The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, June 17, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI Twice-a-Week ^?"Unitry a '• Omn» — TH1 VALDOSTA mw. VALDOSTA, GA, SATURDAY, JUNE IT, 1011. TWO WAYWARD 6IRLS ARE IN CITYjTOCKADE Officers of the Place Find Them Unmanageable ONE OF THte GIRLS WENT ON A RAMPAGE AND SMASHED VP TWENTY-FOUH ELECTRIC LIGHT U 1 BUL^P ^ . *44414444*4444 44* ♦ HUNDREDS OF WOMEN 4 ♦ AND GIRLS ARE ♦ ♦ BURIED IN RUINS. 4 ♦ 4 Bread Italy, ■ June IS.—A 4 ♦ spinning mill jmmhla city wu 4 ♦ demolished bnBorrtcane today ♦ 4 and many tW operators were 4 4- killed. Jr 4 ♦ Elght^Ues had been taken A A out at tea o'clock this morning. 0 ♦ Hundreds ot women and girls ♦ A are burled In tbe rulne. 4 *444444*4444444+ SHIRT WRIST BOYS AGREE TO WEAR ’EM FUNNY STORY WHY GOV. SMITH FIRED_ SCOTT Story About Interviews Being Denied is not so GKNRRAL EVANS WAS APPOINT. ED LAST FALL, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST STORE FROM AT LANTA 20,000 COAST E SEAMEN WILL^ STRIKE Ultimatum from Seamen is Handed Companies THE EMPLOYEES WANT BETTER FOOD, BETTER QUARTERS AND MORE WAGES, OR THEY WILL STRIKE. Atlanta, Ga., June 15.—1 rle Lloyd, two/' i about IS years ot ■whom still 'bare proven eo wild ble that tbe guards ndent at the city stock. > forcing the meanest, biggest negro prisoners into .submission, have acknowledge them- selves absolutely powerless to do any. thing with the young women, and in their hetplessnes ■ have appealed Judge Qalhoun of the city court. The two girls were sent to the Btookado with Instructions to the ^superintendent that they were to be consideration separated contribute to tbe crash and riot, engaged In a light with one of the guards, clawing him In the face, blacking his eye and tearing hit shirt Into ehreds before she could ho pnlled off. Ordinary methods of discipline have proven of no avail whatever, and as the superintendent Is without authority to Inflict other punishment he has appealed to the Judge. It Is suggested that a sound whipping Is what, both girls need, but senti ment Is too strong against that for It to bo ordered. Despite the Protests of the Fair Sex the Boys Will ‘ Make a Trial of it Atlanta, ha., June 15.—Despite a strong sentiment against It express ed it many quarters, about 200 well known young men of Atlanta have agreed to Inaugurate this morning a shirtwaist campaign in Atlanta, and have prepared to come "down-town" today, to go about their business in offices, stores, etc., minus their coats. Many people Bays the young men are sensible. Many more think they are foolish. he most interesting thing in von- iment will be Atlanta, June 15.—About tbe funniest story yet ’printed about Governor-elect Hoke Smith? failure to reappoint A. J. Scott adjutant gen. era, has appeared In a few state pa pers served by a local press syndi cate. It Is to the effect that General Scott's recent action In denying In terviews appearing In two Atlanta afternoon papers'was the “straw that broke the camel's back." The infer ence la That no potent was the influ ence of the two papers with Gover nor Smith that he agreed to remove an Important state.official to satisfy the personal grouch ot these two publications Which isn't a very high form of compliment', to say the leust of It, to the governor-elect. But" the story Itself does not lit In with tho facts as given out from Mr. mlth’e office when announcing Gon. vara 1 and Judge Patterson’s a|>- He said that Gei Honor Memory of J. Howard Payne. Schenectady, N. Y., June 15.—A memorial gateway In honor of John Howard Payne, the author of "Home, Sweet Home,” was unveiled yester day upon the campus of Union Col lege, where he aoont his student daya a little more than a hundred years ago. A solid carload of woods and driv ing horses Just arrived Tuesday. See them. Mlsell Live Stock Co., In the old Griffith stables. other places patronized by ladles ao well as men. Will they let tho young men In at all minus coats? A good many of the ladles think they should not HURRICANE TAKES ?5 LIVES IN AUGTRAI A Terrific Hurricane Raged This Morning and Several Vessels are Lost. Trieste, Austria, June 15.—A ter rific hurricane raged this morning snd several vessels were lost. Seventy-live people ye dead and the property lose Is heavy. 100 head of turpentine mules, driving and saddle horses were re ceived by ue this week -fld they will go at the right prices. Mlzell Live Stock Co., In the old Grlfflth stables. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure Makes Home Baking Easy SAVES FLOUR BUTTER EM . And makes the cake lighter, finer flavored, piore sightly, and Insures Its freedom from alum. Royal kt Royal Cook Book—800 Receipts—Free. Send Name and Address. aorzLSAKiNa fowoie eg, new roam after' tho election, and that Judge Patterson was appointed shortly thereafter.. Inasmuch as the story referred to probably refers to the Incident ot calling out the military In Judgo Brand's circuit recently to prevenfa possible lynching during the Intend, ed trial of a negro charged with as sault. The Georgian and the Constitution sent representatives along with tlie national guard from here. In the statements regarding Judge Brand's talk to the people, in that General Scott, who was not present, wae quoted in' a way to which he took ex ceutlonn.' Sunday morning, the Jour nal used this story from the Geor gian without securing any statement' from General Scott or any verifica tion of It, eo it said. Then General Scott asked for corrections, which were made In a perfunctory way. And this Is, presumably, the "straw that broke the camel’s back" and caused General Scott to lose his place. It le odd the stories that do get out. As a matter of fact, Atlanta pa. pers, or at least two o! them, have not been on friendly terms with Scott for some time, because he did thlngs'they opposed or did not do certain things they ’expected. General Scott Is shaping up mat ters In hln office preparatory to turn ing affairs over to General Evana on vUly 1. Gen. Evana will come into office Just aa the annual encampment of the national guard begins at Rose l<bu. CUSTOM FRAUDS ARE DISCOVERED IN CUBA Customs Officers are Said to be in League With To bacco Men to Cheat Havana, June 15.—Charges arc made that customs officer! are in league with Cuban leaf tobacco ex torters and red exporters of New York and Florida to defrand Cuua ami the United States was made to day by the collector of tne port. No details are given out, but tho collector alleges that thh bonded warehouses will be involved. Florida Congressman Hays Murder has Rcen Done to Insane. Washington, June 15.—(Charging that murders hare been committed In the Government Insane Hospital and that there has been grow mils management. Representative Clark, of Florida, today arose In the House to a question of personal will, privi lege and demanded an Investigation & ' William Allen White the Orator. Lincoln', Neb., June 15.—Com mencement week at the University of Nebraska ended today with the graduation exercises. William Allen White, the Emperia editor, delivered the oration before the graduating class. New York, June 16.—Twenty I thousand coastwise seamen threaten- to Strike tomorrow unless employers grant better food, an increase of wage* and better living quartern. An ultimatum ha* been handed] the companies by the seamen giving them unUl tomorrow to answer their demand*. The -international seamens’ strike, Inaugurated In England yesterday, has had no effect on this side at present, and trans-Atlantic liner* sailed today without .delay. No Strike at Liverpool, Liverpool. June 16.—There Is no sign of tho strike In the docks here today. Shipping went On as usual Strike violence is immenent at Car diff which In an important place for the strikers. ' k'xt.;i polteo are bolng sent there ) _ nine 15.—^JTe Seamens'! Union announced that the strike this afternoon will spread to South Shields Barraclje, Hull, Belfast, Bristol, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Swansea, | Leath and JBddlcsboro. The thore gang of the White Star I and Union, Cassel and mall struck today 'Later a settlement was ei-| fected with the White Star. Pollre Hurried to Cardiff. London, June 15—The steamship] officers announced full crews are be ing sent with the ships end traffic Is not yet hampered by the seamen’s] strike. RiyER STEAMER 18 BURNED. Panij-Strickon Strangers Moved to I Places of Safety. Splthland, Ky., June 15.—Tho ste mer John Lowery war burned on tho Ohio river early this morning. Th< passengers were panic-stricken, hoi iby heroic work of the crew all of hem reached shore. JLAl illK MAKES CHARGES. MARKET REPORTS Stocks are Steady, Cotton Easier, Wheat Higher and Provisions Dull. New York, June 15.—Stock* are r-u-ady today. Copper and Canadian . uelfic led tbe advance and the he ir pressure seems to hare been liftej. |£t< el Is strong. Cotton Is easier at 8 to 14 points lover. July 15.48, October 13 45 Chicago Provision Market. Chicago. June 16.—Wheat opened bdlf a oent higher thlg morning, but Bjter reacted one cent. July 88. ; Provisions dull and lower Pork nominal. July lard. 8.10; ribs. 8.1 7 : blogs 5 to 10 cents lower; cattle wrong. 4.44444444444444f ♦ PUT DYNAMITE IN A ♦ LAMP AND FATAL 4 ♦ BLOl\-UP FOLLOWS 4 ♦ / 4 A Birmingham, Ala. June 16— 4> 4 A dynamite explosion outside 4 4 tbe coal mines at Belle Ellen 4 ♦ this morning killed two oon- 4 4 riot* a 4 Another convict tilled the 4 4 lamp of one of the victims with 4 4 dynamite and attached fuse and 4 4 cap. When lighted the exploe- 4 4 Ion followed. 4 *44444444444444 * famous club house IS A THING OF PAST Canfield’s Club House at Sar atoga, Where Fortunes Were Made and Lost Saratoga, N. T., June 15.