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2 THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATUDaY. MAY 9. 1908. HARO 10 CONVICI BLIND TIGERS. Siwii^ Is Noi Healthy It Occurred *t Orange Heights, FU, of Paralysis Last Friday. (From Wednesday’s Daily.) Orange Heights, Fla., May G—Our usually quiet neighborhood was great ly shocked Friday morning by the news of the rather sudden death of Mr. T. T. Swllley, of Anthony, Fla., at the home of his mother-in-law. Mrs. M. E. Goodson. He had been on a trip to Valdosta and neighbor hood and was on his way back to Anthony last Monday night, where he was employed In a mill, and stop- ped off at Orange Heights to get his wife and children who were yls'-'n? her mother. Befofe he proceeded on his Journey home next day, he was paralyzed The paralysis was caus ed by appojlexy. He lingered until Thursday night when the death Savannah, On., May G—That It Is h| m away from -..lose going to be very hard to convict a I whom he loved and by wntnn he wss man In Chatham county of running Moved In return, in spite of .he best . „ . ., i , medical talent obtainable nero and a blind tiger wan slimvn by t.ie case I , , , , ... .the most attentive nursl ig of a do- of H. R. Ilanborry, tried In the clt J vo(e( ] unm i per relatives. There court yesterday. From the first the I 1 some hope of a recovery up attorneys for Tanberry fought the' until a few hours before he died case as hard as possible and placed j when he sank rapidly, giving no time many legal obstacles In the wny ol | to summons his relatlvea to the side the prosecution. It was alleged that of the death-bed, but he was among the first warrant was defective. Tills true friends. was granted by the solicitor who dls-1 lie was a member of Alapaha lodge missed It and had another warrant. No. F. and A. M., of Statonvllle. drawn at once. Ilnnrierry was re-‘On. arrested. A demand was made for; a kind husband has loft a deyeted a preliminary trial. Judge Freeman I wife and an Indulgent nnd loving of the city court at oneo held It. He father has left two loving children, ordered (lie defendant to trial on! aT ,,j an extensive circle of friends to the wsrrsnt and the defense plead | mount his taklng-away from our for time saying they had not had suf : midst. The Case Against H. R. Hanberry Shows how Many Turns may be Mads to Get Around the Law—Jury Failed to Agree When Cate Went to Them for a Verdict—Boy Usee hit Knife. DEATH OF T. T. 8WILLEY. SAW MILL MEN The Result of Ibe Lumbermen’s Meeting al Tifton Yesterday Ordera for Lumber are Few and Dif ficult to Obtain, According to Re- porta Before the Association—The Government It Preparing a Report on Standing of the Yellow Pine. The annual meeting of the Geor- gla-Florlda Sawmill Association was held at Tifton yesterday. President Helent time to prepare their case. Judge Freemsn overruled this and the ease went ahead, it was proven •fbAt Haw berry had a stock of liquor In his place of business. He sdmlt- ted thst this wns true bnt said It was part of the stock left over when lie closed h's locker club by Judge Spoof's direction. The ease went to the Jury after a short argument and after being ont for many hours ft wss tmnbln to agree. Judge Free man kept the Jury ont »s long ss he thought consistent and then ordered a mistrial declared. Other eases are being tried of the samp character hnf It Is said to he dnnhtfnl If a •Ingle conviction will be secured. Vedd tor -New Members. Mr. J. P. raksteln,, president of qboxt A., T. P. A., haa been notified 4h*t he will reeelre/4 Hold medal ho- ire of . additions to his ittoff In Ills remains were shipped to An- rhony, Fin., Frida/ and laid away to await tho end of tliue wfion all shall arise again. His family will more to Orange Heights for the present. LUMBERMEN FOR JOE BROWN Resolution* Ruled Out of Saw Mill Convention. A resolution condemning the dfem- ftgo^ue In politics in unmeasured terms and also a resolution condemn ing Wr. Joseph M. Brown for being the first man to Introduce Southern yellow pine In the Western markets was ruled out by the president on a point of order by the president of the Georgia-Florida Sawmill Associ ation at Tifton yesterday, the associ ation declining to take |uiy hand ittittiflkijiyt THE JOE BROWN CLUB. The Executive Committee Ooee- on Record for a Clean Campaign. At the organisation of the Execu tive Committee of the Joe Brown Club of Lowndes the chairman stat ed his views as to the manner In which the campaign should be con ducted. and asked that the -sentiment of the committee take the form of a resolution. The following resolu tions were thereupon reported, and unanimously adopted: Whereas, it has been charged that the whiskey Interests are backing Joe Brown la his candidacy for Gov ernor, and that they are spending money In Georgia, and. Whereas It Is also charged that the railroads are behind him in this cam paign, and, Whereas it is also charged that disfranchisement Is an i:-:sue, and that the supporters of Mr. Brown are H. H. Tift presided, with a full at- opposed to Its ratification, therefore, tendance of officers and a represen-J Be it resolved, That the Executive tative delegation of members. The | Committee of this club believes all attendance practically represented of these charges to be false and the sawmill industry in Georgia and Florida and the reports from them were anything but encouraging. Euch member in turn said that In stead of market conditions improv ing. they appear to bo getting worse. Only a few mljls are running, and none of then! on full time, except without foundation, In fact, and that we most emphatically declare them false In so far as this committee is concerned, and it is our opinion that these charges have been brought by selfish and designing politicians’who seek by such methods to draw the pttontlon of the people away from EXPERT Horseshoeing We want the public to know that Mr. W. R. Hubbard, a practical and scientific horse-shoer, is with us, and will positively guarantee every job of shoeing. We will shoe your horse prompt ly and correctly, and solicit the work of horse- owners who are particular about how it is done. The Ulmer Buggy and Wagon Works Roy Ulmer, Proprietor. when It la necessary to cut out what tlio real Issue, find. vrar-nM [ to Ms "fir the nut throe days .raltor- ' Ins’ fro re • knife wofund Is his hack, inflicted hr John Crosby, " another > about the sumo' nge, It If belle*, •it vrfn recover from the effects of Ms fa*.*** II wss tbousht nt mi> *her would prove fatal. f-r.Wr r'v- the Branham hoy had boon fc-eten him and that he threw (he Voife to the hoy to whom It be- foneed so ho oootd hnvo a flfht with him. fira-ihe- rot In tho wav and tho koife -o>>r*ritod hill baok. Crrs- t> r Is h?!4 the barracks. To Have Bacteriologist, flavtrmab la to have tho aorvtoea M ft baetortotoetat In a short time*. At the mooHpo of the ranltary hoard re«ferdyv afternoon Dr of was eloctod to this pool Hon, Ho comes’very well recom mended . Joe Brown (8, Hoke Smith 11. A Valdostsn was on the train be- (neon Macon and Atlanta Saturday and two drummer* were" signing politic*. The Joe Drown man offered fn make a w*«er that over half of tho voters on the train wore for Joe 'Biown. The 8mtth man would not better. It nnd when tho Drown man offered to bet that two-third* of the rurscorers on tho train were for Rit;wn, the other man's nerve began to *trenrthm. Tha hot of ltd was arranged and the two proceeded to •poll the trnln. ft was fonnd that of the thirty- nfne voter* on the train IS were tor —ftitle .Toe- and 11 were for Hoke. Tho Drove man took the money. A roUnhle Valdosta man, whose name e*n bo riven.' witnessed the wager end the result. And It runs that way In atl parts of the state. St-rted on Long Journey. A pnrtv of tourists from Roekledre, FT*., -s eed thrnnrh the city early •thf* rorrntor In an automobile en- route to Penusvlvanla. There were three men and two women In the par ty and tbev alt seemed to think the7 would make the long Journey all right. They stopped In the city long enough to get breakfast at the Cres- «nt Cafe, and resumed their Journey through the rain. Jape-Lac. Harley’s, ►lm. . . . J. Tap .Tthoni. tecrotary; f. i. u pw|. lips of Tifton, treasurer; William B. StlllweU of Savannah, rice president tor Getrgia; J. B. Conrad of