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THE TIMES-ENIERPRISE
SKJH-WEKKLY EDITION
lulled Every Tuesday and Friday
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
declaration since that time has not
been made public, but it is reasona
bly certain that he will not refuse
to accept tie leadership of the party
in 1916, when the national election
is to be held. Whatever the idea
of the one-term plank was. It serv
ed Its purpose In Mr. Roosevelt’s
third-term attempt, tnd certainly
eT~R JKItGER Editor now has no value. Unquestionably,
W. D. HARGRAVE Bun. Mgr. .fie par ty will unanimously endorse
' Entered at the Thomasvllie Pest! Mr. Wilson and nominate him for
Office for Trsnsmission Through th». (he 0 jn ce i ie now holds. He would
Malta as Second Class Mail Matter. J
Dally and Semi-Weekly Timas- Enter
prise Published by the Times En
terprise Company, Thomasvltle, Ga.
mere who have to bo taught the
right farming idea and this plan to
raise one more pig Is such that It
could be taker up and taught them
by the white people, In order to
properly protect the negro farmer,
and at the same time to add to Ms
wealth In a way that will prove
beneficial ta the country and to tie
people who ere crediting and carry
ing him in his farming operations
eonoN on w m !progrxm for meeting
Miniature Cotton Exoscition to be
Held a. Meeting of Women’s
Federation of Club®.
At the meeting of the Georgia
Federation of Women's Clubs lu
Albany, Wednesday the 28th, has
been set aside as “Cotton Day," and
its chief attraction will be the many
exhibits of cotton and its various
uses, which will bo sent from the
different Women’s clubs in the
Subscription Rates:
One Year
Six Months
The raising of pigs in this section state. It is said that the euthus
, iiism in this matter is so great that
of country is noticeably an Indus- lt bCTins to j ook as if t he building
i not be true to the principles he j try faat ha8 wonderful possibilities. Uiloted for this purpose might bo
»!.»•! e ' lunclate8 ° r tlle party " lealS 8!,ould j Br< iks Count, has become country- j a p°* d * d ^appearance o'f a regular
A New York h-'u hatched a China t . 01)vent , 0n
eg*. Another shell game!
*11! he refuse, on the technicality of a j . v:dbiy famous on it, and other coun-!Cottou Exposition, instead of just a
-year platform plan, of the mil „ e , are preparing for h0R ral8 lng on j 1 ““Sam?!'Merrill Is in charge of. -f""
a -scale tha. bids fair to make the! the exhibit from the Thomasvllie president’s Address—Col.
OF PECAN GROWERS
Interesting Subjects to Be Discussed
By Prominent Men From All Sec
tions of Country, When Na
tional Organization Meets
Here.
The following Is the official pro
gram prepared for the meeting of
National Nut Growers, who will
meet In annual session here the
latter part of this month:
Wednesday, October 28, 10 A. M.
Call to order.
Invocation—Kov. W. M. Harris.
Address of Welcome—Hon. W. E.
Beverly. Mayor of ThomaBville.
Response to Address of Welcome
Judge Charles L. Edwards, Dal-
Con't blame Hoke Smith for corn-
log home If he had toothache.
A change lu the European situa
tion is expected before Christmas.
I.ots of folsc ar9 going to vote
against the new county amendments.
The silk of the honeymoon turns
10 calico, after a year or so, and
mighty glad to get that.
CLEAN I P FAlt THE FAIR.
What did you say when you step
ped on that cake of soap in ‘he
bath-tub yesterday morning?
*1 iie City’ ci Thoinasvlile will he
visited the l itter days of tills month
by representatives from thirty or j
more states of the United States, j
j
These gentlemen represent a body of |
men who have labored Intelligently
and energetically toward the perfec-
lion of what 1e known as the pecan
industry. They represent a citizen
ship t.iat is a factor in miny sec
tions in industrial and land develop
ment.
