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THE VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA, GA* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, - 1010
GROWTH OF
TWO STATES
The Industrial Index Gives
Interesting Facts During the
Past Week.
Columbua, Ga., Sept. 29—The
Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex aaya In Its regular weekly Issue:
"Among the Interesting Industrial
notes of tbe week is the plan
Austrian Investors to develop a bar
rel-stave Industry In Crisp county,
Georgia. An Austrian who bought
a white oak timber traet In that
county has associated with him, m
Its development, a fellow-country
man who has been similarly engaged
In Alabama. An interesting feature
of the Crisp county enterprise Is
that all the employees will be Aus
trians. It la stated that there is a
ready market for the staves in Euro
pean countries, as well as In the
United States, and that this new en
terprlse will HU both domestic and
foreign orders.
“Notable among the real estate
transactions of the week was the
purchase of a Birmingham, Ala., of
fice building by a bank for one mil
lion dollars. A half-million dollar
real estate company, which will spe
cialize In farm lands, was Incorpo
rated at Atlanta, Ga. A $50,000 real
estate sale is reported for Augusta,
Ga., and a $56,000 sale tor Sumter
county, Georgia.
“To a Birmingham, Ala., plant
was awarded the contract for man,-
i facturing 1,000 tons of cast Iron
water pipe for a city In Montana. A
big steamship line Inaugurated
service to Brunswick, Ga., and the
first boat of thq now line to arrive
was greeted with considerable cere
mony by the people of that city,
large stock farm Mr to be established
near Montgomery. Ala., $50,000 be
ing invested In the enterprise and
only the finest blooded stock to be
raised.
"Bids are now being received for
erecting a six-story bank and ofTlce
building at Quitman, Ga. Cordeie,
Ga., voted $10,000 of school bonds.
Extensive dock Improvements are
announced for Mobile, Ala. A bug
gy manufacturing company was In
corporated at Newnan, Ga. New
banks are reported for Birmingham,
Ala., and Rockledge, Ga.. The large
railroad shops at Thomas. Ala., are
to be placed In operation. The es
tablishment of fertilizer mixing
plants In the two states continues.
Canneries are projected for Mont
gomery. Ala., and Savannah, Ga.
Tho new corporations of the week
arc 21 In number, with capital stock
of $851,500.”
DEMOCRATS
AT ROCHESTER
They Make Judge Parker
Temporary Chairman and
Speak Asrainst Graft
Rochester, September 29.—Up to
the opening hour of the Democratic
State Convention today, It appear-
LONDON NAMES
CITY’S CHIEF
A Very Pronounced Temper
ance Advocate is Named for
the First Time.
London, Sept. 29—Sir Thomas
Strong, a pronounced temparanoe
leader, was today elected Lord May
or of London. He Is tho first tem-
ed that Tammany will name the | perance advocate to be chosen as
BIG PLANT BURNS TODAY
Largest Plant of Its Kind In the
World Is Destroyed
I,oa Angeles, Cal., Sept. 29—The
American Olive plant, the largest of
Its kind in the world, was burned
hoad of the ticket.
Conferences of leaders were held
throughout the night, but were fu
tile and now It Is certain that the
rivalry must be settled on tne floor
of the convention.
The agreement at the opening,
still favors the nomination of Ed
ward Shepherd, of Brooklyn.
Judge Parker, who was former
presidential nomlneee, Is temporary
chairman and the keynote of the
convention will be war'on graft, op
position to the new tariff, as
cause of high cost of living, and a
slap at bosslsm.
There Is still some talk or nom
inating Mayor Gaynor despite his
announcement that he would not
accept.
The convention opened at noon
with the prospects of a bitter fight
on the floor over the selection of a
state standard bearer and the di
rect primary plank In the platform.
Charles Murphy, a Tammany lead
er, declared the convention will be
an open one and that each candi
date will have an even opportunity.
John Benzel, of Now York, now
looms up strcngly as the head of
the ticket Judge Parker, In taking
the temporary chalrmansh'p, deliv
ered tbe key-note speech denouncing
graft, .the new Urfff. charging Taft
wfth braking his promise of tariff
revision downward, and he also
scored Roosevelt.
CHARGES ARB ANNULLED.
/
Gov. Haskell and Others are Dis
charged on Land Cases.
McAleater, Okla., September 29.
—Judge Marshall today annulled
the charges against Governor Has
kell In Tuskegee town lot cases and
the defendants were discharged.
chief magistrate of London.
According to long precedence
the Livery Companies of the City of
London met In convention In Com
mon Hall at Guildhall today for tha
election of a Lord Mayor of the
city for the coming cine year. Sir
John C. Kntll's term expires on No
vember 9. In the tirdlnary course,
the election fell on Sir Thomas Vas
ty Strong, a wealthy paper manu
facturer who has been an alderman
of the City of London for thirteen
years and who served as senior
sheriff In 1901.
