The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, February 03, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text■ Twice- a-Week Twice-a-Week FEBRUARY 8, 1912. Edwin C. Hawley, Director in III ADC7 TfUl IV Forty Banks, and Many UuAKLl IUUAT Times Millionaire. New York, Peb. 1.—Edwin 0. Hawier, president of the Minnupo- The Town is Being Fired lie ft St Lonti railroad, died tMt Jjy Incendiaries moraine. He waa alrty-two years . - of ace and waa a prominent railroad 'pnnjp qji police IIAS BEEN man ana w “ thought to hare ane- LYNCHED AND LEADERS OF '■ eeeded Harrlman aa the maater dir- MUTINY DECLARE THAT HD- ector of the railroad altnatlon In the , 8 BPRK) n, vn Their Verdict Filled him With Regret His Trip to'Ohio has En thused his Follows THEY WILL HAVE A MONSTER KINO SNAKE TO TACKLE A RATTLER IN THE SAWDUST RING OP THAT CITY. HIS SECRETARY SAYS THAT THE B1TUATIO CLEARED WOND’<fl| THE PAST FEW -„,£bT V. n itons BROUGHT IN A VERDICT is (IF “NOT GUILTY" IN "A CASE In THAT SF.EMKD VERY PLAIN TO F* THE COURT. Et Puo, Texas, Feb. 1.—There Plttabnre. P*., Peb. 1.—Worn out with a strenuous dash through Ohio, President Taft passed through this city early today for Washing ton. Tho President'.said “I linve been milch gratified.bf^the cordial recep tion given mo Iby my fellow cltliens of Ohio. The strong Republican sen timent woe aroused'In Ohio and It seems to hare dispelled tho TOon- eous Impression that had gone abroad." Tho Taft supiporters assert that \lf Roosevelt refuses to ho an active ■candidate for yenomlnatloh. Taft MISS MINIS HAS RESIGNED ! clare that the garrison at Chlhuhna has also mutlncered. I Four Americana, ons of them a woman, are besieged In the Casino saloon by the mutineers. TRUST MAKES A DENIAL, ■ lively 111 ventlon." le opposition In papers or plight knnw|^p^*©^P^ they figured was none of their bus- lnees as nWom Jurors. Two other cases against Waters have been checked for tbe lens.. May Reeves, one of tbe young girls, wbo says dbe still loves Waters, re fused to testify against him, and could sot be forced to do ao, under tbe rule that tier testimony would Incriminate herself. Vessel Encountered Heavy Storm Off Florida Coast and is in Danger. New Tork„ Peb. 1.—With sovon lepers aboard 'the British thru muted schooner. Bnceeaa, from Barbado for Philadelphia, la report- Cd by wireless In distress *B ths ■Forlda coast to^iy. . The vasul encountered a heavy ■storm. Three of tho era* have RABIES ON THE INCREASE. Chairman of Rules Committee Declares That he Will >- Oppose its Plan. HE WOULD NOT TAKE DARE He Wu Dared to Shoct Another Lad and Fired at Him. Atlanta, Peb. 1.—Because be was not brave enough to take a dare— or maybe becauae his little hand slipped accidentally—a Rockmart lad, whose name Isn’t given for tbe sake of hla parents, flted a shotgun point-blank at hi* friend and com panion, Robert Aiken, of Rockmart. and riddled the little fellow's face with shot, putting out one of his eyos and disfiguring him for life. "I dare you to Bhoot," cried Aiken, and the other hoy shot. SNAKE FIGHT JJffJH IS LATEST FAD The Sports There are to Have Reptile Fight KING DIED TODAY CHAOS REIGNS IN THE CITYDF Atlanta, Ga., Peb. 1.—Atlanta man and w *» thought to have suc ceeded Harrlman u the muter dir ector of the railroad altnatlon In tho United States. The Immediate cause of bis death ■waa heart disease though he had •port# are nothing If not versatile. been lIck fopa 1ong tlm# He left Is a reign of chaos In Jaurea today. They are planning to hold a grand! fortun8 e , tImAM j at from $40,- i Incendiary Area are being set by snake fight. Tired of dog-fights, 0 00,000 to $75,000,000. i the insurrectos. Pour dead bodlea cock-flghte, they propose the gentle He „„ a dlrector , n ' forty ^. W| I were found o n th 0 atreota at day- diversion of chucking^, big king . trsctlon comi , anle , other bre «k. (corns. j It la reported that Chief of Police Ho controlled 8,000 miles of rail- Galloway has been lynohsd. road with an aggregate value or j Tee leaders of the muUneers de snake end a hefty, rattler Into a sanded ring, to do bait tie royal. The king snake has already been caught, and his owner Is -willing to back him for any reaionable amount of money against anything that crawls—that Is anything short of a regular old-time dragon. The king snake. It seems. Is mortally Oiled -with hatred toward all other species of snakes, and will fores a fight on slglR- The king snake Is not poisonous, and en deavors \lo kill Its opponent by burling around Its neck and strang ling It to death. Hunters who describe fights they | have Witnessed between king snakes I n — ,1 - 1 — SSIrw, JadIav. 4k nl 41. n nnnwf I The Steel Trust Declare that Gov- i eminent Is all Wrong. | Trenton, N. J., Peb. 1.—A com- j plete denial of the government’s j allegation that the. United 8tates Steel corporation Is a trust, It mads’ in theanswers Died In the federal court to the government’s salts to dissolve ths steel trust «s a monop oly In restraint of trade, * and rattlers, declare ^hat the Bport will be more exciting than any brlv.o flrht ever pulled off. The rattler .boll* and triers to stride tbe kins. ’oi;aue a deadly blow with Its fangs, while the king snakes dodges, nodi twists like a whtp-Iuh ready to coll ‘itself around the other's body st the first opportunity. Tbe bettle to (lie death sometimes lasts for two •or three h mra. Where the flght Is to be held hu not been decided, but the plans are ' being talked everywhere' In sporting circles. SWEET IS IN TROUBLE. Klsieu Merchant’s Daughter While he was Away, and 1* Arrested, Atlanta, Ga„ Peb, 1.