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J. G. MACKEY. ,
JEWELER AND MANUFACTURING OPTICIAN.
THE CASE OF
ABBA DOLLA
WMlil East
' a White or Not
Savannah, <»*., Oct. 6.—Mr. R.
M. Hitch, of Hitch A Denmark,
left Savannah last night for At-
lanta, where he is today to argue
before the United State* Circuit
Court of Appeals, the famous caae
of Abba who Is about the shade of
Booker Washington, is a white
man. The United Slate* - Govern
ment In the personage of United
State* District Attorney Akerman,
contends that Abba Is not a white
man In the meaning of the natur*
aHzntlon laws. Judge Sheppard
fritting In Savannnh on the United
States District Court Bench decid
ed that the little Dolla -Abba is
only about live feet four—was the
proper material from which •citi
zens of the U. S. A. are made and
•o decreed. The government ap-
-pealed.
It Is the contention of the gov.
eminent that Abba Dolla does not
come under any section of the
naturalization laws. These laws
say that to he naturalized an ap
plicant must be a white person, a
native of Africa or n descendant of
a native of Africa.''*’ ' it?! \ rlalmed
that Abba Dolla doesn't Ywtne tin
der any of these i-rqulirmontt anti
If yon take n look at the. little man
fn bis ton* enatapd fils turban
yon would say tif?%«tne thin*, tint
Mr. Hitch says color means noth
ing In this Instance for If It did
there are many dark skinned can.
cantons that could not he elansod
a, whites. It Is claimed that no
penon Is literally white. Some of
na hare more color than others and
there are a rarlely of complex!on
tlnta. Portugese and Spaniards are
classed as white, yet some of them
ana Tory dark/ The term white
person,' aaya Mr. Hitch In his brief
to. the conrt. Were to prople be
longing to certain sah-dlTlsfons of
tho human flnfly and nothing
more. Mr. Hltc^ hold* that a white
person can come pretty near being
black. Ha qgotei Rndyard Kip-
ling's fascinating store "Tbit man
who wonld he King." to show 'mat
the Inhabitants of that section of
tho country from which Abba Dot-
la's parents came ait considered
white people. Mr. Hitch contend!
that Mr. Klnpllng Is one of tho
boat Informed men In the world
upon the aubject of tho hhman
■net.
The father and mother of Abba
Dolla are natlre^nf Kabul Afghan-
1 Man. They and their people are
rot very dark In color, It Is claim
ed. Abba Dolla It Is rontended
alnce he has been to this country
haa always been considered a
white man. His eontplsxlon la
dark, hla eye* dark hat his featurea
are regular and delicate. Hla hatr la
»ery black, wary, line and aoft.
Mr. Hitch thinks these are charac-
terlatlo of the white man.
When Judge Sheppard heard the
evidence In the ease to Savannah
lie had the dtmtnutpre applicant be
fore him and put him through a
Pretty severe cross examination,
Mr. Hitch la sorry the nppelate
conrt hasn't the aame privilege.
ff Abba Dolla la not made a cltl-
not be because his at
have not tried to make him
They won hla eaao In tho
Scat court and they are going to
try mighty hard to make Judge
Sheppard’s opinion atlek. Mean
tlma Abba Dolla la quietly pursu
ing hla calling of selling lares and
silks and feminine finery.
IS STILL ALIVE.
la Savannah Who Fatally
Hlmastf la Sorry he Did H.
la., Oct C.—Private
of No. 74 Company
u. a a., who
breast yester-
Screven
nitre this
condition wao erttl-
giro no hope that ha
San Franclaco, Oct. 4—President
Taft wound up his triumphant trip
through tba bay cities at eight this
morning when he boarded a special
train for a short run to the Yose-
mlte Valley. The tlrat atop waa
at Modesto, where a large crowd
gave the President a rousing rccep-
; tlon.
! The President expects during h's
I stay In the valley to rougn It aa
* much as possible,
climb on foot to the top of Glazier
Point, a distance of bIx miles.
Taft Expect* Fine Time.
Ban Francisco, Cal., Oct. 6.—
President Taft, In taking his de
parture from Han Francisco tuts
morning, made no e ffort to conceal
tho pleasure with which he antici
pates his three days' "vacation" In
the Yoscmlte National Park. Tho
contlnuoua round of receptions and
entertainment since leaving Bov
in their uniform cordiality, have
nevertheless taxed the strength of
fid .President, und It was with alt
Hie eagerness of a schoolboy that
he strnted today for I he most pic
turesque playground of the nation
—the wonderful Yoscmlte valley.
The President Is due to reach El
Portal, the entrance to tho national
park, about 7 o'clock this evening,
maklug a brief stop on route In
the city of Merced. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday are to he spent
In tho valley. During that time
the President, under competent
guides, will he shown nil of the
wonders of that marvelous region,
Including the Bridal Veil falls, the
Nevada falli, the Three Graves, the
Me’tced river and the giant Ifees In
the'iedjacent Mariposa grove.
while drinking and
igrettedtt He
now that
#
Parnell, Ille., Oct. 8—Mis* Clara
Watson, a paaeenger, wa» killed,
four otbere fatally hurt aifd thirty-
one serlouily Injured aa a result of
a headon collision between the
south-bound paeaenger tram and a
north-bound excursion on the Illi
nois Central Railway late last
night.
The accident la said toohave been
caused by one of the conductors'
He expects to ■ watch being wrong. The wreck
occurred at a sharp curve. The ex-
curalonlsta were returning from
the state fair.
