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THE VALDOSTA TIMES. VALDOSTA. OA„ TUESUA1, MARCH 22, 101(1.
TAFT SPEAKS A HOT FIGHT
IN NEW YORK! IN BAY STATE
The President to Make Three!Bean Eaters are Skirmishing
Speeches There Tomorrow' j Over lewlng’s Seat
New York. March 21.—President
Taft i« to upend tomorrow In this
city, it bring HI* third visit hero in
the past few weeks. Rumors of im
portant political conferences regard
ing the situation in this state are
floating about, but the programme ar
ranged for the President’s brief vis-
it would indicate that he will have
little time to glee to the politicians
if he fulfills all of his public engage
ments.
Boston, Mala., March *1.—An el
ection Is to he held in the Fourteenth
.Massachusetts congressional -district
tomorrbw to 1U1 thd vacancy caused
by the death of Representative Wil
liam O. Lovering. The campaign
which closed today has been one of
the liveliest that Massachusetts has
had for several years. With the coun
try surveyng it as a barometer of
rubllc opinion on the Issue of the
Taft Administration and in view of
the political uncertainty attending
The porgrammo provides for three ^ ^ Qf )|v)ng agltatlon the reaillt
addresses to be delivered in ns many , ^ election Is regarded as of na-
parts of the city. The first will be at tional Interest and Importance.
I
ibe formal opening of the New York
Press Club's new homo.
The second will be before the
American Peace and Arbitration
League on “Naval Armament in Its
Relation to the Preservation of
Peace," and the third address will
be delivered at the annual banquet
of the New York Republican Coun
ty Committee.
According to present arrangements
the President will leave this city
late tomorrow night or early Wed
nesday morning direot for Washing
ton.
President Is at New Haven Today.
New 'Haven. Conn.. March 21.—
President Taft arrived at nlao-llfty
-this morning and proceeded Immed
iately to tho Yale Administration
building. The spring meeting of the
University corporation began at ten
thirty. *
The president -came to this city
-from New York, having left there at
eight o’clock. The naual precautions
were taken to guard the president. _
WHAT WILL ItTLENDOX DOT
Rumored Around Atlanta That he
WU1 Ran for B. It. Commissioner.
Atlanta, March 21.—Rumors per
sist In going the rounds of the state
capital that S. Guyto McLendon, fop
mer railroad commissioner, will be n
candidate In the state primaries this
fall to succeed himself in hla lob,
where Commissioner Gray, Of Sa
vannah la now acting, for the two
years’ unexpired portion of the - all-
year term for which he was elected.
j McLendon himself haa refused to
make comment on this rumor one
way or the other, saying, “I want to
reserve the right to apeak for my
self,” when told that hla friends are
reporting hla probable candidacy.
But the fact that he does not deny
the Tumor outright la pointed to as
Indication that there Is some basis
for It.
Three candidates are In tf,ie field
—William R. Buchanan, Republican:
Eugene N. Foss, Democrat, and John
McCarthy, Socialist. The d'strict was
formally Republican by 12,000 to
14,000 in presidential years, but the
plurality usually given was greatly
cut down In the last election. This
fact has given the Democrats ground
for hope that they may be success
ful in tomorrow's contest.
In the announcement of his candi
dacy for i&e Levering mat Mr. Foss
declared himself In favor of free raw 1
materials, lower cost for necessities,
better trade relations with "onr
neighbors,” the Income tax and con
servation.
FITE’S FRIENDS STILL TALK.
There is Some Sentiment In his Sec
tion for Him to bo Candidate.
Atlanta, March 21.—Georgians
from the Cartersvllle district say
there Is some sentiment In that sec
tion for Judge W. A. Fits as candi
date for governor on the prohlbl-
tlrn platform. Friends of Judge
File have already signified their In
tention of putting him In the race -P
ho can be prevailed upon to run.
Judge Flto became prominent
some months ago In a clash with the
BANKER TO BE TRIM) AGAIN.
Cashier of • Mississippi Bank Which
Failed and Ruined Many.
