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THE 'VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA. GA„ MUESDAY,
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ASSOCIATION
HAS MEETING
Many Prominent Law
yers to Gather at Boston
THE MEETING PROMISES TO BE
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
THE HISTORY OF THE NATION
WIDE ASSOCIATION.
Boston, Mass., August 28.—Many
distinguished lights of the American
Bar have arrived here already and
others are expected to reach Boston
during the next twenty-four hours,
to attend the 24th annual meeting
of the American Bar association,
which will open Its three days' ses
sion at Huntington Hall tomorrow
morning. The arangemsnts are ell
completed and there Is every reason
to expect that the meeting will be
one of-the most successful and In
teresting In the history of the or
ganisation.
The first general aeaslon of the
American Bar association will be
held tomorrow forenoon and the
most notable feature of the pro
gram Is the annual address of tha
President. Edgar H. Farrar, of
Louisiana. The reading of various
reports and the election of members
of the general counoll will occupy
the rest of the forenoon session. At
the evening session reports of the
standing committees wlil be received
and considered.', . J
_ At the general .session on Wodnes-
aV" morning; • 1 Justice Htpry B,
Brown,' • of thUnited ' States 1
preme Court, r’ctired. will' read
paper upon thex’New Federal Judl-
dal Code.” There will also be
further reports of committees and
It Is expected that some of these
will suggest remedies and formulate
proposed laws to prevent delay and
unnecessary cost In litigation and
compensation for Industrial acci
dents and the prevention of such
accidents At the evening session
HUSSEIN ALI MIRZA.
Shah of Parala, Whosa Father
la Trying to Regain Throne.
WESTERN STRIKE
MAY BE AVERTED
Conference is Being Held To
day Between Employers
and Employees.
Chicago, Aug. 23.—The Industrial
situation Is much .brighter today.
T3»S threatened strike "oC the team
sters and the glgahtle packing
ouees are bolding conferences.
The officials of the Hhrriman sys
tem and the Illinois Cantral em
ployee are also In conferrence. The
Illinois Central's differences It It re
ported are practically settled.
Vice President Kruttecmltt, of the
Harrlman line, denied emphatically
that he refused to meet represents'
MOTHER OF DEAD
WIFE IS ON STAND
Evidence of Beattie’s Mother-
in-law Seems to Have Been
Damaging to Him.
Chesterfield, Va., Aug. 28.—De
tective Sherrer was on the stand
when the Beattie case was resumed
this morning. The defense In the
ci oss-examination, tried to break
dc-wn the damaging features of the
detective’s evidence.
Sherer admitted having frequent
ly discussed the case lArith Beulah
Binford, the woman in the case. It
is generally admitted that the de
fense got nothing but damaging ev
idence from Sherrer’s cross exami
nation.
The defense plainly showed sur
prise when the state called Mrs.
Owen, the mother of the slain wo
man, as witnesses followjng Sherrer.
The mother said her daughter did
not live happily with Beattie for
two months before her murder. The
girl looked sad and had frequent
Storm pn the Atlantic
I ^psterday
WIND BEACHES VELOCITY OF
FATHER GUNN TO BE
BISHOP OF NATCHEZ
The. Brilliant Catholic Cere
mony Will Occur in Atlan
ta on Tuesday.
Atlanta, Qa., Aug., 28.—Cere
monies aa brilliant aa those which
occurred In Westminister Abbey at
tha coronaUon of King Oeorge will
take place here tomorrow at the
aoells of crying.
Beattie could not hear her evi
dence and told the counsel ''to
make her talk louder."
Mrs. Owen testified that Beattie
showed no signs of grief when ha
returned with hie dead wife.
On cross examination many Ques
tions and answers were unfit for
publication. She testified that Beit-
asked for water to wash hla
hands. She identified tha bloody
coat and trousers aa the ones worn
by Beattie the night of the. murder.
MYSTERY STILE OBTAINS,
_ '-ee Island.
mistrial In th. can of Mra.I »oget lito commnnlcatlon
by wireless with Charleston also
Mr. William B. Hornblower of New^ of th# unlons
York, who was nominated for the ,. Genera , retrenchment,” said Mr.
