The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, January 16, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTUK VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA, CUL, TUB8DAY. “ A GEARY IS, 19111. NEWS OF A DAY SHARP RISE IN WEAT AMONG PEOPLE |W* ME0 m OE Savannah is Ready to Entertain Congressmen THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS ARB TO BB GIVEN A RIDE DOWN THE HARBOR AND OTH ER GOOD SAVANNAH THINGS. Evidence in Chicago Trial Shows What Caused Beef to Advance so'in 1907 Chicago, Jan. J5.—Tbo aecret ot tho sharp rite In the price of beef following the panic of 1S0T waa dis closed today at the packers trial tby jthe hooka ot Morrlabn A Co., and HAN OBJECTED TO HIS WIFE, .Savannah, Ga. Jan. 16—Arrang- ments are now complete for the re- receptlon and entertainment of the Congressional Rivers and Harbors Commttee during the short stay ot DOMESTIC ROW ENDS FATALLY IN TAMPA, FLA. Man who Caused Trouble Managed to Escape SNOWBALL! NfAR TO CAOSINii RIOTS 1 SmallBoysT^ balls at 1 FROM WHOM HE HAD SEP. ARAT&D SIX MONTHS, REGEIV- . .ING CALLERS. . Tampa, Fla., Jan. 16.—Incensed the testimony of cost experts. Tbs government ehowed that (during May, June, and Auguet, 1608 the credit allowances for hides prac tically ceased. The government claimed that the | because his wlf< from whom ho had lagreement to etop hide allowances been separated elx months, received was made In November 1809 and young man caller this afternoon, they "took It out In dressed beef end iW. D. Moore shot and fatally wound! that body In Savannah,January 20, ^ rel1 ments." The packara contln-jed his fsther-ln-law, J. R. Robin- while en route to Key West The | taed tb « *»l® °C b l d ®»- |*on, at the Roblneon home In Aroa- commttee from the various trade I Tb ® government claimed that thla bodies have been appointed to meet d ® 0De method of concealing the pro- the visitors and entertain tbem. |dla, near here, and was InstanUy I killed by Robinson’s son. The son, OTHERS 1 Snow- ’oes SOUTHERN LEAGUE CLUBS MEET lit MARCH Contracts With Players Stipu late the Time They Must Report for Work. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 16.—All South ern league clubs bare sent out con tracts to ell players on their re serve lists with Instructions as to USED BRICK- !‘ b ® reporting date. Most ell clubs AMERICAN AND FOREIGN SHIP PING LINES ARB TO BE PUT TO PRESS THE SHIPPING TRUST House Rules Committee Began Enquiry Today NEGRO DRAYtiN BAT ON A M t v who THREW W|)I have their players report dur- j SNOWBALL AT HIM AND I”* ‘he flret week In March, giving j UP ROW. all plenty ot time to got In gooa conditions for the opening of the [season which Is slated tor April 16. I Major clubs will train In many UNDER THE PROBE BY THE COMMITTEE. Atlanta, Ga., iJan. 16.—Snowball ing yeaterday aid thla morning haa, come dangerously near resulting l n ic* 41 ®* ln ‘ b ® Southern league being l Washington, Jan. 16.—The house (rules committee, of which Repre- serlous racial trouble in Atlanta The yonngsUfra on tho street! have not pnrtMul.irly singled out ne gro drivers awl hackmen, but have bombarded white and black alike. When a(twhlt^ man would -get mad and alight i affiliated more closely thla season , ■rnlntlve Henry, of Texas, Is chair man ever before. The New Yorh m,n ' tod »y be « att bearingt on the Americano will reach Atlanta March .resolution Introduced! a short tlma 4, and will stay a full month. Man- >6° b 7 Representative Humphroy,.of ager Harry Wolverton wishing to 'Washington, directing the appoin 4 .- glve his outnt a thorough work-out ment of a special committee to make Those who will accompany thtRIverx and Harbors Committee will he tak en for an automobile ride over the ► * r ’beautiful roads of Chatham, while the members of the particular com mittee will be sbown tbo harbor. The ride down the harbor will be on the United States Engineers boat, ln company -with Col. Dan King. i h\n T«htcle to chase beforo Bta rtlng back home. The New youngster who had (Yor k club will leave many good a thorough Investigation of the I John L. Roblneon, la wounded but!^** *1*^ , i iui» ciuu "m pbiu rwu , , , . not fatally. The elder Robinson was kn0 ' k< ? 