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Twice-a-Week THE VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA. UA„ \ HOKE’S PRESS AGENT WRITER He Says the Governor-Elect is Preparing to Make a State* ment for the Public. Atlanta, Jan. 12.—It is~ understood that Governor-elect Hoke Smltn, who ha* been engaged during the past two or three weeka In a minute atudy of the finances of the state, will issue a statement within the next few days embodying some im- PROGRESS OF TWO STATES Many New Enterprises are Started in Georgia and Ala bama the Past Week. Columbus, Ga., January 12.—The Georgia and Alabama Industrial In* dex says in it* reguar weekly Is sue: "Many new enterprises, both in dustrial and commercial, have sprung Into existence all over the portant recommendations which ne|‘wo states and are beginning their will advocate now and when he takes hie seat in the gubernatorra, chair. One of the recommendations, it Is stated, will be for the creation of a board of finance, to be com posed of the governor of the state, the state treasurer and the attor ney general. These three would under the rules governing the boar*, have frequent conferences, and would keep in close touch yrith each other and with the financial affairs of the state. Governor-elect Smith will also advocate, it .is said, the in creasing of the borrowing power of the governor from $200,000 to $500,000. He believes ,that the fi nances of the state fiinply justify the raising of the sum, and feels that the power should be there, whether ft is used or not, in caseB of emer gency. Another recommendation^ will be I the advancement /ot the. tisne 'lor payment of corporation taxes. Gov- Smii'h will point out that the Mtfcms. to'ail intents and pur poses, can pay as easily at one time f of the year as another, while, if the time is advanced, the money will come in just when the state treasury need* it most. It will be suggested that an incentive in the shape of a .discount of 1 per cent, might. TO of fered for the early payment of such taxes, but that is not necessarily an essential part of the plan. It will be recalled that Governor- elect Smith some time ago announc ed himself in favor of having the governors Inaugurated in (January instead of June so that the govern ors’ terms of office and the fiscal years might, begin at the same time. This would give each incoming gov ernor a fairer opportunity to get di rectly in touch with the financial situation. CRIME COMMITTED AS PUNISHMENT METED Two Atlanta Highwaymen were Busy While Other* were Being Sentenced. Atlanta, Jan. 12.—A peculiar don- le coincidence occurred In Atlanta esterday, furnishing a double-bar- eled example of the necessity for taking the punishment of crime Bifficiently severe not only to mete Sit Justice to thC offender but to eter other would-be criminasl. At the very hour when Sutton and nox, the now famous "drug store andits" were being arraigned be- >re Judge Roan preparatory to be- ig sent to the penitentiary for a »rm of years, two unknown white ien were holding up and robbing Idward Curran on Magnolia street, t the point of a revolver Just as utton and Knox had done. At the very hour when John Gault, , vicious negro, wijb being sentenced o ten years of penal servitude for natchlng a purse from Mrs. Rich- rd Harwich, another negro was t iring a silver-meshed purse from; e hand of Mrs. A. N. Mackie. BLIZZARD IX THK NORTHWEST. [The Mercury Range* From 28 to 40 ileloiv in Montana. Butte, Mon., Jan. 12.—Tho E orthwest is in the grasp of tho orst blizzard of the winter. The ury is ranging from twenty-eight . degrees below zero. Journey along the highway of Time side by side with the new year, 1911. Thirty new corporations are reported, with minimum capital stock of $627,500 and authorized capital far in excess of that sum. and they reriect activity in every line of endeavor. Many new mer cantile and other business enter prises are reported, and incident to the readjustment of affairs fo r the new twelve-month period much new oapital is being Invested. "Various South Georgia cities are in a glow of enthusiasm over the official report of the United States census bureau showing remarka ble Increases in their population* in in the last ten years Waycross, Ga., with Its, present population of 14,485, a n increase of 145 per cent in ten years, and Fitz gerald with 215 per cent, increase, lead the list, and AVbany Ami Cor- dele also show particularly i^ie In •WiilHC/, ' A "The reports