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MAY CALL JOE BROWN AGAIN FORJiOVERNOR Editor Frier, of Douglas, Enquires of Editors HKl’MKH SHOW THAT A LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM WOULD v.rwn UP FOB LITTLE OHBIWI- KERMAN. Atlanta, July 11.—Following an •dttorlal announcing tor tormar Governor Joaaph M. Brown for gov- ornor In the oront of a vacancy aa tba reault of the possible elocUon of Hoke Smith to the aenate, Editor W. B. Frier, of the Douglas Entar- prlse today aent thirty telegrama to as many newspapers In different counties, asking them If they would aupport Joe Brown for governor in the event of a vacancy. Twenty-two of them replied emphatically In ef fect:: "Would support Brown against the * Held.” Three others refused to commit themselves, but expressed them selves aa friends In announcing the result of hie ballot among the newspapers, Editor Frier says: "I am confident ‘Little Joe' would sweep South Georgia.” Tble la an Interesting Indication In connection with the possible po litical events In Georgia. It also coincides with the'goaslp heard bere In tbs hotel corridors and elsewhere In the state, and oome of Hoko Smith’s warmest supporters assert that they believe Brown will elected If Smith goes to tbs eoi This situation figured Inlfrestl: In tbe talk among tho politic some of whom took occasion to point out the humor of the sltua- tlon. ; "Hoke Smith's friends,“ said one of them, “spent wit months raising Cain al^ over-t|ie-shpe to oloct him ‘to save tke stjue.' and now It as It there Ydra a possibility, of an that alt . months' work 'doing for nothing. r Oertatnly It looks things would go right back, they were before hla election; should be sent to the aenate." OHIO MOB AFTER NEGRO Police Scatter Mob latent Lynching At Haaaalon, Ohio. Massllon, Ohio, July 11.—With erleg of “hang him” "lynch him," a mob of several hundred peraons gathered In the northern part of the city tonight, and threatened to wreck eummary vengeance upon Harvey Ulckene, a negro who la aeeuaed of having attacked Myrtle Evans, a 16-year-old white girl. The negro had been captured by a pome that chased him several miles upon a band car. A crowd surrounded the city Jail and made a demon stration of violence, but was quick ly repelled by the police and depu ties. Newg of the attempted asaault had gained wide cnrrroncy, and In tense excitement prevailed aa tbe members of the posse with their prisoner In custody arrived In the police station this evening. The county and city authorities, antici pating an outbreak bad ordered the entire police force to the city prison and supplementing this force a large number of special deputies bad been sworn In. Later tonight Mlekena was spirit ed away to the county Jail at Can ton for safekeeping. FOUND MURDERED IN BUBH Heard Shooting In Hla Field, Went Out to It and Never Game Back Statesboro, Ga., July 11—Alonso Bmlth, a negro, was f^and covereo with pine tops half a nine' from hla home near Brooklet, this county, this morning. He bad been missing since Friday afternoon, when be told hla wife he heard shooting back of his Held and was going to Investigate. He never returned. 8herlff Donaldson was notified this morning and hurried to the scene Bark from saplings near by had been peeled off, showing that buckshot were used In the supposed murder. His gun was beside him, but It Is considered Impossible for him to have committed thi deed himself. FLYING TRAIN TUMBLES OVER IN M STREET Nearly Score of People Killed in Bridgeport FLYER FROM WASHINGTON TO BOUTON, SPLIT A SWITCH—A PULLMAN, LOADED WITH ST. LOUIS BALL TEAM SAVED. Bridgeport, Conn., July 11.—The federal express train from Washing ton for Boston over tho New York New Haven and Hartford railway was dtralled this morning when It struck an open switch at Fairfield avenue at an overhead crossing early this morning. The locomotive, mall, baggage conches and four Pullmans loaded with passengers eraahed to the •treat fifteen feet below In a tan gled man of wreckage. The train was running at a high rate of ipead to make np lost time. The two rear Pullmans, containing twenty-five of* the St. Louis Nation al League Baseball team remained on the track. Thirteen bodlea have been recov ered and forty Injured, many of them fatally, are In tbe Bridgeport hospital. It la believed that at least eight more bodlea are under the wreckage. The accident waa caused by an Open switch believed to be due to the carelessness of a signal tower operator. A later Investigation places the blame on engineer Cur tis, who waa crossing the switch at a speed of 60 miles an hour inateaa of 16 according to regulations. ■ The engineer, fireman, and eleven taaaengbrfi; whose homes are In Wavhlngton, and Philadelphia were killed. "Conductor Furey and forty-one gen were Injured. The Rose Dhu Rifle Range was the Scene of a Near- Serious Accident Savannah, Ga„ July 11.