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BATTLE OVER THE!
WOOL BRING8 GOOD PRICE.
|Mr. J. N. Griffin Buys the Entire Clip
of Four Counties.
(From Friday's Daily.)
Wool growers of Colquitt, JrwJn,
Wor’h and Tift counties and West
Florida rn**r In Tifton Wednesday to
sell their wool clip for 1908, and were
met there by buyers representing
leading export firms of the state.
The clip t! j is year Is a ll’tle larg-
ier than i* was last, although there
'are fewer sheep In the country. In
What The«e Three Measure* Provide J ^ g row<iriJ * language, "sheep have
and how They Would be Operated jdooe better." and something over
The Felder Resolution Puts the [20,000 pounds was sold today, against
si far
Convict* on the Roads After Eigh
teen Month*—Other News From
Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga.. July 17—Tho battle
oyer the convict lease question open
ed In earnest yesterday in the bouse,
vrhen tie bill reported by the Joint
committee came up for action. Rep
resentative John Holder of Jackaon,
•poke an hour In advocacy of the
measure. He was chairman of the
houee committee. Representative
Covington of Moultrie, also »i>oke elo
quently for the abolishing of the
present lease system.
As outlined by Mr. Covington, three
solutions of the problem are offered
as follows:
First The bill from the house
committee advocated by Mr. Holder,
which provides that each county sh ill
have Its prorata share of convicts ac
cording to population; that any coun
ty dealring more than its share can
take them from the counties not de-
airing to work their own allotment
at a fixed price, and that all remain
ing shall he leased to the highest
bidder for a period of five years,
with tho right reserved to the state
of terminating the lease at the end
of one year 1<! so desired.
Second. The Felder bill in the
aen&te, which provides for the leas
ing of the convicts, after the county
demands shall have been satisfied,
tor a period of eighteen months, and
on the expiration of that time con
▼lota shall be worked on the public
roads or public works of the state.
Third. The substitute bill by
Messrs. Alexander, of DeKalb, Coving
ton of Colquitt, Candler of DeKalb,
Wright of Floyd, Burwell of Hancock,
and Pfgry of Hall, which provides
tor the Immediate abolishing of the
Convict lease system, the oonvlcts
to ^e pfaced on the pubflo roadaq*
lit 18/
fror
the
same growers
a year ago In addition to this, there
will he shipments from Brookfield
and Ty Ty, Ga.. and from Bristol,
Fla., on the sales made today.
The growers present were: W. C.
Sumner & Sons from West Florida,
J. E. Clemen’s. William Warren, M.
U McMillan, Thomas McMillan, W.
D. Branch. Ellas Branch, George M.
Fletcher, Daniel Fletcher, J. G. Gibbs,
William E Gibbs. Saunders Gibbs
and J. F. Williams.
Those bidding wore: A. J. Llppltt,
or Albany; A Ehrlich and B. Kirk
land. of Savannah; E. P. Bowen, of
Tifton. and J. N. Griffin, of Valdosta.
After some spirited bidding, the lot
was closed out to Mr. Griffin at the
round price of 20 cents, which Is
sidered a very good one. several cents
above th** market a few weeks ago.
Last year Mr. Griffin was also the
purchaser, the price paid being 23.80
cents, and the year previous he was
for the second time a buyer, paying
2s r»0 cents. Tlu* year before he gave
32 cents for the output.
The sale at Tifton Is usually the
first In this section of the country,
and other sales are largely governed
thereby. There will he a sale at
Moultrie soon and another at Irwin-
vllb* a little later.
WRITE lU IEKER
io am
Furniture Osaler Id Sail %h is
. G. Shivers has Some Serious
Charges Hanging Over hla Head,
and he Mutt Anewer Before Judge
Speer—Woman who Committed
8ulclde It Given a Burial—Tax to
be Placed on Near Beer.
CONVICTS MAKE ESCAPE.
on farms purchased by the state for
ttat purpose. Such farms are to be
purchased through a bond Issue or
by borrowing money by the governor.
Mr. Covington said the present sys
tem was Infamous and a blot on the
fair name of the slate. Tfe compar
ed Its workings with the Russian
massacres or the Spanish Inquisition.
