The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, July 01, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE VALDOSTA TIMES., VALDOSTA, UA„ AT, JULY 1, 191J. GEORGIA FARM LANDS ARE IN GREAT DEMAND Some Big Sales were Re corded During Week A TRACT IN -WILCOX COUNTY BROUGHT 8150,000, WHILE LARGE SALES OCCURRED IN OTHER COUNTIES. Columbus, Ga., June 29.—The Georgia . and Alamaba Industrial Index say a .In Its regular weekly Issue: "During the week contract waB awarded (or the construction of a section of the proposed CarnesvlUe railroad in northeast Georgia, and In Alabam'a. A company was chartered lor the purpose ot building a rail road from Red Bay to Guntersvllle. A company was Incorporated at Waycross, Ga., to build a street rail way system there and also lines to suburban villages end neighboring towns. A new railroad was project ed from Waycross to Dothan, Ala. Application was taatjo for a street railway franchise at Tuscaloosa, Ala. “Georgia farm lands continue to attract Investors, as Illustrated by the fact that a tract in Wilcox coun- — -for over $150,000, two tracts In Thomas county for $20,- 000 each, and a farm In Johnson county for $40,000. In Lee county GeoTgla, a farm sold for $92,000. In'nearly every Instance the large plantations will be divided into smell, farms, and In one case a special ef fort Is to be made to locate a Ger man colony on the land. "Blakely, Ga., Is inviting propos als for building a sewerage system. Contract for the erection of a high school building was awarded at Wedowee, Ala. Toccoa, Ga., award ed contract for the building of a system of sewers. Calhoun coun ty, Alabama, will probably vote on the Issuance of $200,000 of road bonds. The grand Jury of Crisp county, Georgia, recommended a bond Issue for road Improvement. Russellville, Alabama, awarded con tract for the construction of electric light and waterworks systems. Hart- -selle, Ala., Is to sell bonds and In stall waterworks. "A plant for the manufacture of china-ware Is'to bo established at Macon, Ga. Gainesville, Ga„ re ports a $10,000 wagon factory. Contract was awarded by Dougher ty, County, Georgia, for the erection of a Jail. New banks are reported •for Bremen, Ga., and Norcross, Ga. Several new bank buildings are re- KING GEORGE WILL ENTERTAIN CHILDREN Feature of Coronation Festiv ities Will be Gathering of the Little Ones. London, June 29.—Few of N the coronation ceremonies will' be more Interesting than the King’s party to 100,000 London school children at the Crystal Palace tomorrow. Their majesties have given their personal attention to the arrangements for the huge gathering, which promises to be the largest piMy of children ever assembled at one time and place. The co-operation of the various railway companies will enab'le the children to make the lourney to the Crystal Palace from any part of Lon don with no change of trains. The children will assemble at flfty-slx dif ferent Btatlons, and altogether one hundred special trains, each carrying about one thousand children, will be used. A representative of the Lon don Education Authority and a skill ed nurse will travel with every train, The Festival of Empire manage ment will turn the Crystal Palace and the grounds, over to the King’s guests, and the general public will be excluded for the entire day. Re freshments will he provided free of charge to the children and the teach ers who accompany them, and all the attractions of the great exhibition will be open witnout cost. The King and Queen are expected to attend the fete during the afternoon. OF JEFF. DAVIS BY THIEVES While Keeper Was Away Thieves Robbed Mansion of -Many of its Ornaments Memphis, June 29.—Robbers du ring last night stripped the famous old mansion of Jefferson Davis, pres ident of the Confederacy;' of lead piping, brass and beautiful old chan deliers. The house was kept up by the Confederate Dames and the keeper away when the theft occurred. COMPULSORY EDUCATION BILL. Atlanta, June 29.