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AND SOUTH GEORGIA PROGRESS
IbnsnTlIle Time*, Tol XXX.
BonimlU* fatwprlw. Td XLVII.
TIIOMASVILLE. GEORGIA. FIlIDAf NOVEMBER, 31, 100T.
CORTELYOU
FINDS PLAN
Will Issue Bonds And
Certificates in Large
Quantities.
Washington, Nov. 18.—Secretary,
Cortelyou last night made the Im
portant announcement that, as n
means of affording relief to the finan
cial situation, the treasury would fs-
auc $50,000,000 of Panama bonds
and $100,000,000 certificates of
debtedness, or bo much thereof as
may bo necessary. The certificates
will run for one year and bear 3 per
cent Interest. '
The secretary’s action in coming to
the relief of the financial situation
meets with President Roosevelt'S
bearty approval, and the plan la fho
outcome of the several White House
conferences which have been held
within the past few days when the
financial situation was under consid
eration.
Secretary Cortelyou says that the
Panama bonds will afford most sub-
atantlal relief as the law provides
that they may be used as a basis for
additional national bankv circulation.
He also states that the proceeds from
the sale of certificates can be made
directly available at points where'flTe
need Is most urgent and especially
tor the movement of the crops, which
be says, "If properly accelerated, will
give the greatest relief and reetflt In
the most Immediate financial
turns.” The secretary calls atten
tion to the attractiveness of the
bonds and certificates as absolutely
safe Investments.
INTERESTING
IMPORTANT
Were The Sessions of
The Nut Growers As
sociation.
Death ol Rev. John W. Davis.
Monday evening at 1:30 p. m., the
spirit of the Rev. John W. Davis
took Its flight to a better world. Mr.
Davis came here years ago from
North Carolina, a pioneer Baptist
preacher in this section, and has
spent these many years In the faith'
ful service to which he devoted his
life. He was etghty-three years of
age, and was always In remarkably
good health until about eighteen
months ago, when /he was knocked
from a buggy and his hip broken.
After a most happy marriage cover
ing a period M sixty years, be leaves
hla faithful helpmeet still living at
the age of eighty-one. The devotion
of each to the other was most touch
ing, and the tendereet feelings of
sorrow go out to bis wife now In
her bereavement. Greatly beloved
by all with whom he came la contact,
the world la better for bis having liv
ed In It
He leaves behind him twelve living
children, some seventy-five grand
children, and a number of great
grand children. He was a member
of the Baptist church of this city. The
funeral srill be conducted from his
late residence on the Moultrie
road by Revs. A. W. Beeler, and T.
A. White, the service being held at
one o’clock today, \
Ad-
FIVE CENT ADVANCE.
Turpentine Makes Sensational
vance During Past Week.
Savannah, Oa„ Nov. 1$.—After
dropping to 12c. per gallon as a re
sult of the stringency of the money
Market, the spirits of turpentine mar
ket In the week Just ended
made a sensational advance of near
ly five cents per gallon as the direct
result of aggressive bullish manipu-
lstlon, the bull element In *the pres
ent campaign being headed by Jul
ius C. Scwarts. recognised as one of
the shrewdest manipulators in the
Tile convention of nut growers In
this section, of G^rgla and Florida
was a very successful one In ninny
ways. Representatives from many
of the surrounding towns were pres
ent and the matter of a premanent
organization was seriously consider
ed, although no definite action was
taken at this meeting. The session
opened yesterday morning at ten
ot'lock at the Court House with State
Vice President J. B. Wight of Cal*£
in the chair. After tho u^tial cere
mony Mr. W. C. Jones of Cairo was
made chairman of the meeting and
R. C. Simpson of Montlcello Secre
tary. Rev. Rev. J. M. Outler of
this city In a very fcllcltlous style
delivered an address of welcome on
behalf of the people of Thomasvllle.
