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JANUARY 81, 1811.
A' Nation-Wide Religious
Movement ia to be Started
r 'by the Y. M. G A.
Prominent Savannah Cotton
Exporter Dies while on Busi
ness in Liverpool.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 19.—Plana (or
tho moat oomprehenalve |and ifar-
reachlng religious campaign ever
conducted In America were discuss-!
ed here today at a conference ol lead j
SrnM thu Y. M. 0. A.' the various
tpnjb brotherhoods the ^Interna-!
tlonal Sunday School Association j
and prominent ministers from many
plfljL of the country. Nothing lets
than a thorough revltlllsatlon of the
YBngellcal churches and othor
qmstlan agencies In ninety Amer
ican cities is the aim ol the pro
moters ol the movement, which
-.wftt' be know,, as tb e religion for
ward movement
, Announcement, will be made
shortly ol the name s ol the ninety
cities in which the camaplgn Is to
bv;conducted. A committee of 100
Is to be appointed in each cltjr to
consist ol representatives ol all re
ligious organizations participating
In the campaign. In each city an ef
fort will b 0 made to vitalise the
Bible classes In the Sunday Schools’
preparation for tho campaign, an
eight days' appeal to non-Christian
in Her Delirium. Mri
TCOu TEACHERS
AFTER TAX DODGERS
Atlanta Teachers Want the
Properly .Owners to Pay
Their Just Share.
TUB VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA - ^ |<A. SATURDAY,
TATTNALL MAN
SURRENDERED
\ '
Young Man who Killed Clax
ton Marshal Gives Himself
up in Savannah.
Savannah, Jan. 19.—W. D. Brad
ley, tne young man Irom Tattnall
county, who met the aherttl ol that
county In Savannah yesterday by i
appointment lor the.purpose ol sur-’
Tendering to answer a charge ol
murder Is still in custody here, but
1 it Is expected he will give bond
within the next twenty-tour hours,
and that he will be tree to go where
he wishes.
It Is believed his first trip alter
he gets out ol the hands ol the law
will be to h’s old home near Clax-
ton lor the purpose ol visiting ills
mother. It Is reported that Brad
ley's love for his mother Induced
him to come back and surrender
and she worried about him a good
deal.
On January 12, last, Bradley
killed W. A. Baggett, tho town
marshal ol Claxton, and Immediate
ly lelt the country. He waa Indict
ed, but could not be lound. His re-
tnrn was voluntary and he arranged
with the sheriff to meet him here.
It is expected he will be tried in the
superior court ol Tattnall county
which convenes in Reidsville In
-April.
To Be Tried at Reidsville.
At Reldsvllls, Tattnall county, to
day W. D. Bradley, a youpg man
who shot and killed the town Mar
shal ol Claxton last January l»
making a fight lor his liberty. He
Is trying to get Judge 'Waller W.
Sheppard of the Atlantic Circuit to
fix the'amount ol bis ball so last lie
may go free, pending hts trial In the
spring. Bradley was placed In Jail
here by the Sheriff ol Tattnall coun
ty after he had met that official In
Savannah by appointment for the
purpose of surrendering to him.
WARM DEDATE
OVERJANAMA
Bill of Senator Moo ney fo
Fortification Called for More
Argument.
Washington, Jan. 19.—Senator
Money, ol Mississippi, today In
troduced a resolution in the sen
ate providing lor tbe fortification
ol the Panama caaal and he will
speak on the measure later
There was a spirited debate In
the house today on the fortification
of the canal between Congressman
Keller, of Ohio, and Congressman
Hobson, ol Alabam.
Keller declared that the action
would violate a treaty obligations,
but Hobson made an Impassioned
plea for tbe , fortification, declar
ing that If the canal Is left unpro
tected It would place the American
coast at the mercy ol any foreign
power with whom the United
States might be at war.
■ Tariff Agreement Reached.
Washington, Jan. 19.—A tentative
agreement /as to tariff reciprocity
between the United States and Can
ada has been reached. The details
are being closely guarded.
The Birthday of the Great
Confederate General is Be
ing Generally Observed
CAROLINA MAN WAS
HURT IN JUMPING
Tried to Get Off of Stree
Car and is now in a Sana-
tarium Injured. •
Savannah, Jan. 19.—J. P. Farris
a well known citizen of Coosaw
-hatchle, S. C„ Is at the Park View
Sanitarium dangerously 111 as the
result of injuries received by a fall
from a street cor In Savannah on
Monday night.' Ho tried to lump
off the platform ol a car before it
stopped, and fell heavily upon the
brick pavement.