submitted 1 by banks all over the two states show that the past year was a very prosperous one wih those institutions, the net earnings in many case* being 15 and’ 20 per cent New banks are re ported for -^nnfston, Ala., Atlanta. Ga.. and Macon, Ga. "Commercial bodies were orga nized at Cordele, Ga., and Ea?t Point, Ga. Colquitt Oa. will pro bably vote at an early date oi bonds for public inmprovements Dublin. Ga. is offering $80,000 of improvement bonds for sale. New court houses are to be built In Ful ton and Spalding counties Georgia. "A $10,000 fertilizer factory is announced for Enterprise, Ala. Ac tivity in mining operations is re ported from the Alabama district Six new real estate companies wore chartered i n Birmingham, Ala, dur ing the week Russell county, Ala bama .voted *100,000 of road bonds, and Toombs county, GeorJ g’a, will vote on the Issuance of the same kind of bonds. An elec tion on the Issuance of $10,000 col lege bond* has been ordered m Florence, Ala. Proposals fo r erect ing a new federal building at Mill- edgeville Ga., are now invited." ALL MEN ARE CRAZY. SAYS A QUEER JUDGE Judge Roan is Feeding his Fellow Countrymen out of his own Spoon. Atlanta, Jan. 12.—You’re crazj. Now, dffn’t get mad, you really are insane, so you might, as well make the beet of it, for if you try to deny it you may get yourself tiffed for contempt of court, for Judge L. 8. Roan, of the Stone Mountain cir cuit, one of the most distinguish** criminal Jurists and students ot criminology In the South, declared from the bench yesterday the firm belief, after years of consideration of the subject, that everybody In the world was more or less Insane. It Is interesting to note that Judge Roan’s view on this subject coincides to some extent with the findings 5f the great Italian criminologist, Lora- broso, who died recently. The Mf- lanese savant maintained that no hu man being was mentally normal, that all had certain peculiarities, and that the man who was a raving maniac simply had these peculiarities further developed. TALK CIVIC BETTERMENT National Civic Federation is Holding a Meeting in New York City, j New York, Jan. 12.—The trust problem is uppermost in the minds of Americans now with suite pend ing in the supreme court for the dis solution of two of the greatest mono polies. This thought was brought forcibly to the attention of tho National Civic Federation by Samuel Untermeyer, the famous corporation lawyer, at the opening' of the annual convention of that body today. Thirty-five stale councils and men from every walk in life were present. Mr. Untermeyer’8 address cultimated in a plea for federal control. "The trusts cannot be dissolved and property thrown Into sea," bo said, "because tho constitution pro tects private property from the gov ernment seizure In times of peace. A rigid regulation under the federal law is the only way to solve the problem." President Seth Low In his open ing address outlined In general tho many timely questions of national import to he discussed by the speakers during the three days' session, the subjects of regulation of railroads and municipal utilities, compensation for industrial acci dents, and arbitration and concilia tion being well to thAfore. The called New National^ d rtinj celve attention at thfonferjjl At one session there ©red the questions: work, bonus or premium system of {wage payments just, both t 0 the em ployers and employes?" and "How Successful is profit sharing in the United States today?” The scheduled speakers Include men of such wide prominence ns (former President Theodore Roose velt, W. McKenzie King Minister of Labor of Canada; Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVcagh. Senators Root, of New York, and Cummins, o( Towa Judge Alton B. Parker, President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of La bor Andrew Carnegie, George B. Cortelyou, William Dudley Foulke August Belmont Myron T. Herrick, Georgo W. Perkins, John Mitchell, Samuel TTntermeyer, Melvill E. Tngalls, James R. Garfield and *W. Brown. EXPLOSION IN 10G STORE gminded him Three Girl Clerks and More Than a Dozen Customers art Missing as Result. jjonferjfcce, 11 con'll d- Is tie piece MR. HAVANAN OUT OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL After a Continous Service of Twenty Years, he Steps Down and Out. Chicago, Jan. 12.