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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA," GA, SATURDAY, JULY
MAY NOT HAVE TIME
FOR BANKING BILL.
THE MBA8UREv APPROVED BY
GEORGIA BANKER8* A880CIAV
TION LAST YEAR.
Atlanta, July 29.—Tho new MU
relative to Making and which seeks
to throw greater safeguards around
the opSratlon of state banks, tads
fair to lose out on account of a lack
of time for consideration, Just as
was the cade a year ago.
This measure, approved hr the
"From re-
Atlanta, Ga., July 29.
ports coming In from, various sec
tions of the State la regard to the
increased damage done to growing
cotton crop by the black root dis
ease, It now appears that this will
cause a loss to the Georgia farmer
of over a million dolars this year."
This startling statement was'taade
by State Entomologist E. L. Worsh
am In discussing the ravages of the
black root which Is proving so dis
astrous to tho cotton crop through
out the state of Georgia. HS Is
making a strong n^ht for the *,>
• but it Is doubtful It tM House wilt proprlatlon of |10,000 askel for 'n
: get to K In time for the Uenate to bill "by Representative Hender-
act upon It. 4* eon.Jif Irwin.one of the largest
: There are members of the ^en- to >tte south .
i eral Assembly who are seeking both Prof \y or) |bam says that the 1
i in connection wjtb the bankers- bill I b,^ „ ot dti ea*e to worse than the
•■fl ••''an independent proposition wecT n t in that when a stalk of
• to make It a mlsdmeaor for a per- c0tt0n „ attMjtea b y black root 1
try viBitoro during the past two
days. They have come ove- the
5>aboard Air LJr." and the South
ern Railways. Some of them
brought their lunches for two or
tl ri-e day* f n boxes and bailee:* and
yesterday morning there was a gen
uine old time “porch party” on the
| wide front vjWbtidaa of the DeSoto
Hotel. Ib locked like a picnic party
when thMjleilOTB^opened up their
aubatantl>C||^^< receptacles and
began t
was
pie had
k ets on th^H • ’ £ -/V'v £*;•
h otel in a
thing
visitor/®®/ "4
Chick
fines for
The
fringing
glasses
the lltlgat^H
has patenj^H
tlons to sd^H
(ecurity
able to put more experts in tl
field to give tbe farmers first hai
assistance
. Any Injury to the cotton err
deals a double l-low to tbe plant/
pending
■opining
price oAP2s3fc^p«IffPto^T he ejri
—ft JQ?-‘y-lJi .the products of the cot
ton- seed, whleh hive come to bo
such a valuable part of the cotton
[ crop.
- Just now tbe cotton oil mills of
the state are beginning their annual
crush, turning out hundredi of gal
lons of - cotton seed oil, which la
finding ready sale at home and
abroad, and also thousands of tons’
of cotton seed meal, which Is being
consumed by the cattle of the state,
for It is readily acknowledged as
the first and foremost cattle feed 1
on' the market.
The .passage of this bill, which <
means so much to the Georgia farm- 1
or, la being nwalted with Interest. <
DID MISS FAIRCLOTH
TAKE HER OWN LIFE?
dred ■ th^Rlim feet \5Tr-
the graCa Stand and” It will prob-
hbly bring a good price. It Is to
bo sold because there Is no Immedi
ate prospect of another automobile
race In Savannah and because %
there Is another race the home
itretch will be i n another place. Sa
vannah may gat another ra<;e next
spring but hardly before that time,
YekfJ. n*..a 4l
lli^r file
tho Alexander bill outlawing
beer, V 111 oppose legalising its*MI
by placing a license tax upon it. ir
this Is done It Is probable tho anti-
prohibitionists wll| fight for Its rc-
DI9AJ-1-0INTED IN LOVE YOUNG
WOMAN AT MACON
THREAT
ENED TO DROWN HERSELF.