Hi said Georgia should wipe the
frightful stain on Its name out for
ever, and do It at once.
The resolution of Representative
Shaw, of Clay, calling for_a commit
tee on Investigation, was called up
In the senate and passed with only
one dlisonrlng voice—that of Sena
tor Peacock. Later he said ho was
not opposed to the investigation. but
■Imply proferred the Felder resolu
tion. This resolution provides for
an Immediate Investigation nnd a
committee of three from the senate
and five from the house. Senator Fel
der expressed himself as being satis
fied with this lesolutlon It Is now
assured that this investigation will
tako place.
Judge Hlne* Denies Report.
Judge J K. Tllnes, attorney to the
railroad commission and former pop-
nliat candidate for governor of Geor
gia. denies a printed statement to j' • “*
tho effect tha» he bad pledged his |
■npport to Thomas E. Watson at a I V*' 1 ,
dinner to the Thomson man, and t ‘,^.
would stump th*» state for him. The | me ‘
statement printed was to the effect! dept
that Judge Hines would open the
campaign for Watson In Macon short
ly. but he denies it most emphatical
ly. He said he had not made up his
mini who ho would support for the
presidency.
Little Boy May Recover.
Although he has a bullet through
his brain the surgeons hold out hope
that Little Hiram Hill Jamieson, son
of Rev. C. A Jamies
CAtur orphanage, will
Two Men Get Away From the Guards
at the Homesdale Camp,
Two negro convicts made a suc
cessful break for liberty yesterday at
the Homesdale camp near Lake Park.
The men were Earnest Mayfield and
Thomas Clarkely, the latter a life-
term convict sent up from Chatham
county.
The escape was made while these
men and the balance of a large
squad were at work in a 200-acre cot
ton field, and-,was adroitly^planne
q? TCo TOTBMn
wof the balance of the squad and the
guards and they gradually Increased
their lead until near the edge of the
field, when they made a dash for
the woods.
On account of the fact that
balance of the convicts In the field
were between the guards and the
fleeing men. the guards were unable
to use heir guns promptly and the
fugitives thus gained a further stnrt
of a minute or two. The/ were fired
on at long range, but without effect.
The track dogs were two miles
away from the scene of the escape,
and it was about two hours later be
fore the hounds were put on the trail,
which they were unable to follow, on
account of (he excessive heat and
dryness of the ground.
Cards containing descriptions of
I the men are being sent out today,
land it is expec’eil that they will be
(captured soon Fifty dollars reward
leach is offered for them. Mayfields
left arm Is off near the 3houIder,
and It will be comparative! * easy
I to identify him.
Savannah, Ga., July 18.—R* O. Shiv-
era, the proprietor of go Installment
furniture house, *s In Jail oJh very
ssrtoiw charge and the prohibit d> Is
that he will be called upon to face
Judge Emory Speer and a TJuiltd
States Court Jury bjfor-j the yeii 13
gone. It is alleged that Shivers
wrote a series of lasulting letters to
a young lady employed In a-,rjjval In
stallment furniture house irid sent
them to her through the malls. He
la the same man who was so.fererely
beaten by the employers and relatives
of the young lady. The letters were
of such an obscene and defamatory
character that as soon as a United
States Commissioner saw them he
unhesitatingly Issued the warrant for
the arrest of Shivers. It appears
that the accused wished to get the
young lad/ to leave the service of her
employers to work for him. When
she refused to do so he began sending
threatening and insulting letters
Some of the letters it Is understood,
ho admits writing but the most
damaging he says he did not write,
He has not yet given bond but will
probably do sO in a short time.
This afternoon will take place the
funeral of Mrs. Marie Reden, woman
forty-five years old, who committed
suicide at her home on the eastern
side of the city on Wednesday night.
Mrs. Reden seemed to have been suff
ering from the hallucination that
some one was shadowing her and
this is believed to have affected her
mind.
Mayor George W. Tledemtfn be
lieves with some of th'e members of
Council that there rijMM lifer a
iear beerf^fff .but
THE CHAMPION TIGHTWAD.