Mr. J. F. Wilson of Poulan, sec
retary of tho National Nut Growers
Association dellverd a very Inter,
crtlng and entertaining address on
the "Growing Importance of Nut
Culture.” Addresses were made by
.Messrs H. C. Whlto of DeWItt, H K.
Miller of Montlcello, and J. B. Cur
tis and J. B. Wight, vice presidents
of Florida and Georgia respective
ly. These were all ot g very Inter
esting nature andwere of Importance
to the culture - of the nut.
A committee was appointed to look
Into the advisability of Immediate
and permanent organisation and
their decision was put off until the
next meeting of the body. Montlcel
lo was unanimously selected as the
next meeting place and the time,
about elx months hence, definnlte
date taft to the discretion of the
chairman.
The following members were en
rolled as permanent members of the
association.
From- Montlcello—H. K. Miller,
W. W. Basset, J. A. Granger, J. A.
McCloud, R. C. Simpson, H. S. Wil
son. From Cairo—W. C. Jones, O.
L. Williams, J. 6. Wight From
Thomasvllle—W. I. MacIntyre, H. J.
Blalock, G. Holdsworth, J. I. Par
ker, C. 8. Parker, O. W. Parltor, C.
W. Winter, A. N. Tuck, Chas. Outx,
B. W. Stone. . From Poulan—J. F.
Wilson. From Baconton—O.
Mills, C. N. Barnwell. From DeWItt
—H. C. White. From Albany—C.
M. Rood and J. P. Gill.
The display of nuts shown was of
a very fine variety and'all wereTex-
ceedlngly large and fal formed.
That of Mr. B. W. Stone of this city
called for much pleasing comment
and attention.
GRIGGS BACKS DOWN STAiE OF GA. BAPTISTS TO
FROMCHARGE OF PURCHASE LOSES CASES VALDOSTA
Says He Did Not Intend to Convey Idea That Rod-
denbery Had Bought Influence of Times-Enver-
prise- Thirteenth Joint Debate Big Affair.
Decision Reversed in the Convention Will Be Im-
That Sylvester Bomb.
In discussing tbe charge that he Tlmcs-Enterprlae.
had purchased the favor of the Times Why Not Bo Honest?
u
y Supreme
court.
portant and Large
ly Attended. -
Washington, Nov. 18.—The case' The annual convention of the Geor-
of the Georgia Railroad Company Kla convention of the Georgia n*p-
agalnst tho tax autnorlttes of Geor- tl * t8 W|B tako p,acB ln ' aldosta this
Huge Potato.
Mr. E. A. Moreland, ope of the
progressive and enterprising farmers
of the Fredonla neighborhood la the
grower of the largest sweet potato
that we have had the pleasure of see
ing. The potato I tael f weighs ten
and one quarter pounds and Is >5
Inches ln clrcumferanco. It was
grown ln a hill with fifteen others
and the weight of them aggregates
something over twenty-eight pounds.
He says the farmers of that part of
tha country while not poseeeaed with
and abundance of maney hava plenty
to eat and If this Is a sample they
:an he surg of • good living to say
the lease. The large potato le on
exhibition at tha Times-Enterprise
offlee. „
Mrs. a 8. Russell of Metcalfe was
in tha dty tor a short time Friday.