He became unconscious slter
reaching the hospital and suffered
greatly Irom hemorrhages. It was
thought for a time he won Id die,
but today he la a little better.
There waa nothing on Farris’ per
son to show who he wos except a
[ sale ticket Issued by a firm in Brim-
' son, S. 0.
The Savannah Press communica
ted with the firm by long distance
telephone and the man was identi
fied by a large wen on his neck. He
Is about fifty years ol age and has
a large family.
INDEPENDENT LACKS ONE
The Senatorial Deadlock in Tcnne*.
see Is Still Unbroken.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 19.—The
Independent .candidate lacked bn
three votes ol election as United
8tates wenator today. The ballot
resulted a s follows: Enloe Me-
Million 92, Woolridge 2 and' Me-
Kellar 2.
Cnt Brotherdn-Lawta Throat.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 19.—E. W.
Lee, a well-known candy maker
was fined In the recorder!* court
I yesterday lor cutting the throat of
1 his brother-in-law A. S. Lee. Tne
leand r maker’, wife looked on while
[the bloody fight was taking place,
ut could not stop tbe quarrel.
WOMAN CALLS
FOR PHILLIPS
Richmond, Va., Jan. 19.—A pa
Fade of the Richmond Light Infan-|
try Blues, the Richmond HowitterB
and other local military •organisa
tions was the principal \fetaurea of
today* celebration fit th e 104th v an
niversary of the birth of General
Robert E. Lee. The Lee monument
and also the statue of General
Jackson were decorated with flow
ers by the Richmond chapter, Uni
ted Daughters of the Confederacy,
and the Le e camp of United Con
federate Veterans.
Montgodieiy, Ala., Jan. 19.—
Montgomery, th e Arab capital Of the
Confederacy, observed the birthday
anniversary of General Lee today
as a public holiday. Public offices
banks and many mercantile estab
lishments remained closed.
Jacksonville, Fla.^ Jan. 19.—Flor*
Ida observed the birthday anniver*
sary of General Robert E. Lee as
a legal holiday. A feature which
marked the day In many places was
the . distribution of crosseg of hon
or to the Confederate veterans by
the Daughters ol tb e Confederacy, and to enroll men and boys -In a
Charleston. S. C., Jan. 19.—Tn-1systematic study of the scriptures,
day, General Lee’B birthday annl- ^The plan adopted divides the
versary, which fa a legal holiday in: “*
South Carolina, was observed by
tho closing ol banks, j offices .an/
many bujjicss house!, Exerctavs
*o the d»
Wheeling, W, Va., Jan. 19.—Mrs.
I^aura Schenck Is seriously 111 today
and her attorneys fear that she will
collapse completely before the trial
1b ended.
The nurses who are caring for
the woman said that she called Tor
Daniel Phillips repeatedly in her
delirium during the night. Philips
s said to have disappeared.
Tho state rested its case today.
The defenso will have. over two
hundred witnesses.
GOV. BROWN WILL
ATTEND UNVEILING
Memorial Tablet will be
Erected in Savannah oh
Washington’s Birthday
Atlanta, Jan. 19.— Governor
Brctwn has been formally Invited to
attend the erection of a memorial
tablet at Savannah on Washington's
birthday February 22nd, and has
accepted’the invitation. It was per
sonally extended' through R. J.
Travis, of Savann .h. x who visited
tho chief executive at the capitol
yesterday for that purpose.
The tablet will be erected on the
site of tho Springfield roJoubt. a
"trateglc point wh’ch played an Im
portant part in the siege of Savan
nah by the British. Tbe Governor
of South Carolina as well as the
French Amnassador to the Unite!
States will attend the ceremonies.
BAILEY MAKES A DENIAL.
Senator Bailey Says There Is No
Radical Differenre With Clarke.
Washington. Jan. 19.—Sdnator
Joseph Bailey, of Texas, issued a
statement today denying that there
la any radical difference between
himself and Speaker-to-be Clarke on
the question of revision of the tar
iff.
Monzlos Sprained Ankle.
Savannah, Jan. 20.—Mr. James
Menzles. general freight agent ,nf
the A. C. L„ sprained his ankle so
badly yesterday he, will be confin ed
to his room for several weeks.
—rJan.
versary of the birth of General
Robert E. Lee was observed today
in Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah onl
other Cities Of Georgia. In many
places the delivery of euloglej on
the characteijr'and achievements of
the great leader was supplemented
with civic and military parades.