—Dr. J. R. Lit tleton,representative from Richmond county, Is back In his seat at the capltol with the compulsory educ tion bill for which he has worked so hard for two years past. Dr. Littleton and the other sup porters of the bill have better hopes of Its passage this year than they hav6 ever had before. ported, ampng them a marble struc ture at Savannah, Ga. A commer cial body was organised at Manches ter, Ga. Seventeen new corpora tions are reported, with capital stock of $1,419,000. HOKE SMITH TO SWEAR The Inauguration Will not be so Spectacular NEW GOVERNOR WILL BE INAU- GUBATED IN A QUIET, DEMO- CBATIC MANNER ON JULY 1, HIGH NOON. • Atlanta, June 29—The state house officials, new and old .will be sworn In Saturday, and Governor-elect Hoke Smith will be Inaugurated at noon. A special committee has been chosen to prepare the program. The Inauguration will be held In the house of representatives, where Governor Smith will deliver his In augural address. The oath will be Administered by Chief Justice Will iam H. Fish, of the state supreme ceurt The governor-elect's address will be about an hour long, and will embody, In the form of recommen dation*. the reforms and Improve ments or which he stood during hie campaign. Among the state house officers who will be sworn In on the same day are Thomas S. Folder, .of Macon, who will succeed; Hewlett A. Hall, as attorney-general) : W. I, Speer, who succeeds Popo Brown as state treasurer; Comptroller General Wil liam A. Wright, who FUC'-fodn hlrt- celf; Secretary of State Phil Coofo, Commissioner of Agriculture Thomas t G. Hudson; State School Commis sioner, M. L. Brittain, etc. *1 I Preparations hav* all been •com pleted- for the change In the treas urer’s office. Pope Brown will re turn to private life at his Hawktns- vllle home; Ben F. Perry .assistant treasurer, will remain In Atlanta as secretary and treasurer of the At lanta Realty Owners. J. O. Ander son, who has been bookkeeper, will he assistant treasurer, and H. Walker will continue as cashier. McIntyre, hartridgb Chatham’s. Solicitor General Weds a Popular Young Woman. Savannah, Ga., June 29.—Mr. Walter C. Hartrldge and Miss Cath erine McIntyre were quietly mar ried in Savannah this afternoon and left at once for the north. They will take a ateumer at New York and go abroad where they will spend their honeymoon. Mr. Hartrldge It Solicitor General of the East Circuit and Miss Mylntyre, who Is a very beautiful and accomplished young woman. Is the daughter of Mr J. W. McIntyre. There was no formal announce ment or the marriage and only the Intimate friends of the bride anil FREAK BILLS DAN TO RAIN UPON HOUSE JneiMember Wants to Prevent Girls Eloping AS 800N A8 THE CHAPLAIN SAID “AMEN” TO T1Q0 OPENING PRAYER THE F^AKS GOT TO THEIR WORK. Atlanta, June 29.—Almost before the chaplain had said "Amen" in the player opening the 1911 session of the Georgia assembly, the attempts at frjK legislation began to blossom out a^tverdant as ever. Listen to this blll'lntroduced the hist shot out of .the box by Senator Williams, of the,.Fourteenth district, to present girls from eloping—aB If all the'laws of .the Pandect could stop one golden-hBred lass when she had made up herjjplnd and was thor oughly t^n love: f . 1 to prohibit the eloping and of females under tke age without the consent of Be It enacted 'Vy the general' assembly ot thi ' state, pf Georgia; and it Is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that, tfiiy per son who applies for' a marriage II- cenee to marry any female under 18 years of age, shall ptPSent to the or dinary! of the county, where the fe male resides, a certificate from her parents. If living, Pf their consent to . their daughter to g for tho marriage person ' license. • "Section 2. That any ordinary of this stats who shall Issue a marriage license to any person without a-cer- tlflcate of consent from' the fetpsidV parents, If living, 'shall forfeit the sum of $500 for every ouch offense to be .recovered by the writ of the’ clerk oi the superior court an added to the educational fund of the county. ? "Section 8. Be It further enhetod by the authority of the same, that all laws In conflict with, thle act and the same are hereby repealed." Fine, say the other legislators Nothing the matter with that bill, except that It will fall to do the only thing It sets out to do, vis., prevent girls from eloping. Senator Borah Congratulated. Wolhlagtyitiirt 5 C. June 29.—Sen ator Borawot Idaho,who cornea Into the limelight as a possible running mate for President Taft next year, received the congratulations of his colleagues In the upper house today on the occasion of his forty-sixth birthday anniversary. Large line Summer Lap Dusters at low prices at Ingram Buggy and Harness Co. groom knew that It was to occur. 