United State. Suprems bench . by j Knitt ™ ltti „ ha9 been
necessary, but
the late President Cleveland, will as soon a8 conimlons warra nt, the
’ deliver an address on the subject oT men wl „ be r e-employed."
“Antitrust Legislation and Litiga
tion.”
Thursday morning Robert S. Tay
lor, of Fort Wayne, Ind, will read a
paper and th© annual election of of
ficers will be held. The afternoon
will be devoted' to an automobile
tour by the members and their
FLAME LICKED HIS BED.
Before Douglas Man Awoke to Find
Home Burning.
Douglas, Ga., Aug. 28—The resi
dence of D. B. LeFiles on the south
end of Gaskin avenue was destroyed
ladles and the annual dinner wllljthls morning at 12:30 by Are. The
take place at the Hotel Somerset, building's contents were also de-
In the evening. According to the stroyed.
The family of Mr. LoFlles were
out at Gaskin Springs campmeet-
lng, and he waa alone at home. Hi
wrs sleeping so soundly that he did
not discover the fire untl" the fire
alarm was turned In, and by that
time the flames had enveloped at
most the entire building and had
reached the foot of the bed on
hlch he war sleeping, and he nar-
plans of the local committee of ar
rangements, the members of the as
sociation will visit Cambridge to
morrow afternoon, to attend a re
ception given In their honor by
President Lowell of Harvard Uni
versity.
In addition to the regular general
session there will he sectional meet
ings for the consideration of var
ious educational subjects *nd mat-jroviy escaped with hla life,
tcre of practice and legal procedure. The house was roily Insured.
The discussions at the general sea- j his loss In household goods wll!
slons will Include the adoption of Quite a considerable Item,
standnrd rules for admission to the
bar and the conferring of the LL. B.
degree, various changes in the pat
ent laws, trade mark and copyright
laws and other Important matters of
partlcu'ar Interest to the legal
fraternity.
UUt
TO POOL COTTON CROP.
He managed to save his planing
mill, which was located In a short
distance of his residence.
RICHARDS KILLED HIMSELF.
Manager of Standard Oil Foreign
Department is a Suicide.
New York, Aug., 28—Alfred Vort-
•On Richards, manager of the tor*
Greensbore. N. C. Aug., 24—Con-, elgn department of the Standard Oil
atderable Interest la manifested In
the convention to be held here to
morrow under the nusplces of the
North Carolina and Virginia branch
es of the Farmers’ Cooperative and
Educational Union. The announced
purpoee of the meeting Ig to discuss
a plan for the farmer, of the two
States to pool this year* tobacco
crop. Charles S. Barrett, president
of the national organisation,
Company, suicided today by shoot-
lng himself through the heart In
front of the Hoffman cafe He was
thirty-two yean old.
DEAD UNDER ms BUGGY.
Aged
Methodist Preacher Killed
When Boggy Overturned.
Bristol, Aug., 22.—Her. John
and Mahoney, an aged Methodist preach-
Joel B. Fort, President of «he Ten- «r. waa found dead under hi, baggy
neseee branch, will be among the Bear Telford thla morning. The
prominent speakers of the conven- buggy overturned killing him tart
failed here, and nothing' la known
here of the extent of the damage
there. There la a very large num
ber of Savannahlans who formerly
resided In Charleston find therejvas
Mistrial .In Suit of-Mrs. Fetal against
‘ Ll/u Insurance Company
Cordele, Ga., Ang. 28.—The Jury,
after having'been out thirty hours
(and hopelemly disagreed. Judge
Stroller, In the dty court, declared
mistrial In the case of Mrs.
ed
A. j. Finn, of Cordele, against the
Southern State, Lite Insurance
Company, of Alabama, which has oc
cupied practically a whole week of
the city court.
The cult was brought by Mrs.
Finn for the recovery of $5,000, the
face value of a policy carried In this
company by her late husband, A. J.
Fenn, who Is alleged to have been
accidentally drowned In the Apalachi
cola river, at a point fifteen mile*
south of River Junction, Fla., on! L"’
April 21, 1910, while en routo down j j cantB ' of
the river in a small row boat , n ,Q Corg j a
the comi>any of two other men byj
the name of Land and Roberts, who
resided near Tlfton. The body of J m ~|~ t 7 0 “’ ^
Fenn has never been recovered and : .
