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Purely Personal
Mrs. J. T. Nixon has returned to
Douglas.
Mrs. J. M. Douglas has returned
from Atlanta.
Mrs. Hoke Davis has been quite
sick this week.
Mrs. Dan Lott is spending the holi
days at Abbeville.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Dickson spent
this week in Augusta and Atlanta.
Dr. Ed C. Bruce spent a few days
in Atlanta this week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wall made a
short visit to friends here last week.
Xmas Goods just arrived at the
Racket Store.
Mrs. T. B. Moxley is spending the
holidays in Augusta with relatives.
Mrs. A. W. Haddock spent Wednes
day in Fitzgerald visiting her mother.
Miss Allie Lott has returned to her
home from a'visit to friends in Ocilla.
Herbert Deen left this week for Nich
oils where he has accepted a position.
Shoes repaired while you wait at
Williford’s.
Mrs. Andrew Wood has as her guest
this week, her sister, Mrs. Summit,
of Odom.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dorminy spent
Tuesday in Fitzgerald with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. J. M. Ashley and Miss Letitia
Lewis are spending a few days in At
lanta shopping.
Miss Mayr Skipworth left Tuesday
after a visit to Mrs. Dickerson and
Mrs. Quineey.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Appleby left
this week for Hot Springs, Ark., for
Mr. Appleby’s health.
Expert shoemaker at Williford’s.
Mrs. Theresa Caldwell is the guest
of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Dyer for th e holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cottignham and
Tom Jr., have returned from Madison
Fal., on a visit to relatives.
Mrs. Frank McLean and Mrs. John
McLean spent Monday with the fami
ly of Mr. Duncan McLean, near Fer
onia.
BIESS UP
Yourself, Your wife, your children
and j’our Home and enjoy your Holi
days and the Prosperity of your years
work.
Our Every Department is complete
with Brand New Up to-date Merchan
dise.
We can fit you up from foot to Head
Your Home from kitchen to the
Parlor,
Don't waste your Money on Christmas
Presents that gets broke in a day. We
can sell you something that will be
good all the year around.
Big line of Art Squares and Rugs just
received and will be sold at Low
Prices.
Ills in SHE
We Handle Everything I Satisfaction Guaranteed
| Come to the Racket Store for Xmas
Goods.
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Burns have
[returned from Atlanta wheie they
I spent Tuesday and Wednesday.
1 Misses Lillian and Era Goodyear and
I Mr. Fisher Dent spent Sunday with
' Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wall at Willacoo
. chee.
1 Shoes and harness repaired and
work guaranteed at Williford’s.
Miss Marion Jennings, Messrs. Geo.
nd Floyd Jennings, of Dawson, motor.
!ed over and spent Sunday with their
| brother Prof. Jennings at E. D. A. S.
Mrs. Warren Lott and children left
i Saturday for Jacksonville where she
will spend several months before re
turning to Douglas.
Miss Myrtle Webster, of Ray City,
is the guest of Miss Odessa Walker
and was guest of honor at a pretty
party given for her by miss Walker
on Wednesday evening. There were
about fifteen guests present to enjoy
the evening’s hospitality.
Rev. B. E. Whittington and family
arrived this week and will occupy the
parsonage. Mr. Whittington is the
new Methodist pastor for next year,
/and already has many acquaintances
in this city. Rev. IL M. Morrison and
family left this week for their new
home in Macon. They leave many
friends who wish them much happiness
in their new pastorate.
Miss Mary Love, of Atlanta, is a
guest at the home of Mr. H. M. Love.
She is a daughter of Mrs. M. A. Love,
who is well known in this city. Miss
Love returned home with Mr. Henry
Love, who was in Atlanta a few days
ago, on his return from a ten days’
trip thru Michigan, Ohio, and Canada.
She will remain in Douglas for the
holidays.
On their recent trip thru the North
and Canida, Messrs. H. M. Love and
W. L. Rogers went thru many auto
facturies and rubber plants. Among
the most interesting manufacturing
plants visited by them was the plant
of the Goodrich Rubber Co., of Akron,
Ohio. This is one of the largest rub
ber plants in the world and it took
them a whole day to go thru.
