The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, January 28, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTwice-a-Week THE VALDOSTA TIMES VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY. JANUARY 28, 1*11, BIG DOGS FACr i PROSECUTION Criminal Charges are to be Preferred Against Many At lanta Autoists SWAP GOVERN- CONDITION OF Atlanta, Ga., Jan. ?«.-»-Sat#May morning when the Fulton county grand Jury meets, sworn evidence of bounty police 'officers will be pre sented sufficient to,indict fifty more leading Atlanta officials, bank ers, eoolety people r on criminal chargjpV: the state automobile those against whom pending are two or known ladles who live o n Peachtree street . ^ What the grand July Vllf do Is not yet known. It may lndijt ' fwo or three people as wi rest or there may be - a Indictment. For the-past two weeks the couq, ty police, aided by plain clothes men, furnished by tbe city detect!**'',Wl department, have been Ibusy , on Peachetree Road and the. Roswell road, getting up Information and' taking down numbers Of speeding automobiles. Some of the men have been mounted on motorcycles, and when a machine tried to get away without their seeing the number, the motorcyclist would follow ten aciously until he finally got what he sought. There were some dangerous and intensely exciting races. Th^ officers never made any attempt to stop or even hail anybody. They wero con- jflfedure and,Bet tlioj Most are for goli.K ever lljlj^^^^TTOr.around curves' at a PPIfferons and unlawful speed. Jsome few aro charged with not hav ing state numbers on their ma- The action of the grand Jury Is be ing awaited with Intense Interest by the whole community, and prac tically all the automobiles are trembling, for no one knows wheth er 4e or ehe may be among the nulh’ber or not. Violation ot the state automobile law Is punishable as a misdemeanor. OR’SJMANSION 1 \ The Committee From the Legislature Having Matter in Charge Met Yesterday. Atlanta, Jan. 2 6.—The disposal by the state of Georgia of the gov. ernor’s mansion at the oorner of Peachtree and Cain streets i„ the city of Atlanta will in all proba bility not be in the form of a straight sale or a lease but will be simply a "swap" by the etatg with some party who will give In ex change for It a suitable mansion in another portion of the city, plus bulling adjacent to the state capi tal for the occupancy of the scien tific ' and agricultural departments and as a museum. This wa a the Plan the state leg islature had in mind at the session last summer when the hill, -was passed providing that t&jfef&on disposed of, anj this “is the ,pisn ch the Jojn committee froth the jpjbgmd e'ehat will ta',improba bility follow out S The iommlttee held Its first ng in'. Atlanta yesterday for tlio purpose of organising and for- mulattos 'a plaq^pf procedure. It was decided to adjourn from the Piedmont Hotel to the assembly room of the Chamber of Commerce and all future meetings will H>e held at that place. The. committee will meet again at 10 o’clock in the morning- of Fri day, April 14, to open bids for the "sale, lease or exchange, or other dt'spn«nl or t!o rMFins’nii," hut In understood first IMP., nr tolttc.l on the' plan as oiitlln above. The governor’s mansion Is a building of no^great value, but the lot uon which It stands Is one ot the finest and most desirable In the city of Atlanta. Fo r this rea son a number of legislators oppos ed the disposition of It, preferring Instead to lease It and thus pro tect the state so that she,would get the benefits from enhancement of value. _ BANKSIS FINE \ "" Large Increase in Number of Georgia Banks and Improve ment |n Businesa. Atlanta, Jan. 26.