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THE VALDOSTA TIMES.
VALDOSTA* GA. SATURDAY, AUGUST S, 1*11.
OF INVENTOR
OF ELEVATOR
Just One Hundred Years
ago Elisha Otis was Born
THK UTILITY OK THE BLEVA-
! TOII8 WAS NOT iiemonstrat.
KD UNTIL THE MIDDLE OK
LAST CENTURY.
• Boston. Mass., Aug. 3—One hun
dred years ago today there was born
In the little town of Halifax, Vt„
a man whose inventive genius led
the way for the erection of the sky-
! scrapper buildings that now distin
guish every American city, and in
cidentally added millions of dollars
, to the value of real estate.
The man was Elisha G. Otis. His
Invention was the elevator undoubt
edly one of the most Important and
useful inventions of the nineteenth
century. Without the facilities of
fered by the elevator for reaching
any desired height the tall buildings
of today, it Is hardly necessary to
state, would be wholly impractical.
Otis began life as a farmer, but
his inventive genius led him to turn
his attention to mechanical pursuits.
After engaging in various lines of
manufacturing in Albany, Troy and
one or two other places he finally
located in Yonkers, where he wis
given charge of the erection of some
wknildlngs for a manufacturing com
pany.
In erecting the buildings It became
^hcessnry to construct an elevator
^^use on the premises, and in con
I^Kion with this Mr. Otis devised
Julian to prevet the fall of the
platform in case of the breaking of
the hoisting cables. It was this safe
ty device that brought the elevator
into practical use.
Mr. Otis first demonstrated the
safety and utility of his Invention
at the International exposition held
In New York city In 1KB3. Within
a few years thereafter the elevator
system was Introduced Into public
buildings. The Od F.lth Avenue
Hotel, which was turn down only a
few years ago, was the first to In
stall an elevator and for a long
time It was an object of much curios
ity to «U visitori to the metropolis.
Mr. Otis lived to eee bis invention
come Into general use not only In
America but throughout a large part
of the world. He established a lec
tor/ for the construction of his ele
vators In Yonkers, where he resided
until his death In 1861. While hi*
name will always be Inseparably
linked with his invention of the ele
vator he waa fertile In other linee
of invention and Improvement,
among his products being a machine
for making blind staples, an auto
matic wood-turning machine, a
team plow, and a rotary oven for
use In the making of bread.
VARDAMAN WINS THE TOGA
Mississippi's Freaky Politician Gets
to the U. 8. Senate.
Jackson, Miss., Aug., 2.—The
latest returns from the senatorial
primary today Indicate that Varda-
man will be the next United States
senator. Vardainan as leading Percy
and Alexander at a ratio of about
forty six per cent.
This afternoon Percy and Alexan
der concede defeat, Vardanian
claims the victory by 20.000, which
will be about correct. He la now
15,000 In-the lead.
baby girl born in jail
REAPPOINTMENT BILL
.TAKEN UP IN SENATE
The New Bill Will Give 433
Congressmen in Place of
391 as at Present
Washington, Aug. 3.—The co
gressional reapportionment bill w;
taken up in the senaTe this after
noon. The Burton amendment pro
viding that additional representa
tives be elected by the states at
lurge to prevent gerrymandering
was defeated.
The Reed amendment to allow
the people, instead of the legisla
ture, to reapportion the districts,
was also defeated. The Burton
amendment stipulating that* repre
sentatives at large shall be nomina
ted in the same manner as other
representatives was agreed, to.
The Root amendment to limit
the house to its present members’
was defeated. The McCuroher
amendment to limit the house to
402 members was defeated.
The bill was then passed. The
president is expected to sign the
bill.
It means that the membership of
the house will be Increased from 391
to 433. It gives Florldda four, Al
abama ten and Georgia twelve
congressmen.
Yoman Convicted of Killing Hus
band Is Its Mother.
Sanlt Ste Marie, Mich., Aug. 8.—
\ daughter was born this morning
it the General Hospital in Sault 8te
dar!e. Ont., to Mrs. Angelina Neopa-
itana. the convicted slayer of her
msband who was sentenced to hang
m Wednesday next, Jmt whose sen-
enee was commuted to life lm-
>rlsonment.
The Infant will be placed In care
>f the Children’* Aid 8odety.