FOR SALE.—Twin Indian Motorcycle.
Good Condition. Price SBO. Also
Fox Typewriter. Price $25. Ad
dress P. 0. Box 15, Patterson, Ga.
FOR SALE.—House and lot in city
of Douglas. Reasonable price. See
or write MRS. MOSE JOINER,
P. O. Box 375, Douglas, Ga. 2t
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SAFETY DEMANDS
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF THE RAILROADS
Only Way to Moat Emergencies
of Nation, Says A. P. Thom.
STATES' RIGHTS PRESERVED
Principle* Which Railways Hold Should
Govern Regulatory System In Inter
ests of Public and the Roads—Com
pulsory System of Federal Incorpo
ration Favored.
Washington, Dec. 4.—That the inter
ests of national defense require that
control of railway lines should rest
with the federal government and not
with the states was the claim ad
vanced by Alfred P. Thom, counsel
to the Railway Executives' Advisory
Committee, in concluding his prelim
inary statement of the case for the
railways before the Newlands Joint
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
“We must be efficient as a nation if
we are to deal successfully with our
national emergencies,” said Mr. Thom,
“and we must appreciate that efficient
transportation is an essential condition
of national efficiency. If we are to
halt and weaken our transportation
systems by state lines, by the perma
nent imposition of burdens by unwise
regulation, we will make national effi
ciency impossible.”
States’ Rights Would Not Suffer.
Mr. Thorn cited many instances in
which shippers in one state were in
juriously affected by selfish regula
tions imposed on the railroads by
neighboring states. He pointed out
that federal regulation would be no in
vasion of the rights of the states but
would be the means of preserving the
rights which they acquired when they
entered the Union, one of which was
the right to the free movement of their
products across state boundaries.
What the Railroads Advocate.
The principles which the railroads
believe should be incorporated in any
just system of regulation were sum
marized by Mr. Thom as follows:
1. The entire power and duty of reg
ulation should be in the hands of the
national government, except as to mat
ters so essentially local and incidental
that they cannot be used to interfere
with the efficiency of the service or the
just rights of the carriers.
2. As one of the means of accom
plishing this, a system of compulsory
federal incorporation should be adopt
ed, into which should be brought all
railroad corporations engaged in inter
state or foreign commerce.
3. The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion under existing laws has too much
to do and is charged with conflicting
functions, including the investigation,
prosecution and decision of cases. The
latter duties should be placed In the
hands of a new body which might be
called the Federal Railroad Commis
sion. Regional Commissions should
be established in different parts of
the country to assist the Interstate
Commerce Commission by handling lo
cal cases.
4. The power of the Commission
should tie extended to enable it to pre
scribe minimum rates and not merely
maximum rates as at present. This
would increase their power to prevent
unjust discriminations.
Justice to Public and P.oacls.
5. It should Vie made the duty of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, in
the exorcise of its [rowers to fix rea
sonable rates, to so adjust these rates
that they shall ire just at once to the
’public and to the carriers. To this end
the Commission, in determining rates,
should consider the necessity of main
taining efficient transportation and ex
tensions of facilities, the relation of
expenses to rates and the rights of
shippers, stockholders and creditors of
the roads.
*6. The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion should he invested with the pow
er to fix the rates for carrying mails.
7. The federal government should
have exclusive power to supervise the
issue of stocks and bonds by railroad
carriers engaged in Interstate and for
eign commerce.
8. The law should recognize the es
sential difference between tilings which
restrain trade in the case of ordinary
mercantile concerns and those which
restrain trade in the ease of common
carriers. The question of competition
is not the only fair criterion.
9. The law should expressly provide
for the meeting and agreement of traf
fic or other officers of railroads in re
spect of rates or practices. This
should, however, be safeguarded by
requiring the agreements to he filed
with the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion and to be subject to be disapprov
ed by it.