Olsen- wood, Fla., rice president for Flop Ida. The next mooting of the associa tion will bo held at Atlantic Beach on Saturady. June 6. After the convention adjourned a friend cnch of Brown and Smith stood nt the door and took a ballot of tho delegates as they were leaving the room, the result showing from the Georgia • delegate, 23 for Brown, again t 2 for Smith, with 1 non-com mlttal. Valdosta Defeated Adel. The Valdo-ia boy* wont up t Adel yesterday morning and played the Adel team a game of baaeball In the afternoon. Quite a large crow I witnessed the game and there wns much Interest In It: Both teams pet up s good gami'-fflM It was not wo-, until the last Inning. In that Inning the Valdoatas got In some good stick work and made four runs. The battery for Valdosta was ooro- posed of Holcombe, Stevens and ye. Ghan. while these point* were held for Adel by (Siappel and Wakeford. There was some dlasattafactloa on the part of tho Valdosta* at dedalons of the umpire and there waa com) disposition to kick dating the gsme. The Adel team Is oomposed of bright young fellows sod they will get a warm welcome when they come Otis way. Mr. Warren Roberts Very III. Reports from the bedside of Mr. Warren Roberta Indicate that there la very little chance for hie recov ery from the lllnees with which he is suffering. It was stated today that It was likely (hat he would not live through the day. He ha* been 111 for some time, hut grew hotter. Last Friday he had another attack and has been declining ever since. He Is gradually growing worse all of the time and Ms children here were summoned to Ms bedside yes terday and this morning, Mr. Roberta la a prominent farm er and n good citizen and he has many friends throughout the county who hope that be may be spared awhile longer. Scab Wright haa “touched the pen tad goes la the Hoke column. This satisfice ns. small amount of Umber the/ had be fore closing down permanently. Orders are Few. Orders are difficult to obtain at any price, although inquiries for the last few days have boon a little bet ter than they had been previously. The market for dressed 'stock Is particularly depressed, there being hnrdly any orders. For the larger sizes of dimensions stock orders are Cntnpartlvely plentiful, but there Is very little timber either in South Georgia or Florida from which the larger sizes of timber can be cut. Labor was rc|>orted plentiful, ex cept In extrome South Florida, where the phosphate Industry la keeping up prices higher than the lumbermen cim afford to pay. *'f That there Is any lumber truit In tho two states covered by the Gcor- gia-Florida Sawmill Association was effectually disproved by the reports of the members, which showed that senreely any two are getting the same price for the same grade lumber. The dlTtrgence fol prices used as in , icn should I fix i . „ of Vrteui u«ed ns a basis tor Government Preparing Report, Mr. Charles B. Edgerton, ronfo- tsatlng the United States BureM of Corporations, mado a short talk to the lumbermen, and was listened to attentively. The bureau, hy said, la endeavoring to ascertain the extent of standing yellow pine timber In the Southern states and lta repre sentatives are visiting _ all of the owners of large bodies’of timber In Georgia, Florida and Alabnmn. hav ing Juat (Inlahed 1-oulslan# and Mis- rtssfppl, nnd are endeavoring (P as certain accurately tho amount. Mr. Rdgerton's talk was morel/ to prepare the lumbermeni for the visits of the representatives of the bureau, who would call on them Individually to ascertain the amount of ntumpage they own. The co-opcratinn of the Imdbermen was asked for the gov ernment In ascertaining tho valuable statistic.*. By unanimous resolution, the pres ident was authorised to appoint a committee of four to represent the association at the meeting of the National Lumber Manufacturers' As- soclatoln, which meets In Milwaukee June 19 and 20. 100 rolls matting—*11 new and handsome patterns—Jest received at W. L. Thomas' Furniture Store. 