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TIME' ENTERPRISE.TBOS'ASVILLE, GEOKU1A, JUL 1 ! 22 I'M,
UCHT PLANT OWNERSHIP
Suttee
cf Senate Bill of Loco)
-me real.
STABBED AT MARSHAL.
Knlfe-Thrust from White Man Give*
Officer Cloaa Call.
Senator Park lias Introduced in-
o the Georgia triune a general bill reg-
dating municipal purchase and owner-
ship of eiootrio light and gaa plants,
The bill is of decided local interest
owing to the present situation in regard
to Tbomasville’s light plant, and it*
peopoeed or probable purchase bp the
«Mjt-
The bill provides (list,the cities of the
state map purchase or erect, electric
Hght or gaa plants upon the recommen
dation of the city council, endorsed by
■ a vote of the citisens, and that the same
- he paid for by abend issue not exceed-
lug deven percent of the taxable prop-
Tbe bill further provides that when a
town desires to biitld its own plant and
tiiere is a plant already in existence, the
town shall first offer to buy the exist*
lag plant. When the owners refuse to
submit a price, Ibe town can then go
ahead with its project. Bat if the own-
ers submit a price that is not satisfac
tory to the mnnicipaUty then 1 , says the
bill, the matter must be submitted to a
board of arbitration consisting of three
men, one representing each side of the
controversy and a third chosen by thei e
two. The action of this board shall le
binding upon the city bnt not npon the
owners iff the plant.
Of coarse inch a bill is of grest local
interest, as it covers exactly the ossein
ThomssvUle at the present moment
Should it became a law its provisions
■would govern the requirement of a mo
nioipal plant, should the citizens vote
-or such a piece of city property. The
bill has aroused decided local opposition,
mod many expressions against its pas-
wffcS hare been beard. Senator Hopkins
and Representatives, Mitchell, Rood tree
and Singletary have been requested to
fight the adoption of the bill and to pnsli
the local bill, to amend the charter of
the town, so as to permit the acquisi
tion of a plant along other lines, which,
lias alresc’y been introduced.
PROPHESIES ELECTION.
Nominee Bennett Bellevee Demeorate
Will Win In Thle District.
Hon. S. S. Bennett of Quitman lias
written the following letter of accep
tance to the notification committee who
told him of his oleotion. ,
Means. Aug. Hantell, W. O. Bnod-
gam, L, W. Branch, Notification oom
mittee, Thomasvllle, Ga.
Gentlemen:—Tour letter of tho 8th
iusL notifying me that the Democratic
Convention of the 7th. Senatorial Die*
trict of Georgia that day oouvened had
unanimously nominated me as candidate
of the Democratic Party for the office of
Bena^or from that district for the ensu.
ing term, received. I assure you I ap
preciate most highly the honor confer,
red. and should I be elected to that high
and responsible position i shall try to
ahow my appreciation by faithfully dir-
oharglng my duties.
laioeept the nomtuatlon and believe
we shall be victorious in the coming
election.
Assuring you of my esteem of each of
■-*«.. I am
Most sincerely yonrs,
S. S. Bennett
BUSINESS CHANGE.
Wright and MltchelLWsre house to bo
Occupied by Two Firms.
The Wright and M Itchell warehouse
at the corner of Jackson and Madison
streets has recently bccu enlarged and
improved, and will Us occupied bv two
business firms. Mr. J. S. Clifton will
aaove his buggy, wagon aud bar-
ness business front Ids old stand near
Jflptcher, and will continue his sales
there. Mr. Walter Williams who has
been with Jas. F. Evans for some time,
Will eocnpy half of the property. He
Will bay and weigh cotton, and do a
general warehouse buttress. Both of
Mat gentlemen are popular and prosper
ous business men. The ware house »ill
be a busy place unde: their adniriitra-
Friday afternoon Marshal J. J,
Stephens had a narrow escaped from
serious. injuries from a knife in the
hands of Lather Benton, a white man
whom he was putting under arrest.
Mr. Benton lives in the country near
Cairo, and Had evidently been drinking
duping the day. He had been annoying
some negroes who were at-work in Mr.
Jas,' McKinnon's packing boose, back of
his Jackson street store. The negroes
sent for an officer and Mr. Stevens re
sponded. When he attempted to arrest
Benton, that gentleman showed decided
signs of resistance. He drew a knife
and made a savage thrust at the chief.
Tlie blade cat through Mr. Stephens'
right trouser leg and - also his under
clothing, bnt just grazed the skin. Had
it been half aii inch farther’ he would
have been seriously injured. He was
also scratched on the neck and back o
tho head.