Unlike all other great municipal
ities, London’s Lord Mayor Is not
tho choice of the common council or
a political clique. He must needs
bave been elected an alderman of
his ward by tho ratemakers many
years before being ol'glble for tbe
mayoralty. He must have served as
sheriff by the election of eight thou
sand liverymen, representing the
wealthiest and most Influential clt-
Izns. As sheriff he must have had tbe
approval of the king, nnd on Lord
Mayor’s Day he must visit the’Law
DID LEONIDAS
SPIKE THE GUN?
Atlanta Seems to Think That
Defeated Candidate Caused
Price to go up.
Atlanta, Sept. 29—It was freely
here today. The loss If? $400.000.1 talked of In Atlanta yesterday that
The Insurance Is $125,000. The!*»»ny well-informed citizens are in
cause of the Are Is unknown. cl»ned to smile at the Idea of Con
gressman Lon F. Livingston going
to Washington to try to get the ap-
pralsinent of the old post office
building reduced from $95,000.
When the suggestion was first
recorder of the city recites bis past
history.
The jurisdiction of Hie Lbrd May
or is of course confined to \hs com
paratively narrow limits of' the an
cient city, whose population now
adays hardly amounts to 50,00. The
other 6,000,000 or more citizens of
the metropolis are governed by the
London * County Council, which be
ing a modern instil ’on has acquir
ed none of the pomp and pageantry
of the ancient city.
CRIMINALS
ARE DISCUSSED
Hundreds of Delegates are
Attending a Prison Congress
in Washington.
Washington, D. C., September 29.
—Hundred, of delegatee have arriv
ed in Washington to attend tbe an-
nual meeting of the American Pris
on Congress, which opens with a
reception at the New Wllllard Ho
tel tonight, followed by the annual
address of the president, Amos W.
Butler,- of Indiana. More than ordi
nary .Interest attaches to this year’s
meeting of the congress from the
taet that ft le to be followed nezt
week by the meeting of the Interna
tional Prison Congress. Many of the
prominent foreign delegatea'will at
tend both gatherings.
A number of Important prison re
forms will be advocated St tbe con
vcnjAof the American association
Tbaxlftnn of the criminal laws, the
tramp, question, a uniform parole
law for all States and tbe extension
of the* probation system are among
the Important matters that will re
ceive attention.
Among the speakers to be heard
during the three days’ session are
Attorney General Wlckenfham,
Judge Julian W. Mack, of Chicago,
Hasting M. Hart, of tbe Ruasell
Sage Foundation; John E. Hoyle,
warden • of the penitentiary at San
Quentin', Cal.; Alexander Johnson,
HARMON AND
HOKEJMITH
Hoke’s Press Agent in Atlan
ta Gives That Out as Presi
dential Dope.
Courts nnd before the judges tho. O^Wtar/ of the National
THREE KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Durst Ini: Pipe Decapitated one Man
and Injures Two Other*
Pittsburg Sept. 29—Jacob Fore- 'mad© of Atlanta buying the building
mnn was decapitated nnd two oth-| ana making a city hull of it all eyes
era were fatally Injured by a burnt- turned to Congressman Livingston
ing steam pipe In the Oriental jfor help. A party of citizens ln-
Worki? of the Frick Coke Company: eluding the mayor went to Washing-
today. The engine Voom was wreck-1ton nnd held a conference with him
ed, \ I at his hotel. It w f as given out that
I the city would hardly have to pay
Buffalo Baptist \ clcnr a te. (more than $50,000 for the building,
Buffalo, N. Y. September 29.—Tho i*nd it was said that the Influence of
centennial anniversary of the eutab- ! Congressman Livingston had been
BROKER’S OF
FICE RAIDED
Defectives and Fob al Inspec
tors Arrest B. H Sheftel and
Clerks.
New York, Sep., r *)—The poet ot-
flee Inspectors and cen’ral office de
tectives this afternoon raided the of-'
flees of B. H. Sheftela an l Company,
leased wire commission brokers on
Broad street, arre-'J-f: Bernaro
Sheftels and severe I It—ka.
The raid was t •*»•»!••* of the
government’s recen •’ shop in
vestigation. One .w of
Arm escaped.
The capital stock o" t^u concern
Is given at $150,000. it has a branch
house at Boston which was raided
also.
BIRMINGHAM B'”AK PVVOItR.
ConferenceCharities and Correc
tion; Frod^rjck G. Pettlgrove, chair
man. of tial Massachusetts prison
-4* 1,Prelaw
at Kingston
Ont; Ti'beVt N. Hail, of Minneapolis,
and Blahop Fallows, of Chicago.