4-30-d-t-a-m-w-swtt Hardest Rain of the 8eaaon. The rain of this morning, between ?. and 3 o'clock was one of the hear- leat that has fallen here In a long time, and a great deal of water has fallen alnce then. For nearly an hour, the water came down In tor rents. The streets were flooded and many holes were washed In them. Trash was swept against the mouth of many sewers and sewers were clogged. The rain has continued at Inter vals today and several hard showers have fallen. tstwn mowers and garden hose at Harley's. 5-2-dsw-ws-lm Death Claims Judga Wellborn. Judge Carlton J. Wellborn, aged 72. died at his home In Milieu Sunday. He had served many years as state librarian, was n brigade quartern!xs- ls the Confederate army, had been a circuit Judge of the atate courta. Good milk cow for sate. Smith. X M. S+dit Be It further resolved, That this committee pledges Itself not to al low the use of whiskey In any man ner at its headquarters, nor to official, ly use It, or sanction Its use by oth ers In the campaign, or at the polls. Nor to accept contributions for cam* palgn purposes from any source ex- cept Its own members as Individuals. Nor to undut/ Influence voters by the Improper or HJegal use of money. Nor to Inject the disfranchisement Issue Into the campaign In any man-, ner. and, Be It further resolved, That In our opinion the Issue before us Is one of prosperity only and that the nomina tion and election of Hon. Joseph M. Brown Is absolutely essential to an early and complete restoration of proaperlty and business confidence In Georgia, and to the earl/ re-em ployment of the thousands now Idle on account of depressed conditions existing In all lines of trade, nnd that our campaign will be waged on this Issue only; and on this Issue we earnestly solicit your votes, flospscgully submitted to th» Candidate for Railroad Commission Forgot to Bend In the Fee. Atlanta, On., May B.—Failure o! John H. James, of Atlanta, to pay his assessment to the state executive committee hit May 1, has removed opposition from the path of Railroad Commissioner H. W. Hill, who Is a candidate for the long term of six years. Commissioner Fuller E. Calla way, who will run for the ahort term of three years, Is opposed by R. H. Buchanan, of Dekalb. Commissioner George Hlllyer, of Atlanta, who Is a candidate for the live year term, will bo opposed by W. D. Branan, of Col lege Park. The following state house officials havo qualified by payment of dues to fhe committee; For governor; Hoke Smith, Joseph M. Brown. For Secre tary of State, Philip Cook. For State Treasurer, W. J. Speer. R. B. Park* For State School Commissioner, Jere M. Pound. For Attorney General, John C. Hart For Commissioner of Agriculture, T. O. Hudson. « For Comptroller General, XVUIlam A. Wright For Supreme Court H. M. Holden, B. D. Evan*. For court of ap peals, Richard a Russell. For Rail road Commissioners, H. W. HID. George Hlllyer, Fuller E. CaBawy, R. H. Buchanan, W. D. Branan. For Prison Commissioner, a a Davidson, Wiley Williams, Jeaae a Mercer, a H. Mllledge, K. a Foster. Call to 8tate Labor Federation. President O'Connell of the Geor gia State Federation of Labor has Is sued a call for the asaembUng of that body In regular annual aeaslon at Macon on June IT. .Joseph P. Tracy, who may be the prohibition candidate for the presi dency, Is a railroader, who started with Theodore Shonta 21 years ago on the Indiana and Jlllnots railroad, and worked up to the position of general manager. He Joined the pro hibition party In 189G and four years ago he founded the Lincoln Temper ance movement. The laborer buys from the mer chant. the merchant from (he manu facturer, the manufacturer from the farmer and the farmer. In turn, from the merchant Knockout the labor er and you hurt aR the others. Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffner & Marx Lota of men prefer the double-breasted style; if you're one of them here’s the suit for you; the new Varsity double- breasted ; lots of vigor and style in it; and: the quality that makes the name of Hart Schaffner & Marx so sure a sign of reliability in clothes. We can show you a variety of good clothes; new spring models in suits and overcoats ; smart, stylish, new goods and beautiful patterns. This store is the home of Hart Schaff- ner & Marx clothes. Converse Bros., Valdosta, Georgia.