Macon, Ga., July 28.—Miss Lottie
Journ. ,
It k reported today that Speaker
Cannon does not like the President’s
Insistence upon the adoption of the
Senate’s amendment on gloves end
may give evidence of his feeling by
having the conference report go
over until next week
THE WEI
72/Anm
ITINERARY OF TAFT'S
WESTERN PILGRIMAGE
“ Lowers Tax on Byrnpe.
Atlanta, Oa.. July 29—The house
of representatives Tuesday took
back what It did on Monday In re-
"gard to the stamp on syrups and
dM It all over again with the excep
tion that the tax was made lust half
‘-at much as previously. On Morday
the tax was made ten cents per cat
ion on all syrups while on Tues
day It was cut In half and a bill
. was'passed making tbd tax fve cents
per gallon on all syrups ' used in
soft drinks.
Mr. HalL.of Monroe, offered the
amendment making the tax I cents 1
Instead of 10 and It was carried by I
the vote of 74 to SI. Quito a aunt- '
her of epeecbes were made on the
amendments ' were
HE WILL ATTEND THE “LAKES-
TO-THE-GCLF” CONGRESS AT
NEW ORLEANS IN OCTOBER.
Wiahington, July 20—The Presi
dent today completed his Itinerary
of the Mississippi river portion ot
hie western trip. He decided to go
down the river from Bfc Louie to
New Orlesns, where he will attend
the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Congress In
the .latter city. He will arrive at
bill and many
made. Mr. White, of Screven de
fended the bill while Mr. F. O. All-
bright, ot Burke, oppose! It, stat
ing that it was unconstitutional
—
MANY NEW BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED.
BATTLES
IN SAVANNAH.
BLOODY ONE
Farmers Had Picnic Dinner at
THE SESSION OF THE LEGIS
LATURE IS X EARLY OVER BUT
HILLS ARE POURING IN.
Atlanta, Ga., July 2»,—Though
but a few days ot tho present sen*]
slon of the state legislature remains
many new bills were Introduced In
the house of representative* Wed
nesday.
Any number were read fdr the
first time and It will be practically
Impossible to secure a vote on them
during the regular session., Mr.
Ilutt, of Fannin, first bad a resolu
tion passed limiting the time of
speaker on the general tax
ten minutes. However, the
later reconsidered this action and
defeated It. It was announced
the chairman of the apprj
committee that he wil
have three
Spaniards and Moors Ip De
Grapple at Mala,
Madrid, July 29—The
attacking Atbuccuuas, elxtx
west at Mellila to
One tho
thousand Moot?
y'« battle at Me
A military dictnti
ed in Spain witi
TWO GEORGIANS TAKE
THEIR OWN LIVES
PROMINENT FARMER AT WASH
INGTON, AND A CONTRACTOR
AT COMMERCE. SUICIDED.
Washington. Ga., July 29—Wil
liam Cox, a prominent and wealthy
farmer ot this odunty, shot and
killed himself, firing a pistol ball
through his temple today. ^
His wife wltneesed the act. Ill
- health Is stated to hare been the
cause. l
Commerce Ham Tired of Life.
Commerce, Ga., July 29—A.
Webb,’ a contractor and builder,
-committed suicide today by shoot-
. to* himself through the head with a
S£gun. JlU health It the cause.
PRICE OF
YORK MARKET WAS BETTER'
THAN-WAS EXPECTED.
Now York, July 29—Cotton Is
■toady today, the prices bolng much
better than v was expected on' .(MS
lower cable*, and liter rpee to- yes
terday’, best price*.
Mr*. Burch'* r*port places tho.
staple. *t a 71 per cent condition,
while the Natfonal Dinners figure*
*re 71.7 per cent
Amrfcan and
Pittsburgh.
We have just
received another
large shipment
including near
ly all styles
are the-
in shape
to give you
better S prices
than ever be
fore.
'' - ■ Call around and look at the Fence and
get our prices. Remember we always take
pleasure in showing you.
W. H. Briggs Hardware Co.