Hshment of the Baptist denomina
tion In this section is being observ
ed here this week. The forty-five
churches of the Buffalo Baptist As
sociation participated In special ex
ercises in the Prospect avenue Bap
tist Church today. The celebration
will continue over tomorrow.
X«r Minneapolis Cathedral.
Minneapolis, Minn., September 29.
—Today marked the completion and
formal opening of the new ‘8t.
Mark's pro-cathedral In this city. Tbe
new edifice la one of the largest and
costliest Episcopal churches In the
Northwest
largely responsible for getting
that cheap,
Mr. Livingston lost Fulton county,
among a majority of others In the
district. In his recent race for re-
election. It was the orly county In
the district ttifet his opponent con
ceded to him before the election.
It Is a puzzle to many why the
price of the old post office should
suddenly have Jumped up $45,000.
Tannery Plant Is Burned
Milwaukee, WIs., Sept. 29—The
six-story tannery plant of Trestle &
Sons was burned thla morning. The
loss is a quarter of a million dol
lar*. , j .
City'* Population
TinijiHj More
Washington S#
census bureau ar f »r
latfon of BIrm.
132,685, against ' ,4
census, bein' <*n I
This breaks the lew-
increase In cities.
Tw« n o7 a Half
. i» Hefcre.
29.—Tho
•nc ; tho popu-
A a jit
the last
of 245
ao lar for
Cotton Homewliai Cir r.gcahle
New York, September 29—Cotton
w’as easier today, with November
fifteen points lower, and others one
to eight lower. It v/p : ater ad
vancing. October guit" to 13.56 and
January 13.60. v
Attend Teleph u* Auo< 'ntlon
Atlanta, Sept 29—Tkv recent
convention the hs*oc«itrd Bell
Telephone Compare' ,f t*»e United
States wra attend* E» *lyn Har
ris and W. H. Adkins, a; eclai agents
for the Southern Bell.
THOUSANDS
WATCH FLIGHT
Vast Crowd Sees Daring
Aviator Sail From Chicago
to Springfield.
Chicago Sept. 29—Aviator Brook
ins started in an aeroplane flight to
Springfield, Ills., at nine o'clock thla
morning. A special train accom
panies him on tho trip.
Throe hundred thousand peoplo
watched him make the start.
Brookings Walt* for Train
Gllum, 111., Septemhe 29.—Ac
cording to tho agreement, Aviator
Brookings landed here today at
11:45 to wait for a p«s*enger train
due a few minutes later.
Tills is eighty mile* from Chicago,
nrooklngs took on fuel and proceed
ed on his flight.
HIGHWAY NOT SELECTED
Committee Want* More Time
CliooHing .lackHonville Route
Atlanta, Sept. 29—Tho counties
ami towns along the two proposed
routes of tho Atlanta-Macon-Jack
Honvillo highway are competing ko
strongly to get tho big auto courbv
that tho committee from the Chain-
of Commerce, which recently
made an inspection of the full <Hb-
tance, have asked for an extension
of time before making their final re
port in order to see both routes
again when work now In progress
has been finished and they are
shape for exhibition.
Atlanta, Sept. 29—Governor Har
mon of Ohio for president and Gov
ernor Hoke Smith of Georgia for
vice president.
.Such la the Democratic ticket for
1912 that has been suggested in At
lanta, and mich la the suggestion
that will be read with Intereat all
over tho country.
That it would make a combina
tion that would be very strong
ery well-posted man in the country
will admit. That it would be mighty
near the atrongeat possible combina
tion, ao far aa the outlook now
reaches, la not an exaggeration.
Particularly would this be true
now that it la practically” certain
Mayor William J. Gaynor of New
York will not consent to the nom
ination for governor of hi* state.
When he was removed as a possi
bility it left Governor Harmon in
many ways the strongest choice the
Democrats could look to.
What with the wave of progress
ive Republicanism, or Insurgency,
sweeping the country and splitting
the ''Grand Old Party" asunder, and
Democratic governors being elected
in several states that have been Re
publican for many years, tho more
It begins to look as if tho Demo
cratic party were about to return to
national ’power.
Harmon sa a presidential possi
bility ia not a new suggestion
Hohjp SpHtii “,
et with him, (ic’d be
ever. ? J
GOOD ROADS
ARE DISCUSSED
REWARD FOR DANE'S SLAYER
Danish Government Offers Reward
for Murder Near Brunswick
Atlanta, Sept 29—Governor
Brown on yesterday was notified by
tho Danish consul at New York that
a reward ia offered for Information
that may lead to the apprehenalon
of the murderer of Theodpre Frias,
Danish seaman whoso body was
found floating In the harbor near
Brunswick two years ago.
The Convention at St Louis
Received Many Recruits by
Today’s Trains.
