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/ rN'" 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.