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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.