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THE VAlDOflTA Tl>
12,000 HOUSES CORPORATIONS
WERE RURNED
Brigands in Manchuria put
the Torch to Houses Cau*'
ing $20,000,000 Loss.
St. Petersburg, May 17—The Man
churia town of Klren was swept by
flames today.
The tiro is aaid to have been start
ed by brigands and It destroyed over
twelve thousand buildings inflicting
a loss of about $20,000,000.
0L0 VETS GO
ARE BEHIND
Internal Revenue Collector
Says Many Georgia Con
cerns are Delinquent
r'EBSO.'.
(From We*
Mr. H. M.
over from
■pent the da?
Mr. J. E. HI
Mr. S. a.
ot Amerlcus,
to this cltr ot
Mr. E. C.
spent yetterdsy
Mr. A. M.
was among the
yesterday.
Mr. W. A.
spent yesterday
Mr. W. E,
camo down yeti
Thousands of Visitors at Little
Rock had to go to Hot
Springs for Food.
Hot Springs, Ark., May 17.—Un-
able to obtain accommodations, food
or water at Little Rock thousands of
visitors and old confederate soldiers
who came to attend the United Con
federate Veterans reunion in that
city are thronging to this city.
It la estimated that fifteen thous-
and people are hore. The Business
Men's League la meeting the incom
ing trains and caring for visitors.
Many are returning home and will
not go to Little Rock at all.
NEWS OF DAY
IN ATLANTA
A Foolish Woman Decides
That She Will go to Jail
Because Lover is There.
Atlanta. Oa„ May 17.—Internal
Revenue Collector Henry 8. Jackson
is making a list of corporations In
Georgia which have failed to make j day in Valdosta
tax return^ to the government, and | Mr. B. H. Loi
will turn It over to the United States
district atorney, In order that civil
proceedings may bo Immediately in
stitute against the delinquents.
It Is said that between 1,000 and
>00 corporations have thus far
failed to make the proper returns.
The law provides that corporations
hl?h refuse to make returns or neg
lect to do bo shall be fined from
$1,000 to $10,000.
The law requires that the returns
shall be made not later than March
1st. The supremo court has held
that the law Is val'd, and the gov
ernment has announced from Hi
custom house hero, Its Intention or
applying th© law rigidly, and that
once the proceedings are actually In
stituted. corporations cannot then
escape their fines by merely paying
taxes.
CONGRESS RECESS MAYBE.
Atlanta, Go., May 17.—Mrs. Win-
' nlo Newcomb, a young boarding
house proprietor on Carroll street,
refused to pay a slight fine Imposed
upon her, and insisted on going to
the city stockade yesterday rather
than be separated from J. J. Smith,
the man she loved. Smith who waB
sentenced to 30 days without the al
ternative of a lino by Judge Broyles,
could not >bo paid out, though Mrs.
Newcomb offered several hundred
dollars, and then, rather than »co
nim go to Jail alono, she rofused to
pay her own slight fine, in order that
*h© might spend the tlm© in a cell
* adjoining his.
Tech Teacher is Honored.
Prof. Kemp Malone, of the Geor
gia Tocli High School, has been ap-
pointed by the T)Yetdent«of the Car
negie foundation as one of tho twelve
exclmngo teachers from tho United
State* to Prussia, for the year 1911-
1912. Tho honor Is a high one, re
flecting great credit upon the educa
tor hlmclf, and upon the institution
from which be is taken.
Young Man Becomes Socialist,
, J. L. Fitts., a Art honor graduato
of the South Carolina Military Acad
emy, has 'become on© of tho nation
al organliers of the Socialist party
and is in AtlaiTfa endeavoring to
arouse Interest in the cause he ad
vocates. Fitts, who come* of a well-
known family and is a brilliant
young fellow, fe one of the first
graduates of a southern college to
enter th© field as an active socialist.
Printers Memorial Hay.
Typographical Memorial Day, In
honor of brothera who have passed
away, will he obaenred" in At'anta,
May 28th .with special service® by
all the Atlanta printers' unions. R.
L. Whites and Wade P. Harding head
the special committee on arrange
ments.
Remember if you are short of cash
and need goods until fall, we are
the people for you to see ns we will
be glad to serve you either way for
cash or on time. We would be glad
to add about 200 more customers, to
our list. The J. P. Carter Co., Nay
lor Ga. 4-29-wtt
Advertise in the Dally Timet.
'8snat» Would Like to Hovo It From
July to September.
There has been some talk on the sen
ate Hide of the capitol of arranging for
a recess of congress from July 1 until
Bopt. 1. In this way tho soloiis would
escape the broiling period In the cap
ital. 8uch a plan involves the passage
of the Canadian reciprocity bill through
the senate and probably one or two
other measures,' such as the resolution
providing for a constitutional amend
ment for the direct election of sens*
tors.
Democratic leaders in the house who
have been approached on tho subject
have showu a disposition to rebel
against any such program that does
not include an agreement for a vote in
the senate on their free list bill.
