The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, December 03, 1910, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text$ THE VALDOSTA TIMES t W.itosl'A .. I- uMiinn DEt'EMIIEII t»|o DID HOKE SAY II TO HOWELL? A Rumor That Governor Smith Offered to Support his Old time Opponent Atlanta, On., Dec. 1—Rather START FIGHT ON NEAR DEER Prohibitionists in Atlanta are Threatening to Get Active Again Soon. Atlaata, Ga., December 1.—The Georgia Anti-Saloon League hae be- Intcrcstlng story la floating aroun<l|come Interested In the talk of a _ Atlanta these Osya relatlre to the light, which has grown stronger j and brilliant gathering today at the recet vacancy In the Unlten States I the ,aa * 24 •‘out*, to drive I wedding of Mine Gladys Virginia IN NEW YORK Another Young Member of the Thaw Family was Married in Gotham Today. New Tork, Dee. 1—The gergeeua white and gold ballroom of the 8L Regis Hotel waa the scene of a gay THAW-BKADLEY SAVANNAH 10 jJGKE WAS ON iiHR SAILORS HAVE IT HOT JOOGE CANDLER Local e Politics There Will Sizzle Until the Election the Coming January. Savanpah. On December l.-Tbe local p^lldolana are glrdlag their Trail From an Illicit Distillery Ran to his Handsome Druid HOI Home. Atlanta, Ga., December 1.—Every body In Atlanta more or leas. lolna for. the big fray of 1910-11. | laughing at the atory that got out ACTED HEROES Frenchmen Grateful to Amer icana for Daring Rescues During Great Storm. Cherbourg, December 1.—A ter rific storm has bean raging tor thir ty-elf ht hours along the Wee tern senatorablp. all the near-beer ealoone out of At- .... „ . „ ... i l*"ta. Ofllcera of the state league As the story goea Hoke Smith and wl „ enter )nto conferen< , e wlth |e4 u. Clark Howell met at the funeral of lng Atlanta citizens within the neat the late Senator Clay. After the | Jay or two, and If It is found that obsequies, they began some conver- there Is sufficient public • sentiment nation regarding the succession. As the report goes, Governor-elect Smith said to Editor Howell: "Clark, If Governor Brown will appoint you senator It will meet the entire approval of myself and frlf'-’e. end we would not .oppose yon In any way for the full unex- plred term.” Editor Howell expressed appreci ation of the statement, so the rumor goes, and that eloser the Incident i to the truth or correctneau of the reported conversation there la noth ing definitely known, but' It la quiet ly floating about political circles here. ’ As the matters stand now the 8m!th people ate very much In the attitude of being caught between to back up the movement, the cam paign may be launched. If it la, will be the dividing line tn all tights for mayor and el'y council and oth er municipal offices, as long as the present state law remains In force. The thing began with the protest of residents of one single aectlon of Atlanta, Inman Park, against the nearJbeer saloons In negro settle ments near that residence auhnre. Major R. F. Gulnr, who Is leading the tight there, has issued this ul timatum: Unless the near-beer saloons on Edgewood avenue are closed by the city, a fight will be waged by eitl- xena to drive out every saloon In Atlanta, making It the paramount Issue In every local municipal eam- Bradley and William Thaw, $rd both of rittaburg. The bride, whose beauty has at tracted much attention in New Torn The election for mayor and alder- on Judge John 8. Candler yeater- j eoMt of E » ro P». a aeore of men cornea. In January and front this time oil there la going to be some thing doing. The Insurgent! who are and elsewhere, la the daughter of) opposed/to the. present adinlnfstra- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hehderaon Bradley and a slater of Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle of Philadelphia. bare, a-d extremely uncertain aa b , ne . terth . to which base to attempt to make The feeling la said to b' In the atate among Smith that he should serve out term as governor, ad' the' lected him on the platform and sited fie reforms to unnUshed by him during ht. of office. These people say that If he now torn*) away to take'the senators!:!,) be relinquishes, hls’ avowed princi ples and In eff-ct deserts hl a constr- nents to gratify a personal ambl- tl6n. They say that hla election to the senate either by the legislates:r» or the neople, would preelnltate an other bitter struggle for the govern orship, and that the good accomp lished by Smith’s election would be nullified. They argue that no other man og hts ibent of mind In state matters would have