Several by-standers rushed up to the
space back of tho bowling alley where
the fracas took place and took the
knife away. Benton was placed in the
guardhouse.
A SAO STORY.
Seen Four to Two In Cairo's Favor.
The ThomSsviUe’ball team; left for
Cairo at eleven o'clock Friday morn,
lag with high hopes and efferveseeut
spirits. The shades of darkness covered
their return and no one taw them,
which was well. The tale which came
over tne wires was a sorrowful one, for
the Thomasvllle boys lost to Cairo’s
gritty ball players by a score of 4 to 3.
The game was a fine one as the score
woald indicate, the only tronble being
that Tliomasville got the hot end of the
poker.
WESTBROOK CHARGES.
‘Albany Police Chief Must Answer to
Sensational Accusations-
Japa Lost 2,000 Man.
Mokden, Thursday, • Jnly 14.— In the
fighting at the right flank Une of defen
ses of Port Arthur on Jnly S to 6, the
Haitians drove back the Japanese and
occupied the ease bank and heights com-
manding Lun San Tan pass. The Japa
nese losses were about two thousand
Those of the Roetlana were insignifi
cant.
Not* of Thanka.
The family of the late W. M. Smith
desire to express their sincere thanks to
the many friends for the kind words
and note# of sympathy tendered daring
their reoent bereavement and for the
beautiful flowers remembered with. Onr
appreciation it beyond expreselon.
Mrs. W. M. Burnt.
1
Whataverpnay have been lacking by
Way of specific statement in the origin
al charges made by Dr. Broughton, no
such fault could be found with those
flow before the Police Commission.
The document sets forth at the outset
that the accusations ore against Chief
WestWook iu his official capacity and
not as a private citizen," recognizing
tlie "broad distinction" between a pub
lic official and the man who holds no
office. ,
The charges against the officer ore
that he has been guilty of conduct "il
legal, immoral and unbecoming." It is
specifically charged that on or about
Jnly 1,1908, and on divers other prior
and subsequent dates, the accused,
while on duty and wearing hit official
uniform. did enter bonnes of ill repute
(the homes being designated), and that
lie was Uotjcslled ihete iu tlie discharge
of his dnty..
It is also charged that on various oc
casions white on dnty and in uniform
the accused has beep seen drinking in
saloons of the city, and sitting in these
places in a stupefied condition.
Tlie chief’s attack on Dr. Broaghton
is also' listed as a separate charge of
conduct unbecoming an officer.
A long list of witnesses,(probably fif
ty, principally residents of Albany—is
appended, and it isjby the testimony of
these "and snob others as msytbe desig
nated" that it is proposed to prove the
charges.
After hearing the petition read, the
Police Commission deoided that Chief
Westbrook should be tried on the char
ges as provided by tlie city laws. The
trial will probably not be held before
the middle of August.
Neither the Mayor nor the Police
commission has suspended Chief West
brook. aud he Is still on doty. —Albany
Herein.
TART TALK.
MCLENDON’S CORRESPOND
ENCE WITH GOV. TERRELL
Thomasvllle Man Issuss Address to
People Concerning Danger to Stete
Road If Parallel Line it Built. Seye
Political Earthquake Is Needtd
Georgia.
WILL NOT FLY
They Are Grateful.
We with to pabUely express oar sin
cere thanks for the many kindnesses
shown ns by loving friends on the occa
sion iff Mr. Jacob Pfeister’s death. We
will ever hold them In grateful remem
brance.
Wm. Pt'xnriiK and Family,
umont Announcaa He Will
Not Return.
New York, July 1®.—It Is nunonn-
ced here that Santos Dumont stated np
on landing at Paris that he had no in-
tention of returning to oompete for tho
World’s Pair aerial flight. He said he
was never so angry aa when the hog of
his air ship was found mined at St.
Louis. It wonld lake at least two
months to repair It, he said, and cost
eight thousand dollars. He believed
the wreck was-caused by a crank and
not by a rivoL
It may be added tliat it le currently
believed in St. Louis tliat Dumont him
self was the "crank" who oat the hoi
loon. He is sooused of getting a had
case of "ootd feet."—Ed.
, For Contempt of Court:
The county officers <n ado five arrests
Saturday for contempt of court. They
were that of witnesses who had been
summoned to appear at the last session
of county court aud had failed to do do
A Decided Addition:
Tlie completion of Cochran and Son’s
fine now livery stable has added greatly
to tho nppesrenee of Crawford street.
The fine business of these gentlemen
mw has a fitting homo.
NO ADJUSTMENT
New House to be Built.
Mr. Felnbetg lias purchased through
E. M. Mallette, the real estate dealer,
the vacant lot on Crawford street be
tween Gapt. Doss nod Garnet Stone and
will erect a home ppon it immediately.