Notiiing seems more certain In the
senate than that this free list bUl will
slumlHir peacefully in the senate com
mittee on finance. The reason given
for having congress return in /Septem
ber will be to give the Democrats an
early start in the work of revising the
tariff generally and for the other ex
tensive plans they have made for In
vestigations and legislation.
Up to this time there has been noth
ing like a conclusion on the plan for
a two months’ recess.
TAUXtfM. GA, SATURDAY, MAT 30. 1011.
“JOE" GANNON
IS HAPPY AT 75
World Good Enough For
BETTER THAN FIFTY YEARS AGO
HUBBY AS MAID.
Buttoning Wife’s Dress Almost Cost
8t. Louis Man $1,000.
Tho arduous task of buttoning his
wife’s dress almost cost Jacob Belly of
8t Louis $10.00 a minute, aud lie de
voted sixty minutes to madam's toi
let.
In tho federal court Belly was found
guilty of attempting to extort $1,000
from Frederick Esselbrugge, a wealthy
merchnnt, by Itlaek Hand methods.
Judge Dyer ordered the bond of $1,-
000 forfeited and nn attachment issued
for Belly. Before tills action could
be taken Belly walked Into the court
room with Mrs. Belly securely fasten
ed up the back and with her lmt on
at a perfect angle. Belly's explana
tion of the enuso of his delay created
ripples of merriment throughout tho
courtroom. Judge Dyer vacated tho
forfeiture of the bond.
SEMAPHORES FOR STREETS.
Paris Experimenting With New Traffio
Regulations.
A new system for regulating traffic
la about to be tested In Baris. An Iron
structure with Munnphore arms has
been erected in tho center of tho
■qunre at the Montmartre, whero tho
traffic in very heavy at all hours of the
day. The apparatus is fitted with four
signal arms, and these can bo seen 4 a
considerable distance. Drivers of ve
hicles arriving on the square will halt
if the Rigual is against them and wait
for a white disk to bo shown before
proceeding.
At night red and green Mghts will
replace the red and white disks of day
time
To Abolish Chits.
There is a movement In the far east to
abolish chits (I. O. U. or club checks).
In former day*, when the coins of the
©set were too bulky and heavy to car
ry tn one’s pocket with any comfort,
the chit was a convenience. Today
banknotes are in general circulation,
and the chit hns come to be regarded
as an unnecessary evil, which has
wrought a great deal of harm to both
givers and receivers of chits.
Know How to Say Amen.
A little girl prayed that the Lord
Would keep ber naughty brother from
catching the birds aud thou aaid to her
mother:
“I feel sure the Lord won’t let him
do it, mamma, for I’ve smashed up his
traps.”
vannah, spent
Mr. C. H. Lo
from Waycrosa
Valdosta yesterday.
Mrs. L. C. oltzcm
tie aon, left this mi
to epend everal
and friends.
Mr. A. H. Ilavlncofc and his daugh
ter, Miss Jesse Havincott, left this
morning for Misairjlppi to epend
some tlm© In thatltate.
Mrs. G. W. FBeman left this
morning for Augntta on a visit to
relatives and friends there.
Mr. H. W. Dexter left last night
for Atlanta to spend several days on
business.
Mr. T. W. Church, of Mllltown,
was among the visitors to Valdosta
yesterday.
Mr. Ralph Hutchinson, who Is liv
ing in Albany, is at home spending a
few days With hla parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Zeno Hutchinson.
Miss Alraltta Fonda, of Madison,
Fla., was in the City today on a
shopping trip.
Miss Klnnon, of Adel, came down
and spent today lc this city on a
•hopping expedition.
Mrs. J. M. Wilkinson and her
daughter, Miss Adair, left this morn
ing for New York to spend a week or
two.
Mrs. B. F. Holder and Mrs. G. W.
Tant are spending the week 'in Jack
sonville with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hol
der, and are In attendance up the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Mrs. T. B. Puckett, Mrs.
Thigpen and Mrs. R. S. Thigpen will
leave tomorrow for Jacksonville to
attend the Baptist convention at that
place.
Mrs. W. A. WhippleJ of Quitman,
came over j!° her
shopping In tfilsVJty. ' V
Mrs. Shelton left today for M>be-
vllle, Ga., to visit Mrs. Paul Duna
way, after a visit to relatives here.
Mrs. Y. R. Beasley and Miss Mary
Myddleton left last night for Tampa
to spend several days.
Thirteen tickets were sold from
this city this morning to Augusta for
the excursion train over the Georgia
and Florida road. Most of the
crowd who went down on the train
will remain as long as the limit will
allow.
A number of Odd Follows will go
from here to Rome next week to at
tend a meeting of the Grand Lodge.
The delegates from Valdosta believe
that they can secure tho conveutlon
for this city noxt year If the people
want it The convention will bring
about fifteen hundred people to Val
dosta and will turn loose here about
ten thousand dollars during the three
or four days that it is in session. The
Times hopes that the Valdosta dele
gates will work to get the convention
to come to this city.