Enterprise Mr. Roddenbery .said: '"Why didn’t you u» a man* Either R|li a[K[ ()f Kl|Uon coun t yi in that WRcli beginning Tuesday and con-
’’Ovor at Sylvester tho other day Jim stand by that statement ln the papera 8tate> lnvo i vlng the rlght of tbe stato tlnuing through Thursday. The
exploded a mighty bomb, but It flew or repudiate It? Why don’t you come t(> lo |, ect billK laxe8 on 8tock of tbe convention will be entertalned'by the
back, and hit him between the eyes out ln tho open* 1 own no do'lnr Woatern Railway of Alabama, a for- 0r,t Baptlst church of that city this
and he hasn’t got over It yet. He of stock ln any newspaper, never did e , gn corlloratlon> wa8 today decided boIng tbe the fltt Y- B ltah annual meet-
charged mo with buying up a.nows- own a dollar of such, never loaned by tbe Eupreme raurt of the Unlted log-
paper, and road a letter from some any money to any newspapor, never gute8 aga | D8t the 8tat0 The The convention Is expected to btr
Thomas county man. , endorsed any note in Buch a transac- whlch , t , 8 80ught t0 coIlect ^ back tho Iar « est from a P°lta of atteud-
Who Philips la. “on. You went to Thomasvllle to (Q 1396 #nd the company alleged „ot ancc ln tbe “story of the church and
"It developed that the letter was lnve,tlKate tbU matter ln per,on ' only that they were excessive but » la <>orate preparations are blng made
from one of those railroad president. wh * don, ‘ *>» tal1 wbat Y°“ ,ound7 " that they ore discriminative, because by the " eople ° f tbat clt * for
with whom Jim I. so fond of .uocl-1 v * ,KOr * *° Bofnhrfdge. 1 no , uch proccadtng had bcen under . Proper entertainment Of all who may
sting. Jim raid he wasn’t a railroad Man > r cl,,,eM 7 ° urI16yed ’ ,eBtorday taken against any other railroad, tho - aUend ’ Tbe Baptl,ts of Georgia are
president, only s lumberman. The Bllnbrld *« hear Roddenbery , ega , contenUon belDg that thIa In the majority having enrolled upon
very same day Philips was ln Atlsn- tcar up J » m 0rlgg8 - and they were a denial of equal protection under thelr cburch 333 000 more «“» a »
ta getting permission to float a Bot disappointed. The .pedal train the law8 Tho op|Dlon waa dellvered the rest of the churches combined
$200,000 bond Issue. The Albany leav - lng Thomnsville at ten o'clock by Justlce Day
Herald, the Tlfton Oaxette and tbe coast* 1 ® 4 °f a baggage car, andthree JuEtlce Day aIio de u T6red the
and rspresentativee from tbe church
es comprised In this number will be
Worth County Local said this waa a « acb <"' b “‘ befor « rBacblDg Wblg ' opinion of the court ln the cue of attendance ' E *-°°™rnor North-
great sensation. | bam w “ we " fll,ed ’ “ d r *‘ ch8d th. Central of Georgia Railway Com- en of 0eorg,a U ,he pre " dent of
Griggs Investigates. Balnbrldg8 standing room at a pony y< WUMaa A Wr|ghti comp . body and has been for the past ten
"What have yon to say about lt ' premlum ’ Tbar9 D0 ou8,t,0n ' boiler general of Georgia, and John mr ” “ d ” 8xp88ted pr88ld8 OT8r
now ill? If 1 rotor to It In Wh ° *“ ‘ h ° , ‘ VOr “° ^ ndldat8 ’ Tbe W. Nelms, sheriff of F*u.ton county, , the d «'">" a “° a8 '
vl 1c will In read .11 the d ° le *‘ tl0n ° f Bb ° Ut flfty * r ° m Th ° m ‘, Georgia, In favor of the company, Rer ’ L ' E ’ * obtTl ’ > oI Mon, ° 8 h “
your speeca will you read a I tn UT | Ila waa un |tsd for Roddenbery, , . ... been appointed lo preach the conven-
letters you hare on that subject, not
Just one? You went over to Investl-
all ot those from Pine Park, those
thus reversing In both cases decle-
;sto the matter la person. Will you
trom Cairo, fully forty, contained
ions of the supreme court of Georgia, j
tlon sermon, and Rev. Carl Minor
the Griggs' rooters who, being afraid:
two lonesome rootors for Griggs,
tell the result ot your Investigation! >, from Whleham " *
wbl “ delegation from wnignnm to 8 „ 0W RoddenbeI7to etoie; gather-
. ’ I Showed n majority for Griggs, twen-
in his speecn Mr. Griggs
of Valdosta will deliver the address
'of welcome.
said:
ty-flve being coasted as his Sfip-
dobato rapped vlgoronsly for order,
',8ome of the Roddenbery papers so-1 pofUrfc
cuse me of slinging mud. My new | p rom)ll8nt among tbB Thomasvllle
newspaper friend Boyer says that. p<opta were Messrs. W. I. MacIntyre,
And yet It was not mndsllnglng whan Cook McLean, C. W. Cooper, J. F.
