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THB VALDOSTA TIMES. yAIJKWTA, GA, THURSDAY, JUNK 18, .1011. f| IJ ft | |
OSCAR SMITH
WILL SUCCEED
GENl EVANS
Smith lias Him on Slate
for Appointment
IT *8 SAID THB GOVERNOR
WANTS A LAWYER l'O ADVISE
HIM IN PARDON AND OTHER
MATTERS.
Atlanta, Ga., June 10.—It la un
derstood that the successor of Gen
eral Evana on the prlaon commlsalon
will be a lawyer, and the Atlanta
Journal this afternoon, though with
out any apparent authority, predict*
that Oscar M. Smith, formerly Judge
of the court of Valdoata, will <bs ap
pointed as Geperal Evan', successor
•on the prison commission board.
I* was stated In some of the cor-
respondents from Atlanta that Jesse
Mercer, of the Fltigerald Enterprise,
would be given the position, but It 1*'
•said that ho did not desire It and
that It was not tendered him.
The lawyer will be relied upon
largely by Governor Smith to as-
-slst him In passing upon pardon
matters.
Hill Tuggle, of Stone Mountain
lias announced' hi* candidacy as the
«uperlntendent of convict*.
The above telegram was received
by The Times from Its regular cor
respondent In Atlanta at 4 o’clock
■this afternoon. A little later the
Atlanta Georgian confirmed It In a
-telegram to this oSlce.
The Time* Is unable at this hour
to And out whether or not Judge
Smith will accept the appointment,
but we are sure that It will be rery
gratifying to his large circle of
friends throughout Lowndes county
■and South Georgia.
ITEMS FROM AROUND ADEL.
Amount of. Mall Handled In Post-
office—Hutchinson's Estate.
The local poetolllce handled 54,-
'000 pieces of mail during the month
of May, 36,000 of It being first-class
matter. There Is no better Indication
of business prosperity than a heal
thy postofllce business and the good
Increase the postofllce here shown
each year i 8 evidence that we are
growing all the time.
Mrs, Laura Edmondson, of near
Moultrie, died Tuesday after an tu
nes* of a few days. She was a sis
ter of Mrs. M. L. Wright, of this
-city. She was thirty-nine years of
age and Is survived by her husband
and three children. Mrs. Edmondson
was a devout member of the Primi
tive Baptist church. The burial
took place at Bridge creek Wednes
day. Elder Pierce officiating.
At the hearing at Nashville Mon
day Judge Lovett appointed Dr.
Schnauss permanent administrator
-on the estate of the late John
Hutchinson. It la understood tha.
the appointment of an administra
tor was resisted by Mr Archie Hutch.
Inson, who claims all the property.
Mr. Hutchinson left a wife and child
•who claim their part of the proper
ty. The deceased and Mr. Archie
Hutchinson were partners In busl-
•ness. It Is understood that the es
tate it valued at 322,100, not In
cluding the Hutchlncon Ginning
Milling Co. The administrator's
bond was Hied at $30,000. A years
support will be set aside for Mi*.
Hutchinson and the child, and the
contentions of the parties will be
•fought out In the courts, probably.
—Adel New*
MANY PEOPLE BURIED
ALIVE UNDER THE LAVA
Reports From the Mexican Earthquake Show That Condi
tions There are Much Worse Than They were Thought
to be at First—Whole Towns Wiped out and Fifteen
Hundred People Killed.
Mexico City, June A* tele
graphic communications are being
slowly restored throughout Mexico
the terrible devastation by Wednes
day’s earthquake Is becoming known
Conservative estimate* by the
government shows that fully fifteen
hundred people were killed and the
list Is growing hourly. "
The second earthquake yesterday
afternoon In the south and western
section was distinctly felt here.
There was a tidal wave on tb e Paci
fic coast. Advices are meager, but
It 1* feared that terrible damage has
been done to co^et cities.
Tbe city of Colima is reported
practically In ruins with a hundred
bodies burled beneath the debris and
with property damage of many mil
lions.
At Zeatotlesn live hundred people
perished.
The government eetlmates that
DEAD WOMAN AS SHOT STOKES
NOT HIS WIEE
Butler Goes with Gulf Lino
M. K, Butler, who for a number
•of years has been a prominent rail
road nym of Moultrie, having been
Joint agent for the Atlanta Birming
ham and Atlantic; Valdosta Moultrie
and Western, and the Georgia and
Florida railway, has been tendered
appointment of commercial agent for
the Gulf Line Railway. His head-
quarters will be In Moultrie.
