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Twice-a- Week THE VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA. GA, TDBSDAX. DECEMBER 18, 1010. Fife*: ELIAS BALDWIN Litigation Promises to Clean tip the Big Estate of a Pic turesque Character. Los Angeles, Cal. Dec. 10.—What promises to be an almost emlbss litigation tor possession of the mil lions left toy Elias J. (Lucky) Bald- SALE AT DEAD LETTER OFFICE Many Men and Women Were on Hand Today to Try Their Luck on Unopened Packs DRUMMERS TO MAKE A FIGHT The Travelling Men are to Try and Get Mileage Book Rule of Roads Changed Washington, D. C., December 12. Atlanta, Os. Dec. IS,—That' the -That .11 taen. and women too. for «f Georgia, ... .. ... . . . . through*, "their organisation, the that matter, like to take a chance j TraveIer , Protective association are at getting something for nothing, bent on forcIng the ra |i r ' 0 , di d0 win is scheduled to begin In the | was^evldenced today by the lm-1 away with the rule requiring mile- superior court here today, when| men *® throng that attended the age book coupons to be exchanged Judge Fives will consider a petition annual public sale of accumulated BIG INCREASE IN BUSINESS Georgia Insurance Companies Have Done Immense Business During Past Year. for the distribution of nearly the tire Baldwin estate, amounting to about 212,006,000. For many years prior to the death of '‘Lucky" Balwin, which occurred at his Santa Anita ranch on March 1, 1909, the public was more or less familiar with his checkered career, but even those persons who shared his confidence most were scarcely prepared for the many sensational chapters which have been Inserted In the life-story of the famous old bonanza miner and turfman since he passed from earth. If half that Is rumored Is trie, the court pro ceedings now about to begin will re peal the persistence with which the millionaire hammered the Seventh Commandment , beginning before ho left Rectne, Wis., way back in 1850 for the California gold Helds, and continuing up to the very end of his remarkable career nearly six years later. Baldwin's Rapid Career. Many years ago a friend of Bald- packages In the dead letter office. Hundreds of people sought the chance to gamble In package mad. They jammed the sale room from the hour the sale egan, til it was concluded. All kinds of property was bought, from stale candy and hair tonics to breakfast foods and liver pills. Some Jewelry, books and wearing apparel of more or less val ue went under the trammer, but the real bargains were few and far be tween. The public sale of dead letter stud has been conducted each year In Washington for many years and each year the crowds that attend the sale are larger. The vigilance of the postoffice department In sup pressing. all enterprises that par take of the nature of a lottery haB led to an agitation In recent years to do away with tho dead letter auc tions, which are as much of a gam ble as anything ever devised In the lottery line. But the sales of unclaimed par- cols at public auction are directed win was heard to remark that the by law, and there Is apparently no millionaire had knocked the Seventh way In which they can be abolished Commandment endwise In nearly every'county In the State, and thii In nearly every county of the State • divorced wife or pensioned female eat mourning. , But "^jjtinvuutu wegyn old man did not crop tg.the fifty-seven counties of California, but extended It to other States as well. "Lucky" lMjMtin's matrimonial ventures w0B^m less sensational than the startling fluctuations of fortune which made his life full of keleidoecoplc change. It Is known that he was married when he start ed for California, and threo times after he got there—after proper In tervals succeeding divorce. In addi tion. ho defend four dlfleren 1 suits for breach of promise, anti paid one Judgement of $75,000. His life was twice attempted by women, one of these being Anita Baldwin, later said to be his niece, who wounded him with a pistol Bhot In the Waldwln Hotel In San Francisco In 1883. Small wonder, then, that the old millionaire when ho saw death approaching deemed it wise to add to his will a specific statement denying the existence of more than a single widow. In an effort to pro vide against a possible contest ( n that direction. He Held to Fortune, Though. Although possessed by all the devils that usually drive a man to destruction (with which devils he always was on good terms) "Lucky" Baldwin had the good sense to hold on to his fortune and Increase It. Many times In tho course of his sen- santionnl career it was reported that he was broke, and on several oc casions these reports wero doubtless pretty near tho truth. But eacn time to astute old plunger man aged