Gulfport,Hiss., Mafph^.TLr-aSta
case of J. W. Stewart, commonly
known as, the Scranton State Bank
caae, was called for trial In the Har
rison county oourt today, having
been transferred here on change of
venne from'Jackson county.
Stewart waa cashier -of the Moss
Point branch of the Scranton State
Bank, which firi|ed several years ago
and brought ■ruination to many
small depositors. At the time of the
failure there waa much hitter feel
ing against the bank officials and es
pecially against Stewart, who waa re
garded as being chiefly responsible
for the crash.
Stewart waa tried onc^ and con
victed bnt the supreme court set
aside the decision and remanded the
case for another trial.
PULLMAN COMPANY’S MELON.
Meeting Held Today and Assets
Placed to Capital Stock
WAR WAP ON!
HWI
Meeting of Those who are In
terested In improvement
Shooting doer at this time or tha
year lo among the most unlawful
Little Rock, Ark., March 22.—
Amid a large and comprehensive dis
play of the agricultural products of
the state, delegates from every part
of Arkansas will discuss during the
three days beginning tomorrow the
various problems relating to the ag
ricultural development of this sec
tion.
it will he the first annual conven-,
tlon of the Arkansas Land Congress. I
Chicago, March 21—At a special 8'"" 'he call was Issued-for the
gathering Its scope has broadened | a " ****1 prohibition runs
unt|l every conceivable phase of the ^ roni January first to September
Industrial and agricultural develop- tho pleasing featuies of
pient of the atate has been Included the game law ia| tftat If you have In
and It will provide probably the .your poaee^on during tins period of
most exhaustive treatment of those' prohibition any binfl or animal, or
problems ever presented In the any part thereof, whether dead or
southwest. j alive, that are protected, you ar->
The number of delegates already j also guilty of an unlawful act. Of
have voted to themselves will have | arrived In the city assures a largo course, a person can have a pet deer,
a market value of about $40,000,- representative attendance. Rop- t, u t flo no t fool W | t j, deor
resentatives of the Agricultural De , Tm , lau ^ r of dOTe# |f contro „.
pertinent at Washington, good roads |n ft mena „ rf , Pnr ,„ sUnM> „ hc .
experts, forestry supervisors, and tho ^ eoInOH dectdedIy unlawfllI ahw)t ,
heads of agricultural college, and ’ »
Game Ip
•sday.
1th 4h» law* of the
State of Georgia the Reason for kill
ing gam* birds expired Tuesday and
the domd afeaeon will be on nntll
next September. ,
Myoh fifteenth to November flrat Gaptalll BOl) Wflgllt 10 LOaD tllB
It In unlawful for any person to
■hoot, trap, kill, ensnare, not or dt- Attack on Pest
troy In any manner any wild turkey.
I pheasant, partridge or quail. (Be- .
tw«en Tuesday and September tat It Atlanta, 'March 22.—War on the
REFORMERS TO
HAVE A FIGHT
Opposition to Gov. Brown !s
Hunting a man t9 Run ;
Atlanta, Os.; March 21.—The At
lanta Constitution of Sunday morn
ing had Gic tallowing article In re
gard to tho outlook tor a guberna
torial race tM* year:
Whether Governor Brown stands
| for re-election in the next election
there will certainly bo a guberna
torial candidate in the field repre
senting the sn«itl!?d "reform” »-f-
ement.
There will be no “compronriso"
candidate.
These positive alatemtintg wore
mode to a r-’i»resentativo of tho
Morning Now. today by one who
•stands high up In the ranks of the
"reformers,'” In fact, he la at tlio
very front.
"If Governor Brown makes the
race ho will have opposition,’’ ho
■aid, "and he will bo taught just as
hard as he was the last lime. Should
former Governor Smith not make
the rice there will be a man In the
field representing the policies for
which he stands. Ex-Governor Smith
has not decided whether he will be
a candidate. His candMaey will de
pend upon certain matters not ready
for discussion at this time and wilt
In no Ssnae htoge upon the contin
gency of Governor Brown’s making
the race.
'"Whoever makes the race along
tho Hne^ of ex-ftomrnor Smith 1 *
poHeles will ran largely t»ron the fol
lowing Issues:
"Governor Tlrown’n plan of i bond
■nt the treasury sunrhiro
fall.
