The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, July 17, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI VALDOSTA, GA* SATURDAY, JULY 17, 909, WARM SESSION YESTERDAY Partisan Lines Cropped Out in the McLendon Hearing. Atlanta, July 15—The McLendon probe took another turn today when It became known that several well knpwn Atlanta newapaper men had been summoned and would fire tes timony at today’s session ol the leg islative Investigating committee. They were summoned at the in- ' etance ot Mr. McLendon and It la said^e will get some of them to tell about the free trip dVer the state of* ex-Governor Smith on the ' agricultural train. It Is really not known yet what they will be asked to tell about. At least two Atlanta newspaper men are fully acquainted ^ with the trip Mr.- McLendon "and Judge Hines made on the print* car of President Wtckersham over the West Point road on an Inspec tion tour but they have not beek '-summoned to tell about It.- There la nothing to tell, however, except '-what was printed at thd time. When they made this trip Mr. MfeLendon purchased tickets for them and these were presented to the conduo- CONFERENCE HITSA SNAG Cant Agree on Corporation Tax Taft is Called In. , Washington, July 15.—The con ferees on the tariff bill have discov ered that the differences regarding the corporation lax are lrreconcllll- able. Reports that the bouse managers are Insisting that the corporation tax be dropped and an Inheritance tax be substituted, reached the Pres ident last night, and he Immediately summoned Senator Aldrich and Rep resentative Payne to the white bouse The conference lasted almost through the night, but none of them would discuss it beyond admitting that the corporation tax was the chief matter under consideration. Wasted Time Talking Polities. Washington, July It.—It leaked out today that the tariff conferees, Instead of putting In all ot their time discussing the Senate amend ments have been engaged In a polit ical discussion concerning the prob able effect of certain changes of Im portant schedules would have In the Congressional elections next year. The best part of yesterday was giv en -ores to this subject It Is stated today that the Dlngley rate , on gloves will stand. RICH INDIAN LANDSOPENED Over 750,000 Acres Being Thrown Open to Settlers. AND OPTOMETRISTS FIRST DISTRICT DOCTORS ASK THE LEGISLATURE NOT 'TO GIVE THEM LICENSE. Savannah, Ga., July 16.—T Physicians of. tbe^-Flrat Congrei tonal District Who "metjierab yester day afternoon and last tight left for their homes this morning. The next semi-annual meeting , of the doctors will be held at States boro In Jan. 1910. The meeting at Savannah waa a very prosaic affair until yesterday afternoon when Dr. H. H, Martin of Savannah arose and presented a resolution asking that the Georgia legislature not license Osteopaths and Optometerlsts. Dr. Martin said anyone could be taught Osteopathy or optometery by mall without ever having practised and that It was dangerous to let down tho bar* to such people. The resolution was passed without dis sent. The following officers were elected: President, Dr. A. J. Moon- Statesboro, 1st Vice Pres.; Dr. D. B. Edwards, 2nd Vice Pres.; Dr. E. T. Coleman Oraymount, Secre tary; Dr. J. M. Sigmon, Savannah. The doctora enjoyed a banquet at Tybee very much last night. tor on the private train, , Jndgc George Hlllyer, a dumber of the railroad commission, con- AGAINST OSTEOPATHS snmed the greater portion of the day yesterday In giving testimony before the committee. Soon after he went on the stand, partisan lines made their appearance In the ‘com mittee but afterwarda there was ne ... evidence that there were' Hoke Smith and anti-Hoke Smith men on this Investigating body.- Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, start ed the ball rolling when he asked Jndge Hlllyer whether he thought s railroad commissioner should governed by party platforms making decisions or be governed by the facts and evidence and law In the case. Mr. Wright, of Floyd, got on here 1>> saying he did not object to the question but he said It was a "parti san question" and talked about "the other side." This brought Senator Slater tc his feet with a strenuous objection. "The gentleman thinks,” said tha Senator, “that because he Is' lined up with a side and all hell can't move him, that the same thing Is true of others. Nobody has suggest ed that there are any ‘sides" In this Investigation.” In the course of his testimony tt the morning session Jndge Hlllyer declared there was nothing In Hr. McLendon’s conduct that would war rant the questioning of hit sincerity and that there was never an act which would give rise to the thought that he was derelict In his dnty of violating hts oath of office Neither did Judge Hlllyer ever see anything In Mr. McLendon's atti tude savoring of duplicity or show ing that he was not -honest. At the afternoon session Judge Hlllyer resumed the stand and questioned regarding the street railway bond deal. In addition to this Judge Hlllyer waa questioned by Mr. McLendon concerning free railroad rides. At the morning ses sion Judge Hlllyer said he had not gone on the trip of Inspection over the West Point road because he dis liked to accept free transportation over roads under the Jurisdiction of the railroad commission. "Didn’t yon make a trip apectlon over the Atlanta Northern railway?” asked Mr. McLendon Jndge Hlllyer. "Yes. sir.” he answered. "Did you pay your fare?" “No sir, did not.” “Wasn’t the same law In effect then that was In force when I made my trip over the Atlanta and West Point road?” asked the suspended chairman. ‘Wes sir. It was." “Then I wish to know what other Influence besides your snd It wis plain conscience!deavorlng to shot Induced yon to take that trip?’’ was Platform bid the next question from Mr. McLen-1 somebody was' don. “Did anybody advise yon not**** “goat.” to take It?” “No air, no one so advised me." “Are you sure? Didn’t yon talk with the governor about It?” “I believe I talked with the gov ernor about another trip but not this one,” he answered. Mr. McLendon then proceeded to po after Judge Hlllyer about the Macon platform. "This platform,” he said, mands Immediate action to secure a reduction in rates to snd from the ports. You were elected on that platform?” “I was.” "Did you make any effort to se cure a general reduction of port rate*?’’ “I have not." “Then you have violated the Ma con platform, haven’t yon," Inquir ed Mr. McLendon. But Judge Hlllyer declined commit himself although he said he was Impressed with the conviction that he had not violated the plat form. He said he had been fn no hnrry to take np the port rate ques tion because of the financial condi tion of the country. “Well,” said Mr. McLendon, will si] make the Mr. McLendon ' Jpb In questlonlni Spokane, Wash, July 15.—This was the first day ot registration tot the Indian lands soo\ to be opened by the government In the Spokane reservation, ..Washington; the Flab bead reservation, Montana, and the Coeur d'Alene Idaho. The throw ing open for settlement of these im mense tracts—more than 760,000 acres of desirable farming land—hall crested widespread Interest and large numbers of people are already going Into the country-to locate de sirable pieces, which they will ask the government to give to them should they draw one of the lucky numbers. The registration will con tinue until Aug;. 5. - The places ot registration are Kallspell and. Mis soula, Mont.,- for the Flathead lands; Spokane for the Spokane land, end Coeur d’Alenb for the lands 'ot the Coeur d’Alene reservation. The drawing will commence Aug. 9 and continue until completed. The faot that this Is the last big opening the country will ever see has added, Interest to tho event. Of the three reservations to he opened the Flathead Is by far tbe largest There are 1,360,000 acres, long tbe home ot the remnants of three or four tribes of Indans.