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BIGGEST SHIP
WAS LAUNCHED
Monster Battleship was Given
to the Waves at Crump’s
Ship Yard Today.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 25.—Sur
passed by none and equaled only by
her own sister ship, which is not yet
completed, America's latest and
greatest warship, the battleship
Wyoming, was launched today at
the yards of the Camp Ship and En
gine Building Company at Kensing
ton. There was no untoward inci
dent to mar the ceremonies, which
were witnessed by a distinguished
gathering of naval folk and official
representatives of the State of
Wyoming, in honor of which Com
monwealth the powerful sea,fighter
was named.
For the first time in the many
years that the Cramps have been
building the big fighting machines
for the United States navy the gen
eral public was barred from attend
ing the launching. No one was per
mitted to enter the yards without
a card of admission. The enforce
ment of the new rule was due, ac
cording to the explanation of the com
pany officials, to extraordinary con
ditions arising from the great size
of the Wyoming. So huge Is the
mammoth hulk that it completely fill
ed the great shed built over the
cradle and rendered it impossible to
build the customary stand about the
brow for the accomodation of‘the
ipectatorff. Provision was made only
tor the christening party and a few
listlnguished guests. /'
,The christening party i headed 1
othy Eunice , dhugh-
' a fogaer the
ing supjrjagc
the bfg battleship, took up
Jheir positions near the nose of the
big ship. A few minutes later there
was a rending sound and snap, the
weakened under beams gave way
and a 9 the Wyoming moved down
the ways Miss Knight hurled the
i bottle of sparkling wine at the prow
\r' and oxcallmed In a clear voice:
christen thee Wyoming.”
1 The giganatic battleship slid down
the tallow-greased ways with the
lightness of a frail lifeboat. As sho
righted herself far out in the stream
and was taken charge of by several
tugs the great gathering gave vent
to its enthusiasm. To the cheers of
tho onlookers was added the deaf
ening noise of hundreds of whisteles
^^V'^from the factories and shops along
shore and many river crafts.
The battlehsip is declared to have
no equal afloat as a first-class fight
ing machine. She is of 26,000 tons
displacement, or 3,320 tons greater
than the British battleship Conqueror
launched a few weeks ago.
The displacement of the Wyoming
is 5,000 tons greater than that of
the Deleware, which has been in
commission less than a year, and
n°arly 15,000 tons greater than that
of the Oregon, which scarcely more
H than a decade ago was known as the
“Bull-dog of the Navy.”
B s. The armament of the Wyoming
will consist of twelve 12-inch and
POULTRY MAN
i zr-s- _ THE VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA, GA„ SATURDAY, MAY
Ortloary’, Office x
SUES GEORGIAN AND BLOODSHED DAY A
Aged Poultry Expert Asks
Damage of Atlanta Paper
for Alleged Libel.
Atlanta, May 25.—J. G. Postoll,
the aged poultry expert who baa
long been known throughout the
southern states as “Uncle Dudley,”
has entered a $10,000 damage suit
against the Atlanta Georgian,, charg
ing It with defamation of character,
and with the “piracy of his pen-
name.”
Mr. Postell charges that when he
stopped writing for the Georgian
that paper continued to use his pen-
name, “Uncle Dudley” and a so took
his mail, sent to that name out of
the postoffice. He charges that
when he protested they wrote defam
atory articles about him.
Judge Pendleton has temporarily
restrained the newspaper from mak
ing any further use of the name
Uncle Dudley” until the case rcraes
up for a hearing, June 3rd.
AUTGIST MUST
PAY DAMAGES
Son of Standard Oil Mag
nate Must Pay $8,000 for
Death of You^£>irl.
.New-BedfeftC
.y'ordict of $6,100 was returned today
MEXICO CITY SEETHES
Mobs Marched Through Streets Demani
Diaz be put to Death, but Aged Pi
be Found.—Announced Today T]
This Afternoon.
Mexico City, May 25.—Mobs are
surging through the streets of the
capital today struggling for maatery
with the police.
Time and again great crowds surge
toward the palace calling for the
execution, of President Diaz. Each
time they were driven back by the
police, but were gathering numbers
and forces with each succeeding at
tempt.
Revolutionary leaders today sent
a courier, calling upon him to capture
the capital, dispose of Diaz and pre
vent looting by mob out breaks.
General Figuero is now at Cuerna
vaca, forty mile 3 away, but It is re
ported that mutiny led by General
Azumnolzolo has broken out in his
army.
Martial law has been proclaimed
in the city of Mexico and war minis
ter Cosico has taken personal com
mand. As a result of the scenes of
anarchy It was reported that Diaz
has informed his advisors that he
would not resign. It was reported
this morning that D;az had taken
refuge where it is impossible for the
revolutionists to find him. All of
the rioting is due to rumors upon
the streets last night that Dia*
would not resign.
Fully twenty five people were kill
ed In the rioting last night and thlr* /[oday
tv psn^Mid. The polii
TWO PALATKA
WOMEN DROWN
t
Bathing at South Beach, Mrs.