>r H. W. Hopkins came in Fri-
iveniug from Atlanta, for a
-ci4 from law-making
Tlie Higgstcu Lumber Oo. of Pelham
is repairing aud rebuilding their mam
moth sawmill that was destroyed by fire
a few weeks ago. Much of the repair
work is being done in Tliomasville.
Striking Packers Hava Not Been Sat-
lifted And Are Not Apt to bo-
Chicago, July 15.—Both sides are
willing to arbitrate, bnt neither is dis
posed to allow tho other todictate terms
uuder which arbitration can be agreed
to. Such was the situation today, the
fourth day of the strike between the
packers and employes. The principal
objection by the uuion officials is the
provisions in the paclArs, offer that they
Will give preference in the order of ap
plication for work. Both sides are
holding themselves ready for a prolong*
ed struggle, but hopes of adjustment
have not been abandoned.
Messrs. C. T. Gandy, W. W. Linton
and W. P. Cos came home from Meigs
day morjing. They heljel the
Odd FeUo.vs there confer degrees.
Dove Seaton Open-
The season for Bliooting doves opened
on Friday, Jnly 15th. aud Thomas-
villo sportsmen are now at liberty to
pursue that postimo without violating
tho law. The last legislature changed
the date for the season's opening to July
1 5th. though it has heretofore been Au
gust loth.
It is now unlawful to shoot doves be
tween March lSth. aqd July 13th.
It is unlawful to kill or trap more
than forty doves in one day.
It is unlawful for any person except | decide.that you do not learn fast
on his own land, to kill any doves for I enough to give them the protection
tale unless he gets a license from the which is theirs by right ” -•
ordinary of the county tor so doing. I jp r . McLendon closes Ids address to
Hon. S G. McLendon of this city has
made public big correspondence with
Gov. J. M. Terrell, in regard to tlie
'Western & Atlantic railroad. People
who knew said that the publication of
these letters woull cause a sensation
and the effecrjwo* by no means nude,
estimated. The letters are written in
Col. McLendon’s usual keen incisive
style, and teem with facts and figures
that are hard to answer.
This corresponoence began on Jnne
211th, with a letter in which the govern
or’s attention was called to reports that
the Louisville and Nashville wag,about
to parallel the state rood from Dalton'
to Atlanta. Mr. MoLendsn gave figures
to show that the lessees are making
large profits, bat a parallel road could
be built at a figure tliat would justify
the lessees in throwing np tlie lease and
the half million dollar forfeit. The local
business of the rood is such a small part
of tlie gross earuiugs, tliat Mr. MoLeu-
don shows tliat the ro^yi wonld be
worthless without the present connec
tions. Governor Terrell’s replies not
being satisfactory, Mr. McLendon his
issued on sddress to the people of Geor
gia in which he calls attention to tlie
imminent danger to the state's pros
perity rod urging them to united action
to save the road.
His position is that additional forfeit
should be required of the leasees aud
tliat the lease should he extended nnder
better eafguartls with a provision In
the contract that the roodaliould not he
paralelled either by the lessee or any
other road.
Mr. McLendon says:
The L. & N., essentially the lessee, is
actively preparing to parallel your rail
road from Dalton to’Atlanta, a distance
of one hundred miles. This parallel
line, token in connection witli the fact
that the Southern owns a lice from
Dalton to Chattanooga over which oil
busiuuea no* passing over that part of.
the W. & A. between these cities, could
easily be diverted, woald reader the W.
& A. practically valueless Th^ de
struction of this property, at anytime,
woald be a serious matter to tlie ux
payeis of Georgia, bat at this particular
jonoturo, tlie state being exposed to the
liability of having to pay tome portion
of a series of debtsdong ago repudiated,
ill destruction wonld be a calamity from
which the slate coaid not revive in a
oentury."
Mr. McLendon's letters to Governor
Terrell set forth the situation very
fully.
Guv. Terrell’s reply was couched in
the followiug language :
I am in reoelpt of your kind favor
of the 8rd instant, and read some; also
latter you left with me When in my of
flee, willt«a great deal of interest,
will endeavor to fully inform myself
on this matter, aud will be glad to
hear from you further should some
thing new occur to you. (Signed very
truly yours, J. M. Terrell.