SIGNATURES ATTACHED
OTARBITRATION TREATY
CHILD LABOR
BILL TO COME
UP IN HOUSE
Bill Prohibits Employ
ment of Children in Mills
DELEGATES TO
BIG Bill
A Membership of 2,000,-
000 is Represented
ANOTHER RILL REDUCES THE MANY MEN OK INTERNATIONAL
HOURS IN COTTON MILLS I PROMINENCE WILL ATTEND
FROM 00 .HOURS A WEEK TO MEETING AT GRAND RAPIDS,
10 HOURS A DAY. MICH.
Treaties Between Uncle Sam,
John Bull and France
Were Signed Today.
Washington, Aug., 3.—Affixing
Atlanta, Ga„ Aug., 3.—Among
the Important pending bills which
it is hoped will be reached before
the close of the legislature, and In
which keen interest centers, la the I
child lnbor measure, introduced In |
the house by Hooper Alexander, of
DeKnlb. <$•
In addition \o reducing the hours
in mills from 66 hours a week to
10 per day, which ia already cover
ed in the general labor Mil which
has passed the bouse, the Alexander
bill provides that no child under
fourteen years of nge shall be em
ployed In any mill, factory or work-
shon In the state, and further pro
vides that no business enterprise
shall employ a child under sixteen
vears of nge unless an age certificate
Is procured.
A recent report of the federal bu
reau of labor, treating of the rela
tion between Juvenile dellnuency
and the employment of children,
sets forth conclusively that the Juv
enile reformatories for white chil
dren in the south are recruited 'rom
the working rhllflren to a much
greater extent than\from those who
go to school: the figures showing
that the children who . ere put to
work at tender ago become crimi
nals In a mathematical proportion
from two to ten times as often as
children who are sent to school,
l-ope Brown's Campaign.
Atlanta, Aug., 3.—J. l'ops Brown,
candidate for governor. Is quietly
but steadily conducting biB cam
paign, and Is receiving many letters,
from all sections of the stute promis
ing him support and inviting him to
speak. On August lith ho Will at
tend the meeting of the State Ag
riculture Sociey at Waycross, of
which he was the president for five
years. From Waycross ho goes to
Dudley, in Laurens county, where
he will deliver an address August
10th.
Woninn Died a Horrible Death
Atlanta, Aug.. 3.—Enveloped In
the leaping flames from an explod
ing kerosene lamp, Rena Houston,
an aged and repented negress of
thla city, died in agony, before as
sistance could reach her. The lamp
on a table beside the bod where she
lny, burned low as the old woman
dozed, and then exploded, throwing
flaming oil all over the bed.
RICHARD PARR.
Man Who Unearthed Sugar Fraud*
Is Now After Wealthy Smugglers
the official signatures to the General
Arbitration treatlea between the
United States and Great Britain and
the United States and France today
marked a great step forward in in
ternational relations.
Cermany and Japan have also
been approached and probably both
wlll'inko favorable action on the
same lasues.
The first signature was attached
today by Ambassador Jusserand, In
Paris. Several hours later the Brit
ish treaty was signed by Ambassa
dor nryce In Washington and the
British and French treaty waa «ign-
ed by Secretary of State Knox at
the White House.
The trrwtles will he sent to the
senate for action at this eeealon,
probably tomorrow.
ADJOURNMENT Will BE
12
The Congressmen and Sena
tors are Getting Ready
to Leave Washington
MARINES LANDED AT HAYTI.
Gorman and British Shin* Ncnt
Jackie* to Stop Trouble.
Port Am Prince, Aug., 3.—The
marine* from the German and Brit
ish warships were landed today aa
a result of looting which waa begun
by the revolutionists who have rap.
tured the city.
In claahea between rebel* and
troop* who were guarding property,
forty were killed.
Washington, Aug., 3.The confer
ence* on tho wool rev.sion and
farmers’ free Hat bill are aet for to-
! morrow by agreement at tho first
session.
Tho report of the con f orcnce will
be made to both houses Monday, the
Immediate veto by the President
and final adjournment Saturday,
August 12th I* the program of the
republican* who will be on the con
ference committee conaidering these
matter*.
It Is admitted that the President
will veto both bill*.
Irhe representatives and senator*
are preparing to leave Washington.