Thomasvilie should present
, , , . Study Class, and she reports much
in t.istry the more profitable, and ad-| s;i( ,J 6g |n geUIng up artlcleg f f 0 :n
vnntageou* to fhe great state. The ijere that will be of Interest, as shovv-
„ - mz the capabilities of cotton, ano
negro farmer—ana there are many ij"-,,L.
who need advice and encourage
meat—should taVe up the idea ofj* ,ie
its many an.1 varied uses.
In connection with tills matter, is
C. A.
VanDuzee.
Flans for an exhibit at Panama-
Pacific Exposition—B. W. 3tone.
Thomasvilie, Ga.
Appointment of Committees.
Announcements by Committee on
official communication from Loca j Arrangements.
General Business.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2 P. M,
Age of Trees for Transplanting—
Chas. E. Pabst, Ocean Springs. Miss.,
and H. W. Smithwick, Americus,
.Mrs. Harvie Jordan, of Atlanta, In
pig ra’sin^ end at least follow close jregard to the plans and rules gov-
enough the advice of well posted and j R rning the exhibits, which is given
i below:
Intelligent white men to raise Ills j ,. That tjle A - any Cotton expojl-
own sustenance and quit the role of tlon Is an assured success is due to jca.
, . j . ,, the generous response made to the Growing Persian Walnuts
rotton raiser and slave to its lalue. I ,, , Hsued by Mrg z T Fitzpatrick Growing Pecans.—Dr. W. W. Fltz-
- + -- jon August 21 to use this medium for
inducing a more extensive use of cot
ton goods,
TIME FOR ACTION’ IS THE EVER- j
PRESENT NOW!
Mr. Soloman Dolittle was the bes*.
its informed and most accurate technl-
best front for these visitors, and we
respectfully urge upon the Mayor
If you don’t want the paper, have land Sanitary officials the necessii
it stopped. r f you do, send us that
past due money and let it come on.
If German gets licked, it will be
Russia's doing it, for it’s clearly too
big a job for England and France.
The Quitman Free Fress started
off an editorial in Latin, and it’s
about the ladies, too. Words do fail
us. sometimes.
for a thorough cleaniug up of the
tvwn. Certain sections are in dis
reputable shape,
all kinds and rubish fairly Utters
the streets and there seems no dis
position now to either prevent or
cure the percent evil.
When the visitors come, we hope
to see a clean and attractive city,
cal lawyer in town, and his con
scientious scruple:* forbid his acting
upon any other judgment than ai“
cwn.
He once found a rattle-snake on
tie edge of t'u road and would
Papers, waste or have killed lt, but he noticed a ‘no
trespass” sign and would not pro
ceed until he had gotten permission
from the owner of the land. In the
meantime, two children and a tramp
had been bitten by the reptile. On
another occasion, he found a neigh
bor’s house afire; a bucket of water
ould have extinguished the flame,
and in order to do that, it will be bu j on iy bucket was in the well.
nei essary not only for the people to
keep clean but the officials to clean
You can’t say you could have j t le 8treetg an( j sidewalks, and to
done it any quicker than the Braves, j f orce tbe people to keep their prem-
but of course you could have done j Ises 8Q thftt , t wlll not proTe ob .
it better. j e tionable to eyes accustomed to
°— c*vlc beauty and cleanliness. We
The heartaches that lovelorn |are handlcap , ed w , th the Iack of
youths frequently complain of could jgoon s|dewa)1(fl our 8treets are
be traceable to a region under the
heart, on a close examination,
If there was a newspaper which
pleased everybody, it wasn’t worth
the paper it wns printed on, for it
contained neither news or views
that were worth a tinkers—you know
what.
in
none too good a shape. We must
make up for jack of ImprOvem.
by cleanliness.
Let’s all get the iuwn clean when
the visitors come and by the time
ttached to .‘he rope and Solomen
had no right to cut a rope, the prop
erty of another. He did all in his
power to find the owner of the well,
hut in the meantime, the house was
destroyed.
