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WEEKLY TIMBS-KXTKBPKIHE JULY 20, 1007.
PR0H1 VOTE
NOT REACHED
Desperate Filibuster
Amid Irawtic Scenes
Dtiays Action.
Atlanta, Ga., 10:JO p. m. (Bpedal
to Timee-EntorplaelAt thl« hour tb#
Houm of Representative*, afttr
thirteen hour filibuster, 1* *tlH •» i
.Ion with no probablUtr of reaching
a rote on the prohibition bill before
midnight, at which time the adjourn
ment for the day Will «"»•• r -» u
tonight the patience of the prohlbl-
lonlata became exhausted and they
moved to »u»pend the rule, and pro
ceed at once with the vote on the
bill, Speukr Slaton ruled the mo
tion, out of'order. •
An appeal waa made from the do-
dalon of the chair, but the Bllhue-
terera made other motlona that took
precedence, and the vote on the ap
peal which will he a teat of the op-
poilng force* waa etaved off. It will
probably not be reached until Thura-
day morning.
Dramatic Scene.
The day opened with sunrise pray
er meaaurea by the prohlbltlonlita,
and at aeven oclock men, women and
cliilJi*-* moved on the atate capltol,
carrying American llaga, and provid
ed with lunches for the dry adher-
enta. Many delegation* from all
parta of the atate oppoaed to the bill
were alao preaent and too capltol
waa thronged to the door*.
Every Member Preaent.
At nine Oclock the Home conven
ed with every member In hla neat, all
anticipating one of the most dramatic
daya that the atate haa ever known
Adama and Barrow of Chatham,
Hint* of Baldwin, and-Dunbar of
Richmond are the leaden of the All-
buateren.They began their work ear?
ly by reading long local bill*.
Slaton Rul*a Agalnat Scab Wright.
At eleven o'clock Hlnea waa atill
reading and npeaklng on a local
bill and Beab Wright roae to a point
of order, declaring that Hlnea apeech
waa Irrelavent. Speaker 81aton rul
ed agalnat Wrlgbt. Thla led Cov
ington of Colquitt, a prohlbltlonlat
leader to declare that the apeaker
had the power to make the Ullbuater
aucceaaful and If It waa, the vote
on the bill Could not be reached 'un
til Wedneeday the thlrty-flret
Blackburn of Pulton, leader of local
opttonlata declare* that they have, de
vised a ayatem of endleaa chain fill-
buaterlng that can continue Indefi
nitely and if that fail* aomethlng elae
will be devtaed. The method la a
continual calling of ayea and naya,
which give flllbuaterera an oppor
tunity to "explain their vpies” In ton
minute apeechea.
Hall Not Filibustering.
Jot Hill Hall announce* that he la
oppoaed to the flllbuitering and will
vote to put the bill on It* paaaage,
though he will oppoae the bill.
Speaker Slaton haa cleared the floor
of all not entitled to be there. He
haa announced that he will clear the
gallerle* If any tlgna of approval or
dlaapproval are given.
A Dm pc rate Fight.
In thla manner the fight waa car
ried on all day long amid the uo*t
Interne excitement At three o'clock
In the afternoon the Ullbuater gave
the Brat algn of weakening, but the
delinquent* were whipped Into line, I
and the game of delay continued |
until far Into the night. The pro-
blbltlonlata are confident and any
that they will hang to the matter
uattl the Iaat The local opttonlata
are much encouraged by the aucceaa
of their Brat real fight The city I*
thronged with vtaltora and the day
haa been on* of the moat remarkable
thig atate baa ever known. Nothing
tig* la talked and no other bualneea
will be traaaacted until prohibition la
(Deposed of. It would *e*m that
ghk^tg^lipgaaaag* of the bill can
not be prevent M, though It may be
long delayed. jV
STILL PLATING BALL.