to recoup his losses and he died leaving many millions. Litigation May Wipe it Out. Litigation promises to wipe out tha bulk of the Baldwin fortune, distributing It among many claim ants and scattering It over the state leaving only the great Santa Anita ranch as his only memorial In the state from which he scooped mil lions In mines and stocks. What he had hoped at one time would stano as an everlasting monument for the diffusion of his name and fame proved scarcely more everlasting than a soap-bubble. This was the palatial Baldwin hotel and theater that he erected on Market street In- San Francisco at a cost of $30,000,- 000. All the culture and pride that he had were centered In that hotel. ixcept by replacing the statute. Iritifi People a^e up in Arms and Threaten Civil War Against Mother Country. London, Dec. 12.—While the poll ing is proceeding in the English election today, the niterest is cen tered in Ireland where choatic con ditions prevails and where open conflict between the nrmed forces niay bring on civil war that will .break Grent Britlan asunder. The magnitude of the crisis which is threatening the Empire is Jus* being realized at noon today by th? government. Tho coalition forces had a lead of 52 in the balloting. for regular tickets. Is made evidence in a letter to one of the Atlanta papers by James H. Andrews, secre tary of the Georgia T. P. A., which he thinks the paper for tha stand It has taken in favor of such a change. This matter is one that will In terest traveling men throughout the state, and hundreds of others as well, since the use ofmlleage’ books Is by no means confined to the “Knight of the Grip.’* The traveling men declare it Is unnecessary and arbitrary\ v ! railroads to-requlre an ezcha^e of mileage tickets, which canseti'mil age books holders to stand in line and often experience long delays before getting their trains, and the; are confident that if they ^knakt fight they will win out. Recently the supremb North Carolina declared the fill exchange null and void, traveling men of that statfr 1 happy. A petition asldng for tbtp boUftr* ment of the rule In Geori probabljr he filed with thi f Wisest WEST VIRGINIA IS BURIED UNDER SNOW In Many Places Today the Snow is Five Feet Deep and Industries are Closed. Wheelington, W. Va., Dec. 12.— heavy snow storm is sweeping West Virginia, cutting off many towns, closing the lumber plants and other industries. The snow In many places is flvo feet deep and i» drifting. Fell From Train and Was Killed It was reported that a negro named Jim Harris, whose home is in Jacksonville, Fla., fell from moving Atlantic Coast Line freight train at Tarver, between Dupont and Jasper Thursday and was killed. He was not an employee of tho road and It la aald that he was stealing & ride. SCHOONER WAS WRECKED. Norfolk, Va. Dec. 12.—The schooner, William Davidson, -was wrecked off the North Carolina coast today. The crew was rescued in Breeches' Bouy. A few years after It was built he saw it go up in smoke, and as he watched the flame* wrap themselve* around it he wept for the first tim* to anyone's knowledge. A traveling man at the Valdeo Hotel was talking this morning about noisy, smoky cltieir aud he remarked that Valdosta was about the noisest place that he has seen. He says that it sounded to him like there was two hundred trains pass ing through tho city during last night. He says he didn’t s)pep u wink for the puffing, blowing of en gines and clanking of wncels. He says besides the trains there wero vehicles rolling and rumbling over the pavement all ntght long. When ho* got up this morning and looked out of the window ho , said It looked to him as if the town was on fire, as there was smoke dust and soot every where. He says the smoke made his eyes so sore that he felt like going to see un optician. One of the night policemen stat ed yesterday that ho had never seen as much going around in ValJosla at night as he has seen aunng tho past few months. He says that the streets are practically full of peo ple until two or three o'clock iu the morning and that the vehicles are running all night long. He *ava tha* there are a dozen or more dairies and market wagons rumbling around the streets at all hours of the night and added to these are the hacks, the drays and other ve hicles whose horses and drivers nev er sleep. Scenes of this kinJ are not unus ual In tho great cities of the couti' try, but it is a rare thing for a city of Valdosta's air« to throb and pulsate with business activity both day and night. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 12.