Col. Jones once saw a burglar in
the act of robbing a house. He
found the nearest policeman, who
was asleep upon the curb. Tae
Coionel felt that, from time imme
morial, the policeman’s most sacred
piivilege had been respected; it wa3
not for him to violate the precepts
of the fathers. The officer contin
ued to sleep, the burglar got away.
All of which reminds us tWt the
the next gntboring is here, we shall statesmen and uear-statesmen, who
They had a scrap up in Adel
about a Canadian gold piece, which •
the banks didn’t know anything
about, and the fellow who got it j
have a nicely paved city and one
that will show up favorably with
other towns in all sections of the
country, of tile same size.
THE SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
rtas scared to take it. It caused tto t mism in the very atmosphere
crest of a traveling man and
ew other experiences.
and saved a substantial surplus, has
no more right to kick than the
e\erage school boy, who gets three
squares a day, a baseball game a
the
-veck. and a visit to
veiy other night.
country.
ports from many sections, showing
that countries had paid cash, in
movies advance for shipments of stuff, to
be utfed in military service in var-
o- ious countries.
That coollsh tinge to the weather 1 Business of all sorts vw»s effected,
yesterday and today made men put automobiles were purchased in De-
oc their vests aud stick their hands troit; mules and horses in Indiana;
in their pockets. The ladles, how- s’* ties in Missouri; camp equipment
ever, exposed their necks and arms in Illinois; steel in Pennsylvania;
just the same, and tried to make electrical supplies from New York;
out that lt wasn’t uncomfortable, jertton towck from North Carolina,
o and so on. The local stay of busi-
Seven cities claimed Homer when * less - ,as been offset by a demand
tell us that the cotton situation
must be relieved in some particular
way, would cause laughter if their
little learning was not productive of
such serious results.
The National Government can best
give assistance to the South,
cause there are sere to be some butt
headed statesman who will not a:;rce
with the rest, if the states act se*>
mutely. But in the absence of nec-
cipary and sufficient Federal reliei.
Die states must act. The time :o
put out a lire is when you ha
snatvo is
The man
l.o can do It the quickest, is tl
This was followed by re- man for the job.
There Is an electric thrill
op-
t life country. It’s fi«*i apieirouco
! had its announcement in the re-
■ port that European warring nations
Merchants, manufacturers, organ!
zationr. and individuals will contrib
ute exhibits that will add to th*.
attractivenss rnd educational value
of the exposition.
The railroads and the Southern
Expres® compary will furnish free
transportation from all points,
and from Albany.
Mi. W. E. Prowne, decorator, has
designed and planned the decora
tions for the three exhibit rooms,
which will be In blue, brown and
green.
Additional space will be reserve!
for miscellaneous exhibits.
A demonstrator will show the
usages of all tin by-products of the
cotton plant. Living models and lay
ilguree will show the possibilities cf
cotton goods in every variety of
dress.
Delegates will wear cotton gowns,
many representing Georgia mills.
Exhibits must be sent by Octobor
Oth, to Mr. John Mock, secretary
of the chamber of commerce, A1
bany, marked “For Cotton Exposi
tion”
Notify Mifl. Harvie Jordan, expo
sition chairmen, 252 West Peach
tree, Atlanie that exhibits will be
contributed, or ask for further in
formation.
Only one week in which to com
plete arrangenents. Act promptly.
MRS. HARVIE JORDAN,
Exposition Chairman
Only One “BROMO QUININE** Jg
To get the genuine, call for full name. LAZA*
TIVK BROMO QUININE. Look for signature of
E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Stops
cough and headache, and works off cold. 25c.
—adv.
LOCAL CIIIKC.’IMKN NAMED
ON ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES
T-’-e fellow who has made money, iaJ j et contracts, for millions or wbe * yoa ba *! a a ^1^**
lollars worth of material in this
he was dead. There are five claim
George Stallings while he is liv-
f<*r American made goods in Eu
rope and in every Sictfon of the
1914 WHEAT CHOP
SHOWS SHORTAGE
Washington, Oct. IT —The De-
pa) tment of Agriculture statistics
today indicate that the wheat crops
o: all nations, in 1914 will approxi
mate 3,741,018,000 busnels against
4,125,310,000 in 1913.