Anderson socuesd me of hiring a man Lambi j A chasUln, Edwards, Dtt-
In Berrien county. on> c g u,,] j BO- j. p ar kcr, Groover,
Read tho Letter. Burch, Lewla and many others.
"Yes I read the letter from Mr.
Phlllpe, whom Anderson Is trying to| w . Ball, Frank Smith, Everett and j tlon to i b ” nnmbe r p^t was woe
fully small, thongh''aU will admit
tbat they more than mads up ln lnng
ed at one of the exits and howled for
Rev. A. W. Beeler of this dty will
be ln attendfince and will be the
Griggs. Mr. Hawes, chairman ol th. ,p#cU1 “»™.pond.nt for the Chrto-
tion Index and tye Atlanta Journal.
that tha crowd conduct themselves
like gentlemen, and the tumult ceas
ed. This was the beet opportunity
to get at tbe real strength of tn
Griggs faction, as they had gathered
Among tho ladles were Mosdames A. , u , doorway . propor .
and in a few forceful word. Insisted De * ld “ Mr B “ Ier ’ Mr John h Paf ‘
ker, end Ardls McDougal will be
make yon believe Is a great railroad | Ferrlll. To attempt to name ell the
magnate. Ha Is building t little 'delegatee would bo to name the rep-
road from Thomaaville to some • resentattve citizenry of Thomaevllla
stump out In tho woods. it all
Thomasvllle was like Anderson and
hla rooters they would never get any
place else. But thank God there are
some sensible people orer there—
and they are for Orlggsl
New Charged BeUlng Oat
I NEVER CHARGED THE TIMES-
present from the Thomasvllle church.
WHAT IS COMING.
Railroads are Guessing at
Latest Move.
Goyfe
Atlanta, Nov. It.—No new light
on tbe remedy which has been eng-
who could possibly spare the time
from their duties, end the seme sen
be said ol the number from Cairo,
and Pine Park.
Roddenbery appeared at 1!:E5 p.
u. and was greeted with a tremen
dous ovation which lasted several
minutes. It la hot fair to state that
ENTERPRISE WITH BELLING OUT the greeting given Griggs appeared j ^TTUT noa^atlve reter ^ wag hie I Mr ’ J - 8 ’ *’ Thomp “ D> “* 1 * Unt
Mr. Philips letter lo me said Mr. to equal It In volume, though lt; by m Urf8 nu|orKy |to the president of the Southern
Boyer had told him .Roddenbery quickly died down and did not appear
power what they lacked In numbers.
After th. debate Judge Orlgg. 1m- ,8,ted »° proTe *“ C * C,0 “
n/Mlately left the building, while e,r * n f f 71 ® suggestion made by Chair-
, . . ... .. man McLendon In his letter to the
Roddenbery mingled with the an- ,
.. . . A . .. . various railroad presidents did not
dienes, end from the warmth of
_ meet with proper consklerstlon has
greeting given him By one after an-
come oat today. It was ta this 1st-
other until the shaking of hand*
must have taxed Me physical
strength. It wee easily' determined
ter that Chairmen McLendon stat
ed:
owned 10 shares of the stock, but to carry with It the ring of sincerity
that It had been Issued in the name
of his law partner Roscoe Luke to
hold until after the campaign was
over. To tMs good day that state
ment of Mr. PMlIpa baa never boon
denied ta tbe Tlmes-Enterprise.
which waa shown on Roddenbery’*
entry.
Fully five hundred people were
ed hie speech. It was a Roddenbery
crowd. Tbe Griggs rooters made ee
much noise, as they could but tbe
’The present management of the quiet strength, the voter who listens,
. .... wb it this
On the streets, at the depot, end tn you woax uua
remedy will be."
