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Twice -a-Week THE VAIiDOSTA TIMES. VALDOSTA, «A., SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1011. Solicitor General Hartridge May Consult Attorney Gen eral About Starke. udejace at Springfield Yes- terday Put# his Foes to De manding New Hearing. y The “Lily Whiles” and the “Organized Republicans” * are About to Split. Savannah Dealers not Pfy- ing at Present Prices and -Stock is Accumulating. Many Strange Birds Blown up From the Gulf to Sec tion Around Atlanta. A Mass of Correspondence and Petitions is in the Hands of the Commission. Atlanta, April S.—Riding on the wings of the wind, borne upon the bosom ot the whirling storm-clouds, a whole flock of hopeless sea-fowl tumbled out of the skies Into Atlan ta’s streets during the torrential downpour last night' | Some ot them were killed by strik ing the earth; others were not; they are queer looking birds shaped like ducks but slightly smaller, with tiny, helpless wings, Atlanta, Oa., April 6.—A mass of correspondcnco and petitions con- front-u the •liotflli ,.urdon commis sion -when It met today to consider the application for pardon for Edgar Stripling, the Danville, Va., police chief who was arrested recently and returned to this state to serve) a life term for a murder committed fourteen years ago. The widespread Interest In the esse was evidenced by the fact that the petitions- tor Stnp;!n.;s pardon came f't'.'n many sections of the country. The correspondence Included let ters from many influential persons in Hsrrls county, Georgia, where the alleged crime was committed, from Dsnvllle, where Stripling, un der the name of R. E. Morris, was a respected cltison up to the time ofvhis recent arrest, and from var ious points In Nirth Carolina where ho worked after hie escape from prison and up to |he time of his removal to Danville. The application for the pardon,^ however ,1s not without opposition. An urgent appeal that Stripling bp returned to prion to serve his sw- tonoa hat been received from the relatives and friends of- W. J. &ir- nott, wboriella.victim to Stripling s bullet* on ffo’pt. 4, 18PT. At his trial. Stripling confessed to shooting Cornett, declaring the latter hnki insfilted hie wife nnd ala- fond a second tlmp his title to a liewI.jUo IJaTI,’-Attorney General of >eat jn-the Seriate-because of the the Stats, ‘ before proceeding to dairiaging testimony effort at Spring- maclamus tho county commissioners field, 111.. Resolutions will bo in- wild tb 0 purpose of forcing them to I troduced in. the Senate soon to that rjk 1600 to bring Julius Stark si end; V’, I . floriner ’ City Detective back Senator Lorlmer left hurriedly California to last night. It Is beUovotl that ho has gone to New York. j Friends 'Trying to Savo Him. i Springfield, 111, April 6.—The friends *of Senator Lorlmer In tho* ; legislature arc; making frantic ef-- forts to head off any other dlscloa-;' fires of bribery in connection with' The Solicitor General wishes a prec- Semitor Lorimer’s election, to the'’ from answer an Indictment for forgery In Chatham Superior Court. * - The commissioners do not think -Worth $600 to bring a man back 1 do answer a charge ot getting $S6. fit■■ forgery. They say the county ftoan’t that kind of mopey to spare. and big with strong muscled feet. None of them can fly for any dis tance. They waddle helplessly on the ground, but In the water are active as eelsV.How any of them-got up In (he clouds Is s mystery, unices they were actually sucked up In a water spout Negroes have tried to eat'some of the birds which fell like manna, but have found them to be of s disagree able flshy odor. More than 200 of them,'living and dead, were picked up out Peaohtree road. web-feet edent established and be wants to know If the Commissioners have a which.rules tho right u> refuse him his appropria- >., flop. To this end he suggeet that I] |he' will mandamus - the Board, but |U before doing so he will get the opln- o ion of the Attorney General. He slmuldlhear from him tomorrow. In -wj the meantime Starke la being hold ei by the authorities In .California. B^CpVoia Install, new Officers. Jj ' At I’tho annual mooting of tho Sj Confederate Veterans Asoclatlon lost »(light, now officers wero installed for itffe coming year. The newt Presl- rl'lMt i Hie organization Is Mi. jelj- ' e^Batlssy. la galhuif"edhfodor- 1 atnr soldier. The report! of tho olll- 1 cerja read last night showed thst th* organisation Is • In splendid - shape. Preparations are being made - for the observance of memorial day • on April 26th. i t Funeral of Mr. Well. | i ' The funeral of Mr. Arthur Well, > a well known wholeeale she dealer, who died yesterday,- took plsce this afternoon and wna very largely at tended. Mr. Well was forty two years of age end had suffered from a valvular heart and has been dan- gerously 111 for several weeks. He la survived by aeve-al relatives here and In Atlanta. DUFFY STREET i/aPTISTS It became known today that sev eral