The officials of tho Merchants
Bank have reclded to lot William
Liasmorc have a day off next Satur
day in order that he may accept an
invitation to deliver a great educa
tional address bofore a gathering of
negroes at Quitman. William was
formerly one of Valdosta's educators,
but in late years hi? time has been
taken up doing chore© for th© bank.
He says he is going to show his ap
predation of his employers' kindnee*
by making the speecn of his life.
The engine of the passenger train
from Palatka ibroke down at Dasher
station this morning and an engine
had to be sent there from this city
to bring the train in. The delay thus
caused was about an hour.
It has been threatening to rain for
two or three days, slight showers
falling occasionally. Crops are not
needing rain so) much, but gardens
and lawns are speeding ltt badly.
Special Agent J. N. Penn and Spe-
clal Officer J. mJ Lloyd, of the Geor
gia Southern's Secret service force,
were both in Valdosta yesterday.
The work off paving Patterson
street ha© reached the car line
switch and the (street will be paved
*ith gravel tha: far In a few days,
or as soon as he material arritto*.
The grading ol the street and the
lowering of tbs csr tracks hss made
a wonderful Improvement When
the work h con ptoted, vre do not be
lieve that tbsjs wfll be a prettier
street In
Hopes Ho Won’t Live to See the Mil
lennium—Age of Content and Idleness
Would Take Ginger Out of the Hu
man Race, Ho Thinks.
Uncle Joe Cannon, who has Just
passed his seventy-fifth milestone,
avers that he has never been better
physically or happier In Ms life. "Man
may talk of the
hard old world
we have to live
In, demagogues
may wander
about the coun
try retailing sto
ries of the Im
pending dangers
that beset our
government, pol
iticians may rant
against the
abuses that are being carried on in
favor of the few and to the detriment
of the many, but as for me—I am as
happy as a schoolboy,” he said.
Predicts a Great Future.
Tm not going to tell you what
■trides the country has made In the
paat half century. It isn’t necessary.
All any one has to do is to look at the
population, Immigration and produc
tion statistics to see that we have pro
gressed as no other nation in the
world hns ever progressed In anything
like the same time. As for the future,
I believe progress will be just as great
It is only a matter of time before we
•hall have a population of 600.000,000 j
people living in this land.
‘This country Is good enough for me,
and I pay little heed to the men who
would belittle the progress that we
have made. The Democrats hold that
we Republicans have not kept things
moving hi the right direction during
the time we have been iu power. Let
them compare the progress that has
been made while we have been In pow
er and while they were In control.
They’ll admit that we have done pret
ty well on tho whole. Of course mis
takes have been made, but outlining
the course of a nntion Is no child’s
work. Men will err in spite of their
beat Intentions.
"When people talk to me about the
hardships of the wqrld today it al
most makes me laugh. If they had to
go through what I had to go through
and what every other man and woman
endured half a century ago they would
not talk such nonsense. Why, life is
one continual round of pleasure today
compared with the days when we had
no railroads or even decent roadways
and a thousand and one other Improve
ments that have been brought about
fia the past half century.
Balks st tho Millennium.
"Every ciasa of people in this coun
try Is better off aud happier today than
In the so called 'good old days.’ I do
not mean that the rich, the middle
class or the upper class alone are bet
ter,;^ and happier, but 1 mean that
the Working m*nn and woman, the pro
fessional man and all other classes are
better and far happier than they
The All-Steel John
Deere Cultivator
With gauge wheel, lever and horse hoe at
tachment, is one of the most useful tools you
ever put on your place, as its several attach
ments and great adjustability adapts it for
numberless uses and conditions.
Unequaled for the cultivating of Com,
Cotton, Potatoes, etc.
W.H.Brigg$ HardwareCo.
e dreamed of being fifty
uble Is that people are al-
Ing for the millennium, and
one thing thnt I do not
g to sec. I would not like
land when that so called
came about The human
animal fan’t worth a d unless he
hss to figtife against adversity—It brings
out the teal manly qualities. And
when that age of content and idle
ness comes to pass this world will be
no place for Uncle Joe Cannon.”
POLICE DOGS FOR LONDON.
Um
•Bobbles” Gst Permission
Trained Animals.
CPontlnental and British police have
fbund trained dog*, particularly the
Airedale type, of great service to offi
cers, and permission to use them hss
been given by Scotland Yard.
Airedale dogs supplied to Liverpool,
Nottingham, Sunderland, Rochdale,
Berkshire, Glasgow and continental po-
ttce by Mayor Richardson of Harrow
have met with great success In pro
tecting officers against attack and in
Backing evildoers.
It la understood London police will
hare to purchase their dogs, but that
maintenance money will be snowed.
His Conundrums.
"Pop, tell me some conundrums.”
"Conundrums? Why, l don't know
any conundrums, my son!"
"Oh, yes, you do! 1 heard mother
tell Aunt Mary the other day that you
keep ber guessing most of the time.”—
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