Little Rock. Ark., Jan. 19.—Ar
kansas today kept the customary
holiday i n honor of tho memory of
General Lee. In thl„ city all the
schools and /banks wer e closed and
appropriate exercises were held by
the veterans and affiliated societies.
3,000 VOTERS MAY
BE ARRESTED SOON
The Vote-Selling Scandal in
an Illinois County is Sim
ply Amazing.
Danville, IlL, Jan. 19.—That fully
3,000 persons will bo enmeshed In
the votecRilling net in Vermillion
county, was asserted today by
Judge Kimbrough, whose charge to
the grand Jury stirred up the scan
dal.
Witnesses ar* being examined
and the exposures aro wild to eclipse
the Western Ohio frauds.
BLACK HAND BOMB IS
DROPPED ON A SHOP
Black-Hander Tried to Blow
up Butcher who Failed to
Give up His Money.
Chicago, Jan. 19.—Nino pcop «
were Injured by a Black Hand
bomb this morning. It waa thrown
from a two story brick building at
834 Gault Court.
The explosive waa aimed at a
butcher shop on the flr»t fioor. The
proprietor had received Black Hand
letters demanding five hundred
dollars.
The Deadlock in New York.
Albany, N. Y„ Jan. 19.—The sen
atorial deadlock was unbroken ttf-
Jay. TPhe vote today gave Sheehan
88, Depew 81, Shepherd 13, Park
er 7. others scattered. Sheehan Is
12 short.
ianta, Ga., January 19.—De
claring that tho assessment of prop
er!; Is all wrong 1q Atlanta, uni
that the'moat valuable central prop
erty la assessed at only one-fourth
or (ne-flfth its real value, tbe pub
lic / chool teachers of Atlanta havo
detli led to spend every cent of
mon >y' they have in their little
treijury. some 9&00 of hard-Baved
cash, in a desperate effort to em
ploy experts to go over the city
bocks and show the alleged unfair
ness of the present system.
it Is their forlorn hope that by
so doing they may force council to
rales their salaries as they have
asked. » »-
TAFT WILL SPEAK
AT LINCOLN DINNER
The President Has Promised
to go to Springfield, Ills.,
Next Month.
. F|/ringfleld i 111., Jan. 19.—One of
the few public engagements that
President Taft wllj fill outside the
natloaai*capital during tho remain
dei of the congressional session will
he his visit to this city next monin
to attend the annual banquet of
the Lincoln Centennial association.
Definite word of the President’s
coming haa been received here and
a committee, is at work on plans
fo r his rectptlon and entertainment,
The banquet will take place in the
state arsenal, where covers will oe
laid for S00 guests.
In addition to the PrcstJent tho
chi"! speaker will be Bsron Rosen,
the Russian ambassador at Wash-
Ington ana Hon, Robert T. Lincoln,
of Chicago.
The Savannah drummer who
dar’ /I a manicurist to marry him not
only found his challenge accepted,
but she refused to let him alone
until he carried out hie part of tho
dare.
Savannah, Jan. 19.—the news re
ceived In Savannah yesterday that
Major Edward Karow, a well-known
cotton exporter, had suddenly expir
ed In Liverpool created the greatest
Interest In Savannah. Mr. Karow
left here the middle of December
being called to Liverpool by the
death of his partner, Mr, Forrer.
He waa In good health apparently
when he went away, but on Mon
day Mrs. Karow received a cable
gram that he was 111. She left for
New York at once to catch a steam
er for Liverpool. , She was notified
In New York yesterday of her hus
band’s death.
Mr. Lester Karow left yesterday
to join his mother and both of thorn
will go to Liverpool and aeompany
the remains here for Interment.
Mr. Karow was s native o( Germany
but bad lived In Savannah for sever
al years. He married tho adopted
daughter of Col. and Mrs. Rufus E.
Lester. Col. Lester was s former
mayor and ,congressman from' Sa
vannah. i
ARMED NEGRO
ON £UB
Officers Rescued Murderous
Brute Just in 1 ime to Save
Him From Mob
New York, Jan. 19.—An armed
negro ran amuek .on an express
train In the subway today.
“Como on 'you white folks—I’ll
kill you all,” yelled the negro after
suddenly Jumping from his seat and
drawing hi* knife.
Tho negro fatally stabbed Miss
Mary McCauley, a stenograph,."-,
and Daniel McGowan, a restaurant
ownor.
Tho officers rescued tho black
brute from the maddened mob bare
ly in tlnio to save his life.