St, Louis, Mo., September 29.—
Late arrivins delegates resulted in
a largely increased attendance this
morning at the opening seiaion of
Oils, tbe second day of the National
Good Roada Convention. During tbn
forenoon an interesting and In
structive program of addresses and
discussions wss carried out. Among
the principal speakers and their
topics were the following:
"Town nnd Lnternl Ronds,” Frank
D. Lyon, Department Highway Com
missioner of New York State;
“Farmers' Interest in Improved
Highways,” N. J. Bsehelder, Master
of the NsUonal Grange, Patrons of
HubanJry; “Across Missouri^ Cur
tiss Mill, Highway Commissioner of
Missouri; "City Streets nnd Boule
vards," James C. Travllla, Street
Commissioner of 8t Loots; “Modern
Surface Treatment of Various
Roads,” Charles W. Rise, Newton,
Mass.
No session of the convention wan
held this afternoon. Instead the
delegates and their famil’es were
given a boat ride oh the Mississippi
River, In tbe course of which they In
spected the nltes for the proposed
new bridges and other governments.
The convention will oonelude Its
business' tomorrow. /
Tbn.
SLAUGHTER
OF INNOCENTS
Carm«jn Got Bettor Wage".
Atlanta, Ga., September 29.—The
Georgia Electric and Railway Com
pany today announced an Increase
of a cent an hour to the motormen
and conductors. Nine hundred 'men
are benefited by the raise.
Waterman for Governor.
Providence, R. I., September 29.
—Rhode Island Democrats today
nominated Louis Waterman for
Governor.
Eighty-two Babies Died in
Atlanta Last Year From Get
ting Poor Milk.
Atlanta, Sept. 29—Final action
on the propoaeil amendment to the
city milk ordinance aa to require all
dairymen to deliver milk and cream
temperature leas than 50 de
grees was deferred by the ordinance
committee of elty council yesterday,
after one of the liveliest hearings of
recent weeks.
The dairymen wore out In force
to oppoKo the amendment. They had
Attorney Hooper Alexander to rep
resent them, and In the course or
hls arguments he made certain re
marks that wero Instantly chal
lenged by the elty bacteriologist. Dr.
Claude A. Smith, who Is the author
of the nmendment and its champion ! ter( jj.
t. Politician wliqg
dc pnuator
Atlanta, Sept. II—judge Frank
Z Curry, who aasaullbd Stats Sena
tor 8. H. Mays on a train leaving
the elty on the nlcht of September
1, will be vigorously prosecuted.
Senator Mays wss in tbe elty yes
terday In company with Senator 8.
C. McWilliams, who wss the closest
eye witness and who will be the
main witness for the proseeutlon.
Judge Curry fired hls pistol at
Senator McCurry, barely missing
him. and severely frightening a
number of paeaengers. The diffi
culty grew out of an old feud be
tween tbe two.
CHOLERA CAUSES PANIC,
nig Liners Refo** Passenger* nnd
Freight From Naples.
New York, September 29.—Cables
today stated that all foreign steam
ship lines have refuaed to tahe pass
engers or freight at Naples, Italy,
owing to the cholera epidemic.
It is reported that the authorities
are concealing tho real condition*.
Naples Is In a state of panic, and
the foreigners and natives are flee
ing.
ROOSEVELT TO RE Rl’8Y.
The Colonel Will Mnko One Hun
dred Speeches In New York.
Saratoga, September 29.—It la an
nounced todny that Col. Rotacvelt
will make moro than one hundred
speeches In tho whirlwind campaign
on the Republican state tlekot. Col.
Roosevelt le't this morning. He w II
open the campaign this atternoon
at Poughkeepsie.
Governor Appoints Delegate*
Atlanta, Sept. 29—Tho names of
70 prominent Georgians wero yes-
announced by Covernor
before the committee. Brown aa hta appolnteea to the
Dr. Smith made tho startling Ro „ t hern Conservation Congress
statement that 82 people died la**! which meets in the Audltorlum-
ycar from drinking milk that was
poisoned by the bacteria In It
coming active. When milk bccomca
warm the bacteria get active and
multiply; whereas If kept cool they
are practically inactive and harm-
U a I son's Appeal Causes a Laugh
Atlanta, Sept. 29—Everybody In
Atlanta Is laughing at the atory
printed In yesterday's papers about
Tom Watson asking the chief of po
lice for a special detail of detectives
guard him when he
through the city.
Armory on October 7 and 8.
Atlanta Mny Get Convention
Atlanta, Sept. 29—It la practical
ly certain that Atlanta will get the
noxt National Good Roads Conven
tion, which Is now meeting In 8t.
Louis. A strong delegation Is thera
to bid for 11, and tbe question will
be decided today.
Chicago's Wheat Market
Chicago. Sept. 29—Wheat Is a
shade higher, provisions are higher
with light offerings. Hoga and cat
tle are weak.