Shields and Mrs. Cannon
Lose Their Lives, i
disturbed. Hou
and minor prop.
The lull
when nobs
toward the pa! 1
asking "wheri
and demand!
Diaz.
Pueblo, wii
hundred thoi
bands of the tl
Tapia
Mudero
Juarez,
advisors '6
the bloodshed In Mexli
dared General 1; derol today. "Tho
forces of liberty are [ready to pro-
ceed With reforms li
wo expect Dias sad
at once.
“The rioting he*
the tottering goveih
pie will not be trllji
Is preparing to go, to tho capital.
Diaz Will lleidgn Today.
Mexico City, Mw >5.—Foreign
minister De la Bnrraf officially stated
this morning ‘ that President Diaz
and Vice-President
thlq afternoon and
government'' —.1U.
sumn charge.
Palatka, Fla., May 25.ii--Mrs. Wil
liam Shields and Mrs, j/ihu D. Can
non, members of prominent families
here, were drowned wh(le bathing In
inhering the BUrt nt S “ uth Beach today. The
“* I ladles wero nrnong the largo crowd
going to the beach today on the Red
Men’s annual excursion.
Mrs. Shields was the daughter of
Charles Rlfenburg of Palatka
Heights and her husband Is a well
known employe of the Wilson Cypresb
Company. Mrs. Cannon was the wlfo
of John D. Cannon, who Is associated
with his brothor In the meat busi
ness hero. She loaves a little glirl
3 years of age.
A long distance mcesage states
that the bodies wore recovered Im-
oral will resign
the provisional
dl&toly as-
GROWTH OF
TWO STATES
Columbus Industrial Index
Tells of the Progress in
Georgia and Alabama.
Columbus, Ga„ May 25 Tho
Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex says In Its regular Issue:
“Eighteen corporations applied
for charter In the two states during-
the weok, representing various
branches of commerce and Industry,
and their combined minimum capital
stock Ik $1,727,600. Conspicuous
among them Is a $1,500,000 corpo
ration nt Savannah, Ga organized
to manufacture and roflne turpen
tine and' othe pine tree products. At
Cedartown. Gn., a $100,000 corpo
ration Is In process of organization
and will soon npply for charter, to
establish a plant for the manufac
ture of wheels and truckB according
to a patent. The people of Cedar-
niodlately and thnt a sister of Mrs. town subscribed $6,000 In stock In
Shields came near losing her life In order to secure the enterprise for
n n effort to save here drowning sis
ter. '
• Rjfyes Summoned I
/Havfnna, May 2|
ived a,
lister,
loyalty of the greater part of
against John Archlbokl, a son of the [the army Is doubted.
the call for appp
City.
Reyes
.from
by the Madero-
OLD MINISTER
BURNED ALIVE
Alabama Preacher Went, in
his Burning Home After
oney Left in Trunk.
Standard Oil Company magnate, in
a ault brought by William Domello,
to recover $13,000 damages for
Jhe death of his young daughter,
who was run over by Archibold’s
automobile on the public highway.
YEAST CAKES IN A TItUST.
Malting Combination is Formed to
Control the Market.
Cincinnati, May 25.—A malting
combination was perfected today
when Fleishman Malting Company,
with a capital of two million dollars,
wa 3 granted a charter by the secre
tary of state. The firms in the com
bine are those in Cincinnati owned
by the Fleichman interest, Fleish
man. Co., Chicago., Vurtis Co., Bufla-
lo, and the Kentucky Malting Co., of
Louisville.
Makes Home Baking Easy
People Vote on Picture Shows
Fort Worth, Tex., May 25.—Prob
ably for the first time in the United
States picture referendum was em
ployed in Fort Worth today to deter
mine whether the moving picture
thcater g shall be permitted to open
on Sunday. The show manageri op-
plied for the privilege of ^giving Sun
day performances and the petition
met with a protest from the church
organizations. The City Commission
thereupon ordered a special election
to decide the matter.
So far, foreigners have not been lists.
GEORGE WENT
BY THE LIMIT
Man who had two Sons Killed
by Reckless Driving is Ar
rested on Charge.
Atlanta, May 25.—W. H. George
the well-known Atlanta contractor,
will face the city criminal Judge
within the next few days on the
charge of speeding his automobile at
reckless rate past the Howell
school near this city ,at an hour in
the morning when scores of little
children were proceeding along the
road to the school house.
. former railroad engineer, J.
T. Fincher, will testify that George
wag going over 30 mile* an hour,
according to the county police.
W. H. George Is the same man
who wrecked his car last venr
while speeding on Peachtree road.
In that wreck his own two sons
and & third passenger were killed.
GIRL FOUND
WANDERING ILL
A Hard-Woi'jcing Girl Wan-
bls
Hasi
burned to deatif
Springs this morning
home was burned.
Mr. Hastle rescued the members
of bis family from tho burning
building nnd rushed Iback to get sev
eral hundred dollars which wero In
a trunk.
He was overcome by smoke ar.d
heat and was burned alive.