—Georgia Insurance companies show a big In crease In business for 1910 as com pared with last year, according to reports to the state insurance de partment. This is particularly true of the State Mutual Life Insurance company, of Rome, of which C. R. Porter is president, which company has the distinction of being the first legal reserve company organized in Georgia. The following figures will show the rapid growth of the com pany. The n«w life insurance written In the south during the last year was $350,000,000. Of this the forty-theo active southern companies wrote $81,000,000 and over 10 per cent or the entire amount written'by south ern companies went to the State Mutual of Georgia. The total premiums paid by south ern people for life Insurance during the last year was $67,000,000. fho total premiums paid by southern people to southern companies during ie last year was $8,750,000 and 17 er cent of the entire amount went the State Mutual of Georgia. The admitted assets of the com pany are $2,773,747.35, while its annual income is $2,020,056,26. LAMAR LANDS ON THE RENCH Distinguished Georgia Law yer is Given a High Position by President Taft THE RIGHT OF POLICEMEN State Supreme Court to Pata Upon the Extent to Which City Officers May Go. Washington, December 12.—The President today sent the tallowing nominations to the senate: Chief Justice of the supremo I court. Edward White, of Louisiana. th ° con « t “ , ' t ' onl >'< t > r *>' the act of Associate justice, Joseph Lamar, l e Bi8lature of 1905, which In ef- of Geoigia, Willis Vandeventer, oi 1 feet gave policemen of cities of the Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 12.—The supreme court of Georgia will probably bo called on to pass upon BRIDGE IS IT? Valdosta o Merc] Conspired Quitman ipired APnit Them. Valdosta 1 merchants are altogeth er and rJkerly wrong in accusing the river bridge so Brooks county people cannot get to Valdosta. A Quitman visitor in Valdosta this week heard this scandalous as sertion made by several merchants. The bridge has been torn down several months it is true, but the Lowndes county commissioners did it. That bridge belongs to Lowndes county, any way, doesn’t It? It was Wyoming. Chief justice of tho commerce court, Martin Knapp, of New York. Associate, Robert Archibald,, or Pennsylvania William Hunt, of Montana, John Carland, of South Dakota, Julian Mack, of Illinois. Interstate comnivrce cdmmissioii' ers, Prof. B. H. Meyor, of Wiscon sin, C. C. McCord, of Kentucky. Justice White Is the first Demo crat ever appointed by a Republt can President to a chief justice. Justice White sided with the mi nority in upholding the Income tax during Mr. Cleveland's administra tion. Tho advancement of Justice' White places a Confderate veteran In tho high judicial positions in the United States. Associate Lut;ton is also a Confederate, Of the appointments today Vande* venter, Knapp, Archibald and Hunt are Republicans. White, Lamar and Carland are Democrats. The appointment of Shields War ren, of Florida, as receiver of pub lic money and Henry Chubb, Florida, as register of the land Qf- flee, of Gainesville, Fla., were also announced today, srsEsrs T.;.rr!fA strong protest AGAINST TAFTS MEN President Receives Many Messages Protesting Against White and Knapp for Judges state a blanket right to arrest of fenders against municipal ordinance without a warrant. .Tho Issuo here arise, out of the case of young plumber named Wolf. Some months ago Wolf wan arrested during '-the strlko of plumbers on some disorderly charge. When searched a pistol wae found on him and a state case wae booked. The otty eye was dismissed. Wolfe easo came up for trial In the city court today,, and his lawyer raised the issuo that be was being tried on a state caae under a Illegal arrest. The point was made that Wolf was arrested on h municipal matter, which failed, and that other charge grew out of this arrest, and wa, therefore Illegal. The act of 1905 gave policemen a kind of a blanket right to arrest offenders who had on ly offended against city ordinances. The question now Is as to whether a case of a state nature growing out of. thla blanket arrest wou|d stick, and the Issue will undoubtedly go to the Supreme court. The outcome Is of Interest to jSSgc municipality In the State,' he-' codes tho same blanket set Carrera all municipalities. If Wolf . wins his case It would make It Illegal for a policeman to arrest for any statut ory offense without first obtaining s warrant. Washington, Dec. 12.