Joe Wilmont Not Tried Yet.
Joe Wilmont, the negro who was
arrested at the Instance of Chief
Dampler on a charge of killing two
white men. Messrs. Mays and Good
ing, In Florida last year, was In
dicted by the grand Jury st Chip-
ley, Fla., a few days ago. hnt it to
said that he will not be tried until
next fall as the court there Is crowd
ed with murder cases. '
A Suit for Divorce in Atlanta
Brings About Some Inter
esting Disclosures.
Atlanta, Juno 9.—According
the records and newspapers of thlB
city, Emil Shneegass, local superin
tendent of the National Pencil Com
pany, burled his wife on May 6th of
this year, and Is now suing her for a
divorce.
Of course, there’s an explanation,
but It goes Into the realm of psy
chology and brings to light a queerer
trait of character than Is often met
with even In fiction. ”
Mr. Shneegass Is a gentleman of
retiring disposition who came here
three years ago from New Jersey
and rented a handsome little cottage
In Angler Place. There he resided,
alone save for a cat and a quiet,
middle-aged woman, of eminently
respectable mien, whom tbe neigh
bors naturally took to bo Mrs,
Schneegass. Mr. Shneegass was al
most a reelnse, and at the end of a
year and then of two years, the
neighbors knew little more ahont the
ftmlly than*they did at first—which
was nothing.
Then one day, while Mr. Shnce-
gats was at work, there waa a pierc
ing scream from the cottage. The
neighbors burst open the door snd
entered. The woman, despondent
over 111 'health, had taken a dose of
strychnine. When Shneegass got
home he fonnd the neighbors, doc
tors. coroner, newspaper reporters.
Nope of them asked him who the
d-ad woman was. They sll thought
they knew. Mr. Schneegnss, timid
snd retiring In disposition, took lit
tle active part In the preparations
leading up to and during tho fu
neral.
The afternoon papers printed that.
Mrs. Emil Schneegass had commit
ted snlelde, and the morning papers
two days afterward printed the an
nouncement that Mrs. Emil Sohnee-'
gats had been burled In West View
cemetery.
That seemed to end the esse, hnt
yesterday morning came telegraph
dlapafehea that Mrs. Emil Schnee
gass was being sued fer divorce. -
The man was sought. There wss
no question ahont his Identity. \
black tragedy was scented In tbe
mystery. His explanation was a*-
foundtngly staple.
Tbe woman who had died wax his
housekeeper. It had never occurred
to him that the neighbor* thought
it was his wife. When they called
her Mr*. Schneegnss at the time of
the tragedy and told him hla wife
was dead he waj too astounded at
first and aft.orwaru too surprised ard
timid to correct the ertor, and as
Mrs. Schneegass she was burled.
The present, divorce rul' has roth-
tng to do With the lire of Mr. Sohnor-
gart here. 1T« fa su’ng for a sepa
ration from the real Mrs. Srhnoe-
gsss. whom he left In New Jersey
years ago.
In all fifty thousand people are
homeless. There was heavy damage
at Tehauntepec, Coatzacoaleoa, Tax-
lco and Tonlla.
The authorities are doing all pos
sible to render assistance.
Relief parties with physician*,
nurses, food, and soldiers to guard
the property are being sent to the
stricken districts.
Mount Balcalea, Yucatan shore,
on the bay of Campache, was iwept
by a gigantic tidal wave and heavy
damage waa done.
San Sebastian report* seventy peo
ple killed by falling walla. The In
habitants of Tonlalls, fleeing from
the town, were caught by lava «™»tt5Ch J 'of "tatoh"MMre,~a"deeTand
rocks thrown from the volcano and j duD(!) negTOi who w „ killed by a
scores perished. [freight train at Cutting In 1906. The
The residents of San Andies rash-jcase was badly mixed from bogin-
ed from their house when the rumb-! nlrg to end. The plaintiff claimed
ling was heard and were burled alive that the train which killed Moore
was an extra freight that was run
ning .by Cutting without noise or
jSjuntog. it was also claimed that
A VERDICT WAS
GIVEN TO THE
DEFENDANTS
Verdict was Directed in
Case Against A. C. L.