6-22-d-t-s-ew-4t STRIKE IS SPREADING TODAY Passengers From Several Liners had to be Landed in Tenders Today. Liverpool, June 29.—Tfie dock- iTMin’e strike Is spreading today. Pas sengers from several liners had to be landed by tenders. Many of the owner*, by their at titude today, manifested that they will stand Arm against the demandR ot the dockers and the coastwise sail ors. though some have yielded. The Canadian Pacific liner today granted the demands and it Is reported that the Cunard .line will follow. There are grave fears tnat tho trouble will spread to other trades. The food supply situation Is giving alarm. The owners are unable to discharge cargoes of supplies from America and the continent. A general strike of the docktnen at Grimsby began today. Try to Settle Strike. London, June 29.—The board of trade today began active steps to settling the ship ctrlke by Interven tion. Conferences have been ar ranged. * The government fears that condi tions bordering on famine- will re sult from the strike. /, . f Cavalry Ordered to Scene, York, Eng., June 29—Cavalry *j been ordered proceed to Hi where ten thounp striking sei are threatening'tlolence. THE LAST OF BIG PAGEANTS Hundreds of Thousands of Spectators Witness it -T-4 WITH PERMITTING ACT .George Earl Says That Roose- ’ Veit Knew uf Sugar Trust’s Wicked Schemes. itngton, June 29.—George umed testimony before tbe committee Investigating the truat today. He testified that Roosevelt and former Attorney General Bonapart knew of the wrecking of the Real Estate Truat Company, of Philadel phia by tbe American Sugar Refin ery Company through ItB deal lor the Pennsylvania Sugar Company and that Roosevelt and Bonapart PomlBtently refused to act against tack to tho Palace were fully as KING AND QUEEN PAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO LONDON AND AIIK MET BY MAYOR AND OTHER OFFICIALS. London, June 29.—The last, but by no mean* the least Interesting ot tne series of elaborate pagcanU In connection with the coronation, took place today and was witnessed by hundreds of thousands of spectators. This was the visit of the King and Queen to the city of London and their official reception by the lord mayor at the Guildhall, following the at tendance of their majesties on the special service of thanksgiving held In St. Paul'* Cathedral. \ The visit to tho city, which was In pursuance of a custom that has st eaded the coronation ot every Brit-' sovereign for ages, was accompa- |ed by much picturesque and quaint ceremony. In duty bound, the rdyal procession halted at Temple Bar, which marke the city boundary, while the King awaited the necee- sary permission to enter the city. Awaiting hia majesty were the lord ninypr and. the sheriffs, mounted on trhed In tho picturesque . their respective'offlces,- also.tho (It'dernton and the common, councilor* (M tho city, who were in carriages. On the arrival of their majesties at Temple Bar, the lord mayor, hav ing dismounted, advanced to the King and presented to him the pearl sword given to the city by Queen Elisabeth. The King touched the sword and returnod It, and, thla be ing done, tbe lord mayor remounted hiB horse, and, carrying the sword ot state, preceded the royal procession to tho Guildhall, where formal greet ings and congratulations were ex changed between the newly-crowned ■overelgns and the official represent ative* of the city of London. The crowd that witnessed the roy al procession from Buckingham Pal ace to St. Paul’s Cathedral and from the Cathedral to tbe Guildhall and the sugar trust. Earl war receiver Estate Company. for the Real Fly nets, ankle boots, whips and all kinds of pads for harness. In gram Buggy ft Harness Co. 6-22-d-t-s-sw-4t Itch ratloved In 30. mlnntes or Woelford’e Sanitary Lotion. Nevei rails. Bold by A. E. Dimmoek, drug gist largo as those that turned out for the pageants of coronation day and the day following. The route lay through Pall Mall, Trafalgar Squnio, the Strand, Fleet street, Oxford street and other leading thorough- fores. 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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, July 01, 1911, Image 1