-. The govern- mint has reserved the timber lands, and about 200,000 acres has b lotted the Indians. The 4 it/,000 acred will he oft end tiers. The'reservatkn lies Ih Flab head county, In the f northwestern part of Montana, and on the west side of the main range it the Rooky Mountains. The great valley Is pro tected from strong winds and storms by the mountains on all sides, and It enjoys the warm, modifying Influ ence of tha Pacific ocean to a mark ed degree In winter. The toll of the valley is a dark, rich loam on a clay subsoil, usually without rock or gravel. The rainfall la usually am ple to cglss moat crops without Irri gation. The Spokane reservation occnplet the southern part of Stevens county, iblngto: OY FIGHT ING WAGED 5 > and'Sheriffs Faced by « — ' Pittsburg, Pa, July 15.—Tbe State consU$Ptti7 and aeveral hundred deputyuljerlffs on one aide, and live thousand unorganised foreigners, held tofajher by a spirit 1 ot destruc tion . vengeance for alleged wrongs,; on tbe other, luma up thq situation; at tbe Pressed Steel Car plant at MeKee’e today. FlrnMi was almost continuous througHfat the night The foreign ers a re termed and the offioera are armed flth riot guns. Over one fcundredfmen have been Injured thus far, seSral; of them fatally. A pitched Wattle la Imminent The Bikers and constabulary art eneagesCin a running battle this af ternoon? One man hae been fatally hurt ;a4K>then seriously Injured. * HOUSE IS AGAINST RAISING SALARIES SUIT AGAINST LUMBER MEN. State ot Mississippi Sues As sociation tor-immense Sum, New Orleans, July 16—A suit has been brought by the state of Mis sissippi In tbe chancery court' at Lexington, against ths Retail Lum- Ui Dealers Association for |14,- 400,000 In penalties. The suit Is brought under the an U-trust statute against saventy-two lumber, concerns charged with da tering into an agraament In re straint of trade snd In violation ot the anti-trust law, compelling man ufacturing companies to sell to mid dle men Instead of, to consumers. IT REFUSED Tp GIVE *JAX RE CEIVERS SAME COMMISSION AS COLLECTORS. -- , Atlanta; July- 15—The 1909- 1^10 bouse of representatives con tinues to refute to raise the pay of Wednesday moral e county tax re< don at> Washington, about thirty miles from this city. It Is -bordered on the south by tha Spokane river, easts by Cham- okane.creek and West by the Colum bia rtAr. It contains about 50,000 acres of agricultural land tn'i also considerable ttmbeiflandt The soffi in sandy with a little white clay In termingled. The climate Is very similar to that of tbe rest ot tbe Spokane valley, bnt there are no high Winds, as ths lands are protected by mountain nkges on either side. The land will be most valuable for trait raising. Soil, climate and alti tude render It especially available for apple growing. With proper cul tlvatldn all small fruits may be grown. There Is also a mineral belt, containing the great ledges of the Deer Trail Country. The Coeur d’Alene reservation Is located about eighteen miles south east of Spokane. It Includes soms of : the finest farm lands In Idaho, p>rts of It being now valued at 1100 a nacre. While the Coeur d'Aene Indians have been’ allotted nearly all of tho best land, If Is estimated that there will be about 1,000 good farms for wbtte settlers. Some vak cable land 1# found on the reserve. MANNING IN TEXAS. An Atlanta Woman Say* MU*ing Roy I* Probably at El Paao. Atlanta. Ga., July 15—R Is ex pected that Jack Manning. Vbo Is heir to a big fortune at Lufkin, Tex., will be located within a short time. After noticing tbe story ot the fortune left this boy in the Journal Tuesday, Mr*. S. J. Purtetl, of the Home for Old Women, com municated with the Journal and slated that she was sure the little boy was now somewhere In the vi cinity of El Paso, Texas. The boy left home eleven years ago and bu not been heard from In tbh put ten years. , loJi^HTR^ne, cou rl1 stenographers. The Hule bill to put ; the near boot tax In the state school. wu tabled by the bouse Wednesday, they refusing to have anything at all to do with the matter until It wa'aj thoroughly discussed. It prob ably will not be acted upon until the ways and means committee, In stead of the educational, tells them to go ahead with It, GRAVES SAYS ONLY TWO ARE FIT MEN ROOSEVELT OR HEARST THE ONLY MEN COMPETENT TO Bk MAYPR OP NEW YORK, tlanta, Ga., July 14.