Chicago millionaires, who won to benefit by Lorlmors election will b< eubpoened. f Former Members of That Olmrch arc to Ilc- - model Their l DnUdlng. Savanah, Ga„ April 6—At a .large attended meeting of the- members f of the Duffy Street Baptist, churcn last'night, 'll? was practically detcr- ftlrieil to rSBodcl the phonont Chttirfi rind to afiprid a great deal of money In the process. " ’ j jjj NO PARDON FOR PREACHER. Hopkins, :L mer’s predecessor will testify? ] week. f* the d^y Spnator ,f I.ate* In etto'lTiqrttdt] lutlon tisk'ng for an Investigation of the election of Senator Lorlmer pf Illinois. j '\ He named Senator Works Town send and MbLean qt the Republi cans and Kero and Pomeren, Demo crats, as a committee to Investigate the Lorlmer bribery charges The resolution was laid on the table to be brought up later. Lorlmer Reaches Pittsburg. prlsonment. Whllo waiting lor trans fer to tho ponltontinry he mado his escape and had been at liberty more than fourteen years whet, he was arrestm] a ftw weeks ago. After Ms e-cape Stripling was joined by h:s wi'o i.nd tlroo ch-1- dren. He now has ten children It Is proposed to raise the buffeting and put a.Sun day School room In the basement. It le also expected that It will he marblelted on the exterior and made a more beautiful structure than at present. until May, for the-hearing of his petition tor pardon, has been put off a, month by the state prison com mission. FREE MEDICAL ^TREATMENT Pittsburg, Pa., April 6.—Senator Lorlmer arrived here today on priv ate business and he refused to dis cuss tho charges of Clarence Funk, of tho hundred 'thousand dollars bribery fund, made In Springfield ^ re y° u of spend- S mone y anc * tak- I BmIjBspBI fog medicines? Have you doctored for f% mollt ^ s without relief f You want to get well * Then Read fhis Notice Care- Mexican Junta Denies That Overtures ore Acceptable and Fight Goes on. Canadian Reciprocity to be Sidetracked Pending Re vision of the Tariff. is Yoim MEDICINE CASE WELL S SUPPLIED? El Paso, Texas, April 6—It Is announced today by the revolution ary Junta that peace negotiations by the lnriurectoe and -the Mexican government have fallen through ana ten-thousand armed men will flock to the rebel standard within ten days. It le declared that the revolt Is spreading all over Mexico. Washington, April 6.—ft is gen erally understood that It Is a plan Qf the Democrats In the House to hold Canadian Reciprocity in re-, serve for some time and that tariff revisions will be given the right of way. Bills being prepared Involving changes In the woolen and cotton schedules and 100 other necetoarieo of life to combat ths high cost of Bring. Valdes Hotel apd on Friday and Saturday, April 21-22 one or more ol the famous German-Atnsrican doctors will be there and may be Con suited Tree of charge by any sick Or afflicted person whq may have fail ed to secure relief from their family doctor. That thr?y may become quickly known they bsve a very unusual offer to all wh9 call on them during their first visit. Free Medical Treatment They will give free treatment until cured, (Medicine excepted) to nil Who will call. If yon wish to avail yourself ot this offer it will be necessary to call early as the doctors will be very busy and will see every sufferer in the exact order of their calling. By being early you will asve yourself s long and tiresome wslt Watch the paper for our | announcement each Issue. We wlllhaVe much to my that wriBjnSoreot \ you. % Nir' HOME FOR OLD WOMEN Are^rou ready for emergencies? If one of your family ihould be severely burned do you know what to do? Are you prepared for sprains, bruises, cuts, and the thousand and one every day accidents that seem so trivial and yet may not be In the long run. We will be glad to help you select a few “emersency aid*,’’ tell you how to use them, and the cost is so small compared to their importance,' it’s hardly worth mention ing. Sooner or l^Er the time is sure to come when you Church Women of Havanuah to Unit* In Building the Home. Savannah, Os., April fl.—The women’s eocletlee or the Protectant churches of Savannah are preparing to erect an old folks home adjacent to 8avaunah. Tt Is to occupy an acre of land which has been denoted for the purpose and will be con- trlbuled to by all the protestnt churches of the elty tt the plans of tbs ladles go through. Thebe are several homes of. this character In and around Savanah, but they are not operated upon the same plan that It Is hoped to operate this one under. There wlIJ be a union meet ing In a few weeks for the purpose of Interesting sll of the Protestant churches In the dty In, the plan. HUNTER TO BE SENTENCED. 11 be th&nkfti£ y^l took our advice. Ingram Drug Company. Cor. Hill Ave. and Patterson St. celved and made the flndlng of the lower court. It le believed here that Hunter will never be hanged, but that he will get s commutation of sentence through the Prison Commission. German-American Doctors 118 Adams St. Jacksonville, FU tanfi He SB