—Capt. J. J. Willingham, First Sergeant; W. C. Allen and Private Slngler of Company A from Jackson, On., who were shot yesterday by rlchochet bullets at the Roae Dhue Range are getting along very well and will not suffer any Inconvenience from their wounds, Capt. Willingham waa shot In the arm and aeemn the moat seriously wounded of the trio. Aside from the accident to tho members of Com pany A there have been no mishaps at the rifle range and the bora are enjoying camp life. Some good scores wars mad# on tba range to day and yesterday. Many of tha man come to the city every day. It la a tan mile ride by trolley but they seem to enjoy tbe experience. Rose Dhue range La pretty well Isolated and because of this tact news of tbe shooting of the officers and two men was alow In reaching the city yesterday. Inanranee Companies to Report Atlanta, Ga., July 11.—Governor Smith hag Issued an order that all Insurance companies In tba stata muat m ake their semi-annual re ports to him on June 10, ns Qulred by tbe Georgia Inanranee laws. Any companies who do not maka and publish these reports on time make themaelves liable to tho loaa of the right to do business In the atate until January 1, lilt. On Trial for Htordor. Santa Rosa, Cal., Jnty 11.—The case of Dr. L. 0. Chisholm, who la charged with tha murder of John D. Powers, a deotlat, waa salted for trial hare today. The killing of Powers occurred near Port Roaa test April. "Ask to sec those 'Imperial Self heating Iron*.'' Write for pric. LET GOVERNOR NAME JUDGES AND SOLICITORS That is the Object of Bill of Senator Felker A NUMBER OF SENATORS TO GO BACK TO THE OLD 1 NEB OF CHOOSING THEBE J FICIAL& Atlanta, Ga., July 11.—To miih the governor directly respond for the Judiciary of tho atate making tbe selection of supreme,|p- pellate and superior court Jud; and solicitors general appoi ; <ve by him la the substance of a jlll Introduced by Senator J. H. Pel of the Twenty-eeventh district, and which la aUrrlng up no little talk throughout the-state. Tbe bill asks that the governor appoint (the Judges and solicitors gedbral Knd that they be confirmed by tbe sen ate, Instead of allowing tbe people to name these officials at the ballot box. The author of the bill la of the opinion that the people are tired ot the present system of electing Judges and many senators agree with him that the more general sat isfaction would be obtained If theme officials were appointed. The bill means stmly a return to tbe sys tem In operation about alx years ago. Another bill of Senator Felker’s which Is creating considerable talk Is that asking tor a regulation of the eateries of Judges and solici tors general. The bill waa Intro duced by Senator Felker at the re quest of tbe Georgia Bar Associa tion and fixes the salaries ot su preme and appellate court Judges at $6,000 annually, superior Judges .at. $4,000; attorm at $6,000, and abllcltbrs $11,600. EIRE BUGS GET IN THEIR WORK AT FRA1K ELLIS LOST OliT. AFTER GOOD STM He Won the Confidence of Savannah People and is now Being Prosecuted. Savannah, July 11.—Thera Is the greatest tntorcat In Savannah today in tho trial In tbe Superior Court of Franklin E.' Ellis, on b charge of forgery. Bill* bad a etudle. In Savannah for sometime where he taught music. He got Into the good graces of a number of Savannahlans and Induced them to cash notea for him which be said would be paid at maturity by the persona whose names ware signed to them. These partial have repudiated the notes and Bills finds himself now defending a charge of forgery. He has already been tried In the City Court for cheaUng and swindling and hat a Jail sentence hanging over him for that offense. Ellis came to Savannah several montbs ago strapped, but throw a great front with the Associated Charities by refusing any and un its bo could earn hla bread. Ho had to ho given a little work to do In tho affiea before be would accept assistance. He thus made a good tmpreeslon and get a pretty good Job. Recently his crooked babtta have developed. OVER aOO OARS peaches Cantaloupes and Watermelons are Moving Slowly. So far this season about *66 car loads or peaches have been eblpped from the peach center* of Georgia to the markets In the North. Tbe Indtoatlone are that the prediction of Central Railway officials that the crop would total 1,000 ears will be realised. . The shipments of the lusclona fruit at preoent IS quite satisfactory, considering that the crop waa bad ly damaged by the cold weather of tho early spring. The Central to having no trouble moving the fruit ag rapidly as It la crated. It wtU bs some Ume before the crop Will have been completely gathered. fihtaloupea and watermelons are miring slowly. Tho erop of thi rt ot last year’s. ' Three j^Fires^Occurred there in 4 Few^Days A LOSS OF TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WAS SUSTAINED ON SUNDAY, FOLLOWED BY A FIRE ON MONDAY. Douglaa, Ga., July 11—The third fire In Douglaa within a week broke out last night about 12 o'clock Just south of the A. B. & A, R, K. In tne colored quarters and destroyed a ne gro hotel and the parsonage of the negro A. M. E. church, and tbe church itself was only saved by the splendid work of the fire depart ment. Lust Sunday morning a $20-, 00U fire occurred In the Tanner & Vickers Building, and yesterday morning a disastrous Ore occurred in the DouglaB Hotel and the Soutn- ern Hotel buildings, and JuBt a few boura later another fire in -the ne gro section. The loss last night In tbe destruction of the negro hotel and parsonage was about $2,600. Douglas, Ga., July 11.