Wreck Near Temple, Texas
Temple Tex., OcL 6—When Santa
Fe train No. 17 was wrecked near
here this morning Engineer Mc-
Olnnln. was scalded to death. One
other niraon died after being taken
frot^pb wreckage and it Is re
ports that four others were burned
to death In the debris. Thirty oth
ers were seriously Injured.
A special train brought doctors,
nurses and supplies and an emer
gency hospital has been improvised
Third Vlee-Prbeldent of i
Meets Savannah Cotmelffim.
Savannah, Ga„ OcL (.—Mr. J. R.
Kenly. Third Vice President of the
AtUmtlc Coast Line Railway who
waa here yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of conferring with a commit
tee of alderman and ths mayor rela
tive to opening up crooning* of the
Const Line Into the East Side left
for the North after the conference.
It It expected that at least one
crossing will be opened nt a result
of this visit of Mr. Kenly. It !e believ
ed this will be Henry etreeL It le
probable the street will past under
the tracks of the railway Company.
Mr. Kenly cautioned the clV not to
go too fast In regard to opening the
streets across the traojj, of hie com
pany but to map out a plan of notion
and stick to It opening the streets
gradually—say one or more each
Year. It la expected this plan will bt
followed.
COUNTRY VERY PR08PBR0U8.
Railroad Man Says the Farmer Ought
to be a Happy Mortal Now.
8avannah, (la., October 6.—While
In Savannah yesterday Mr. J. R. Ken
ly Third Vice President of the Atlan
tic Coaat Line Railway, gave out a
short Interview on the prosperity of
the country. He said the Industrial ac
tlvtty all over the United States
showed how prosperous the nation
was. He declared the farmer to be
the happiest man In the country Just
now.
"There waa a famous tong,'' said
Mr. Kenly, "that waa haard every,
where about a year ago. It waa eu-
ttled •Everybody Works But rather.'
The time haa coma to paraphrase
that song and make Its title 'Every
body Worke For the Farmer.*. The
man wRh the growing crops haa ev
erybody digging for him these days."
Of Interrat to Mothers.
There la one aubject which al
ways tntareata the mothers of
young children, and that to how to
treat their ronghs and colds, or to
ward off a threatened ettack of
croup. For this purpose we esn
recommend Chamherlsln's Cough
Remedy. It always proves bene
ficial. In case ef croup It should
be given as soon as ths cronpy
eongh appears, so as to prevent the
attaek. Keep It at hand ready for
Initant nse. Many mothers do so.
and It savss them much uneasi
ness. For sale by Ingram ft Ram
say. A. E. Dlmmock and W. D.
Dunaway, Valdosta, da.
HIDDEN DANGERS.
Nature Gives Timely Warnings TIint
No Valdosta Citizen Can Af
ford to Ignore.
Danger signal No.il comes from
the lddney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are sick.
Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber
Md. Sick kidney
pale and foamy,
smelling urir
Irregular of
Danger ,r6nl
and
1 you
of the
. and
Bright's disease.'- ia^n's Kidney
Pills cure sick kidneys anjf) cure
them permanently. Here's Valdosta
proof: " Jjfe
Mrs. 0. W. Rex, 1009 Oa4^ street,
Valdosta, Ga^.aaya: “1 had kidney
trouble for some time. The kidneys
were weak and Inactive tad the ee-
crettons censed me considerable an
noyance by their Irregularity. My
back aohed and soma days I could
hardly get around on this aeoonnt.
" doctored and tried several remedies
but the relief I obtained waa alight
Recently Doan's Kldeny Pills ware
recommended to me and I obtained
a box from Dlmmock's drug store.
In a few days I felt better and by
the time I bad finished this box,my
backache had ceased and the kid
neys had became regular In action.
Now I am able to attend to my house
work with ease.'*
For sale by all dealers. Price *0
cents. Poster-MUburn.Co., New York,
■ole agents tor the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
take no other.
SAVANNAH’S MILK ORDINANCE.
Savannah, Ga., October
Is the night that
ed upon to wrestle with
proposition. Shall the v
cow be forced to quit business? It ths
way some people put 1L
The Sanitary Board
frame up regulations fi
of the dnlry business
nsklng council to give
thorlty. There will probably
delegations before council
One will represent the dairyman who
do not want rules aa stringent as
have been suggested put in force.
The other will come from
of the city who do want
as strict as possible. The
have many faults to find with the
proposed laws.
A PLOT AQAIN8T
Workmen at the
to be In
London. Oct.
St Petersburg aay
been discovered against the
the Cxar. The
dergolng repairs and the
ere sold to be Implicated
plot
Cotton Weak an
New York, Oct.
weak this morning on
nine to twelve
continuation of the
$5.00 to $125.00
. $1.00 Up
_ ..... ... .. $3.50
~ - $2.50 to $30.00
sk nntn S25.no
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Hart Schaffner & Marx styles
IT’S really a pleasure to us to offer you such
* clothes as Istee; we know how good they
are; we know wat you are certain to find
them satisfyingA A
All-wool is a very important consideration; you’ll find a lot of
clothes being offered that are part or all cotton; you’re sure of dis
appointment in such goods. You'll find it pays to be sure of the
quality; and finding the Hart Schaffner & Marx name in the goods is
a sure way to be sure; nothing but all-wool under the label.
Correct style is important; good tailoring is important; right fit
necessary.
Get ail of these things here. We guarantee them all, in these
clothes. Rich colors ancA patterns; and blue serges also.
Suits $18.50 to $35 Overcoats $16.50 to $30.
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Valdosta,
rgia.