“’•’S' to d °.‘ nJ ° f th ' e ,bor# cattle tick which I. costing the cab
named fain* to doves, month hens , „ ,,
or mites. Bummer duck or wood 11 * >•'•"* “ d d,lrrm<m of C,orr *
cock are alreay under tho ban. ha- * h0 ““ d « of d 011 *" e,ch !««• *i
cause from Februsry first to Scptom- 1 bring undertaken with a vengeance,
her Unit It Id unlawful to remove 1 In several aectloas of Georgia, un-
theae birds even from their neats, | der tha direct supervision of the fed-
destroy ^the eggs, or sihoot or klll'eral government working in co-op-
them—meaning bird* and not the
egg*. )
meeting held hero today the stock
holders of tho Pullman Company
voted favorably ou the proposition
of the directors to cspltalixe the sur
plus assets of the company to the
extent of 220,000,000.
As tho stock of the company Is
now selling around 2200 a share the
new Issue which the stockholders
000.^
NO SETTLEMENT YET.
Labor Leader* In Philadelphia Pei- “rperlment stations will be Included [ *"• *"”*** '
—... .. - among the speakers. | naitea ground or not, more
trap, whether ore.*
than
paring Today f*»r Rig Walkout.
Philadelphia, March 21.—The car
Federal court of Atlanta, fn connec- [ men after an all nlght’R session re- - -
tlcn with the raids of the Cureton j jected the ultimata of the Rapid tl°n which shall systematically ad- ( nnou *“ supply the market
distilleries and the arrest of the gov-'Transit Company and the strike will vertlse the resources and advantages :
erament store-keepers in Dade conn-'go on. ' |°T the state and take other stei>« to DINNERS* REPORT TO DATE,
ty. | Preparations to call a state gen-: att ™ct desirable Immigrants.
____________ 'e**a! strike were immediately made.; Arkansas lands have attracted a j 10,263*240 Bales of Colton Thl» Year
TRrST MAGNATES INDICTED. \ Tt Is declared that a state wide Kood many so'tiers during the past : Against 13.432,131 Last.
eration with the state officials and
county authorities.
Captain R. F. Wright, assistant
commissioner of agriculture has
gone Into north Georgia to look af
ter this campaign personally in the
counties of Hart, Putnam and Gnen
whero the efforts of these officials
are to bent In the direction of
eradicating the tick. There are to
be three cattle tick Inspectors In
each county: One from the federal
government one named by the state
authoring and one named by tne
county officials who are to bring Him
work to' a focus.
_ Brown's
unlclpal public utility" corporkllnS*
•hall b* taken from tha control of
the Railroad Commission and left 4)
the control of munictpalHlee.
‘‘Governor Brown'd suggestion nt
rep*al of that part of th* Railroad
Commission law wMcfh gives that
body supervision of tho stock and
•bond Irene.
"Governor Brown'* [opposed re
peal of th* present registration law.
“Tne position taken by Governor
Brown on the** questions amounts
to a proposed Inroad am the reform
legislation advocat'd by Governor'
Smith and th* friends of that legisla
tion will reriat Bie election of a gov*
ernor or of legislators who favor a re
peal of that legislation.’’
Will Call CammRtsss.
There will be something doing In
Mate politics about the first of May.
Friends of Hon. Hewlett A. Hall,
rtialrman of the State Executive
Committee, are authority for tha
statement that the meeting of the
commute.* will he held about that
time.
Wlillo Mr. Hall has not made any
authoritative announcement there Is
overy Indication that he Is arranging
to call tho committee together then.
It H hW yorpose first to get the con--
senses of opinion of the members ot
tho committee and so far as that has
been ascertained tho first week In
May, probably May 4 or 5, e-’em* to
Captain Wright will ho ‘n Hart
well county on Monday and Tues bfi '^eptohle'.