Most Skin Trouble
Readily Overcome
lng. They aro Macon, Haddocks, "‘•'■d wo are looked to for food as!The Active Principle of a
well as raiment and tiic comforts of Famous Remedy Works
Wonders.
‘i’homasvllle, Augusta and Boston,
•»nd the greatest of these Is Macon. , ’ ,e home.
—Macon News. I Tills Is a wonderful opportunity
- , <1 i lor tile United States. Every cloud
The wear-a-nightshirt movement I must have Its silver lining .so we
Is said to have originated with the take courage from the good that Is
Houston Post. It may also stop , coming to this country through the
there to those who have discarded | horrible military spleen of Europe,
them because they were In ribbons, j I-ocal business will soon adjust it-
and are now preparing to do the self and we shall enter into a per-
he.-.t they can for the winter.
THE 8EOOXD-TKHM TALK.
1 here has been more or less dis
cussion in political circles In the
past few weeks on the Democratic
platform plank, signalizing the
party's belief In a single torm of
s'x years for Presidents of the Un
ited States. The altitude of Mr.
tYllsou toward that platform Is In
teresting many people, most of them
opposed to the party platform. If It
would bar him from another term
as President.
Mr. Wilson has been quoted au
thoritatively as opposed to that
plank before he took office. His
lod of prosperity that will be unpre
cedented In our history.
NEGROES AX’D PIG RAISING.
inspire a disposition, especially
among negro farmers, to raise more
pigs. Washington points out, in a
short letter, the value of real estate
held by negroes and shows how
iust one more pig raised by every
negro farmer, would enhance that
wealth.
There are thousands of negro far-
Mtny people have marveled the way
6. 8. S. overcomes skin troubles. The ex
planation Is the fact that S. s. 8. works
It
and veins.
When you come to realise that the sktn
and the flesh beneath are composed of a
network of tlay blood vessels you solve the
mystery.
... m ... There are wonderful medicinal properties
Booker T- Washington, one of the t In A. B. 8. that follow the course of the
leaders of the colored race in the I ^o^n^m C g ‘ , ?‘oi U e t .em^uto Ur * l,, “ m °* 1
South, In a communication which he | eoitslns ”e%gt«l"^"the 1 'T.ctTS'pu'rpose
has sent broadcast, endeavors
mi*nt. ’ And the medicinal element* of this
matchless blood purifier are Just as essen
tial to weJJ-balanred health as the nutri
tious elements of the meats, grains, fats
and sugars of our daily food.
Not one drop of minerals or drags !a used
In Its preparation. Ask for 8. 8. 8. and
just Insist upon having It. And If you d»
sire skillful s4vlcs and counsel upon any
matter concerning ths blood and skin, writs
to the Medical Department, The Awlft
Specific Co., 629 Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
Do not allow some seslous clerk's elo>
J uence over aoi 'thing “Just as good” at
. 8. S. to fool you with the same old
mineral drugs. Beware of all substitute*
Insist upon S. A. &.
adv.
T.ie following ix’iact from the
reports of the • *-M- • c t meeting, at
Boston, will be lead with interest
in Thomsui 's
Tlie introductory s-*.mion preached
>.y Rev. W\ M. iUnU of Thomas-
vllle was a very si.eng discourse
on Leadership. When the business
sesion of the Association conven
ed. there was no o;-j r sition to the
i'lei. ton of Capt. Mi* all at Modera
tor
The following weie elected on the
executive coir, mil tee for the ensu
ing year: J. A V. >i ie, B. F. Pur
vis. J. >. Pnrramoro. J. G. McCall.
K. L. Gioover, VV. M. Harris, A
Morrison.
The folic wir.g chairmen of stand
ing committees v *re appointed:
Foreign and Home Hussions, W. M.