To this Col. McLemlon ou July 5th,
sent tlie spicy answer:
Yonrs of Jnly 6th just received. It
o.-curs to me that it wonld sound a lit
tie strange to the people of Georgia to
hear you say after they have honored
you lor ten years with the * ffice of at
torney general, and/or two years with
the office of governor, that you will en
deavor to fully inform yourself. It oc
curs to me that they may look upon
the writer as the purveyor to you of a
considerable amount of information
which should have beeu in your pos-
as their honored and trusted
agent. It is more than likely that ;om
will be charged with tardiness in your
endeavor to inform yourself concerning
matters of the most serious moment to
all the people of this state. Indeed, I
feel confident that when they learn
tliat after twelve years of public ser
vice, you are still uninformed they will
the people with the following strong ap
peal which suggests a host of interest
ing happenings to follow:
I '■ /
“Now I wish to Say to tlifi people rf
Georgia aud to tlieir represeutativi
now in sessiou, tliat the property of tl e
people, the Western & Atlantic rail
road, is in imminent peril. I give them
this correspondence and to their repre
sentatives,'because I am advised to do
so by some of the leading Democrats of
the state, and becanse.the L. and N.
railroad, being armed with options on
property as declared by the newspapers,
from Dalton to Atlanta, and being
armed, I presume, with the necessary
franchiser, the gift of the state, will be
ready upon the adjournment of this
legislature to begin work immediately
SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN.
Notwithstanding all thit is done by
boards of health and eha-itably inclined
persons, the death rate among small
'childrert is very high during the hot
weather of the summer months in the
large cities. There is not probably one
case of bowel complaint in a hundred,
however, Ibatcould not be cured by the.
timely use of Chamberlain’s Co'ic. Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale
by J W Peacock.
RUBBER NECK
Rubber neck or joints with Elliott’s
Emulsified Oil Liniment. It will re
move all stiffness and sorenea. It is
much better than plasters for lame
back, or pain in the chest or side. El
liot’s Emnl8ifled Oil Liniment cure*
on the construction of .a parallel road,muscular Rheumatism. Full 1-9 pint
aud because I don't believe Governor bottles, 25 cents. J. W. Peacock.
Terrell would interfere without some
strong stimulant. Every great interest
in tlie state ;labor, wholesale merchants,
lumber manufacturers, cotton manu
facturers, turpentine ope rotors,' and so
on, are organized for the protection of
their respective interests. The people
do not seem to be organized, and I do
not believe they will be able to save
their property without organized effort.
Tiecommend this throaghcat the.
te. , I believe this stale needs a revo
lution, a political earthquake. I believe
the people should in mats meeting
throughout the state or if need oe
through a convention of their repre
sentatives, nrge npon the legislature
the doing of those things aud all of
those things which are essential to the
immediate protection of tlieir inter
ests.”
Nothing is said in regard to Mr. Mc
Lendon's possible independent candi
dacy for governor. s
One Lady’s Recommendation Sold
Fifty Boxes of ChamberlalU'a
Stomach and Liver Tablets
1 have, 1 believe, sold fifty boxes of
Chambc riain's Stomach end Tiver Tab-
ets on the recommendation of one lady
here, who first bought a box of them
about a year ago. She never tires of tel
ling her neighbors and frienus about the
good qualities of th«se Tablets.—P. M.
Shore, Druggist, Rochester, Ind. The
pleasant purgative effect of these Tab
lets makes them a lavorite with ladies
everywhere. For Sale by J W Peacoc
M. B. Wingate.of Camilla, K. B. Duff,
of Tlfton, K. M. Miller, of Cairo, and
A. Dixon, city, have recently entered
the ThomaoviUe Bnsinesa College for
foil courses.
— *—
THE CENTRE OP LIFE.
We live only by the food that is di
gested and assimilated, hence the stom
ach is the "centre ot life.” If the
stomach is weak, the body will be pro
portionately weak. Strengthen the
centre of life" by using Rydale’s
Stomach Tablets. They digest the food
and rest the stomach. They act aa a
tonic to tlie digestive organs and help-
nature res to: e them to health. These
Tablets are guaranteed to care indiges
tion and dyspepsia. Trial size 23 cents.
Family size contains 21-2 times the trial
size, 60c. J. W Peacock.
Louis Steyerman.
Three Good Ones.
The Ideal
Shoe for Children in high and low
Quarters, Best on earth for the price,
From
$i. 25 to $2.00.
-American Girl
Shoe for ladies and misses in high
and low Quarters, a shoe that is as
Good as the name, try a pair. Price
$2 and $2.50.
Crossetts
For Men and boys. They make
life's walk easy. Price from
$2.50 to $5.00.
When you are in need of a Pair of Shoes call
for one of thes^ if you want
'use Your Money's Worth.
They are comfortable long wearers and at pop
ular Prices. New stock arriving daily.
Call and see them.
Louis Steyerman,
Corner Broad and Jackson Sts.