It Is the contention of the Insurance ""torod-Mia J"
company owing to conflicting. testl-| '
mony, that Fenn was not drowned
at the time and place alleged In the . -g ..
plaintiff’s petition. Upon the ver- ,._V; . * , v .
diet In this case depended the out
come of a similar suit brought by
the plaintiff against the Greeneboro
SIXTY MILES Alj HOUR YES-1 Sacred Heart church when Father
TERDAY—SAVANNAH CUT OFF | John E. Gunn will he consecrated
BY WIRE TODA^/
3,-^Sud'
jKtf.of
yeter-
iched
■er 8a-
torce on
gines windows, signs, 'street tamps
and trees, put stl wire, between Sa
vannah and Charleston out of com-
mlsBlon and at an eshdy hour lsola
ted that city and .Beaufort, S. C.
mUe-a-min'
vannah Is venting. Its
. "...
South of Savannati there Is but
slight damage to wires, the storm's
operations being confined to this
city and the region south of here.
- At 10:55 o'clock last night, when
the local weather office closed, the
barometer itood at 29.58 and waa
tailing.
rthfhj the locnl
eommunlca-
unable to go iln on account of the
rough seas. JThc MolaWk, of the
same line, was unable to leave
Charleston. .. -v..-; • •»
Tho Merchants and Miners’
Transportation Company’s steamerr
Cretan, duo will
be ablets of*
on account.of ves
sels In comtnuiE|fl^^BThe lo
cal wireless Stailon rop^Hniisunlly
heavy eeas rising euidehl
Very htrb tldeaiare reported from
"s-W Island. ^-
| bishop of Natcbes with all the splen-
I dtd pomp of the Roman Catholle
churph.
Gorgeous vestments and magni
ficent jewels will figure In the cere
mony, Including the golden crosier,
the great amethyst and diamond
ring, the pectorlal cross and Jewel
ed mitre which for nearly a century
have been a part of the historic
vratlture of the bishop of Natchca,
and which descend from one lncum
bent of that high office to another.
Th, consecration will begin at
9 o'clock tomorrow morning and will
last for a couple of houra. The pre
siding prelate will be Archbishop
Blank, of New Orleans. Among the
bishops present will he Bishop
Mtley of Georgia, Bishop Allan of
Mobile, Bishop Shaw of San Anto
nio, and Bishop Morris of Little
Rock, Th4 vestment, to be worn
by Father Gunn' are the gifts of the
Sacred Heart pariah. They are very
handsome, of the finest silk and
stuffs, elaborately embossed with
gold. The mitres, one of white silk
with gold embroidered decorations
and tho other entirely,of gold and
embroidery are also the gift of the
r igreftatlon.
) —— “ — v
isslness; aprlfjfcnt
-ouhf of tho-kll-
ol’ty. '
a sudden sur-
was born at
.without
Savannah, Ga.,
lands off the ei
them.
Heavy damage
Life and Annuity Company, *f of 11,9 ** |* ared
trlcts south of C
Greensboro, N. C., for $10,000.
The case has been hard fought
and has attracted considerable at-
Numeroua
yet unheard
tentlon throughout the enttje com- wa * severe in Sa
ty, owing to numerous and 1 promt- m,nor damage,
nent connections. In the case.
SHOT COUPLE DEAD,
MISTAKING THE GIRL
A Love-sick Kentucky Boy
Thought Girl was one who
had Jilted Him.
London, Ky., Ang. 28.—At •
country church, near Oakley, this
morning. Will Hurley and Mias
Christy Hensley were shot and kill-
I by Bart Allen.
Allen mistook the girl for anol
who had Jlltad him.
Whan ha found out bis mht‘
WIVES ARE
(.0 TCH- OFF-'TO CHICAGO.
The Giant Wrestler Is Going to
.. - fTnckle Hackenicmidt.