Povo Win* one, Tie* Oue a n d lose*
One. N .'•••
Pavo. Ga.,-July 24 1207,—The Pa
vo boy* went to Cbaataln laat Thurs
day for a game of ball with Ochlock-
onee. The score waa 1 to 1 after
nine lainga of, bard fought ball, foi
It waa three up and three down. The
featare* were the good work of th«
batteries on both aides, and the ex
cellent throw made by Redfern from
deep center to home plate, prevent
•Ing a run and keeping the other
team from scoring on ua. The ag
gregation next went down to Norman
Park, but for some reason the crack
er* from that district didn't show np
Then the Moultrie boy* tried ua
again, but lost to Pavo In a live In
ning mm . to 0. WM , iJSUS'JZX SMS
time Pavo has beaten Moultrie.
GUARDS RETURN.
Most Profitable Encampment In His
tory Ended.
The -Thomaavllle Guards returned
yesterday afternoon after fourteen
days of valpable Instruction at Port
Screven. The camp waa discontin
ued at 7 o'clock yesterday morning
to give the men time to catch the
ten o'clock train for home.
That this tour of duty has been n
valuable one, Is agreed by all con
cerned. The most valuable Instruc
tion, under efficient regular officers,
has been given them ,and In case of
wnrefare both commands will be able
to make a creditable showing with
out further Instructions.
Strict and Intelligent attention has
been paid to the work and remarka
ble progress has been made during
the several das'* at that. The reg
ular officers, under whose supervis
ion ajl Instructions were given, are
thoroughly pleased with the aptitude
of the men and express themselves
delighted with the chance to help
drill the men who took so pinch In
terest In their work.
The Fourth Regiment has made re
markable progress Itself and Is now
the subject of much favorable com
ment from the regular officers. At
first things looked a little bum, but
the men were willing and anxious
to learn and put their whole hearts
In the work. When the companies
were teen on dress parade a few
day* ago, their appearance was as
good as the regular*, making tji*
officers_,!**! that their Instructions
were not In vain.
This Is the first encampment that
either of the companies has bad at
the seashore, and several things act
ed as drawbacks and helped to
drown tj>* spirits of the men. An
over amount of mosquitoes, coupleJ
with extremely hot weather, made
things unpleasant during some-parts
of the stay, but what little amount
of sea breexe there was cheered the
men some, and assisted them In bear
ing up until the end .of the encamp
ment. It Is thought that bad It not
been for the beauties of the Instruc
tions, which were received, the In
terest In the work would have lagged
In a few days, and no progress
would have been made.
' ADVISE SELLING OUT.
An Unusually Frank Statement of
Failure by a Board of Public Service.
- In an exhaustive report to the dty
council the board of public service of
Bellefontains, O, recommended the
selling of the municipal gas plant on
the following grounds;
‘The gas plant Is no longer ndcesssry
to and does not furnish any public
service.
"The mains in the principal streets
are very old and will require In the
fpturwpxpenslve repairs.
“The plant Is In.as good condition to
day as it Is possible to put the present
system, and to change the ayatem will
require another bond Issue.
The avenge price received, from the
•ale at. gae Is vary little If any lower
than a private corporation would giro
to oar people, hut If aa low aa any gov*
•thing board the people may elect can
make and keep the plant In Its present
condition and mast all the require
ments and pay bond* and Interest, as
has bats the policy of the present
management
bolder and Install coal gas bench and
accessary machinery, and another is
sue of bonds to the extent of $12400
to pay overdraft* In As banka. Ml
$9,000 more to pot new mains In San
dusky street before it was pared.
There bond tenure ebony hare been
pnnefeeeiry If the plant bed been op
erated with e view of sort support, but
gas waa being furnished port of our
dttetns for much tew than coat and
the remaining dtlaena, even If. they
did not nse gae, were compelled to
stand a bdnd loan* for which each tax
payer became equally responsible to
get the plant on Its fast And, aa his
tory repeats Itself, yon will find a re
quest In the futnre. as In tbs past, for
bond* to keep the plant In condition
It the prlco of gee Is lowered, and w*
wish to say In this connection that,
with tbs election for members of this
board almost a year In advance there
are candidates who are grooming
themselves today with a view of catch-
lng popnlnr favor and riding Into billet
on the promise of cheaper gas, and If
elected on that teaua and their prom
ises and pledges ore carried ont you
may expect * request for e bond Issue.