The Remedy That Doee
“Dr. King's New Discovery Is the
remedy that does the healing other*
promise but fall to perform.” say-
be charged,
now an o.dlnance pending whl^h fixes
the city tax dealers la near beer or
non-lntoxlcating liquor made from
cereals at $200 per year. It la under
stood there will be something of a
contest over this ordinance when it
comes up for passage or rejection.
The mayor makes it very plain that
if the ordinance Is passed for a tax
of $200 or any other sum on the
non-intoxicating beer that it will not
be considered a license to sell any
intoxicating beverage.
Dr. H. H. Bassett, the city Bacter
iologist, the newest city officer to be
provided for Savannah, is rapidly put
ting things In shape at the city hall
for the Installation of his aparatus.
ill be ready for business In a
short time when it Is expected he
will have all the work he can do for
short time until he catches up
with what has been left behind. Dr.
Bassett seems to be a very capable
officer and he has taken hold of his
dace with a great deal of enthusiasm
Savannah Lodge No. 52 Knights of
Pvthlans held a very interesting meet
ing last night. The occasion was the
celebration of the 17th anniversary
f the lodge. There were [several
short addresses by different members
Chicago Divorce Suit Brings the'
8tingeat Man Into Plain View. j
The champion “tightwad" of the'
West was uncovered when Mrs. j
Blanche M. Goetz sued her husband, [
Alexander, for divorce in the Chicago |
courts recently. Here ar** some of j
the things she told the court:
He wanted her to live on 15 cents
a day.
Wanted to walk home from church j
after the marriage ceremony, but
compromised on a street car.
When he learned that two persons
could not live as cheaply as one be
shed tears and threatened to commit
suicide.
Threatened to kill her and himself
when she took a pair of shoes for
her sick boy from his store.
Put the bo7 on a diet of stale bread
and curd, saying It wag enough for
any child.
Discharged a girl whom his sick
wife had employed, saying he would
do the housework himself.
Slept 'n his clothes so that he eould
not be robbed and to save the trouble
of dressing In the morning.
'1 am used to it,'* Goetz told his
wife. “It prevents me from being
robbed and save* me the trouble of
undressing at night, “and taking
baths," commented Mrs. Goetz. “He
was so stingy he liked to save time
as well as money."
Goetz, according to his wife, la
worth $25,000 and has an Income of
$200 a month.
He refused to leave the family
rooms pending divorce proceedings
because it would cost him $2 a week
for room rent.
Goetz, being Interviewed last night
on tightwad ethics and philosophy
delivered these maxims:
“Don’t feed your mother-in-law.
“Don’t be afraid to carry a quarter
until It gets slick.
“Don’t waste your money on educa
tion—the smart gets the coin.
“Don’t listen to the two-as-cheap-
as-one talk—It cost me ten times as
much to he married.
“Don't trust foolish wives with
cash—they don't know what to do
with money.
“Don't be backward about refusing
to pay a bill that la overcharged one
“Dont pay for a aeat in the ban
imea—I am a fan, but can yen at
loud at a score board Is a window as
te thf p«i£.* »
, ■■■ '>—?5
lengi
k :-:**rsou oi Annum wn-| of the order nnd the Deputy Grand
• It is curing me of throat | ( ^. incellor Mr . j. H . .Murken was
'* tr v5h1 * of 1on * * t ? nd,n *j heard with much Interest. The
— treatments relieved only I . ... . . Q * at *»
rllv New PI.cov.rr U dolnn 15 one of the be,t ‘ th ? . 8ta,e ,
much good that I feel confl- and has the largest membership or
reason-j any lodge In Savannah. It Is in a
ery prosperous condition.
SALOON RACES AT MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis, Minn., July 17.—To
morrow, If the weather and other con-
dltlone are favorable, Minneapolis
will have Its first taste of the new
aport of balloon racing. For several
weeks preparations have been going
forward for a balloon race to start
from the state fair grounds. It Is to
bo a long-distance endurance contest,
International in Its scope.
Among the baloons entered are the
“Chicago,” the largest balloon In the
world; the “America, of 8t. Paul,”
which won aecond honors at the 3t.
Louie conteet, and the “United
States, of Minneapolis,” which wat
a contestant In the recent Chicago
meet.