—In his nual report not yet published, state Treasurer J. Pope Brown will pre sent figures to show that Georgia's banks bave gained twelve million dollars in 1210 over 1909, and that the general financial prosperity as reflected In the banks, ha s Increas ed In proportion to those figures. The total assets at the end of the year 1910, for all the Ibanks In Georgia la fixed, according to the state treasurer’s report, at 9120, 220,244.81. The figures show that there were 625 banks existing la Georgia at the end of 1910, com pared with only 487 during 1909. At the end of 1909 there were 487 banks Including fifteen branch es. During 1910 three branches were added, at Omaha, Newington and Tarrytown; 62 new bank* were chartered .Including branches at Benson, Bartow, Duluth and Jenk- lnsburg, and one trust comany be gan a banking business. That In creased tbe total to fi&3. From that number were defifiqted tour banks that went Into liquidation—Th Cit izens’ Bank at ‘Adel; tbe First State Bank at' Dalton, ana the Blalrsvllle and Young Harris branches; there banks that were nationalized; and two that were merged, one each at Dubik^S.J Clarksville. SGHENCK JURY CANNOT AGREE " j.4t But Judge Sent Them Back This Morning to Make up Their Verdict. Schisgekjj vdflr | Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 20—After twenty hours of deliberation lu the case tl.„ jury this after- said to stand seven for con- and five for nfiiulttal. Sirs. Sciicm k 'w l ulhier Oils after noon, but . her husband, only n few blocks iftvay is •manifesting great anxiety about tlie result. Wheeling, W. Va., Jan. 20.— Tho Jury ill the cuse against Mrs. Laura SchcnclefigiflrBcd With poison lng her hust and, reported ; 't nine o'clock this molding to Judge Jo dan that it was Unable to agree. Judge Jordan oent tho Jury back for further deliberation. Mrs. Schenck spent a sleepless and delirious night: and this . morning wa 3 oil tho verge of a collapso. After the JuryVitind been out about four libhrs it reported that lit wa» unable to agreo and Judge’ Jordan had thorn closeted for tho night A grent many ;people havo prog nosticated that the Jury would not bo able t 0 agree and th)„ feeling lias Increased during tho day. - -""-i- - MANSION COMMITTEE. THREE KILLED IN COTTON GIN Mother Tries to Save Her Daughter and Both of Them Perish Together, Reldsvllle, Ga. Jan. 26.—A moth er’s vain effort to sav e her young daughter from death eoit her own life, and that of her baby at Hlla. this county, yesterday morning. . Mrs. J. F. Wilks proved her he roism by springing to save her 11- year-old daughter whose dress had become entangled to tbe shafting ot a cotton gin on tbe farm of J, L. Pearson, where J. F. Wilks Is a tenant. Mrs. Wilks held her baby In her arms and In answer to her daugh- tor's cry for help sprang at ones tc aid her. Her clothing, too, caught In the shafting. She was whirled albout, her baby ws« thrown from her arms anj dashed to the floor, killed InBtantly, The mother and daughter were STIR INTHE ' HOUSEJODAY Mr. Hitchcock Intimated that Ballenger-Pinchot Report had Been Swamped Washington., Jan. 26.—In ^he senate today Senator Shively, of Indiana, attacked the ship subsidy bill and declared It would not bene fit American commerce. A stir was caused in the house today when Representative Hitch cock presented a resolution directing that the rules committee to Inves tigate and report within a week where the responsibility ltee for the delay In the action on the report- ot the Join committee to the house to the Balllnger-PInchot Investigation. Speaker Cannon warmly resented the ImpMed criticism that he le re sponsible for the delay. The reso lution was adopted. Operation Though Inevitable. Ferrle, Tex.—In a • letter fron torn from the gin machinery alive, tola place, Mary Kltman, says: "I but so frightfully Injured that wa * confined to my bed for three neither lived more than an hour. months, with womanly troubles J. F. Wilke, the husband and and during this time suffered un father, Is the eon of James Wilks, told agony. Th fl doctor said an of Lyons. The family came to Tatt- operation was Inevitable. I tried nail county but a sbo.-t time ago! Cardul. Now I am well, and able from Laurens cuunty Mr. Pearson. to farm for Legislative A young man In Indiana killed himself because he could not under stand Poe's poetry. What would be r f (, r have dono If ho had been roadlng a truo tonic. i:< 'Bfownlng. to do a great part of my work.' Thousands of, Indies have testified to the benefit obtained from Cardul the woman’s tonic. It prevent] un necessary womanly - pains and builds up womanly strength. It Is Tty It. It will heln you. ' MAD DOGS IN ATLANTA. |Many Canines With Hydrophophla In fest the Streets There. Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 2fl.—-More man BUILDS CHURCH IN 4 DAYS. ed so far making 662 chartered state bi in Georgia when these lines are published. THE BOAT NOT BLOWN UP. The Report that the Gunboat Wheel- lng was Blown up is fiot'True. Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 26.-—Wlt-1 rumors that tbe gunboat Wheeling on Its way to Vnantanarao bad been blown up was set at rest this after- noop when tho navy collier Loondns arrived. ce A the city a}*l set ft a better one on a more a nropratc site, will meet today at tho Piedmont hotel. The committee will look int„ the situation fully within the next day or two, and will prepare a report which will probably be followed by tbe legislature. It. Is doubtful whet", er or’ not a aalo will be recoffimshd- Battle Hill Baptist Church Breaks Bernnl In Atlanta. Atlanta, Jan. 26.—A handsome church building built and complet- dbgs Infest the streets of Atlanta ed from top to bottom in four days than all the other cities or Georgia Is quite a record, and sounds like Defeated Candidate Threatens to Con- |combined according to statistics Just, magic, but it Is a fact, or will be anounced by Dr. J. E. Pauldln, of tonight, when the new Battle Hli: o state board of health. Baptist church stands finished. There were six heads this month | The answer Is that one of the p to date, and all of them had tbe deacons la a contractor and com- ibles. | bines Christian zeal with cunning The menace will not be checked ( handicraft and a knack of doing ntll more rigid city dog laws are things In a hurry, yet doing them inforced, says the doctor. ’ right WIND TOO HIGH TO FLY. She reported that she spoke to the [ Wheeling on Tuesday ahd that all was well aboard. TO CONTEST CANNON’S SEAT. test Election, Danville, 111., Jan. 26.—W. D. jOundlff, who was defeated by Speak er Cannon for congress, today an nounced that be la preparing to file a contest to the speaker’s seat In congress should the vote selling In vestigation reveal enough fraudulent precincts to warrent action. the aviator who la to fly Tram hero to Havana across the gulf, postpon ed his flight this thornlng on ac count of the wind, which Is itill too high. He says that h e / Will start tbe moment the wind lies down. ' SENATOR ALDRICn BETTER. Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 26.—The health ot Senator Aldrich has shown a marked Improvement since hts arrival here. It was stated today that he would soon be able to leave. We Have Everything In -Garden and Field Seeds for Spring Planting. Virginia Second-crob Potatoes, N. C. Peanut*, Chufas, Early Cluster and Giant Polific 90-day Corn, Field Peas, Two-crop Peas, Sorghams, Millet, Florida grown Velvet, Beans, Artichoke*,. Ponderosa Tomato Seed, Cabbage, Turnip, Pepper, Egg Plant, Cqllard and Mbstard Seed. Write for price and Visit us when in town. FULTON'S KIDNEY REMEDIES WILL CURE. Vinson & Barnes, Drugs, School Books and Seed, VALDOSTA, - « GEORGIA HODGES-LAWSON CO. ga. SEED PlltDERS. We are pleased to announce the arrival of our seed pinders on Thursday the 26th. All who have engaged pinders please call on that day and get them, those that have not and want them, come quick, as they will not last long. They are-guaranteed to be genuine No. 1 pinders. We also have a big lot of the best flour made, on hand, in addition to the big line of dry goods, shoes, hats, notions, etc., that we have. If you want to save money, trade with us. We have something up our sleeves, our buyer is always on the alert, and buys every bargain that is offered. We fear no competition that is offered on first quality goods. THE CORNER STORE ==Hodges - Lawson Co.== HAHIRA, QA.

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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, January 28, 1911, Image 1