—In aa Inter ns Interview given during his Atlanta Tuosday, Hon. John ■Graves, ot New York but formerly ot Atlanta, stated that thsre wers but two men really fitted to be myorxof New York City, one he said was shooting lions lnq^lfrloa and the other 4tm motoring from one end of France to tho other. The two men referred to are Theodore evelt and William Randolph BUILDING FELL 18 AREKILLED. Awtul Disaster is Reported iron Philadelphia, July 15—Eighteen people are reported to hhve been killed yhsn a bu'lalng on the north east corner of Eleventh end Market streets collapsed this morning Three women and one boy havw lwen taken out. EVELYN ON 8TAN0 AGAIN. Thaw’s Threat to Kill his .Wife will Go In the Evidence. White Plelne, N. Y„ July 16— The state’s witnesses ere testifying today In the Thaw release trial. Evelyn Thaw was again put on the stand thla afternoon, and tha dlatrlet attorney says the etory of Thawte threat to >111 hie wife will be admitted as evidence. A HEAVY INCREASE IN MOONSHINING DURING THE PAST YEAR OIS STILLS HAVE BEN DESTROY ED IN GEORGIA ALONE. Atlanta, Oa., July 16.—Startling Increase* In tbe making «f ~moon- ihblne whisky ere showu In the an nual report of Revenue Agent James Hf Buber, whlob has Just been for warded- to Washington, During'the fleoal year ot 1909, Just closed; mpra Illicit distilleries wers destroyed in Georgia than were de stroyed In the state* ot Mr. Saber's division—Georgia, Alabama, Florida and part of Mlulaslppl—last yeEP, In the year Just closed the reveans men under Mr, Buber raided and de stroyed -872 distilleries In the divis ion,. dlBtrlbl^- d-as follows: Georgia, 616: Alabama, 2tfT~HlorlS{£V/24‘, and Mississippi, 1. Only* 420 still* were destroyed In the entire division In 1907 and In 1908 only 470. ives Is of the (opinion thst' ■* hla make an admirable mayor but does not think would eoeept Following n short discussion of both Roosevelt and Hearst, Mr. Graves states that’Meta and Oeynor ars now the two promi nent political figures In ths New York mayorallty fight. However, he adds that McClellan Is a possibility. JULY WHEAT WENT TO $1.29 A BUSHEL GREAT EXCITEMENT MARKED THE TRADING TODAY IN THE CHICAGO ORAIN PIT. I Chicago, July 15.—Wheat waa 9 quartor to three eighths lower today on the pew crop. July wae three and a half higher. There waa great excltament In iho year 100,000 worth either ' lla ' 1 Mi# destroyed, several hundred gallons of whisky-thrown away nml several hundred more /adzed and sold at piibllo auction. A* a result of the year's work, Mr. Buber bes recommended over 400 persons to the department of Justice for prosecution. The greet Itw crease In the violation of the Feder al laws eoneeinlng the manufacture ot whteky la attributed by Mr. Sa ber to tbe high prices received'for Illicit liquor since prohibition went Into effect Where makers of this brand formerly received one dollar a gallon, they are now getting one dollar a quart for their product - ARMY DISCARDS KAHKf. Washington, July 16—The United States army has dlseardad tha Khaki, and tha service uniform la tbe future will be of olive drat* July, whlob reached |1.29 per bushel, cloth made from Amsrtaas cottons. re J For Ice Cream Freezers Home Use Home made ice cream is usually a little better—alwaj many kinds you buy and the variety is unlimited. The Up-to-Date Freezers have, done milch to simplify the making and we sell the latest and best These pricss will interest you: /ays a little cheaper—;nan The " I qt. Blue Ribbon Were. 31.60 Now. 31.26 3 qt. Soow Ball Were. 3.00 Now. 8.36 2.60 1.90 6 qt. 8now Ball 3.60 3.90 3 qt. Double Quick 2.50 1.90 3 qt. Steel Frame 4 qt. Steel Frame 2.50 3.00 1.00 MO ff. 4 qt. Double Quick 3.00 2.364Q 6 qt. Steel Frame 3.60 8.90 6 qt. Double Quick 3.60 2.36 8 qL Steel Frame 4.60 1.75 These prices are for cash only. W. H, Briggs Hardware Co. HARDWARE HUSTLERS, Valdosta, Georgia.

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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, July 17, 1909, Image 1