the ghost of a Show to be elected governor, and that the very things the reform ele ment has been fighting for woutn fall to the ground again. This Is . ,, , ... .... fci-a ... boll weevil to quarrel with one an- the kind of argument yon can near ...... ... other about methoda,” la the sub stance of what Mr. Worsham had to All of which la In line with the prediction already made by the state^leaguer*-and prohlblt'onlsts In Gcortla. that the next big tight here wbn1ij.be to aibollsh near-beer. Tho same fight,will come nfr In the nexv legislature, then an 'attempt will* be made to drive the beverage clear out of the state. ' TOO BUSY WITH WEEVIL Prof. Worsham Has not the Time to Stop and Argue About It Atlanta, December 1—In being willing to say hit last word on the boll weevil controversy, and let It go at that, E. L. Worsham, atate ento mologist, has shown a commendable spirit, say those who are more or less 'Interested In the dispute that followed the recent boll weevil eon. gress, and It Is aafe to aay he has not hart himself by his action In lh 9 matter. “We are all too busy lighting the Mr. Thaw, the bridegroom. Is a nephew of Harry K. Thaw and like the latter he has managed to keep much In the limelight through hla escapades and Is reckless spendlug of his share of the Thaw millions. Hla escapades have been widen exploited from hla hrandy-and-aoda drinking mateh In a Pittsburg eluh to hla tribal marriage to a Saudan- ese woman In Egypt. Several years ago hla mother applied to the courts to have him adjudged Incapable ot managing hla own affairs on the ground that the was a "common drunkard,” but the proceeding! were stopped on the'promise of the yonng man to reform. After this he spent some time on a ranch In Wyoming WEDS ITALIAN OFFICER tlon have already opened their gen eral headquarters at 115 Congresa street west, and will hold • general] ture \ rally at one of the local theatres on The ' U ’ S ' Kevenue 0fflcer » Thursday night of next week > the ,un ■*>°“t » ml|e from the end The friends of Mayor Tledeiu.n j of the car llD8 “> Dr “'<* Hill* which who hav agreed to run for mayor j u » f««hlonable and highly exclu- agaln provided he can do 'ao with 8lve roBl<lence section, a board of aldermen committed to AI, °* t * 105 ' f °und * P' a * n tra day. It waa about the moat .mu.-i^* and a d0 ““ TaMela *•* lng coincidence ibat has happened | T - h# AmerK . an battleship fleet waa In this town in a long time. I caught In the storm. The heroic res it concerned an illicit distillery, | cue work of the American aallora a plain trail, and a sudden depar-1 won the hearts of the Frenchmen. The crew of the battleship Louis iana rescued twer ty-flve men In a launch from the French battleship Duplex. much of now among the atrongeat Smith supporters. j It la plain that the Smith erowo j Is standing pat on the legislative proposition 'realizing that another fight before the people so soon would probably prove disastrous to them. Their attitude of "we-are- dead-sure-of-the-leglslature” la not so dead sure now aa It waa at first. It la admitted that the senate Is at least five against Smith, and as mat- are shaping up the btg majority claimed by them tn the house la gradually falling off. In fact, theyj are np a tree for fair, tjut try tO| keep pp a smiling front and not Though he couldn’t get away without Insisting that the state offl clals were snubbed by the confer ence. SENATOR CLAY’S ESTATE He Managed to Rare $00,000 $70,000 While In Senate Atlanta, Dec. 1—The late Senator A. S. Clay left between $60,000 and $70,000. Hta will waa filed In the ordinary’s office of Cobb county ye=terday. For a man to have been . J ... . .. In the senate as long as Mr. Clay show how badly mixed they really ” ' was and acquire no arger a fortune .re on the situation. THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY Widow of the I,ate King Edward of England Is OO Years pid London. Dee. 1—Queen Alexan dra reached her sixty-sixth birthday anniversary today and was the re cipient of many presents and mes sages of congratulation from rela tives and friends at home ' and abroad. Flags were dlsplaved on public buildings and the customary salutes were fired at all naval and military stations. The anniversary waa made the oc casion for a family reunion, attend' ed by'King George and Queen Mary, Princess Victoria, Queen Maude of Norway and other members of the royal family. Roosevelt Wedding Anniversary New York, Dee. 1—Many mea- isgea of congratulation from frlenda hrongheut the country reached Sag- imore