Everything indicates adjournment
by the end of next week.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug., 3.^
Delegates from every section of tho
country, and representing a member
ship of two millions and total as
set* of about $100,000,000, were
present at the opening here today
of tho nineteenth annual convention
of the United States League of Local
Building and Loan Associations.
The opening s'sslon this morning,
following the welcoming addresses
and responses, waa devoted to com
mittee appointments and the annual
reports of the several officers. These
reports showed that the local build
ing and loan associations havn,
during the past year, shared the
general prosperity of the country
and have done the largest business
In their history.
At the subsequent session*, which
will continue over tomorrow, the
league will discuss numerous ques
tions relating to the protection and
promotion of building association in.
terest*. Heading the list of speak
ers Is Dr. Charles Prnnard of Paris,
hen/ of the Buieau of Assurance
an'' 1 SoHal Providence of the French
4m©nt, who .will he heard on
ADMIRAL TOGO
WILL RECEIVE
TAX VALUES TO SHOW
BIG GAIN FOR YEAR
But the Increase This Year
Will not be as Great as it
was Last Year.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug., 3.—According
to figures compiled by the Control
ler General’s office, the tax returns
for .1911 fiom seventy-three coun
ties of the state show n total not
increase of $9,693,ICO over 1910.
Eleven counties show a falling
off.
grv-'^jjjncnt, wno .will no nearn or
of "Co-operation as Ap
plied to Home Purpose* In Europe.
Among the other scheduled speak
er* are F. N. Pennl*ton of Hancock,
Mich., Arthur M. Murdock, of Oma
ha. Neb.: John C. Butterfield, of
jersey City, C. A. Roy**, of Terre
Dnunte, E. L. Kes*el, of Charlotte.
Clay W. Holme*, of Elmira. Charles
Werno, of Chicago, and R. L.
Pronhlt. of Monroe. La. Addison
B. nurke, of Philadelphia, 1* slated
for election to the presidency of the
league.
AIRSHIP FELL IN CROWD
Operator Lost Control and Machine
Came Down In Chicago.
Long Beach, N. J., Aug., 8.—A
big Curtla Biplane, operated by
Frank Bellars, dropped to the earth
when the operator lost control to
day, falling into a crowd of specta
tors at H7 and Morgan *treet. Four
were badly injured and Bellar was
badly bruised.
PLANS BEING LAID TO
HARVEST THE CROPS
Canadian Railroads are Send
ing out the First Excur
sion of Harvesters
The Turpentine Market.
Savannah,. Aug., 8.—Turpentint
148.50. Rotln $5.10 l) $6.90
Montreal, Aug., 3.—The Canadian
Pacific today started the first of its
harvester’s excursions to the West,
where the farmers are reported to
be In ne**! of 60,000 harvest hands
to assist in caring for the great
wheat crop estimated at 200,000,000
bushels.
The largest number of men hith
erto sent West for harvesting waa
two years ago, when 26,000 made
the Journey.
The big Inerease this year Is due
to the fact that the crop In Manito
ba, Alberta and Saskatchewan prom-
exceptionally well, both on land
that has been In cultivation for
years, and on the big additional
acreage that ha* been broken up
during the past to year*.
The railroads expect to recruit
thousands of harvester* in Ontario,
Quebec and the Maritime provinces.
Tt Is probable that a number will
also be brought out from England.
The total returns" for 1910 exclu
sive of railroads and 1 other public
service corporations amounted to
$642,660,102, pr an increase of
$38,211,914 over the proceeding
year.
Oapt. W. H. Harrison estimates
that for 1911 the total increaso will
not he so great a* It was in 1910,
E
Naval Officers go to New
York to Greet Him
THE JAPANESE NAVAL OFFl-
CEK WILL GO TO WASHINGTON
IMMEDIATELY TO PAY II IS
RESPECTS TO TAFT.
Washington, D. C. Aug., 3.-—
Chandler Hale, Third Assistant Sec
retary of State, and Captain Potts
and Lieutenant Cook of tho navy
hav© gone to New York to receive
Admiral Togo, the celebrated Japa
nese naval commander, who is a
passenger on the Lusitania which is
due to reach port at a lato hour to
night or enrly tomorrow morning.