WOMAN Of CASE WAS ALLEGED
AS NOT BEING THB LAWFUL
WIFE OF THE NEGRO MAN
WHO WAS KILLED.
• (From Saturday’s Dally)
Before the United States court
adjourned yesterday afternoon Judge
Sheppard directed a verdict for tho
defendants In the ease of Emma
Monre against the Atlantic Coast
J4|e.fyr damages resulting from the
under lava and sand.
TO DEFEND SELF
It had'no head light and blow no sig
nal for the crosalng.
The defendant claimed that It had
a headlight, that It blew the signal
for the crossing and that It was an
extra freight train which was sent
out to move business along the line
of the road, much of It being vege
tation and fruits from Florida,
~The defendants also claimed that
City Court Jurors.
Traverse Jury drawn for the City
Court of Valdoata for the June
form, 1911, by the Hon. J. O, Cran
ford, Judge.
A, A. Parrish, Jr; B. R. Barber;
Chaa. 8. Norton; E. H. McLeod; El
bert J. Hughes; C. W. Barnes; W.
D. Cothorn; Barney L. Moore; B. F,
Strickland; Lonnie B. Dampler; J. A.
Dowling; Isaac Mize!!; Ed M. Touch-
ton; Chas. M. Lankford; O. Mitch
the wife of Bill Oliver, whom she J Cothern: Mann Turner; Clyatt
had deserted and had married Moore Brown W. H. Mashburn; H. E. Mil-
without getting a divorce. It took ler; D. B. Moore; R. I. Brown; C, E.
New York, June 9.—Millionaire a day and a half and a acoro | Parrish; T. M. Bsy; C. W. Webb;
Stokes. Who was shot by two actress- *» get thts srriy of j. T . Blalock; A. B. Brown; J. H.
es 1, improving rapidly and the bos- ‘ .VHtoka tiV.VeW 1 °“ her: °' C,lrtOT: J ‘ U LeW '* :
pltal physicians say he will soon he ,. , , . .., , K - H - Havenkott; A. J. Ingram; C.
out again that the wad was net responsible tor, B Herr | ng . A u Dcell . W11 „ R .
out “Bain. Ithe negro's death and. that tho wo- • _
Although Stokea declares that be*u,Hn waa not entitled to damages r “ rtor: J - J ' J. H. Harley.
Attorney for the two Actress-
__ c_„ Tk.s r_ 11^1! Emma Moore waa not the legitimate
es Say That Stokes Called ^ of Ilt | ab Moore, but she wa» j
on Them Disguised.
MARRIED AT JENNINGS.
Mr. Lester Geiger and Miss Pauline
Lewis Wees Wedded Last Night.
(From Friday’s Dally.)
A marriage which came as rather
a. surprise to tpelr friends was that
of Mr. Lester 'Geiger, of Valdoata,
and Mias Panllne Lewis, at the home
of tho bride at Jennings, Fla., last
night. Very few persons outside of
their Immediate families knew that
the young couple were engaged.
Accompanied by his father,Mr. C.
L. Geiger, his brother Fred. Rev. A.
V. Rimma and Mr. H. D. Jones, the
brldegroom-tofi>e went down to Jen
nings on the afternoon train, the
marriage occurring In the early eve
ning. Rev. Mr. Simms officiated.
All of the party except Mr. Simms
returned to Valdosta on the night
train, snd the bride and groom to
day loft for Jacksonville and other
points In Florida for a trip of a
week or two.
The bride Is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sheppard Lewis, of Jen
nings and Is a very pretty and Intelli
gent yonng woman. She has ninny
friends and acquaintances tn Val
dosta who will welcome her to this
city. The groom Is the oldest son
of Mr. IT. C. Geiger and was born
and reared In Valodtsa. For several
years he has assisted his father ss
clerk In the tax collector’s office, his
work bringing him In tonch with a
great many people who eateom him
very highly.
will pfeas the prosecution. It I* gen
erally believed that the matter wlU
be droped es the ordinary routine
of court proceeds.
^ttorney Phtlltppi, for Miss
raid, declare* that Bloke*..W/U
guised when he called at the a;
ment house and that he expected to
find Mis* .Conrad alone. / '
When he .found the Graham gtrl
there he flew Into a rage and the
girl* shot him In self defense.
even If It waa.
Judge: Sheppard took the ease
tinder advisement and Instructed the
Inty Jo return a verdict for the da
n-1 fyndilnt. ,
len^M^adJomomentwiaJtaVen^
i-ntll Monday morning at 10 o’clock.