4 °* tat , «■ M ‘ ke4 hlm (youngster, with Manager Hemphill. Shipping. Trust. The rraolutlon ot Tnilll nil llinnim Tnifll/ P peB!dent °* the Gardner Lumber wl * h * rd 'of the Atlanta club who waa form- I Reproaontatlve Humphrey directs I n AIN IIN WnllNIl ITlAIlK Company, one of tbo largest in | lb * 11 . tb ® •“ c l d “ n ‘' uu *") r e n<1 * tI rl * b ‘ erly with Wolvcrton's team. nn investigation Into the methods I linill Ull IIIIUIIU I UHUII I |tbere ’ but|ghaa a negro resented i The annual meeting of the Souta- '^ nd practices of various Mass of GNASHED INTO ANOTHER j Florida. i Moore married a daughter ot Rob inson about a year ago, but they separated and for the past six man and W. R. Leaken, collector of jT\VO PaSSWlger Trains Met the port. Tho parly will also bo IT , 6 * Head-on on a Cross-Over months Mrs. Moore has been living I b J with her father. Robinson brought ;frr 11 entertained at breakrast upon their arrival. Many Visit Good-Roads Train Hundreds of Savannshlans have Atlantic Coar.t Line paasengcr trains jan - Bridge This Morning New Castle. Pe, (there, but the same bin lmmsdl Moore homo to dinner ln hope 3™ ""J* footing » reconciliation, which see*4£&2Ks f there ™nld L j on “ for ,om8 week * ,Dd “ ° r ed about to bo real.zed, when * ML! 'pw^Wr ">® socepted without any kh* eoastwls, commoreo Qf the Unl- young man, whose Identity tho turn- j J a negro resented i and ellmbed off (la began to brew . t L|ttI " Roc)t> tha honM> of prei |. I dent Kavanangh. The only matter | ® nd ‘“reign countries, engaged In In front of tho tele- ' of importance to be dtaouasad at 1 tb » United States oversea or foreign, whore not only tele- j tWl mteUng ts tho 1911 schedule )=ommeroe. It further directs an !u- Jsengers but also news- TlM committee has boon at work lvestlga‘lo n of American ablps and rd.y night. The t/nln left here burB »nd:fcsl:o Krlo sad tho Dattl- tbls afternoon at 1 o'clock. The mor ® and 0bl ° ™ 1Iro ‘ d tod »5 r - corn, of 1-00,1 roads experts made the F,T ® wer ® kll, ® d - The dead sre:| Visit of everyone plenssnt with the Engineer. Gannon and Clerk, Fire- lectures and stereoptkon views of m «“ Cunnlghsm end James Smith good roads end road' construction. an< * Bridge Master Craft. There were representative, of the M »“I »® p ® Injured. The collis- varlous trade bodies at the train '<>» ™ du ® “> ‘»® ‘ b »‘ * b ® »*H tlmore and Ohio train took the wrong track. street,! during the day. Weather Is Some Warmer. After the eoldest spell of tho win ter, the weather In Savannah has moderated somewhat, permitting tne business which was Interrupted tbo coll to bo resumed. The street § MILITIA CALLED OUT ear schedules which were Interfer- Tfl QIIPPPPQQ PII1TPPQ red with bv the cold have been re- «|U UUirilLOu (lIUILflU illy Is concealing, came to call Jnn. in.--Two;.f rj . ;fr „• T ,,,„ I h«»U »n. oMh^husVnd . the fai Robinson ordered, Moore from the house when tho eon-ln-law fired' three shots at tho old man nnd one nt tho son. each taking effect. Young Robinson secured n pistol from a mantel ln the room and shot Moore, killing him Instantly. The elder ij n ^‘ Robinson Is not expected to Uvo nn- i, aT0 til morning. Tho eon la not badly wounded- The young man who was tho causo of tho tragedy left tho houno when tho first shot wns fired. mix-up. Tho boys made ow->£ffl out of the dirty |owallc, packed nl- One negro drsy- •erioni signal fi charge ibll brickbat In return, nnd dovn'a white boy on the Vftuxately the youngster tho body and was not ijnred. Bet It wee the ‘half dozen older boys to > negro and his wagon, Isbed would Inevitably |tad but for the timely of the police. WORRIED OVER MAD DOGS. sumed. The change ln temperature has caused the sleet and snow watch fell Saturday andI early yes- So)diers Charced Men , W 0 - terday morning to melt, and the ^ conditions »re again normal. men and Children and Many -n.o Kiiiine wn, Accidcntm Taken to Hospitals. Ruling that *he killing was acci dental and not due to criminal neg- T.awreneo, MasB., Jnn. 16—Tho One Wandered out Friday, Threw a Fit and was Shot. Douglas, Ga., Jan. 16.—Dougins people are still apprehensive of the danger o n the question of dogs and animals affected with rabet. At the laat meeting of the city council a strict ordinance was passed requir ing all dogs running at large to be muzzled, or be InstanUy killed by COLD WAVE COMING THIS WAY AGAIN Chicago Still in Grip of Bliz zard After a Short Re spite of Cold. Chicago, respite the 16.