Humboldt, IS., Aug. 25.—Neigh
bors and frlsnda of Frank Ooteh,
composing nearly tbs whole of the
masculine population of Humboldt
county, are preparing to turn out
en masse tomorrow to give an en
thusiastic send-off to the wrestling
champion upon his departure for
Chicago. Gotch will be accompa
nied by hnlf a dozen of his trainers
and helpers, who will assist In the
(Inal work of preparation for the
chnmplonshln match with Hacken-
scmldt on September 4.
Total Abstainers In Session
Danbury, Conn., Aug. 28.—Dan
bury Is entertaining for two days
the forty-second annual convention
of the Catholic Total Abstlncnco
Union of Connecticut. The dele
gatee attended high mass In St.
Peter's church this morning, fol
lowing which the business sessions
wers formally opened In the opera
house. The roll call showed an at
tendance of more than 300 dele
gates from all parts of the State.
MR. AND MRS. TOM S0PWITH
Young English Aviator Now In
This Country With His Wlfo.
Photos by American Vrooo Association.
AVIATORS WILL FLY
FOR $50,000 PRIZES
Two Score of World Famous
Aviators Have Gathered at
the Boston Meet ', ;
-Boston, Mart, Aug., 28.—Attract
ed by‘a prise list totalling nearly
$60,000 In cavil, some two-score of
th« moat noted aviator, of America
and Europe have gathered hero to
take part In the second big lying
maat to ha conducted under the aua-
picet of the Harvard Aviation So
ciety.
The meet waa formally Inaugur
ated on the arlatton field at Atlan
tia City today and will continue for
NEWS EVENTS
FORETOLD FOR
COMING WEEK
Maryland Primaries Will
be Held on Tuesday
POLITICAL CONTESTS FOR GOV.
ERNOR BETWEEN STATE SEN
ATORS—SEASONS OF FAIRS IN
SEVERAL STATES.
Washington, D. C„ Aug.,' 28.—
Both political parties In Maryland'
will hold their State primaries
Tuesday for the selection of candle
datos for the State offices to be fill
ed at the autumn election. Interest
centers chiefly In the spirited con
test for the Democratic guberna
torial nomination between Stator
Senator Arthur P. Gorman and
State senator Blair Lee. Phllllpa
Leo Goldsborough wllj_ respire tha
Republican nomination for gover
nor without opposition.
Republicans of Alabama *111 bold
a State convention In BlrnShgham *, „
Thursday to aelect a new Ststa
committee and chairman add to con-
aider the State representation. In
the next national convention.
The Republican candidate for
congress the late Alexander Mitchell
as representative of the Second dis
trict Is to ba nominated by the.con-
grcsalonal committee at a mcctln
to be held Monday in Kansas C;
•• - •
. A' conference of State railroad
commlmlpners Is to bp held Tueu-
dny 'In Lincoln. Neb., to (license
methods .jit obtaining,physical rstv-
actlon of . railroad property.
Tuesday fa the day fixed for -the
consecration of Rar. John E. Gunn,
as Roman Catholle bishop of Not
ches, Miss, The ceremony Is to
taka place In Atlanta, with Arche
bishop Blank, of New Orleane offi
ciating.
Governor Baldwin of Connecticut,
former Jostles Brown, of the United
an entire week. One of the.big m>t „ SBpreme Court _ and Baron
events of the program will be a (tJobIlla> th „ JananM ; ambassador
cross-country flight of 180 > miles, t „ nnltBd matPa , are a thB
for which a ensh prlzo of 910,000
ha. been offered by a Boston news
paper.
The route of tho contest Is to be
formed from Boston to Nnshua, N.
from Nashua to Worcester,
(Mesa; from Worcester to Provid
ence, R. L, end from Providence,
to Boston.
TO ADDRESS SUFFRAGETTES.
not. Howard Anna Shaw to be the
Speaker In October.