Hill today to remind the ’ormcr President and Mrs? Roose- ’elt of their twenty-fourth wedding mnlveraary. than he left, was the best tribute that could be paid to his Integrity. GOVERNORS IN DISCUSSION The Question of Direct Primaries was Discussed by Them Louisville, Ky.. Dec. 1—Governor Marshall, of Indiana, presided ov"r the secorid days’ session of the Gov. ernors' -Conference. Governor .Fort of New Jersey, delivered an address on direct primaries, which was fol lowed by a spirited discussion. Daughter of Admiral Terry Becomes -Wlf« of Lieut. Cnmpero Washington, D. C., DccA 1— -fashionable fveddlnjf both naval and diplomat!? took place today, when Miss Eleanor Terry, daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Silts W. Terry, became the bride of Lieutenant Flllpo Catn- perlo, an officer of the Italian navy who has been attached to the Italian embassy In this city. The wadding ceremony was per formed at noon in 8L Thomas church and waa followed by a break fast and reception at Ranscher'a. The bride had aa her matron of honor her cousin, Mrs. Cnsacha of Annapolis, and the counselor of the ttnlinn embassy, Marches! Negrotto, attended his countryman as best man. Lieutenant Camperlo and his bride will sail for Italy next wcok. 4 he adoption of the commission form of government. There Is mnch In terest shown Jn the probable attltu<>o of alderman Gnekenhelmer • mem- her of the present board of aider- men who. many believed would >ie a candldatefpr mayor. . Mr. Guckehhelmer la understood to have saij {that he will not offer for alderman' again upon a ticket headed byVMr. Tiederaan. Just how far hla opposition la to go la not known at this time. He will proba bly make an announcement of his Intentions In a few days. ’. thlk he will run for mayor c et ogfipsed to commission record as being /r,q the pl.m leading from the still direct to the magnificent rest'lerce ot Judge Can' dler, which alts on a bill and com mands a view. They notified the Judge, and ex plained to him with utmost serious ness that "plain trails" often figure aa very Important evidence In the trial of moonshine cases. And then whot do you reckon! The first thing that caught their eye in the morn'ng paper the next day waa a picture of the Judge op' the front -page, with a atory saying that he had suddenly decided to go to London, England, on business. ‘ THE BALDWIN WILL CONTEST Episcopalians of Texas, Onlvcston, Texas, Nov. 30—Wlte a large attendance of clergy and lay. men the Texas conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Sudta met tn Galveston today-tor Its sev enty-first session. The business of the conference will probably occupy an entire week. (lahning to I**- M’.llinnMrp'w NO RAISE IN THE RATES Red Cross Society /lopes to Realise a Largo Sum from the Sale Washington D T *<1., Dec. 1—The Red Cross society, which has Its na tional headquarters In thla city, hopes to realise a large sum money to aid In It* antl-tubcrculosls campaign from the sale ot the Red Cross seals, which are to be sold throughout the country beginning today and continuing until the end of tho year. The seals, which are In the foim of stamps, art used extensively on let ter* during the holiday season. „ast year more than GO,000,000 were sold and It Is expected that an even greater number will bo disposed ot this year. Railroad Commission Thinks Two Cents a Milo Is Enough Atlanta, December 1—That the Atlanta and West Point railroad already making a resonable profit and thnt the employees who signed S petition for the road to be granted permission to Increase Its* passenger rate from two to two and a half cents per mile, were the main grounds on which tha atate railroad commfs* slop yesterday turned down the road’s petition. The railroad commission believe* the salaries of certain employe** could be Increased as the rate stands now, without seriously damaging the road. PAI’Ull MAN GETS JOB Washington, Dec. 1—Kobt. Haller, former newspaper man, today ac cepted th« appointment aa assistant secretary of the treaaury to suc ceed Clarence miles, effective March He has been aecretary to Secre tary McVeigh. Assessors Meet In Fresno Fresno. Cal., Dec. 1—Proposed chsnges In the assessment laws are to be exhaustively discussed by the State Assessors' Association of Cal ifornia, which began Its ninth an nual convention In this city today. The gathering wll remain In session over Friday and Saturday. (Third Asst. P. M. General Washington. Dee. 1—James Britt, of North Carolina, waa appointed third assistant poat master