—After a short ntral states were ard again today end below sero In CM- Jai IWave ( llgence. Recorder Schwara today mllltt, ws. called oat by the mayor,, h# ^ dog k]nM ! ( b a dismissed the charge of murder at 9:30 o clock thh, morning as «, 4w th|> orUsan ve was Friday on four de , egalnat Motorman Charles Dixon. Tesult of an attack ty tarlkor. on j , h# pilh||e when , ye „ ow u who waa In charge of the car which the woolen mill! I dog belonging to a negro appeared '*!?'„ . . . . ran over and Instantly killed Erneat They charged a mob of 3,000 men. | wlthout a hld a lit and I , * 4 " r* m,h ' II ‘*” ,lnck Wlltholtf the 10-year-oM eon of women and children with bayonets. , cra mbeld around over the street ** | *“ n 0ran4 H * Ten - Mrs. Nannie Wlllholt. Friday. The Many Injured were Jaken to the hos- thou(th Jt wai serlouwlr affected. Co,d death of the boy waa one of e pltals. 'Chief of Police Tanner at once kill-1 *" °* on ’ series of aoddenta which have oe- The charge was made In front of ed the dog. | w , * *"* curred In the family during the past the Atlantic rollla. When the riot- The four mules belonging to J.A. ' ” few' years. The evidence of the err made an attempt to go to other O’Steen, which were bitten by hie “ 8I T*' Tb * eye-witnesses, who were summoned mills the hose was turned on them horse, and the one mule bitten by : r j * *** T*f after the trial was postponed Betur- end many were howled over with Icy joe Pefford’e horse, are being given morning day. corroborated the statement of water. , j the Pasteur treatment | morrow rning^ the n^tormsn that the boy ran Into All of the children who were the ear before the brakes eenld be BOR POTTLE SWORN IN. | bitten by the dog which went mad applied. here are being treated, and Riley New Judge of Appellate Court la In O’Steen, who was bitten by the mad ' DOWN ON DANCES. | Atlanta Today. horse. Is also taking treatment. So Coming. 16.—Cold wave today for Vlr- nth Carolina and eatloni art that |II extend to Cen- ith. Florida to- TWO FROZEN < DEATH, Atlanta Clubs Atlanta, Oa., Jan. 16.—The Hon. , a r no serious results ere eontem- Have not Decided J- R- Pottle, of Blakely, Georgia, p i a ted from the bites. Whether to Prohibit Them or not - - - itnrm » nrettv Atlanta Oa.. Jan. 16.—While the take up hti seat so a Judge of the OREF.K 1VHO KILLED HIMSELF.! * p ., 7 , comes to Atlanta this morning to Atlanta's Record I Spell la ] Atlanta, Ga. | from the Drat big I end one death I the Cold aEaoagh. 16—Two i big light. iGBAOCO PLANTER i FROZEN TO DEATH ted States as to the method* of those lines ln forming conferences, pools, or ether combinations In violation, ot the entl-trnat l*w. ,' r nraey. Benoral. Wlokaral||fn, and ary of Commarca and Labor Nagel are te appear before the com- )mlttee and tell what etepe, If any, have been taken by the government to Investigate or proaecuta the ship ping trnst for alleged violation- of tho entl-treet lawe. Samuel Unter- mayor, the New York corporation lawyer, also la expected to tell what ha knows of the combine. Others Much Damage is Done by Fire and Cold, and Gorge is Threatened on River Lonlavllle, Ky., Jan. 16 —James I who have been aiked to appear be- Thompson, a tobacco planter near i fore the committee Include nu’arr- Henderson, was frosen to death laat oim Influential factors fn maritime night near his home. Thla Is the | shipping from New York, Poeton, tenth victim of the extreme cold [Philadelphia, Raltlmore, New Or- weather In Kentucky. * leans and other porta. The business portions ot Pcm- If certain Influential Democrats broke with a lois of |40,000 and tip the house have their way an In- niandvllle with a loss of 130,000 jvesllgatlon Into the ao-called money were burned last night. I trust and h*nrester trust will ha An lee gorge ln the Ohio river la linked wl'.h the Investigation Into feared. TAFT RINGS UP MR. HITCHCOCK FOR STORY The President is Displeased at the Statement of Post master General. Washington, Jan. 16.