All of the visiting lawyers and Ju
ror* have gone to their homes to
• • nd Sunday and Judge Sheppard
vent down to Atlantic Beach to
-nd the Sabbath. S
IMPROVING THE
NEW POSTOFFICE
About two Thousand Dollars
Will be Spent on Painting
and Decorating.
The new postofllce and United
States court house Is undergoing a
complete Interior renovation from
basement to root. Although the
building ha*, been occupied.for only
fourteen months, the plastered walla
and ceilings, especially In the main
lobby, have become dirty and discol
ored, and tho only way to clean them
nnd keep them clean la to change
the color finish of the work.
All of tbe walls and overhead
will bo treated with shellac and
paint, with two and three coats of
the latter. Workmen are now put
ting on the shellac coat In the lobby.
The color scheme In this part of the
building will be walls of a light
preen with a cream overhead. Dif
ferent tints snd colors will be used
In other parts of the building. The
treatment to be given the walle will
render tho plaster hard and lmper-
vlons to moisture, and make It com
paratively easy to keep clean.
Tho ornamental plaster work In
the lobby and In the United States
courtroom has been much admired,
and the government Inspectors have
placed It among the very best exam
ples of the plaatarera’ art Whether
the covering of the beautiful white
surface with colors will Improve the
appearance Is doubtful, but this Is
rendered necessary to preserve the
walls.
The Orohne Decorating Co., of
Jollett. 111., has the contract for
the work, which will cost In the
neighborhood of $2,000. __
Gees to Savannah.
Dr. S. A. Griffin ha* sold hi* den
tal business here to Dr. N. A. Wil
liams and Dr. Posey, and has gone
to Savannah to take charge of the
office he recently ihonght there. He
and Mrs. Griffin left for their new
home yesterday.
It Is understood that Dr. Wllllama
will go back Into the practice, as
sociated, with Dr, Posey, who has
been a partier with Dr. Griffin.
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1 AND 1, 13 INNINGS.
Tlfton and Adel Played a Brilliant
Game Thla Week.
Under the leadership of acting
Manager J. C. Thomas the/ Adel base
ball team went to Tlfton Monday to
play & game against the team of tbat
place. Thts waa the first meeting
of these two teams for tbe present
season and each team was eager tit,
the victory, says the Adel Nnra.
It was a pitchers’ battle from start
finish ibetwoen Wilkes for the
home team and Branph for Tlfton,
The box score shows that Wilkes
yielded 3 hits snd caused 17 of Tlt-
ton’s healthy swatters to fan & air
In their efforts to connect with his
benders. Not a single man jmi he
allow to go to first via the -hfib-f^pj
route. Branch for Tlfton pitched
article of ball seldom seen In these
part*. Ho struck out 16 men, yield
ed 5 kits and never walked a man,
Another remarkable feature of this
game was tbat throughout tbe whole
thirteen Innings of play not a single
batter was bit by a pttehed hall. Too
much could not <ba said In regutdeia
the sensational playing of ••Plsdl*”
Gamble, tho local’s aeeond baseman.
He took ear* of everything tbat cam*
his way, and then aem*. He ao-,
espted nine chance*, four of which
were of the moat difficult variety,
without making a single hobble. It
waa tho same Plggle mho scored tbd
run which kept Tlfloiffrtom winning
from the locale H* bagt out a tt&w
one, stole second and eeorad on MydJ
dlcton’a timely slngtgjrto' center.
Tlfton's run wai* ifcMsd toy Smith,
who doubled, went,'to (bird on un
Infield out and *“
field out.
The next game
towns will bo ph
mond Friday, Ju
to he witnessed
of the present m
Adel’s line-up:
Wakeford,
Mr. Ed W. Ashley, who has been
confined Jo his room for two weeks,
la able t a be.up again. He waa tak-»j Tillman
Cumbte, 2b; Mydelton, « WJIkea, p;
Brown, lb; Adams, If, Summerlin,
rf: Lovett, ss; Orinar. Sb,
Umpire, Mr. Orinar.
Adel 0«# 909 919 090 0
Tlfton ........001 099 090 000 0
Messrs B. F.BtrtcMsnT and H. T.
to Savannah last
et, sick while on the river on
camping trip.
j week to attend rh* meeting
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of
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