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Twice-a-WeS'"""^ THE VALDOSTA AMERICANS TO WEARCORONETS Brilliant Costumes to be worn by American Gomen at the Coronation. London, Jan. 21.—Already the coronation has become the staple of discussion in society, especially ’GENE ALFORD TO BE HANGED Macon Man to Pay for Kill ing Wife and Mother-in-Law Ovor a Year Ago. CANDLERm THE TEACHERS Atlanta Judge Reiterates What he Said About “Unions and Incompetence.” VALDOSTA. GAm 'AT, JANUARY SI, 1011. IN .«ORY| ■VICTORIA Crazy Threate i with Razor to Kill London’s :est Merchant Atlanta, Jan. 21.—With a logic so clear and cold that It Is almost cruel Judge John S .Candler who referred Macon, Ga., Jani 21.—Eugene Alford was today found guilty of murdering hl g wife and mother-lu- among those favored ones who, by j ] aw December a year ago. Hai some day * 180 t0 the Atlanta Pub- virtu a of their birth or marriage. * . . . « 11c School Teachers’ association as virtue oi tneir oirin or marriage, was sentenced to hang on March 11. „ , . . . ,, a "union of incompetency,” has The Jury was out Just twenty min-1 justified the attitude taken by him- ute 3«- ? * 'I self in that phrase, and expresses The crime for which Alford was | no regret for having used it. ^nd are entitled to witness the crowning of their most sacred Majesties King George V and Queen Mary. The Earl Marshal’s order permit ting peeresses to wear their coro nets at the great ceremony has been greeted with much satisfaction among the titled ladles. It is recall ed that King Edward, prior to his coronation, gave orders that peer esses had better wear neatly incon spicuous gilt circles, instead of their coronets. But the peeresses knew their hereditary privileges and pro tested vigorously. As a conse quence King Edward, who was noth ing if not a gallant gentleman, punctilliously considerate of femino feelings, gave way with truly royal grace and permitted the ladies tc wear their proper and hereditary coronets. Among those who will assume the impressive gold headdresses on that most Impressive occasion in Westminster Abbey next June will be all those pretty American wom en who have wedded English, Irtsn or Scotch titles. It Is the law, how ever, that no titled woman ranking below a baroness has a right to a coronet, and this, tu consequence wUJ- l.y. the number tof, velvet capped Americans at the Abbey ceremonies. Only three Americans, fo$.f Jstance, can wear the famous coro nets with the eight gold strawberry lleaves, denoting the highest rank of [the British nobility. These will be ^helr graces of Marlborough, Man Chester and Rexburghe. and each of [these ladles, who before thhlr mar* •iages were Miss Vanderbilt, slew York: Miss Helena Zlmmer- nan, of Cincinnati, and Miss May 3oelet, of New York, will find tb proper golden headdress all ready (for her as other duchesses of Marl borough, Manchester and Rov- burghe have appeared at corona- lions. Just a trifle less splendid than (he coronet of a duchess Is that worn by a marchioness. There will he bnly one American woman to rep.-e* lent this branch of the peerage, the Is the Marchioness of DufTerln. Tvho was Miss Flora Davis, of New (fork. Her coronet will be of silver :ilt, surmounted by four gold straw berry leaves, alternating with four Jilver balls, the latter a little raised |n points above the rim. In point of elaborte splendor a Jountess’s coronet Is the most showy font by any titled lady. It Is like marchioness’s, of silver gift, [insed as jeweled, hut surmounted eight silver halls raised upon hints, with golden strawberry |aves between the points. The cap of crimson velvet, turned up er- |lne, with a golden tassel. There half a dozen American count- ftscs who will exploit these coro- J>ts f the best known of whom are > Countess of Essex, who was Miss Idols Grant; the Countess of Cra?- who was Miss Cornelia Bradley |irtln, and the Countess of Suffolk, ho was Miss Daisy Lester. (several women from the sates will entitled to wear the coronets of Ironesses, and in comparison w!»h lose of the marchlonewe* and’ Inntesses, they can best be de- Irihed as neat, but not gaudy, "hly six silver halls amsment the Iver gilt band, above which puffs It the crimson velvet cap with Its llden tassel. convicted was one of the most bru tal ever committed in this state. It was so brutal in fact, that many people believed that he was crazy and during the trial much expert testimony was Introduced in regard to his mental condltln. Dr. Little, of the state sanitarium, was one of the witnesses and ‘presented the strongest testimony a 8 to the man’s unbalenced mental condition. Dr. Peacock, of Washington cou ty, also testified, and through the evidence of thes e two physicians it will bo rovealej that a sister Alford’s^ Is now in the asylum, and a number of members of his fara- lly, for many years back, have shown weak minds. Dr. O. C. Gibson, county physic ian, was used In an effort to show his insanity In the jail, but noth ing strong came out other than that the accused man had suffered faint ing or fits. \ .Both Attorney Harris, of San- dersville, and Attorney JoJhn B. Cooper were strong in their argu ment fhr Dtssirfty. 