—President Taft today sent for Poat Master-Gen eral Hitchcock and asked him to ex- e ans. plain why the announcement wee made that he would recommend to congress government ownership of telegraph lines without Bret consult ing the president. the whipping trust, and the three In quiries combining lo make the moot sweeping corporate Investigation yet undertaken by the governmen-* So confident are Democratic leaders that this far-reach'lng Investigation will he ordered by the house ot rep re aentatlvca that they are already con sidering the personnel of the Inves tigating committee. The tentative plans call for a committee of seven member* The Democratic cancus will be asked to nominate live of the even commtiteemen In the event the house adopts tha proposed plan. There will be tour Democrats, one Insurgent and two regular Republl- BIO FIRE CAUSES DEATH. BRUTE WHO TORTURES SON. Man Made Roy Put hta Hand on n Red-Hot Stave to Punlah Hint. Atlanta, Oa., Jan. 16.—Too limit of the law la going to be meted out to the negro, Robert Marshall, who •Tukey Trot end the Orlxaly Bear from future dsnrea, along comes Recorder Broyles and eaves them the trouble. Ati-nta social clubs have been de- Jud *® Artbur Pow ®"’ wb ° bl * Rlshnp* of the Greek Church E® 4 ^..tment 1 '' 6 ™ °* - -»- - sr- “—- — - - si.- rsjs-. rr . sa-as tjs -s HSsS a. •go, and rec«lT«d commtot!®ii At+uimA that m f f d Wd f '* d 1 _ Saturday. He l#one of the beat 0rWk bl,bob » b »™ d ® eld * d th *‘ thla time was that of too toagh tor the Bowery k now& lawyers In this part of tho * tB on r ** T ® n a burial accord- j oha j- 0 hn«on. who * dance hallo,” he aayt, M nd "It la eer- was a former law partner of '»« » th ® 0r ** k tkureh Mr ® mo,ul «nd .Off In the a talnly too swift "for the respectable Jnd g # Powell, end la a brother of ,B tb ® ® TfBt tb “ b ® Vl» Insane morning, young people of Atlanta.'' " solicitor General Joseph Pettle, at ,"^® B b * b,,, * d blmaelf. This can Hew the pollee will he ebte to Mllledgevllle. .'only he tacsrialned, they aey. by am atop'It. however, nnlesi the elnhe leutopey. but Sam Sonias' rqlatlvae decide for themselves that the fancy To Improve Detective Force. b * T ® derided toot they went dances ought te hti barred, le a preb- Atlanta,. Oa:, Jan. It.—Chief bury lem that hasn’t yet record for > Damage l« Quarter of a Million In , tortured hta little son by putting ta .according I Birmingham. ' tho boy's hand “n a rod-hot atova the 4gty health de- Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 16.—Fire because he had stolen a piece ot can- (which raged for aoreral bourn early ij. being done thti morning resulted In an set!- Neighbors heard the hoy** terrl- be poor of m ate d loss of between 1260,000 and bte screams, and rushed ln to pat a actnel need (300.000 to the Cable Plano Com- atop to tbs outrage. Toe little fsl- only death pany and Southern Ball Telephone low's Ungers were burned almost to eld negro, building on Second avenue, and tha hone. The ebnd will be tnrned found cold indirectly was responsible for the over to other relatives by order of Mlesrs Voted to Cardiff, Jen. U>.-****'•: an overwhelming major him whole and unmuttlated, strike on the first ot Ma been figured Beavers ot the city pol'ee la Insist- and that they ere going to do It. Re ere effected.' out. Turpentine Market Tody. Savannah, Go., Jan. 15.—Turpen- 4914c. Rosin 96.8T to 9T.80. tng that the council must provide will be Interred today In Weat View more money for the detective depart- cemetery, after a abort prayer nr-1 Cotton Market 1 ment. which he e«ye Is aerlooaly vice held by his fr'eodi, ln which New Tork, Jan. II, handicapped by Inaufltctent appro- the local Oreek priest will not firm at four to thirteen hli nrlatlona. officiate. utry 9:49. May 9:77. yesterday de a‘h of one pun. The Bell telephone nrvlee In this [city Is demoralized. | The fire originated la the Cable by Piano Company bonding, end after to being gotten apparently under eon- 11,000 trol burst forth anaw, leaping te the adjoining building to the tele phone company. the court COWBOY NOW GOVERNOR. New Mexico's Largest Crowd Attend Inauguration Today. Santa Fe, Jan. 15.—William.Mc Donald, a Democrat and a former eow boy, waa Inaugurated governor ^■George White, rushing across the of New Mexico today. The proces- , !e street toward tha fire, was ktruck tlon was witnessed by the largest.-* an- by en antomoMIe end. almost to- crowd that every assembly In New atantly killed. K- . / Mexico.

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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, January 16, 1912, Image 1