GINGENDIEFER TALKS.
Concludes That Companies Are
Preferable to Cities.
When a Newspaper Criticises a Com
pany It Yields "Quicker Than You
Can gay Jsok Robinson," but City
Authorities Fad Secure In Their
Fleece end D* Nothing.
It will, be remembered that rent*
nine or ten fbouths ago Mr. Dtngen-
ditfer burst from the obscurity In
which, .as. a rlmple clarinet player
hi the onje.tr., a Manhattan the
ater, he had been enveloped and
flashed upon the Brooklyn public as a
redeemer at Its right In crow the
Brooklyn bridge at sight without
clambering up and down the long, Irk
some flights of stairs leading to and
flam the derated structure*.
In. other wonja, it was Mr. Dfauren-
dlefer who, through the columns of tbs
Eagle, mad* It dear to the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company that to* die-
continued night service of trolley can
across the bridge ought to be resumed.
It waa hi this page of history that Mr.
Jollowtaf
concerning
moulclp*l ownership of public utilities:
*T dink re eoom preddy goat leieont
already got about dot moontelbal own-
etshlh dings. Ain'd you dink so, yes?
Tan dey didn't run dsm droltey can
a of dar Brooklyn pridg* by der nlghd-
dime lead vlnter, all re got to done la*
to say poomdtoa* on der Eagle n ewe-
pa ber, end right arty quirk der Brook
lyn Rabid Dranstt gombany achtardt
decs running. End since dot dime re
didn't got no droubles Ilk* dot eoom
mote. All vot dor gombany rente to
know tea dot der peoble* vouldn't
echtandt dot eoom longer, and day get
soocb a more by dem dot you couldn't
aay Tack Robinson' vlnt
"But vot Isa It van d«r ddy own dot
Tall roe ta? I bed yon dot's a good deal
difference. Der brlrete gombany vat
tea qot delr money Invested by dot
rnllroats eodldn't affords to make der
people sooeh a mad: rceppe der peo
ple* rlso oop ond say dey gif soom
odder gombany dot vranchlses or
and when we realise that we are now somedlmre like dot Bnt von der ddy
bonded to our legal limit bow will toe | owns dot rellroot cferybotty vot runs
money be furnished? And If the plant It ntn'd got soom oof bis own money
la permitted to get In toe condition II - Invested In It so he vonldn'd cere rot
was In four years ago, what would It j der peoble* said. He run der rallroat*
be worth If compelled to **U It?
Is It right or Just to tax too*# peo
ple who do not ore ga* to beep np
tote plant either by taxes or bond to
mes. when they derive no service. ei
ther personally or ns clttscn* from pub
lic service, from toe plant? la It right
to tax any cltlsen to keep np some
thing tost give* him no return as a
taxpayer? And. on the other hand, It
It right to compel toe gas consumer
to build up a plant from revenue* de
rived from to* sale of gas for too peo
ple? A* tb* people own this plant
would It not be more equitable to all
toe people to dlapose of toe plant-said
with toe proceeds famish a necessity
by Installing water main* and sewer
age accommodation tor all ettteana?
This, In our opinion, should find favor
from both faction*, both of whom, at
present b*ve)nrtcan»*^fo£ i WmpW»to"'
Depreciation of the fileCtrlo Flant In a
Minnesota Town—Inters sting Holdup.
The burning down of toe municipal
electric light plant of East Grand
Porks, Minn., has probably settled the
qusetkra of Ite abandonment, which
waa under discussion prior to too fire.
A well Informed correepondent writes
that "tb* plant baa furnished a some
what lodtffcrent eervtce and did net
taro enough to pay too fuel and labor
accounts, to aay nothing about Inter
act oo Investment depreciation, etc,"
In spite of Ms charging print* custom
ers $120 a year for L200 c. p. arcs on
moonlight schedule.
As East Grand Forks te a border
town end right across to* line
yooet der eame vay vot he rant to.