'Their tight to show Alford is Insane came ontYo- day In a clever planned flRht to ■are the man from the gallows. Bollcltor General Grace had tho better of the evidence of fellow workman who had -done carpenter with Alford. This was also true in regard to the evidence presented by neighbors who knew Alford at the time he slew his wife and moth er-in-law. The prisoner sat facing the Jury today In the stolid manner of yes terday. Not an expression has cross ed his countenance. Not a word passed his lips. Not one particle of Interest did he manifest in the pro ceedings. Solicitor General Walter Grace closed for the state today and fol lowing the charge of Judge Felton, the case will ibe submitted to the Jury. almost simultaneously with his ex planation the teachers have lost their hitter fight for a substantial rnlse in salaries. Ag to the fact that the associa tion was a "union," Judge Candler said it could be more than proven by the published words of the lead era of tho association themselves, who had even gone so far as to threaten a strike in the demand if higher salaries were not granted He intimated that such a threat had put council In a position where ft could not grant the demand even }t It had the monoy, because it would create a dangerous precedent. As to the "incompctcncy,” Judgd Candler quoted from many ardent advocates of the better salary figlr who had declared that with the pres ent pay It was always hard and often impossible to get first class teachers. He said he could call to witness the words of many princi pals who were deploring the fact that theyr had incompetent ^assist-' anti and who foped to get. be&tcft ones If h^ghor aslartes Vof%*pairtWy it Is, from both sides, an awfully, hard sltqatlon. The teachers of At lanta have, after all only asked for a living wage. But the way they went about getting it, and the fact that the city is pressed for money combined to cause their defeat. London^ W*—The memorial ■ervico .fetfouecn. Victoria which it held yearly on the anniversary of her death will take place at Windsor tomorrow usual and will be at tended by the King and Queen and other mempra of the royal family. On the morning of January 22 the doors, Of ins great mausoleum at Froginore, f almost hermetically sealed at all other times, are thrown open aiid arservlce takes place whicn the royal family and a few Invited guests attend. Then the mausoleum Is open to j the public for several hours. The. memorial service is very beautiful. I ' A special! delegation of choir boys go down $cj Windsor to furnish tho musical palt. of the program. The finest volcfi; are selected from thej various 1 city churches and they are drilled together'for several weeks WAYNESBORO. | THE TREATY PERFECTED. cipreetty Negotiations Were Com pleted With Canada. | Washington, Jan. 21.—Reciproc- ncgotlatlons with Canada were Included this. afternoon. The doe- nent will he made public In ftihington and Ottawa next Thnr*- ’ •"■laewH'm VETERAN SHOT TWO MEN. Danville, Til., Wan tho Seene of Tragedy Today. Danville, 111., Jan. 21.—J. S. Mead, an ambulance driver, and Robert Shult, a veteran at the Sol diers’ Home, wore shot and Instant ly killed shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon by Howard .Tucker another veteran. The trouble bo- tween the men took place In the barn at the home. Tucker claims he was attacked by Mead and badly beaten and drew his revolver to de fend himself. Shult Interfered stop the fight and was himself shot and killed. YOUNG ROY SHOOTS GIRL. Shocking Tragedy at Spartanburg, 8. C„ Today. Spartanburg, S. C., Jan. 21.— Carl Haynes, nine years old, was arrested today on the charge shooting Lois Wright, his playmate. According to witnesses, the two quarreled, the hoy declaring hp would shoot her. Going to his home he obtained a shot gun, which ho fired at the little girl, the charge entering the back of her head. 8he is not expected to live. The boy when questioned, said he 'did not mean to shoot. WANT TO OUST HYDE. New York, Jan. —Movements were started today which may re sult in the removal from office of City Chamberlain Charles Hyde, who has been called upon to explain the placing of public funds. SAVANNAH TEACHER LEAVE Former Indiana Man Wants to Re turn to That State. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 20.—Mr. H. A. Holaday, head of tho commercial department of tho Savannah High School, has created considerable surprise and almost consternation in public school circles here by dering his resignation with the re quest that 1 the accepted at once. Mr. Holaday, It Is understood, wishes to return to his homo in In diana, where he will resume nln teaching. He complains that hl« health has not been the best in Sa vannah and ho prefers living in colder climate. SAVANNAH’S BOY SCOUTS. Young Men of tho Y. M. C. A. Have Organised the Band. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 20.—Savan nah now haB a full fledged band of Boy Scouts. It was organized by the boys department of the Y. M. C. A. last night at Bethcsda around a camp fire after a ’possum bunt and after the 'potfsums caught had been baked with sweet potatoes and eat- Rosnllo Small and Calvin Johnston, NfjgMfs, to Hang Feh. 18. Wayqestsiro, Ga.-; Jan. 20.—Death on a ro,e was the aenienco passed today on llosalle Small, a negro girl, and ipalvta Johnston, a negro man, who w -re' convicted, the man yesterday and the girl today, of tho murder, c .Lrvy.-Jones, a while uefp&tti of this conn. 10. I i In' tffiT^a: <J of the man tie jury was out ,three minutes; In the case of the girl, four hours The glfl shortly after hor arrest, admitted a share In the crlmo anil Implicated Jchnaton. Th„ case was hoard quickly yesterdny, going to the Jury not long after noon. The jury returned to the court room three time, to b 0 reehargo.l on certain ipolnta. Then It returnd a verdict of guilty of murder In tho first degree. There was no recom mendation to the mercy of the court and a sentence of death wns Imper ative. The death date selected la Febru ary 8. Jones waa killed In hla atore ono mile from here and hla body lay all night In a pool of blood. Tho arresta were made the next day. MAKE KICK ON EXPRESS RATES Leading Companies'Agree to Lower* Rates on Kick of Many Concerns Washington, Jan. 21.—Tho Inter- state commerce commission** - will soon begin an**Investigation of tho reosonobloneaa ot exprosg ratoe throughout the country. More than three hundred commer. clal organizations In different parts of the country have made complaint, while thousands ot complaints have come from industrial shipment, and consignees In all parts' of the coun- try Tho fact that the express com panies have agreed to lower their rate, may have the effect of delaying the decision until after March 15. TRADEGIES AT ItAYS MILL. Four Killing Hempen Have Occurred Among Negroes During Month. According to roportg thstl have reached Valdosta from Kays Mill, tho negroes of that suction have -been In n rather - belligerent mood for tho past soveral weeks. It la said that thore have been four killing scrapes during the past few weeks, two negroes being killed by each other In two fights. Two or three weeks ago, accord ing to the reports, two negroes there becamo enraged \wlth each other and decided to carve each other up with their knlvea. When they finished their work both no- gro^a- weri beyond tho hope, of re covery nn ( r both of them dloj. Two or three days ago, according t„ a gentleman wh 0 wa s i n town from that section this morning two negroes ibocanie Involved In row and decided to shoot It out. When the smoko of the hattl p clear eg away both negroes wer n mortal ly wounded nnd both of them died n little later. MANIAC CALLS ON MRJ.IPT0N Interesting Memorial Services Held at the Mausoleum of the - Late Queen. London, Jan. 21.—A lunatic with a rasor entered the home of Ulr Thomas Llpton, a multi-millionaire merchant, this morning, and threat ened Mr. Llptoa’s death unless he was paid a thousand pounds. Using the telephone under a sub terfuge of sending for the money, the merchant summoned the police. The maniac was overcome after a desperate struggle. Tho lads came home on a car anl spent the night between sneets. They propose next time to camp In tho readily gave herself up to the GIHL KILLED 11EK FATHER. Negro Girl Near Hnlnhrldge Killed Father to Protect Step-Mother. Halnhridge, Oa., Jan. 20.—Mattie Davis, a negro girl, shot and killed her father Oscar Davis, WednoBJay afternoon. It Is claimed hy the girl that she acted In self-defense. Bho Says that her father was beating his wife, who la the stepmother of the girl, and that the woman was screaming for help, and that not knowing what the trouble was, she picked up a pistol and rushed to the assistance of her stepmother. When she reached the spot her father, so she claims, attacked her and fearing for her life she fired woods all night. WAS TO KE MARRIED BOON. Southern Railway Employee Died Suddenly Before Ceremony. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20.—Only two montha before he was to bo mar. rted, Robert A. RlancharJ, a well- known Southern Railway employee of this city dropped dead In his office yesterday while at work. Mr. Blanchard l g a nephew of A. W. Blanchard, of Augusta. Th e funeral will be at Washington, Ga. TAFT GOES TO NEW YORK. Tho President Roe* Over to the Me tropolis to Make a Speech. Washington, Jan. 21.—The Pres ident and party left thla afternoon for Now York where tonight he will address the Pennsylvania boas* and tho New York press club. authoritl-s and Is In Jail. $10,000 FOR BEING GORED. College Professor In the Defendant to the Suit. Austin, Texas, Jan. 21.