Idlnlsvllle, Ky.. Aug. 28.—Tho
committee In charge of tho program
for the convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage AssoclS'
tinn to be held here In October an
nounces that among the notable
speakers at the gathering will be
the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Carolyns Bart-
Bnntn Rosa Terminal Rate Case,
Santa Rosa, Cal., Aug., 28.—The
taking of testimony In the pants
Rosa terminal rate caae, which bee
been a matter of dispute betweenjleft Crane, of Michigan; Mrs. Don
shippers and the railroads for a long H Hocjter. of Baltimore; Miss
time, was begun here today by Com- ‘‘cy Johnston, the novelist, and
mlealoner Franklin K. Lane of'the M '"" M. Carey Thoman, president of
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Mrs. Morse and
Keeping Ncai
^-Atlanta, Aug.
prisoners at the
Itentlary are now
presence of their
Mrs. Charles W.
living here most
her husband’s In
Is now announced
w'fe of-pol. Chrlstopl
' late prffident of the
lees. Is on htr way
HOY LEAPED ELEVEN
STORIES TO DEATH
Hryn Mswr College.
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR.
Many Exhibits Are to Re Shown mt
Sacramento Next Week.
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 25—On
the ere of the opening day of tho
California State Fair, all Indica
tions are that It will be far better
than any of Its predecessors. Dur
ing the last week, end particularly
the last three days, exhibits of many
kinds have been arriving end the
fair grounds present a lively appear
ance. Tomorrow has been set aside
tton.
| Allen committed' lolclde.
Busy Week for :
John, N. B„ Aug, ’88.
Laurie- came
y to begin a waal
the Maritime Provind
to this city the'
eduled for addre
Ilfax and New
Scotia, Charlottetown, Pi
• Moncton, I
*
Jumped From Pulitzer Build
ing in New York to Foot
‘ of Brooklyn Bridge.
Na* York, Ang, 28.—Fearing ti women'a day. and suffragists
deportation on acount of hk having ,r0 ” •» ««*• ot » h9 • u ‘» ar9 *° »*-
consumption, Morris Oraenbury, II t * n ’ ___________
: yearn old, Just arrived from Europe, I ARRESTED FOR MURDER,
leaped from the tenth Door of tho' Decatur, Ala, Aug, 28.—Hugh
«fi-| Pulitzer bhlldlng to death In tha Boggs, a meat dealer of this dty,
notable speakers scheduled to ad
dress the thlrtjl-fourth annual
meeting'of the American Bar asso-'
elation, which will begin Its seeslons
In Boston Tuesday.
The season of fairs and exhibi
tions wjtl reach Its height during
the week. In addition to a doxen
or more State fairs In various parts
of the United States the week will
see the opening of the annual In
dustrial. Exposition In Milwaukee,
the Canadian National Exhibition In
Toronto and the Provincial exhibi
tion In Quebee. British Columbia
and other sections of the Dominion,
The political csmpatgn in Canada
Is expected to be continued vrtth In
creased energy on both sMes. Sir
Wilfrid Leurler will carry his cam
paign Into the Martinis Provinces,
while Robert L. Borden, leader ot
the Opposition, will conUnue on tbs
plntform 'n Ontario and Quebec.
The statne of Steuben, which has
been presented to Germany by the
American Congress. Is to he formsl-
Jy dedicated in Berlin Saturday.
The statue Is to be dedicated In
(he presence of the Emperor, the
American ambassador and many oth
er notables, and the function will be
{made a picturesque and literary
ceremonial.
Other notable events of the week
In the foreign field will Include the
greet German naval review at Bwli-
en.nnde, (he annual meeting of the
Pritlah Association fer the Advance-
mint of 8c!ance, which will meet In
Portsmouth, and the beginning ot
the festivities In eslehratlon ot tha
centennial of the Royal Frederick*
university at Christiania, Norway.
At tbs last-named event tbe United
States -will be represented by a dele
gation of wetl-known educators.
'* Manhattan entrance of Brooklyn w *» arrested bare today and locked
V t * ms> /an the ahawira a$ train# 4mn1lf(ata
Crossed Channel Two Times.
Bonlogne, France, Ang, 28.—
bridge-
Ha turnad
a dozen somemaults,
up on tbe charge of being Implicate, Mareh Poorpe crossed the English
ed In tbe killing of J. H. Turner,' channel In an aeroplane last night.
•PI
ibarely missing an automobile party, ago* ;,i ■' ]' >a | |
Ga, several weeks He recroraed It this morning arriv
ing bora safely. I
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