“Soom peoble* said dot der bolldl-
dani voald been' more afraid oof der
peoble* as der brlvnte gombany. bnt
dot Isa a foolishness. Der holldlclans
gat nodlngs to lose trad der brtvnto
gombany got eferydlngs. Oof der boll-
dlctans va* afraid oof der peobles.
bow las It dot <1*7 don'd go aheadt
right avay qvlrtt und bulldt dot ele
vated loop by Delaneey a treed? Don'd
der peoble* want dot? Und don'd der
bolldlclan* know dot der peoble* rant
dot? Sore dey know dot bnt dej
don’d care eoomedlngi abond It Mep
pe dey gota mate money on delr pock-
eta ven dey don'd bntldt dot loop. I
bed you oof dot raa loft vor eoom brt-
vate gombany to don* and der boltdl
dans got nodlngs to said abond H
dot loop vonld be bulldt alretty yet
and re vonldn'd got soocb t crowd-
togs hr fler Prooklyn bridge nefer
"Efery dime ven I dink* about dot
moonUbal ownership I dinks abond
dot Mtnhaddan pridge. vot der Pee
bles vonld been Talking ofer by die
time oof It waa der broberdy oof soom
brlvate corporation. Atn'd yon dink
*o? No? Tea?*—Brooklyn Eagle.
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♦ LOCAL NEWS AND VIEWS ♦
♦ Local Happenings of the Day ♦
♦ In and Around Tbomasvllle ♦
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Mr. J. M. Simpson came over from
Pavo Friday. -
Jndge Ad Way of Pavo wi
town Friday.
Mr. J. B. Sherrod of Pavo wa. In
Thomaavllle Friday.
Mr. C.. W. Henry of Montlceilo waa
In Thomaavllle. Friday.
Mr. H. C. Copeland of Metcalfe
waa In the city .Tuesday. •'
S** J. D. Holman, Cairo, Ga, If
you treat to bay or swap few a horse
or aawlc. Good l°t on bud now.
S, I. | I
' Mr. M. M. Green of Atlanta was la
Thomaavllle yesterday.
Rev. W. C. Embry ol Metcalfe
spent Thursday In the city.
Mr. A. J. Williams ol Patten was
a visitor of prominence Tuesday.
Dr. Montgomery came over from
Merrilville Tuesday to visit relatjv-
WANTCOLUl
FOR SALE—A ap’leudld farm 4 1-2
miles from Cairo on ThomaavMe-
Calro road. 99 acres under cul
tivation, improvements fair. For
particular* address Walter L.
Wight, Cairo, Ga. 7-12-tf
REST EAST—and let your money
do the work. This can be easily
accomplished by Investing In Long
Beach property, 24 miles from
New Tork city. Lot me send you.
particulars. Address, Walter L.
Wight, Cairo, Ga. _ 7-12-tf
WB HAVE MOVED—Our entire
stock of wagons and haggles front
the warehouse on Madison St., to
the now bnlldlng adjoining oor
stables on Crawford SL Wa ap
preciate the patraaags accorded na
la the paat aad respectfully ask
a continuance of to* same. It la
our desire to please, aad an In-
■ spection of on? price*, oar good*
and onr terms will assure the pubT
lie the fact J. W. Cochran ft
son. 8-7-1 fir
Mr. John G. Burney of Boston
was among tha Sunday visitor* to
the city.
Mrs. G. V. Kennedy came over
from Boston Thursday to do some
•hopping.
Attorney II. C. Bell of Cairo wau
here-Monday on bis way heme from
Moultrie.
Mr. L. M. Long a prominent citi
zen of Ocblockonee was a visitor
Wednesday.
Auction Sale.
Will be sold at auction between
Hie legal hours of sale on August 1.
1107, at to* freight warehouse ef
the Atlanta, Blrmlngsam and Atlan
tic Railroad Company In Thomaavllle
Ga., following tool steel, towlt:
I bars 2-4 Inch octagon steel for
chisels.
I ban of 7-8 lush octagon steel
1 for chisels.
$ bars of 11-4 loch octagon steel
tor tonga. 1
I bars each 1 l-2lnch, 1 2-4 Inch.