At the office of the Railroad Com
mission Chairman McLendon said:
"I ean not elate tor publication
this remedy. As I Indicated ln my
letter sent out to President Finley,
Tlmee-Enterpriae is a little new and
tenderfooted. Bnt they will get all
fight after a while. When they have
been through the trials and vicis
situdes of public life as long M 1
they will know bow te handle ouch
matters.
“II Isn’t Wrong."
I never said It was wrong
own a block or stock ln a newspa
per. I would be a fool to make any
such statement. What I Intended to
convey was that Roddenbery thought
It was wrong end tried to cover It
up."
A Ho* Reply.
In his ooneluslou Roddenbery rak
ed Griggs anmerclfolly on this point.
He said: “Ton claim you never said
any paper had been bought. Here to
the Albany Herald, hsrq to the Tlf ton
Gazette where they quote you as
making the charge that 1 had spent
$!,.«• to gain the favor of the
carefully'digests what to said, and to
not attracted by the empty faace of
oft told fanny etorlBe, m enjoys fXe
indulgence ln attack on personal
characteristics, was for Roddenbery.
The Griggs rooters rioted In notoe at
every personal allusion to Rodden
bery. at every funny story touching
off hto personality, raised tbe roof
when Griggs repeated hto threadbare
doggerel about the 'male, stating
Roddenbery waa what rhymes with
It, But the $utot voter, tbe man who
will control when votes are being
polled, sat silent In this burst of
noise from the . ardent Griggs asp-
porter, showing however foil appre
ciation ef the telling strokes with
which Roddenbery laid bare l^rlggs'
record, end applauded without fa
natic howto the statements mafia by
One of the most striking eveotk ot
the debate sit the calling down of
the train the trend of the talk proved
that Roddenbery'. power and
strength ot extrusion, hto complete
mastery of the question at Issue, Ms
manly compartment and-smiling de
meanor at the tow tong personal II- u “\ “ '“*y
Installs wft% which Me opponent's Atkln “ n ’ Pr88ldent Wlek *
speeeb was filled had captured hto “ d othw PrMld * nU ' 1 wlU
.not even announce It to the com-
lUflUOM.
Those who have listened to former “T’ 0 " ' DtU 8fUr ** nlMt5r d8)r *
debate, elated that Roddenbery'. ^ 8lap88d ’ and 1 888 " i8tber
presentation of the facta. 'hi. Here 8ugg88 “ 01 l ~ nWn8d »*>• MUr *»
carried out.
arraignment of hto opponent anthhls
handling ot him In Ms closing
speech wee never. so complete, so
“So far as Mr. Thompson la con
cerned, he to at liberty to tell it. My..
cogent and consistent, that compart- oh * r8 "° n ,or t8lllng w “ *“■
he we* a representative railroad
man and happened to be ln the of-
H|f flee when I wee term alt ting the let-
I hove no objection to hto tell-
tar.
•on between tbe two men to the vest
advantages ot Roddenbery wee never
so conclusive as yesterday
statement tbat from the beginning of
this campaign he had refrained from ln * » b “
flinging any mud. and would retain.. I At offlce ot Ur Thomp8on ,bat
re to do/wM ta each direct contrast «•»«•»“ ^ “ore
to th. action of hto opponent, who got W%8n “ k8d ln r,gard ^
the most of hto ammunition from the tb * na «* i8 ***
mud puddle, cements to Roddenbery be noted thta thto letter cent out by
all manly men. end weakens, ee no Ghalrmen McLendon stating that bo
other courre could, the toe t k .-tf i «>»« Worm them when the remedy
Griggs.
| would be,” was addresed only to
'allroad presidents, and he felt llko
Hon. E. B. Cox of Camilla passed it would violate a confidence were
through tho city Wednesday M He he lo speak about it to other than a
way ta Balnbridgc. I railroad president.