—In ac cordance with tbe terms ot Its re cent purchase tbe village of Sara toga Springe today took formal poe- nesalon or Richard A. Canfield's fa mous club house, where In days gone by fortunes were wont to change hands on the turn of a card. When Saratoga was a "wide open" town the Canfield house was known tho greatest gambling. plsoe In America and also the most magnifi cent. Canfield bought tho properly for $500,000 and spent an additional quarter of a million In furnishing house and 'beautifying the spa cious grounds. After the furnishings had been re moved the village obtained the prop- ty for 11 0,500. TOe ground great club house and* Suin'? will be used as a free reading rooms.* ' BREAKS OUT Garrison at Chaves Up rises,Killing Commander monarchists and mutineers HAVE REVOI/TED AGAINST -THE GOVERNMENT AND THE REVOLT SPREADS. Madrid, June 15.—Revolution has broken out at Chaves, Portugal. The garrison bis revolted as the result of g monarchlstie uprising, killing the commandant of the post. Monarchists and mntlnsers have destroyed a republican newspaper Plant. The revolt Is reported as spreading rapidly. The government Is sending reinforcements. MATTERS OF A DAY IN ATLANTA TOWN Trustees of Technological School to ask for Addi tional Appropriation. I'■ V' hall's (I,A!!?n.'Uhi'Scffcii— lino and NOT OPEN DOOR TODAY Discrepancies Were Found in Accounts of Cashier who Suicided Yesterday Tarboro, N. C., June 15.—The bank at Tarboro failed to open to day following the disoovery of dis crepancies In the account# of cash ier L. V. Hart, who'euldded yostor- day. The bank has deposits of 1200,000 and with a paid capital of 226,000. The officials now estimate that the shortage of Hart and aailetant cashier Hussy I* over one hundred thousand dollars. Hussy bae been placed In Jail. TIIE DEMOCRATS ARK ACTIVE. Several Hundred In Pennsylvania tn 'Work for Vhlory. Harrisburg, Pa. June 16—Several hundred Democrats, representing tbe progressive element of the party In Pennsylvantla, rounded up hero to day for a conference and banquet. Tne announced purpose of the gath-' erlng le to form a federation of clubs and enlist the young men of tho party In the movement for reor ganisation. The llhmedlate purpose le to strengthen the movement to over throw the Quffcy adherents when the Democratic state committee meets next month. To tdd to the attractions of the conference and banquet and to give weight to the plane of the reorgan izers, the leaders in charge of the gathering have eeeured as speaker Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New Jereey, Speaker Champ Clark and one or two other Democrats of na tional prominence. . FIRST FACTORY RESUMES. Garment Worker* to Go Rock to Work on Agreement With Employer*. Cleveland, O., June 16.—The first fsetory to resume operation* follow ing the garment workers' striko Is Parting A Co. The-company and Its employees came to an agreement last night end the workers resumed today. Ihelr annual meeting here yestoW agreed to ask tne legislature this summer for an addition of $10,000 for maintenance of the InsUtutton. They did this after carefully going over the situation with. President Matheson. Aa Tech has been receiv ing $70,000 In the past for main tenance, tbe request this year will be for $80,000. However, no build ing appropriation will be asked for. The trustees say the Increase le absolutely needed because of the In creased enrollment and resultant added coot. Savannah Boy Won Medal. I. L. Shackleford, of Savannah, Freshman, at "Tech,” won the an nual gold medal oratorical contest this year, discussing the fortifica tion ot tbe Panama canal and argu ing that It should not be fortified. Cotton Mill Man Says Nothing. J. J. Maugham, president of three large Griffin cotton mills which are In the bankruptcy court, is In this city, hut will have nothing to say re garding the report that Mr*. Jamc* Clark, of Griffin, has aned out a war- rant against him alleging false rep resentation regarding the loss of tome money to the mill*. Mr. Man- gham says he has not yet been serv ed with any papers. <4 Clayton Wonts Conridt Labor. Clayton county announces that she cannot get along without convict la bor on the roads, and her convicts will he returned to her shortly. Several months ago they were sent somewhere els* at the county’* re quest BAD NEGRO DEFIES OFFICER R was Necessary to Fire His House And Then Kill Him. Savannah, Ga., June 16—William Wimberly the negro who we* killed by the police on Tuesday night, after having stood off a number of officers of the law In hie house which be her. ricaded, was buried this morning. Wimberly was wanted for having struck another negro In the hesd with a hoe. The negro le very ser iously hurt end mey die a* n result of his Injuries. Wimberly It Is believed was in- *sne when he defied the officers In his small house In the Southern see* tlon of the city and made It neces sary to «et Me house on fire to get him out. When he ran out of the house he wns «hot by the officere sad a coroner* Jury found that hie kill ing wae Justifiable homicide. A eolld e»rlond of wood* and driv ing horse* )n«t arrived Tn**d»y. Re* them. Mltell Live Stock Co., tn the old Griffith stables.

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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, June 17, 1911, Image 1