—There was u CHANGE IN LAND GRANT. torn away, bo wo hear, on this,a strong storm of criticism side, in order that an iron bridge this morn*ng when tho forecast of might bo put* up. if Vadostnns arejt^p President's slate for judicial ap- really in earnest in their complnlntH | point.mentn wns announced, about tho bridge tney should get' There ,ls strong opposition to the after their county commissioners, | nppolntment of Justlco White «» and not Quitman. It is their bridge. iJuBt'co of the supremo court and Wo may .ay, however, that wo havo, (h „ whU( , HouIO recc|vcrt m( . B sagos heard no complaints on this sldo, of protoBt from s „ B( , ctlnnB ovcr thP about the bridge being down. Tho Brooks county gang has boon working on tho road lending t» 'he bildgc anl It Is now lu splen did condition. Superintendent Youngblood lays, but ho declares he has nothing to do with this Lowndes county bridge affair.— Quitman Free Press. nnpnlntmept of CommlsHfonor Knapp to the chief justiceship of the new eommeree court. This Is bitterly opposed by the shippers on account of his recent pro-rallrond speech. TO AMEND TARIFF LAW Lynn Adopts Commission Plan, Lynn, Mss., December 12.—Lynn will hold s city election tomorrow for the choice of the first officers to serve under the commission form of governmentgovornment The results of the election and tne Inauguration of ths new form of govern ment will be watched with interest, as Lynn is the largest New England city that has adopted the commission plan up to the present time. Large Receipts ef Hogs. Chicago, 111., Dee. 12.—The hogs receipts today were very heavy ana the prices were a shade lower. Cat tle alto had heavy receipts and ten cents lower. Dcllova That Cummins In Pavng way for Revision. Washington, Dec. 12.—Senator Cummins this afternoon Introduced, a Joint resolution providing tor an amendment to the tariff laws In the clauses now under consideration Thla Is belelved to be an effort pave the way for revision, schedulo by schedule. Senator Cummins gave notlco today woulu speak on the resolution to morrow. Tho senate today confirmed the nomination of Justice White to be chief. WANTS TO RAISE RATES. Atlanta, Ga., December 12.—The Atlantic Coast Line railroad wants to raise Its freight rates above the Intra-state scale fixed by the Geor gia railroad commission, and J. N. Brand, the superintendent, hte Hied with the commission a petition sign ed by 1,643 white employees. TAMMANY HALL WAS SCORCHED BY FIRE. Fire in New York Partially Destroyed the Historical Place and Other Property. New York. Doe. 12.—Fire tall morning partly destroyed the histor ical Tammnnny Hall, which Is a famous landmark. Tho Olympic Theater was seriously damaged. The flro swept towards the Cen tral Hotel driving two hundred guests out on the ground. Tho loss la $75,000. , ENGINEERS DEMAND MORE PAY Millionaire was Acquitted. Pittsburg, Dec. 12.—Thomas Mel lon, a millionaire banker, was to day acquitted of a stautory chargo brought against him by a woman servant In Us household. \ Chicago, Dee. 12.—The Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers an nounced today that 97.52 per cent of 31,000 engineers on the sixty- one Western railroads have voted to strike unless s wage Increase eighteen per cent Is granted Im mediately. Gov. llrottn Alllowa the Initials Changed In Berrien Land Owner*. Atlanta, Oa., December 12.—A procodent established In 1858 by his father while he was governor, hag Just been followed by Governor llrown In changing a land grant record. The heirs of William H. Pritchard found that by a clerical error tho middle Initial had hoen changed to H. Tho grant consisted of land lots 48, 90 and 94, original ly In Irwin county, nut now in Ber rien. IN ANTI-TRUHT CARE. Arguments Were Heard In Case Against a Telephone Co, Jackson, Mias., Dec. 12.—Argue- mente were commenced today In the supreme court In the anti-trust eases against the Cumberland Telephone Company, which Is seeking to cancel Its contract with other telephone companies. It Is charged that this violates ths anti-trust laws. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORT. PASSENGERS RESCUED. Valdes, Alaska, Dec. 12.—Three rescuing vessels retched the steam ship Olympia, which was wrecked on Sea Island early today. They took off the passengers and crew, but the vessel is a total loss. Hon. Hewlett llall Soon to Make Report on Copper Mine Case. Atlanta G». December 12 — Sometime next »<»k th attorney- general or the state, Hon. Hewlett A. Hall, will make public the report of an expert sent to the Ducktown copper mining region In Tennes ee to Investigate and determine the percentage of sulnbnrlc acid gas al lowed to escape. The expert return ed yesterday and will go In eonfer- ence with ths attorney-general and other officials right away. Oregon Good Ronds Meeting. Portland, Ore., December 12 — One of tbs largest meetings ever held In the Northwest to promote the cause of good roods convened In Portland today under ths auspices of the Oregon Good Roads associa tion. County commissioners, road supervisors and other delegates from every county of tho state were on hand when ths gathering was called to order.