a hundred
and seventy-five dollars In merchan
dise. besides the cash register. There
is no clue as to the perpetrators of
the deed.
How To Qlve Oulnlne To Children.
PRBRILINEli thetrMe-mark name given to
improved Quinine. It ia a Tasteless Syrup, pleas,
ant to take and does not disturb the stomach.
Children take it atul never know it Is Quinine.
Also especially adapted to adults who cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
-luse nervousness nor ringing in the kead. Tt y
it the neat time you need Quinine for any pi
ooae. Ask for 2-ounce original package. Tl._
’ * me Fli BRJUNK is blown in bottle. 25 cents.
—adv.
Dr. E. A. Crawford
An Experienced
Eye
Specialist
will be in
THOMASVILLE
for two days
163 BALES
IN 23 HAILES
IS BEING SAVED IN OOLQUIM;
AND WORTH COUNTY ALONG
ONE ROAD—THAT MANY SEEN
FROM THE HOAD SIDE.
The tendency to hold cotton Is very
apparent In many sections of South
Georgia. A gentleman from this
dty Sunday made a visit to Moul
trie, and from there to Sylvester, la
Worth County, a distance of twen
ty-three miles.
On that ride, he states that lie
counted one hundred and sixty-
three bales, of cotton that he could
see. About eight bates was piled In
sheds, waiting to be ginned, but the
others had already been ginned and
was being kept under shelters, un
der trees and In various places, easi
ly seen from the road.
T.ils Is an average of seven bales
to the bale on one road, and la an
unusual and exceptional record, for
that splendid cotton country. Sev
eral ot the bales belonged to ne
groes.
CITY COURT IN SESSION
Will Adjourn Today For • the
Term, the Civil Business Being
Taken Over to the Deeein-
ber Term.
The City Court was called Into
session yesterday morning for Sep
tember term, at ten o'clock The
court went at once Into the trial of
jail cases, and several were disposed
Luke Johnson, Julius Coo—:,
and George Williams entered pleas
of guilty.
Will Reed was convicted of steal
ing five dollars from Will Tripp.
John Thompson was found not
gnilty, the charge against him Doing
stealing a ride on a freight train.
Mr. McMlchael, who -got a draft
cashed at Boston for twenty dol
lars, which was not paid, through
his attorney, Mr. Luke, entered «
plea of Insanity, which he signed
and the state’s attorney:-, approved.
He will be sent to the asylum.
The criminal business will be con
eluded today, and the court will
be adjourned to next Mon Jay, when
the apeparance docket will be called
at ten o’clock. The civil docke
will be carried over to the Decern
her term. This was done bcrv.ise o(
the fact that many Interested wero
busy on their farms, and the Judge
decided not to keep them here all
week, as might be necessary.
Negro Shooting Scrape.
Two negroes got Into a fuss over
some land In the Barnett’s neigh
borhood Sunday afternoon. It
stated that the two finally got to
the shooting game and Will Johnson
was pinked thrice by Eugene Browll.
The negro who was shot did not die,
and It Is expected that he will re
cover. The other negro has not been
caught, according to report. The
affair occurred just across the river.
FORD AUTO WRECKED
Joy Riders, Returning to the City,
Meet Disaster at “Death Cave”
When Machine Went Into
Bank.
A Ford auto, belonging to Mr.
Rice, was wrecked early Sunday
morning and three riding In the car
were Injured. The car was coming
toward the city and as It rounded
what Is known as “Death Curve," It
swerved to the right, going Into the
embankment on the curve. The ma
chine was badly damaged and the
three men, Messrs. Teale, Adams and
Morris were thrown out, two of
them, Messrs. Adams and Morris
going through the wind shield, and
being cut In several places. Mr.
Teale received a severe bruise un
der his eye.
Tbe men were taken at once to
the City Hospital, and their wounds
dressed. They will not suffer any
serious Inconvenience as the cuts
were not deep, and there were
'hones broken. They were all able to
be out today. The machine Is al
most a complete wreck.
Tax Notice.
I will be at the following'places
M dates named for the purpose of
collecting the State, County and
School Taxes, for the year 1914.
; i I will be at tbe Couft House,, In
Thomasville, during the October
term of-Superior Court.
Metcalfe, Monday, Oct $.
Coolldge, Tuesday, October (,
Meigs, Wednesday, pet. 7.
Pavo, Thursday, Oct. 8; A. M.
Qchlocknee, Friday, Oct. 9.
Patten, Saturday, Oct. 10; A. M.
Boston, Monday, Oct. 12.
Ellabelle, Wednesday. Oct. 14.
Merrillville, Thursday, Oct. IB.
Berwick, Friday, Oct. 16; A. M.
Vei7 respectfully,
P. S. HEETH, T. C., T. O.
S chool Toilet 'Drinking
upplies Articles Cups
(Ribbons, Laces, Hosiery, etc. Curtain Scrim, Dry Goods, etc.
Candles, Towels, Dollies, etc. Notions, Odds and ends, etc.
Enamelware, Tin and Glassware, etc. Shoe Polish, Kitchen
Utensils, Etc. t
VAUGHAN’S NEW
5-10 Cent and Variety Store
JAckson Street Opposite the City HaB.
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METAL SHINGLES
Arc .Stormproof
They Interlock and overlap In such a way that the hardest driv
ing rain or sifting snow cannot possibly get under them.
« Besides this—they last Indefinitely, and never need repairs. a
Another point—They’re very reasonable in first cost You can
learn all about them from •
NEEL BROS, Thomasville, Ga.
DO NOT SACRIFICE
YOUR COTTON
We are in a position to store all the cotton
you bring us until the market opens up.
OUR STORAGE AND INSURANCE RATES
ARE VERY LOW.
Thomas Union Warehouse Co.,
Thomasville, Georgia.
HOMER WILLIAMS
MATERIAL FOR THE HOUSE
BUILDERS.
Get Our Prices Before You Buy.
Phone 4S5-L.
OFFICE ON A. C. L. WEST CLAY ST.
SSSSSSSSS533SSSgSS3SS
! MONEY LOANED
FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE
At 8% Interest, payable annually. The borrower ha* the
^ privilege of paying part or all ot the principal at any Interest i
i period, stopping Interest on such xyment. I will save you i
money. Come to see me, or write. Prompt attenUon given
all written Inquiries. ^
J 1X7 AA DDV A M V
W. M. BRYAN,
OFFICE OVER POST OFFICE, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
A Roofed Gateway, K . ^
Offers Attraction v ,
'* r * “• I* * | jftmf- /.fjrP 4 jp
about psoperty liberally supplied Ifritht iMdeeape thatis
really worth considering. /Tune was when theywere quite
common, bat nowftheyVe extraordinary.m iheaefparts and
offer you builders seeking diftinctiveneaaxtime opportun
ityto display your,good taste. Wea>Jtunbe4tfaat ia just
right for such gates—guaranteed to lasCpainted or left to
season nude. Ask to see it l ■ i. -• r: '
Thomasville Variety Works.