Secretary Hale and the two naval
officers have been detailed ns aides
to the Japanese admiral and will ac
company him wherever he goes dur
ing his brief stay In the United
State*.
Acordlng to present plans Admiral
Togo will come to Washington Im
mediately upon htw arrival in the
country to pass hi* respects to Pres
ident Taft. He will remain In the
capital four days, during which
time he will be elaborately enter-
tnlnad. President Taft will giTve a
big dinner in his honor at the White
House Saturday evening. Baron
Uchlda. the Japanese ambassador,
will entertain his famous country
man at dinner Snnday evening and
on the two evenings following sim
ilar functions.will be given by Secre
tary of State Knox and Secretary
of the Navy Myer.
The Admiral will visit th© Wash
ington navy yard and will probably
but even at that, will approximate f 0 Annapolis to Inspect the nawl
$26,000,000 exclusive of the return* a trip to Mt. Vernon is
of rnllronds and other corporati ons.' ano tj, cr future of the program.
There are vet seventy-five counties! The Btny |n WaH M ng ton will end
to be heard from and among those are a f noon next Wednesday, when Ad-
Fulton. which is expected to Bhow ;m!ra1 Toga and has party will de
an IcreaRe of between $6,000,000 j pnrt for Phii^iph^. jThur*dny
and $6,000,000; also Chatham, Floyd - will be spent In the city of Brotherly
Bibb, Muscogeo, Richmond and *®r- I Love. Then will come a visit of five
eral other Wge counties, all of, dfiy „ !n Ncw York city. The big
feature of th© entertainment pro-
whlch are expected to show largo
Increase.
LOOMS UP IN HOUSE
Filibusters Try to Stave off
Fight and May Fight for
Booze Straight.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 3.—'The 'liquor
fight has started in tho houao of rep
resentatives on the Tlppens bill to
prohibit tho sale of beer containing
more than one-half per cent alcohol.
The opponent* have started a fil
ibuster which may last for several
days and prevent taking up the bill.
Hooper Alexander denounced the
tactics of the antis today, saying
that their purpose was to defeat the
iu\* in its own home.
Joe Hill Hall’s substitute to al
low package houses and license real
beer saloons may probably be taken
up if the fillbusterers have a ma-
jo’ity over the prohibition crowd.
The candidate* for governor are
not creating any excitement and
the liquor question is all tho talk.
It is probable that the Tlppens bill
n ay not get consideration, because
the appropriations bill has to he
passed before adjournment, and ev
erything else will be sidetracked for
Big Grain Elevator Burn*.
Columbus, Ind., Aug., 3.—The
Thoma* Grain and Elevator Com
pany wa* burned today. Forty
thousand bushels of wheat and
twenty thousand bushels of corn
were burned. The lots was $100,009.
gram In th© metropolis will he an
elaborate dinner to be given by the
Japanese Society of New York.
From New York Afdmlral Togo
will proceed to Boston, arriving there
on August 16. From Boston It Is
expected the party will go direct
to Niagara Fall*, where the Amerl-
enn escort will aay good-by to the
distinguished visitor, who will go
from the fnll* to Montreal to begin
the Journey acros© Canada to Van
couver from which point he Is to sail
for home.
NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS.
Hundreds of Grizzly Warriors to
Gather at Wilmington, N. C.
Wilmington, N. C., Aug., 8.—
Hundreds of Confederate veteran*
from varlona sections of North
Carolina and a number from the
neighboring State* are here In at
tendance npon a two day’* session,
beginning today, of the annual re
union of the Grand Camp of Con
federate Veteran* of North Carolina.
Wilmington I* gayly decorated in
honor of the veteran* and their
friend*. Maj.-Gen. T. S. Carr, pre
sided at the opening session. To
morrow will be held the annual pa.
rade and also the principal soc al
event© of the reunion.
LOVING CUP FOR GAYXOR.
Re Will Receive Memorial for Rls
Escape From an Assassin.
Savannah, Aug. 2.—Mayor Geo.
W. TIedeman has received an invi
tation to be prosent In New York
on September 8 when Mayor Gay-
nor Is to be presented with a loving
cup because of his deliverance from
the hand* of an assassin on that
date a year ago.
The mayor cannot attend, but he
will send the committee a letter to
be read to the mayor.
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