general today to succeed A. L. Lathe, who has Aligned. ATLANTA'S NEW CLUB The Military Men of That City to Start Social Clnb Atlanta, Dec. 1—Atlanta Is going to have a new club. It will he for the military men of the cHv. most of whom belong tn the Fifth regi ment of Infantry, N. O. of Oa. It will he the best thing that eonld have happened to the military of thla city In the opinion of al the officers, and the men. The pur pose of the club wll he to bring th, men In eloser personal touch, and to keep them In fit phyalcal condition, which la the prime requisite of good soldier. Exhibition of Colonial Fruits London, Dec. 1—The moat notable exhibition of colonial-grown fruits and vegetables ever aet-n In Isjndon was opened today under tho aus pices of the Royal Horticultural So ciety. Sir Edward Grey, Secretary | wb | n y, y ftll RO yreatly a^mlro are de- of State for Foreign Affairs, dellv- 1 ered tho address formally opening the next fo^*days tho suit Beatrice Anita Turnbull Baldwin for a daughter's share of the mil lions of the late B. J. ("Lucky") Baldwin will come up for trial In the local courts. The young woman claims to he the offspring of Baldwin and Mrs. Lillian Ashley Turnbull Sh« asks for two-ntnths of tho es tate, which was appraised at $11,- 000,000. The 'Woodpecker and the Dock A woodpecker, looking down from his high perch on a willow, remark ed to a duck who was cleaning hla feathers and waddling In and out of the reeds, spys Judge’s Library: ‘1 say, wlmt a dull looking, un attractive little person you are— and so conceited." "Not conceited, merely content ed.” replied tho duck. How can that be?” asked tn* woodpecker, "when you have neith er size nor plumago to commend you?. Now, look ovor there at those handsomo ducks with tho green bodies and red heads—those are what I call beautiful birds! "That proves,’’ replied tho duck, "that the only brilliant thing about you I* your topknot, and that’s on tho outside. If you didn’t spend most of your time In knocking, you might hnvo acquired sufficient dis cernment to know that those ducks the ezhfbltlon. coys—mero wooden things palntud red and green and staked out there to catch suckers like you." Moral—There’s many a clothier’s dummy wearing a dress suit and a Negro to Siring for His Grime Charleston, S. C.. Dee. 1—To morrow Is the date set for the exe cution of Daniel Duncan, the young nerro convicted of mnrdertnr Max T.tihel.kr, a King street merchant last .Tone. Duncan heat T.nbeiskVs head to a pnln. and lean than thr;o weeks later returned to th» store and attacked Lubelaky'a widow. Daughters of the Confederacy Georgetown, 8. C.. Nov. 30—Many forty . four chP , t ' promine nt womon wore present hero today at the opening of the annual | PhJr)l( ,,, an of n , 00< , ,, olw)n eoventlon of tho South Carolina dl-. nr c R Walker, a wcll-knwn vision />f the Daughters of the Con-1 physician of Sycamore. Ga„ who federa<fy. The sessions will contln- ha , frcqently visited Valdosta In the ue untjll Friday. part, died ve«*erday at that place j o*»blnod poison 'ng. after an Illness Rjetlrrment of MaJ. Mercer n f only a f ew day*. It la saM that Washington, D. C„ Nov. 30 Af-! he went to crank hla automobile a ter mj>re than thirty years’ service, f nw days ago and bruised one of Major/William A. Mercer, 11th Cav-jhla finger*. Tho bruised Place bc- alry. jar** placed on the retired list came badly effected with poison today on hi* own application. Ho j an ,j (t was Impossible to do anythin'* Is frofn Connecticut and entered the to relieve him. Dr. Holmes was call- army In 1880. Illinois Hnmane Society Ca ro. HI.. Nov. 30—Several score ed to see him Just before he died, hut the po'son had reached a atago where nothing could be done. Dr. Walker had frequently vlalt- of di-legates representing the hu- ej Valdosta and waa well-known map* organizations In this state, af- here. He brought many of hla pa- tlllah *d with the Illinois Humane Cents to the aauttorlum here. H'a Q ocl* tv. aaaemhied lo this cltv to- death was a geest shock to the day for the third annual convention neon'e of Sycamore where he was of trie atate organization. very highly esteemed. tho This is the chief requisite for making Perfect Bake Day Foods. ROYAL Baking Powder | | Absolutely Puzo J j M The only Baking f ] M Powder made J from Royal Grape 1 I rUi Cream of Tartar i ] | J —made from grapes— J J ( 1 No Alum ^ No Lime Phosphate .

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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, December 03, 1910, Image 1