_ da y “ ,!e l " ,hl * work ‘ n , ’ r,r “" n ’| The commit tee will name
The primary object of the congress 0 y ' ovp * ,n onc ''ay. That Is a lib nn w *° r,,n ' * t> ° nt ° *' f nr tho state primary andilay down
Is to perfect a permanent organlia- ernl quantity for on.- tnhle, but not jprlne.pal towns In Green and Put- n|W )(> bn ohS(irvi , ( , j. nn „ pat , on
dais
styike will be In force in twenty-four i >' ear - The majority of th^ settlers \ Washington. March 21.—The oen-
True Bills Returned In Judge Ken- |hours. (from the North have met with »uc- «, (n bureau In It* cotton report today
nosaw Mountain Tsandls' 0»nrt. |
^b»cago, March 21.—The Nation
al Peking Company, of New Jersey
and subsidiary corporations wire
indicted »«day by the federal grand
Jury afr - eight weeks of investiga
tion of the allied beef trust.
The indictments were returned
before Judge K. M. Dandls.
nam counties before returning td
, his offices in the capital. This-work , wjth t,1 '‘ hoof t ' ,e _
was begun, lust fall, but not with ! Thl * committee wa s named nt tho
’the activity which will mark Its ''lute convention in Juno, 1908, which
i progress from now on. All concern- O’rnmtly nominated Governor Joseph
ed are firmly of the opinion that j hi. Brown,
this campaign will
Prominent Men are Indicted.
Hopkinsville, Ky., Mart'll 21.—Six
loading ettlrcns of Tngg and Cald
well counties have been Indicted as
'members of tho night rider*
BIG FIGHT IN PARLIAMENT.
Premier and Minister of Agriculture
’ Badly Hurt In the Row.
Budapest, March 21.—There wai a
violent scene In parliament today.
Tho Premier and minister of agricul
ture were badly hurt.
Many of the other members were
bruised and cut
Connell men Confess to Graft.
Pittsburg, Pa„ March 21.—Six
band, [councilman confessed In court today
cess. The greater part of the state
Is healthy and its lands are fertile.
The institution of rice culture has
caused a large increase In the acre
age under cultivation. Both the rice
and cotton crops were good last year.
Agricultural lands In all parts of
the state are still very cheap. This is
due first to large holdings, snd sec
ondly, to a lack of Interest In farm
ing on the part of many of the own
ers. Almost any product of the soil
can be successfully grown In the
atate.
President Taft la not the first of-
wMch raided this city on the night, to having taken graft wklle they Octal to leave hi* post of duty to
of December t, MOT. were In the council. patch up hi* political fence*.
shows that the crop of 1909 will b’
10,263,240 hales, including llnters,
against 13,4332,1331 for last year.
Tho gaoits weight of the hales is
196.6 against 606.8 last year.
It is estimated that there is re
maining to be ginned 44.448 hales.
Italian ministry QriTS.
Failure of Ship Hnbstdy Scheme
Gooses Them to Resign.
Rome, March 21.—Baron Sonnlno,
the Premier, today announced the
resignation of the ministry. The de
feat of the ship subsidy plan of the
government led to resignation today.
result In the
greatest good to the cattle raisers
and dairymen throughout the state.
With the high and increasing cost
of meat and dairy products the
planters of the south are turning
more and more to dairying and cat
tle raising. Especially Is this true ; ^ t|0# the MnfMle<1
since the use of cotton «*d -meal [ an „ ,^
“ * “ MIe ‘* ed h “ “ om * “ un ‘-'to have married and deserted twen-
versnlly popular. This eotton ««d | tJr . three voroen ud , he father of
product ha* been proven not only; n , neteen chlldr<n> tu ^ M .
more nutritious but far less expert- j tenced t0 four yMr| tnd alz month ,
xlr. thsn any cattle feed on the „ f „„„ , abor BlnK g,,* prii0B .
market With the eradication of j z| mmermBn took the sentence
the tick and an Increased use of cot- w(( # im || e
ton seed meal In Georgia the farm-! —
ere of this state promise soon to he! The next man who discovert th*
independent of all meat trusts and North Pol* had better bring It home
A MUCHLY MARRIED MAN.
He Gels Fonr and Half Year* For
nnving Twenty-Three Wives.
New York, March 21.—Arthur
Zimmerman, alias “Baron” Von
Lichtenstein, which Is believed to
food combines.
with him.