—That the fire bugs are operating Douglas seems borne out by the fact that Inside of a week now two big blazcB have gutted the city, bringing great financial loss and imperiling many lives. Yesterday morning early, Douglas people were called from their beds by an alarm and by the time daylight broke one whole block was practically swept, with absolutely no clew to tbe cause ot the fire. Yesterday morning the first llttls blaze peeped out of Mitchell’s ten int store and before the fire de- ient couhLget to^tho scene the flames wer e rosrlng.*~HSit"Of—She notion store and stock was ruined. Lasarus' meat market and Pure Food Grocery also went in turn and be fore the last ember died out the Southerland and Douglaa hotels ad joining bad been gutted. There were several narrow es capes by the sleepers In the hotels. Several of them Just got out with out any clothing but their sleeping mantles and the firemen esslated several others to safety with the fire licking at the heels of the rescuers. Today Douglas people are sitting down to think It over and there is strong belief that Incendiarism Is behind It, prevailing through the business circle*. Just one week ago a disastrous fire swept at a nearby block and piled up a loaa of $20,000. Its cause la apparently mysterious aa the present one.' It Is probable that a full lnvestlga-l tlon will be made. | The losers In the fire yesterday are as follows: I J. C. Brewer, Daniel Haskln, Sr.,' and Hon. Ellas Lott, owners of the Hotel Douglas building. Damage to the building, $6,000, covered with Insurance. I Hotel Douglas, damage to furni ture, etc., $1,000 Pure Food Grocery Store, damage to grocery stock and by water, $1,600 covered by Insurance. ' Mitchell's Ten-Cant Store, total loss. $1,600; partially covered by Insurance. Lazarus' beef market, damage slight. E. L. Vickers, damage to South erland Hotel building, $$,000, cov ered by Insurance. | IV. W. Snotherland, damage to the hotel furniture, $1,000; no Insur ance. In addition to the above, a num ber of the guests of the two hotels lost clothing, etc. In extinguishing the flames the fire department did heroic work. DENTISTRY -AT- ONE-HALF PRICE Come to the best equipped office in the South, where you will get the best work with the least pain. Dr. L. C. Holtzendorff, Formerly United States Army Dental Surgeon. VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. ir Southern Stationery & Printing Company PHONE 81 Depnty Warden Harden, of the county convict gang, has heard an old saying about “spare the rod and ■poll the child,” and that la prob ably why he lined np six youngsters yesterday and gave them a thrash ing. Tha boys, who wen sent out to the camp Saturday for robbing Marks' store, got It Into their heads that It would be a picnic, and Dep uty Harden got down hla strap and proceeded to dliabuse their mind* ot that Idea. It te said that the dose which he put on them had the proper effect. "W/E will give you the practical thing and V it will be of a dignity and style that will please you. We’ve got the equipment; we’ve got the experience, and we’ll deliver the job on time and in perfect order. Give us a chance to figure on your next big job. Our prices may not be absolutely the lowest, but when you get the work you will be satisfied with it and 'you will know that the price is low measured by character and quality. _ ' Summer Medicine. In Summer, delicate women, overworked men and sickly children will find that Mashburn’s Hypophosphites enables them to get from the food they eat all the nourishment it contains. It brings into action all tbe vital forces.—makes digestion perfect and builds up the nerve tissues and give power to to the brain, £2?. It's about the only class of medicine recognized as a medi cine by doctors of all schools. '■ " Fifty cents per bottle. MASHBURN DRUG COMPANY VALDOSTA, GA. Up and come and let us show you‘through our modern Grainery— built expressly for our own use; Gamer Patterson St and Crane Ave. The best equipped Feed Rooms in South Georgia. Remember, we have no weevils, cob-webs or musty feeds; everything fresh. Tomorrow, wa shall sea what wa •ball ace. H F. Tillman Grain Co. 207 S. PATTERSON ST. PHONE 105