“My legal proposition,” Mr. Thom
said, “is that the Constitution as it
now is gives full authority to Congress
to regulate the instrumentalities of in
terstate commerce in all their [tarts.
If the power of regulation is to reach
the public requirements, it must be co
extensive with the instrumentalities of
commerce.”
Mr. Thom explained that the roads
are not asking either of the Committee
or of Congress any increase in reve
nues, but that they are merely asking
the perfection of a system which will
be responsible to any need that may
arise.
THE OUTLOOK CLUfe.
Mrs. J. H. Jordan was hostess to the
Outlook Club on Saturday afternoon.
The Club is continuing in its study of
'Georgia. Mr-. R. N. McEachren and
1 Mrs. J. M. Douglas were the only
: guests besides the membership. Mrs.
J. N. McDonald was the new member
elected. •
Mrs. Jordan served gelatine with
wafers for refreshments.
MRS. J. W. POWELL ENTERTAINS.
Mrs. J. W. Powell entertained very
informally Wednesday evening for
Miss Stanton and Mr. Willingham. The
nature of the affair being a bird sup
per.
Covers were laid for eight and the
Christmas, colors were carried in de
tail.
Those at the table were Miss Stan
ton and Mr. Willingham, Miss Bailey
and Mr. Roan, Miss Evans and Mr.
Cromartie, Mr. and Mrs. Powell. Miss
Mamie Baird, of the Senior Class, was
the attractive waitress.
BARACA CLASS ENTERTAINS.
On Monday evening the Baraca and
I a number of their invited guests were
j entertained at the residence of Mr.
land Mrs. J. W. Dale. Mr. Dale who
|is a member of the class doing the
i honors of the occasion. Games were
! played and lovely refreshments serv
ed.
BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
On last Friday afternoon Bernice
Johnson observed her birthday with a
large party of children who enjoyed
the afternoon very much.
On Tuesdya Ethel Dent entertained
in honor of her eight birthday party.
Her guests were escorted to the Grand
Theatre and returning to their home
where man-y good things to eat were
served and games enjoyed.
On Thursday afternoon J. Lee Coch
| ran invited* a few guests in honor of
his ninth birthday. Those present
were Virginia Appleby Opal Vickers,
j Virginia Griffin, Minor Turrentine,
i Will Dickerson, and Howard Currie.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WM
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Come to the
GIFT STORE
A Big line of pretty new gifts from
which you can select a suitable
present for any one. Remember
our engraving is the best-Our prices
the lowest.
Make our store Headquarters-
Let us help you decide the problems-
Wilson Jewelry Co.
The Reliable Gift Store.
Get Mother a new pair of
Double sight Glasses for
Christmas.
«
The most precious gift you
can give.
W. R. WILSON
Optometrist and Optician.
LOUIS HOLTZENDORFF
MARRIED IN MONTANA.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Holtzendorff, of
this city, have just received notice of
the marriage of their son, Mr. Louis
Holtzendorff, to Miss Edna Smithwick,
the daughter of a wealthy wheat grow
er, who has large estates in both Michi
gan and Montana. The bride resides
in Michigan, but the ceremony oc
curred in Montana, where she was
visiting.
The groom left here several months
ago and accepted a position with the
Grand Trunk railroad, he having start
ed to make railroading his line of
business. He resigned his position
about a month ago to accept a more
lucrative one with th e father of the
young lady to whom he was later mar
ried.—Valdosta Times.
MR. EDISONS NEW ART.
The Worlds Best Music.
RE-CREATION
Hear it at Wilson Jewelry Co.
Where you find the best in
everything.
RECITAL TUESDAY EVENING.
The music department of the Agri
cultural School will give a Recital at
the auditorium next Tuesday evening
at 7:30, and everybody is invited to be
present. Admission free. We are
advised that a good crowd will be in
attendance, and should be.
NOTICE.
I will be at my office in th ecourt
house the 18th, 19th, and 20th, as the
law requires books to close the 20th of
December. h
DANIEL VICKERS, T. C. C. €.