Harris: Sunday -v'|. : ,t, J. B. Roun
tree: State M****f*iis, L\ H. Parker
Education, J. C. Grimes; Woman’s
and Young Peoples’ Work, F. Y.
Fpeight; Laymens work, G. C. Hoi>-
ro*" Orphans Home, C. M. Robin
son; Temperance. D. H. Purvis;
Nominations, J. L. Massey; Finance
W. R. vVimberly; Memorials, J. p.
McCann: Order of Business, w. T. I .""ton"'“nT*
flaulden. Auditing. J. M. Jones. I ™”'
Trustees Norman Institute—J G.
McCall, W. T. Ganlden.
Delegates to the Southern Bap
tist Convention—.1. A. Wynne, W.
Onulden, alternate.
gerald, Stockton, Cal.
Persian Walnuts In the South At
lantic and Gulf States—J. F. Jones,
Lancaster, Penn
How to Obtain Maximum Results
with Pecans—John I. Parker, Ihom-
asvllle, Ga., and I. P. Delmas, Pas
cagoula, Miss.
Competition the Orchard Pecan
Must Expect.—Prof W. N. Hutt,
Raleigh, N. C.
The Seedling Pecan Orchard.—Mrs
C. W. Gunnels, Bronwocd, Ga.
Wednesday, October 28tli, 7 : 30 P. M
Our Foes Among tho Insects—
J. B. Gill. Montlcelio, Fla.
Our Most Serious Pecan Diseases
and How to Fight Thera.—S. M. Mc-
Murran, Thomasvllie, Ga.
(Both of the above named gentle
men are connected with the Bureau
of Plant Industry. Washington. D.
C., end their lectures will be Illus
trated with lantern slides.
Thursday, October 20th, 0:30 A. M-
What We Need, to Know About
Soils and Fertilizers.—R. c. Berck-
mans, Augusta, Ga., Theo. Bechtel,
Ocean Springs, Miss., H. 3. Watson,
Bloomington, III.
Propagation by the Latest Meth
ods.—R. C. Simpson, Montlcelio,
Fla.
Harvesting and Maturing the
Crop.—B. M. Young, Morgan City,
and C. S. Parker, Thomasvllie,
Ga.
Pecan Work In South Georgia.—
Herbert C. White, Putney, Ga.
Pecans and Live Stock as Yoke
fellows.—D. L. Williams, Cairo, Ga.
Pecan Hybridizing.—E. E. Rlslen,
SanSaba, Texas, and C. Forkcrt,
Ocean Springs, Miss.
Thursday, October ilOth, 2:30 P. M,
The afternoon of this day will be
devoted to automobile excursions,
complimentary to the members of
the Association by the citizens ot
Thomasvllie. This Is free to all
members, as Indicated by wearing
the membership badge.
Thursday, Octolier 20th, 8 P. M.
Report of Secretary.
Nuts in California.—George C.
Reeding, Fresno, Cal.
Is Marlon County the Southern
Limit of Profitable Pecan Growing
in Florida?—E. A. Davenport, Belle-
view, Fla., C. M. Griding, Jackson-
llle, Fla., Dr. J. B. Curtis, Orange
Heights, Fla.
Conditions Under Which Pecans
May be Grown North of the 39th
Parallel.—Thos. p. Llttlepage, Wash
ington, D. C., and W. C. Reed, Vin
cennes, Ind.
Organizing a Selling Exchange:
Why? How? When?—C. .1. Brand.
Chief, Office of Markets, u. S. De
partment of Agriculture. Discus
sion led by A. A. Rich and Chas. A.
VanDuzee.
Friday, Octolier 30tli, 0:30 A. M.