2 Inch, 2 1-2 Inch square steel for
blacksmith tools.
Each bar 12 to 18 feet long.
- Compagnle dee Metaux Unite), by
Its atiornty at law.
J. H. MERRILL.
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Marshal Seizes Light Plant.
A United States marshal haa seised
the electric light plant belonging to
the borough of Perk Ridge. N. J.. In
execution of a Judgment for $0991.98.
which was obtained In toe United
States circuit court by the engineering
firm which Installed toe plant. The
plant was to have been ran by water
power, bnt has not been a success. The
w-u «. u .mu. ™ „ builder* claim that thla la due to la
North Dakota (a prohibition state) 1a! pow * r , n , Dd ''?* *»
to* city of Grand Forks, about 90 per j •* c 'ajnied by the borough
cent of tb* Nrin"«" houses In East sntboritlea, and the decision apparent-
Grand Forks an saloons. Many of ' *7 anpport* their claim. Tb* situation
these got their electric lights from * '* n „ on ^ “ ,h * b f“' ous ’ 1 '»
private company In Grand Forks, be- Nant cannot be operat-
case* the service was better and to* *> advantageously until a large add!
price lower, until the council passed a I H® 031 expenditure has been mad*,
resolution to tb* effect that no saloon
would be licensed unless It patronised
the municipal plant
There te a carious discrepancy be
tween the various reports as to to*
vain* of to* plant In January tb*
city aotborttte* repotted that tb* plant
bad coot $32400. Three month* later
they estimated to* fire lose at $10,000,
although we understood that to* plant
te entirely destroyed, and adjusted the
loo* at $9,000, the plant baring been In
sured for *8.430. As It was Installed In
1902, It looks as though toe depreda
tion amounted to 84 per cent In five
years, or IT per cent a year. The plant
will probably not be rebuilt
Hick*’ Capudlne Cum
It la note narrow; er dope but rtm
the cause. Get a bottle and try it foe
headaches, moot itoraich. indication
pain*or colds. It'a^dJ-SfSJhS
mediately-pleasant to take. Sold at
all drug stores.
Medford** Flint Out ef Dei*.
F. H. Farrar, superintendent of the
dty electric light plant state* that to*
plant te ont of date and practically
useless, According to his fftattnwpt
tb* plant te worth about $10400, aad
It would reqatre an expenditure at
$111409 to make It aerriceabte. white a
•ew. plant would coat a boot 82QOOOL
The majority at the council favor tb*
aniplujgtol of an electrical axpert to
make a thorough
plant and report
tries! World.
ciamlnil
The-country haa teamed that aft**
tha tumult aad the shooting of a pop
ular election cry comes the (till am all
vote* of a treasury deficit, to be made
good by
JN-Jj
Cheeks Privets Enterprise.
Socialism In Itself has been clearly
proved to be tn evil, because It de
prives every human bring of ordlnarr
human rights.
' Government ownership of eemlpobUr
utilities te Boris Hem. but only a free
tioa part of 1L
There te erti aad oppression la K.
aa it stop* toe spirit of private enter
prise. A stoppage of human, todlvld-
ual effort te the effect of government
ownership, even la part—Philadelphia
A Condition, Net e Theory.
The Ttforou* advocate of tb* plan of
monlelp*) ownership and control moat
hast hla arguments regarding honest
and economical management upon the
absolute morality of political "beat-
ere," and as ha cannot be morally hon
est In each advocacy he cannot rea
sonably expect the people to exercise
great faith In hla theories. It la not
what men aright do or coaid da. It te
what they do that b
Cleveland News.
"It broadens one’s borteon. so to
apeak, doe* ft not." Inquired to* man
who vraa studying municipal condl
tkma, "to serve tb* city In toe capacity
of ildtraur
1 don’t know about that," answered
to* other man. "bat I hive noticed
toat It gswenOy broadens its equator."
Mrs. S. M. Beach and daughter
Mies Grace were shopping In Thom
aavllle Thursday.