Last Legal Hanging There,
J • .if j \i7L-i Frankfort, Ky., May 25. —Tfro last
ders m tilije Woods While ] GKa | hanging in Kentucky occurred
today when Roger Warren, a nogro,
was hanged for murder of a fellow
convict. Hereafter executions will
bo by electricity.
ill and w^s Delirious.
Absolutely Pure
Tho only baking powder
made from Royal Grape
Gream of Tartar
NO ALUM.N0 LIME PHOSPHATE
twenty-two 5-inch and broadsides of
twelve 12-lnch and eleven 6-inch
guns. The twelve 12-inch guns will
be mounted In six turrets on tho cen-
tre line of the ship, two forward,
two-aft and two midships. Each
turret is to be protected by electri
cal hoists from the magazines and
shell rooms below. The entire hand
ling of the guns will be done by elec
tric motors.
For defense against torpedo boat
attacks there will be provided a bat
tery of twentv-ono 5-Inch rapid-fire
guns, protected bv armor of medium
thickness. Close subdivision and
strong bulkheads will form addition
al protection .against the damage
likely to result from mine or torn**
do explosions.
The principal dimensions of the
bit” battledfn are a s follows: T.encth j
on load water line, 554 feet: length |exercise
over all, 662 feet; beam over amor |tute,
U. 8. Squadron in Denmark
Copenhagen, May 26.—King Fred
erick ha« taken a personal Interest
In the arrangements for the enter-
tertalnment of the officers and men of
the American squadron during It*
five day’s visit to Copenhagen. The
squadron, consisting of the Louisia
na. flagship, and the Kansas, New
Hampshire and South Carolina, Is
duo to reach port tonight. Features
of the entertainment program will
Include an audience of state and a
bsnquet to the officers given by the
King, a ball given by the Ministers
of Barlne snd exeurlsons to near
by resort for the men of the squad
ron.
Atlanta, M&Jr 26.—Miss Vera Ma-
cey, an honest,, .unfortunate,, penni
less Atlanta working-girl, was found
wandering 111 I la the woods beyond
the Chattahoochee river yesterday
nad was (brought back to the city by
the county police,, who at first
thought she attempted to poison
herself. i
It developed that desperate and 111
as she was, 'she had) not made any
suicidal attempt, but was simply de
lirious from exposure and fever.
She had been ill at th hospital
for a short fimo, and had been dis
charged from that Institution
cured. But she was not strong
enough to work,, and being without
money could get no place to hoard.
Tho privation caused her Illness tc
return. Shu Is now again at tho bos
pital, and -if she recovers, some
charitable institution will see that
she is cared for until she can work
again.
Bnynn Re|| c for Rale.
London, May 26.—The copy of
Foxe’s “Book of Martyrs” owned by
the Bedford Literary Institute was
offered for sale at public auction to
day at 8otheby’s. The book is valued
highly by collectors anil dealers,
chiefly because it is bellevd to have
been the one that belonged to John
Bunyan when he was in prison.
that city, locating the industry in
the face of lively competlon by other
cities.
“Americas, Ga., sold $105,000 of
Improvement bonds and will expend
the money at onece. Tho propos**'’
bond issue for the city pf Birming
ham, Ala., will be for $1,500,000,
and will probably bo voted on dur
ing the month of June. Unadllla,
Ga., Is to vote on the issuance of
sewer and water works bonds. The
<Lowndes county, Georgin. grand Ju
ry recommended the Issuance of
$200,000 of roads bonds. -i\>n
banks are reported for OampJ
Ala., end Hampton, Ga.
Randoli county, Ala., la fj
bids for constructing
echcbl. Mobile, Ala., is to \
ving, the^gineer oF t
been
several
ta„ Ga., company was awal
contract to lay three million brick
In Jacksonville, Fla., where much
paving Is to be done. At Colum
bus, Ga., contract was awarded for
enlarging a fertilizer factory at a
cost of $20,000. The Southern
Railway Company Is to doub e-track
Its line for most of the distance be
tween Atlanta, Ga., and Gainesville,
Ga., building 32 miles of track. A
fire insurance company in Georgia,
whoso earnings wero $211,429 dur
ing the past year declared a divi
dend of 58 per pent. In which poli
cyholders participate^!.
Field : Peas
Lowest prices for
sound seed, fol
lowing varieties.
Speckled,
Unknown,
WhippVwill
Clays,
Mixed Cow
Peas.
Municipal Officials Confer.
Ponchkeepsle, N. Y., Ms, 25.—
Municipal problem^ of wide variety
nrn to be wrestled -with at the St-
Commencement nt Tiiskeaeo.
Tuskejree, Ala., May 25.—Man!
visitors attended the commencement I convention of mayors and other city
today nt TuskoRce Instl-j officials which bet-an In thin city tn-
a address to the (rraduatee day. Representatives of nesrly all
5S feet 2 5-8 Inches: trial draft, 28 I was delivered hy Judffe Robert H of the leading cltleg of New York are
feet: trial displacement, 26,000 tons; Tcrr-ll of the Municipal Court of taking part, in the (rntherim?, which
trial speed, 20 1-2. knots an hour. ' the District of Columbia. I will bo In session three days..