—After a con tinuous service of twenty years, in the course of which ho rose from a minor position to be the head of the entire system, James T. Harahan today retired from the presidency tho Illinois Central Railroad Company, in compliance with the rule of tho company which makes It necessary for officials to relin quish their positions upon attaining the age of seventy years. Mr. Harahan is succeeded in the presidency by Charles H. Markham, who was elected to the position by the board of directors at their an nual meeting in New York last month. MIXING TOWN 18 WIPED OUT. Bluefields. W. Va., Jan. 12.—The mining town of Welch, McDowell county, was wiped out by fire today. The loss is one hundred thousand dollars. The Stock Market Today. New York, Jan. 12—Opening a shade lower, stocks general l v strengthened moving to within a fraction of the high point of yester day. Steel and Amalgamated were strong. * a Atlanta, u« ta bailiffs and liav 0 long ruthlcssncss, many 11 nits w their high-handi ceeding their aij thing, hav 0 here. But ft case which had laid these doughty otiller.s In the shade. Two officers, Irfm justice Blood- Worth's court ari ers’ lien entered Baptist church,v morning, nnd 1 that institution consecrated altar’ i; carting it thenco to worth's court wher e It now . stands awaiting th e adjustment of a dif ference between the carpenter who built the pulpit and alleges that it has not been fully paid for, and the preacher of the congregation £ whr says thn' pulpit wad not 'built to specifications, and that the carpen ter’s action Is outrageous. The bailiffs were met at the church door by |( a deaco n who re called to their minds the Bible, story of the children of Isrsel who were struck by lightning or some thing like that be(r'-fe they laid sacrilegious hand, the covenant, not Connellsvtlle, Pa., January 12.— court officers There wa, a terrific gas explosion 'lous lor their ■ and the fire which followed destroy- been so ed McCreerey’s five and te n cent ause of store today, and it is ibelleved methods, of ex-j large number of persons, mostly that such : girl clerks, were killed, old story Several shoppers ar e missing, the fire spreading and frenzied calls have been sent to neighboring towns for aid. At noo n the f 1 am si wer 0 under control. Three girl clerks and more than a dozen customers nre anisslng. Six teen Injured pcoplo ar 0 In the hos pital. The loss is 2100,000. Six 'build ings In the vicinity of MoCrccrey’s ton cent store were, destroyed. DAMAGING TO MRS. MHENCK Trained Nurse Tells of Cir cumstances Connected With the Poisoning Case. by four J. P. warrants as a 'Sem blance of justification. The case is still remembered of another bailiff, not twelve months ago, who wen to the house of a respectable At lanta lady to levy on a sowing ma chine, and when she refused to let him take tho property, actually handcuffed her until h'e assistants moved It away. And It li only three- days ago that another tried to arrest a ne gro butler for some trifling offense, while the negro was actualy engag ed In watlng on the table In the Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 12— The most damaging testimony yet brought out against Mrs Schenck who le oiT 'trial charged with poisoning her millionaire husband, was given today by Mies Alma Evans, a trained nurse, who swore that ono of the Schonck children was made 111 from drlnklng | lythla wator which was pro- pared- for her husband by his wife. Miss Evans testified that she drank some of the wator herself an.l became 111. She also swore that Mrs. Bchenck took automobile rides while her husband lay at the point of death; that the accused woman visited fortune tellers to learn If her husband would recover and that the wife dabbled with bottles containing medicine for her husband and pre dicted her husband’s death. Mrs. Schenck glared at the wit ness, showing fhe first sign of irri tation during the trial. r Memphis Lady Wins. Memphis, Tenn.—Mrs. Emma D. l-oonoy, of Memphis, writes: “I suf fered misery for nearly eight years Since taking Cardul, I am much stronger,, and I haven't mlased a single meal. I hardly know how to oxpreas my gratitude." Don't won ry about your symptoma—Cardui goes deeper down , What A c- .nocd Commencing Jem. 12th We are going to PUT on sale our entire stock of Overcoats at One-Third Off the regular price. This takes in Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Overcoats. < This is a chance of a lifetime to buy an overcoat so early in the season at a 1-3 off. Coldest weather of winter is yet to come. One Price Briggs VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.