Mr. John H. Mitchell of Bain-
bridge was among tb* 8unday vis
itors to the city. -
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Mr. C. L. Whitney of Warren, O.,
Is ependlng a few days here looking
after hi* pecan grove.
w —
Ur. Cclton B. Ivey of Savannah *
■pending a few days with his father
Mr. Wayne Ivey near the city.
0 J. ^
to- Vi* • ton ii m > v
Mira Florence Lewis of Tallahas
see la the guest of Miss Ann a Hop
kins on Ramlngton avenue.
v-
Mr. B. H. Davlr, a promlngnt
Mitchell County farmer was here
Sunday en route to Savannah.
$00 REWARD.
A reward of ntty ootlara will be
paid by to* uaderslgaed for tb* or-
rest with proof to eeuvtet any per
son guHty of a criminal trespass ea
tto follewlag Usd* In Themes coun
ty, Georgia, te-wtt: Let 8, k. 6,
17, 8$, If, 4$ end 44. la the IT dis
trict Consult H. L. Bullock. Och-
leckenoe, Ga.. H. W. Swift Colom
bo*.
SAVING MONEY
BY MAIL AT
5 Per. Cent
interest
Write todaj for free
bqpklet* which exolains
how safely and confident
ly you can transact busi
ness by mail with this
strong bank and make
vour savings earn 5 per.
cent interest.
PtUMM STATE BA AH
Ga. - -
tract bwigten oo at flak ef buewlfag.
Tew ees get 4 pee sea* fee I* at the
Peeples Savins* Baetit MRe" “
lewee Heck. ThomaerlHe. Ga.
Mr. B. H. McNeil waa here Sunday
on hla way from Camilla to Savannah
where he will attend the Shrine
meeting.
If you want a. horse ce mole aee
J. D.Hotman, Cairo, Ga-..He can
•apply you now with anything from
a pair of mul*a weighing 110$
pounds each to a medium form muter
Several good bot**e and mores o»
band.
CARTER-BrSBEE.
Marriage of ^Couple Will Surprise
Their Many Friends.
Mrs. Mery Carter and Mr. J W.
Busbee were married at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at toe resi
dence of Mr. Tom Chaitatn. Judge
W. H. Bibb performed tb« ceremony.
Mrs. Carter waa the widow of a
prominent Thomas county farmer
and 1a the titter of Mr. Tom Single
tary. The groom la one of the beat
farmara in tha county and haa many
friends. The couple will reside at
Mr. BBusbee.'t home abont 5 miles
from toe city.
Thla announcemnt of the marriage
will b* a great aurprtsa to too ninny
friends of toe couple, at toe engage
ment was kept a secret.
NEW EQUIPMENT.
A. B. ft A. Orders Freight Cart end
. Locomotives.
The offlclals of the Atlanta, Bir
mingham and Atlantic railroad con*
pany have Just closed a deal for tb*
purchase of 2,000 freight cars and
25 locomotives, the total cost of the
new equipment being $2,317,908.90.
Under the contract piade with the
Guarantee Trust Company of New
York for the equipment, delivery will
begin thle month and contlnue-
through Auguit, September, October
and Nbvember. »
A part of the order, consisting of
300 coal cars are to bo delivered to
the road this month, while 900 coal
cars are contracted for delivery
during toe montba of September, Oc
tober and November. Tala order la
being filled by tfie Car and Foundry
Works at Waycroea.
The order for freight cart also
Includes 30 caboose cart, 500 box.
cart and 300 .flat cart, to be deliver
ed daring the month of September,
of toe 25 -locomotives, T are to be
switch engines and 18 freight and
passenger locomotives.
The purchase of toe equipment
wa* made through to* Guarantee
Trust Company of New York, bonds-
being leaned by the railroad com
pany to see nr* the indebtedness.
Mrs. Ellen Mallette haa returned
from a visit to her daughter Mrs.
Hardwick In Conyers, Ga. Her
granddaughter, Mlaa Annie Willlard
Hardwick came back with her for a
visit
I will tend to a°y address a re
ceipt for destroying bed bugs for
20 cents to cover cost of malting, etc.
Simple but .effective. .Mi*. A. L.
Sntto“, Moultrie, Ga^ 7-13-4t