Mistakes of the Last Ten Years—
W. W. Carroll, Montlcelio, Fla.
How Best to Advertl'e Pecans.—
F. H. Lewis, Pascagoula, Miss.
Health and Happiness in Eating
Nuts.—Mrs. W. N. Hull. Raleigh,
N. C.
Varietal Developments Since Our
Last Meeting.—C. A. Reed. Wash-
The National Nut Growers Asso
ciation as Seen from a Distance.—
Dr. W. C. Demlng, Georgetown,
Conn.
Friday, Octolier 30th, 2:30 P. M.
Delegate to the Georgia Baptist'., x | e ' hod8 of Improvement Within
Convention 7 i i V. ,, Varieties.—A. V. Stubenrauch, Pom-
conventlon—J. A. Wynne. J. G. Me- IT
Call. J. L. Claxton, W. T. Ganlden.
w. M. Harris, W. F. Moore, J. c.
C rimes.
Alternates—.!, w Haddock. R. i,.
Groover, C. M. Robinson, A. S. Av-
erott, L. A. Tuggle, J. B. Rountree,
Chas. McClellan.
EARL 8. HURST, pres.
Hurst
Loan Co.
MEIGS. GA.
FARM ill SIZE
Easy Terms.
Do not wait until the Rush is
on, call to see or write
us at once.
Fire Insurance
Make Our Office
Your Headquarters
When in Town.
ologlst and Horticulturist, U. S. De
partment of Agriculture.
Practical Pointers.—H. K. Miller,
Montlcelio, Fla.
Selection of place of uext meeting.
Report of Committee on Nomina
tions.
Election of Officers.
Report of Committee on Resolu
tions.
Adjournment.
1).-. A. D. Little has returned
after spending the past few days
wi'h Mr. Edward Crozier, In Phila
delphia, where he was called by tho
Illness ot Mir. Crozier. Her friends
will be glad to know that she It rap
idly Improving.
How To dive Oulnlno To Children.
PBBKH.mal.tlu trade-mark name riven tn an
taks ordinary Quinine. Does not nauseate nor
norrln*ln« In the head. Try
ItthenestUms you need Quinine for any pur-
for 2-ounce original packs re. The
asms PEBR1LINE Is blown iu bottle. 2S cents
—adv.
FARM LOANS
We have not lost confidence In
the value of Joulli Georgia Far-
lands and will continue to mak
loans on well improved Farm lan-
to run for 5 years at lowest rati
>f Interest.
We advise all Farmers to ralr
less Cotton tn the futnre and de-c.
moro of their land to tho raisin
if live stock and food crop..
Barrow Loan £ Abstract Co.
Pelham. Ga.
HELp/tHE CITY^Ob\(E
LIRE FOOD PROBLEM
The city is clamoring for all
you raise—chickens, turkeys,
fruits, vegetables, eggs, honey,
milk and meat. Supply the city’s
demand and deliver at their door
by express. Every one wants the
things the country can give whether
they can live there or not.
Send the Country to the City
Our Rates are Lou*
Our Service Sure
YOUR SATISFACTION ASSURED
Southern Express Company
“Serve the Public”
Cannot bum—never leak—look well—and
are inexpensive. They cover the beet homez,
churches, schools and public buildings all over
the country. ,
For Sale by
NEEL BROS, Thomasvilie, Ga.
? MONEY LOANED
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FARM LOANS PROMPTLY MADE
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At 6% Interest, payable annually. The borrower has the
privilege ef paying part or all of the principal at any Interest '
perled, stepping Interest on ouch aymont. i I will save you f
money. Come to see me, or write. Prompt attention given f
all written Inquiries. ^
W. M. BRYAN,
OFFICE OVER POST OFFICE, THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.
HOMER WILLIAMS
MATERIAL FOR THE HOUSE
BUILDERS.
Get Our Prices Before You Buy.
Phone 48S-L.
OFFICE ON A. C. L. WEST CLAY ST.
Suitable for Cooking Syrup
1 €0 H. P. Schofield Iron Works
Tubular Boiler.
1 100 H. P. Tubular Boiler, first
class conditon.
1 Power Kentucky Mill.
THOMASVILLE IRON WORKS.