—Because he alleges that he was gored hy a bull owned iby the professor, O. M. Sheppard has entered suit In the district court asking that L. M. Keashy, professor of sociology at the Texas State University, be re quired to pay him forty thousan 1 dollars. MRS. MARTIN DIED TODAY. She Was Formerly Miss Varnedoe and Married a Year Ago Savannah, Ga., Jan. 2J.—Mrs. Marlon P. Marlin, who wa g former ly Miss Varnedoe, of Thomasvllle, died at McIntosh today. She was married Just a year ago. MAY REACH COMPROMISE. Citizens of North Georgia and the TrnncHHeo Copper Co. Atlnnla, fla., Jan. 2n.—it Is he llnved that n compromise mn y b Shortly ronchej between tho citi zens of North Georgia living near tho Tennessee copper company plnnta nt Ducktown nnd the oflle- lnln of that company. Salts have long been pending to protect tho farmers from tho alleged bad af fects of tho sulphur fumes from tho smelting plants. Attorney Oenernl Rowlett Wall, who represents the Interests of the Georgians In tho matter, is now having a conference with Howard Comtek, attorney for the company, and It Is stated that a compromise may bo effected 'over tho proposed injunction proceedings which tho state was going to bring. WOMEN ENDORSE VETERAN. Daughters of Confederacy Want Old Soldier for Sexton. Savannah, G«., Jan. 20—Savan nah ladles ns a rule are not suffra gette, nor do they believe In women taking an active pnrt In politics, but yesterday afternoon at the historical meeting of Savnnnnh Chapter United 'laughters of tho Confederacy, that body camo near getting Into politics by ndoptlng a resolution calling up on the Council to re-elect Mr. A. n. LaRoche, a Confederate veteran, keeper of Laurel Grove Cemetery. Opposition hns developed o Mr. Laltncho nnd the ladleg wish him to remain. Tho resolution asking council not to displace him was nassed unanimously. It t* now be llcved Mr. LaRoche will be re-elect ed on Monday. A NEW TELEPHONE LINE. A New Line Will Be Operated Be tween Hero and Blanton, new rural telephone line was organlzod today at Blanton, Ga., and steps have been taken to put same Into Immediate operation and within a very short tlmo this line will he connected with the Valdosta ex change. Thla line will run from Valdosta via Stephenson to Rlanto.i and connect the following people along this route, Mr. R. R. Black, Mr. J. J. Howell. Mr. R. T. Carter Mr. B. F. Vann, Mr. D. B. Blanton, Mr. B. P. Wetherlngton and Rev. I. A. Wetherlngton. This line will ho quite a convenience to the patrons of the telephone system hero and they aro greatly Interested In the ru ral line development nnd by means of "these lines It enables them to keep In touch with relatives living , In the rujal districts that would 1(» j Ward'from only at long 'intervals. We afe advised-a number of oth er lines are being worked up and dur ing the year of 1B11 the telephone cotppany expects to double their al ready large rural list ot subscribers. Nothing shows the good financial condition of the fanners and the community so well as to see these modern Improvements so speedily developed, nnd Loxvndo* county In making such rapid strides In this direction puts tho rest of tho South Georgia counties In the shado. MILLS LANK AT MEAD. Savnnnnh Hanker nt Head of the Greater Hnvnnnah Movement. Savannah, Jan. 20.—Mr. Mllla B. Lane, president of tho Cltlxcna and Southern Bank, has announced his nrreptance of tho chairmanship of tho Greater Savannah movement, which ho« recently been Inaugu rated. Mr. Lane waa elected while he wns at Tybeo Island Inspecting the now hotel being built thero by Savannah capital, but when ho considered the proposition thoroughly ho decldu.l that he would accept tho office. With him at the head of tho move- ment It Is expected a great deal will bo accomplished. He Is looked upon as the best man In Savannah lor such a task., SHOT WOMAN IN STREETS. Baltimore Man Kills Woman and Then Commit* Suicide, Baltimore, Md., Jan. 20.—Her man Enaor shot Mrs. Mattie Wheat- ley to death In front of the Old Town National Bank this morning. Ensor Immediately suicided, nsor Immediately suicided. BAILIFF WAS CONVICTED. Judge Roan Rules That Bailiffs Cannot Parry Concealed Gun. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20.—The con viction nnd fining of J. P. court balllffB In the superior court of this city. Judge L. S. Roan pre siding, for carrying conccalej weap ons, Is of Interest throughout all Georgia becaus 0 It raises the gen eral question as to whether officers of that class can ever carry pistols concealed. Sparks was engaged In making a levy who n a negr 0 attacked him, and only used the pistol to de fend himself. Bat the Judge held that tho fact that he was engage-1 In the discharge of hie duty at the time he had the pistol did not ex empt him from the 1**. STEAMSHIP ON THE ROOKS. The Augusta Runs Aground, But All of Passengers Are Safe. Norfolk, Jen. 20.—The steamship Augusta, of the Chesapeake line, went aground off Wolfs trap In a fog this morning. It la believed that all aboard are safe- Togs hare gone to the rescue.