DAKOTA TREASURY IS
IN A BAD DILEMMA-
Officials of. the State are
Stai tied by the Threat of
an Investigation.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 19.—Wtio
tho retiring stato treasurer, Luther
Bickford, under arrest accused of
tho misuse of ovor one hundred
thousand dollars of the stato’s funds
official circles were startled today
by the report of an invostlgntlnn,
which may reveal a sensations,
method of handling the state’s fi
nances, Involving others.
Two warrants were issued against
Bickford.
WOMAN BEVERLY BURNED.
Explosion of Gasoline Caused Serious
Injury to Lady.
Atlanta,’ Ga., Jan. 19.—Mrs.
Martha Jefferlee was very Beverly
burned Tuesday afternoon in a fire
which resulted from an explosion or
a gasoline stove and destroying the
residence of Mrs. W. F Cox, at 11
Terry street, where the former lady
lived. When the gasoline began to
spread, It ia staled, the whole kitch
en waa one masa of flames, and that
fact that Mr*. Jefferies even es
caped with her life ia considered
remarkable.
The Cotton Market Today.
New York, Jan. 19,—Cotton open
ed steady and unchanged to four
points lower. There was much scat
tered llpuldatlon and cables were
easier. March 14.78 and May 15.01.
DICK GRAY IS
ON THE RACK
Editor of Atlanta Journal Ac
cused of Violating Postal
Regulation*.
Atlanta, Ga„ Jan. 19.—Follow
ing an tnvitlgatlon conducted hy
Alexander Akerman as special As-
■Isant United StatS’i Attorney Gen
eral, the aeml-weekly Atlanta Jour
nal, togther with James R, Gray,
president of the company, John D.
Slmmtons, circulation manager, G.
B. Babb and V. P. Harper, em
ployees, have been lndiced by a fed-,
ral grand Jur y on the charg e that-
■ample copies of the semi-weekly
wer e mailed on certain dates In
1908 As though they Aprs copies
for bonafld e subscrlhedjc^nd a con
sequently less rate of postage paid
on them. The sum Involved l ( said
fo be 8700. The speclflo Indict
ment is ’’conspiracy to defraud the
United States government.” 5|H
The government will contend the
Journal semi-weekly subscription
books were improperly entered to
conceal what was being done. The
Indictment was brought without
giving any of th„ Journal officials
directly Involved any opoprtunlty tf>
appear or to lnlrodueo witnesses,
anj the Journal- declared' that tho
local postoffice t.uthofjtles, were
fully cognizant at the time of Just
what tho Journal was doing.
Tho jj??rael WirlherfcSdeclnres
hat a hill for tM same |70n l.i-
Vlved I- this
Journal
-S/talnJe" III# ffl
never repudiated o/ denied the dol t
but said that if the postal autlmri
fles could prov e the Justice of* It,
they would be paid.
It Is stated at the federal build
ing that the . Indictment of the
Journal will bp followed.by Inves
tigations Into other newspaper mall- -
Ing methods here In Georgia and
In other parts of tho country
ANOTHER STEP TAKEN
FOR CANADA’S NAVY
A New Naval College is
is Opened for the Training
of the Naval Cadett
Halifax, N. S., Jan. 19.—Another
definite step in the progamme for
the establishment of a Canadian
navy waa taken hero today with
the formal opening of the new Na
val College for the training of na
val eadeta. Hon. Louis P. Brodeur,
Minister Of Marln„ and Fisheries
and of Naval Service and a number
of other public - officials attended
the opening.
The college starts with a class of
twenty-one cadets, chosen by com-
twenty-one cadets, chosen by com-
eptltlve examination from all parts
of Canada. The clas 8 next year will
consist of twenty-three cadets
which will bring the attendance of
tho college up to forty-flvo. The
college faculty consists of a corps
of competent Instructors headed by
Naval Constructor B. S. Hartley B.
FIRE DRIVES OUT MANY.
A Five Story Building on the Bmv-
ery Was Burned Today,
New York, Jan. 19.—A five story
building, 16 and 17, on the Bowerr,
was burned today with a loss of fifty
thousand dollars.
An apartment house at 15 and 17
Elisabeth street, waa gutted ana
the Iocs Is 8100.590.
Many people were driven out
Into zero weather by the Ore.
The Grain Market Today.
Chicago, Jan. 19.—Wheat opens*
easier and declined a quarter of a
cent. May 1.01. Provisions are a
shade higher, and hogs and cattle
are steady.