The meet at the fair grounds will
bo the first given by the new Aero
ChJb of the Northwest and will be
held under the official sanction of the
Federation of American Aeronautic
Clubs.
THE-
A. S. PENDLETON CO.
Wholesale Grocers.
We are sole agents for the El Nacionat Cigar Co., manu
facturers of clear Havana cigars. Kama Nacional and
Tnumpho N ’cional brands. No brands are more popular.
SEND US YOUR ORDERS AT ONCE. : : ;
—THE....
R. S. Pendleton (2o.
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8 15
7 26
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$38.80
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i
Dates ol Sale, July 30Ui, 31st, August, 1st, 2nd, 3rd aad 41b.
'"'Rethffl Timit "fo August 16th, with extension of Iltnl
September 16th on payment of additional $1.00.
Stop-over at New York will be allowed on return trip up
to final limit of tickets. For detailed information call on
ticket agents, or write E. rtf. North, D. P. A., Savannah.
of time will reston
v\a’th " This renowned
cough and rold r.'ffedy mid lurcat
and lung healer la c old at the drug
stores of A F. Dlmmock. W. D. Duna
way and Ingram & Ramsey.
An Alligator with an Appetite.
Mr. Bate Mays, of Madison county,
reported to have killed an alligator
this week that measured ten feet In
of the De-! length. In the saurian's stomach was
et well, al- found five Jack fish, tu^ llghtwood
though the child may be deaf for | knots, two good size rocks and five
life. The child was shot bv a man fl«h hook-*. A well was bered on the
named Revnr.lda as ’be little fellow . edge of a pond nnd the water sl
ant In bis mother’s lap on a Decatur! lowed to run off In an underground
car. Mrs. Jamieson was slightly na*«aee. Many fish were can eh t and
wounded In th* n n ck. Reynolds wan r h!s alligator also fell a victim when
It Can't be Beat.
The beat of all teachers Is expert-1
ence. C. M. Harden, of Silver Cl tv. j
North Carolina, says: “ I find Elec
tric Bltte/a loe* all that’s rinlmd j
for It For stomach, T.lver and Kid- 1
ney troubles !t *an’t be bent. T have)
tried It and find it a most excellent,
medicine." Mr Harden Is right; It’s I
the best of all medicines also for j
weakness, lame back, and all run j
down conditions. Best too for chills 1
and ffalarla. Sold under guarantee
at the drug atorea of A. E. Dlmmock.
D. Dunaway and Ingram <C- Bam-
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Grand Excursion!!
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— TO —
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
— VIA —
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
JULY 22,1908.
RAI E |4.00 ROUND I RIP.
Julv aflh. A Splendid
1 Bay. July it-Ba-
July ajnd. 1908. limited to return
grammel has been arranged by the
>Uowa: July jj—Motorjboat reget-
S. Army and St. Petersburg base
re »urf bathing, fishing, etc., may
nple
idatioi
t of t
.elected to look after all \
r.l of trade has been
K. M. NuRTH. On
: Schofield
Manufacturers
ENGINES
High Pressure Return Tublar Boilers, High
Grade Stationery Steam Engines, Tanl 3,
Stacks, Stand Pipes, Heavy Castings and
Wrought Iron Work.
-attempting to ahoo? a dog.
Hears* League In Georgia.
It Is said that »he He.xrst Independ
ence League expects to make a
strong effort to gain a firm foothold
in thli state, and there Is some talk
to tho effect that they may place a
candidate for governor In the field
this fall. M. W. Howard, a former
Alabama congressman, was Jura this
week consulting with a number of
fWftiea. Ha Is aald to be working
tho water became low. This Is the
report thn' was sent to town by
Gouncflman John Coffee.
Just ffvactlv Rloht.
" T ha*«» used Dr King's Vew T.ife
Pills for several years, sr.d find them
evacriv right” sar« \f rA A.
r.jton of Haerisvllle N. ▼. New
Mt* ptlta relfcr* without the least
discomfort Best remedy for constipa
tion. biliousness and malaria. 25c. at
*h«dme store* of A. 15. Dlmmock.
w D. Dunaway and Tngram 41 Rani-
Full Stock Mill|Supplies. Write us Direct
Schofield Iron Works,
MACON, GEORGIA.