—His name was Sweet, and so were his man ners, but now he has found aim ed f In a mighty bad pickle. He was a traveling salesman, rather youthful, who went out to Lakewood to sell a retail merchant a (Mil of goods. While tbe mer chant left the store for a moment, Sweet slipped behind the counter and klnsed the merdmnt’a pretty daughter. Miss Rosa Healy. Miss Rosa, who waf pretty as her Washington, Peb. 1.—Charging that Wall street Influences ars working to prevent the Investiga tion of the money trust, Congress man Henry, chairman of the house rules committee, Jssued « statement today In which hg declares he will continue to flght for such e probe and will oppose all plans to have it continued by the banking and cur rency committee. . ;J Five Ring Leaders of Strike Riots are Courtmartialed JWi Kiibon7)fla. 'fhe'SpT Feb. 1.—Five ring leaders of the strike riots were tried In- court mar tial and sentenced to be shot. Twen ty mors leaders are to bs tried. Over 1,000 are In prison aboard a warship In the Tagos river. More bloodshed Is fetred today. VALDOoxA. SPOK£>PLAINLY NEW YORK AND CHI CAGO MARKE13 TODAY {dent of SnvnnnitliVi W Clnl» film Up PoMiUnn, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1.—‘'Gentle men of Atlanta, your verdict 1b a reflection upon tho purity of young womanhood In general. It Alls me with unspeakable regret, and I lay these words upon your consclencee." This stinging rebuko waa shot into a Fulton couhty jury yesterday nPornoon after It had returned a verdict of "not guilty’ In tho care of T. L. Waters, who was accused of ‘betraying* two Blxtcen-year-old girls whom ho persuaded to accom pany him 'to Halnbrldg©/ Waters was married before lie m6t either of the girl*. The in embers of the jury bitterly [lowing tho resignation of the resented the rebuke admtntetorod | ,l0n l a nd t j fens n*n y tho Judge, who in from \ r aldosta, t r.’l providing hen* only in tho fib- j tiup of Judgq Kuan. They de- I’eek. [darn that they returned tho ve* digt. J becanvo there •wasn’t any evi dence offer'd ui «.r oath on which convict The Death of Hawley Had Little Effect on Industrials This Morning. New York, Feb. 1.—-Stock* started strong today ana the death of resi dent Hadley hat lltM#, effect. The Chee&peak and Olio lost a po’nt an* five-eighths, the Union Pacific aeven- elRhthe and steal Uirea-elga'he. Cotton was steady at three to five lower, later advancing. March 9.49, May 9.67. Chicago Provision Market, Chicago, Feb. 1.—Wheat was tweak and a shade lower. May $1.02%. Provisions lower. May [this week /pork lG.20, lard 9.30, ribs 8.72, BOTH STATES Development in Georgia and Alabama is Great THE PREPARATIONS FOR HAR NESSING WATER POWERS AND FOR ENLARGING AND IMPROV ING PLANTS GOES ON. Columbus, strial Inde . 1—The In- ita Jssue for ( "Although they have been grow- Hogs flvo to ten lower and cattle ■ |ng „ t04d i ly ln volllplo aQ(| lmport . lance, industrial and construction j developments in the Southeast in I tho past week have been upon a I greater acalo than for come time, i and involve the Investment of liter- I ally millions of dollars In tho ag- I grogato. | "Financial and other preparations for the hfirnoKsIng ut waterpowers, it lie edndt ruction of great buildings •‘•nd for municipal improvements are being completed to an’ unusual ex- i tent, and other undertakings are being projected. I "A company operating in the Bir- *r practically all of tho officers | mlnglmm, Ala. Industrial district a»- of Miss Marla Minis ns prod- dent of the Huntington Club, Sa vannah's fashfonahlo woman's club, beenuso some of tho members would submit to her ruling on soino tors has caused n general up* hfaval nmong the memh LEPERS DNILLFATED FEW CASES OP IMPORTANCE, Two Killed In Anto Wreck. Now Yark, N. J„ Fsb. 1.—Vnlsn. tine R. Mann and Henry Wolf were j Swift A Co., who | s charged with killed today when their automobile larceny after treat of approxlmate- Grnnd Jury at Savannah Has Little to Engage Attention. 8svannib, Ox,. Peb. 1.—There are few cues of Importance for the consideration of the grand Jnry of this county st the next meeting, which will be held February 9. The most Important csss Is that against C. Johns, former salesman and collector for tho local agency crashed Into a telephone pbU. Mr. and Mr*. A, Collins of Wash ington, D. C„ are viittlng the par ent. of Mrs, Collins, Mr. and Mrs. name rounds, burst out crying. She W. O. Parson at 111 Valley St. Is only fifteen years old. Burt she didn't tell her mxrther or her fath er cither. She got' her little sun bonnet down off a nail, and went and told the county .police. And now Mr. Sweet, woo*# first name Is Freddie Is silting discon solately on the Inside looking out. NO POLITICS IN PO. O. Postal Officials are Warned to Keep Their Tongues Quiet. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 1.—All em ployes of the Atlanta postoffice and postal service, Including rural mall carriers, have been summarily or dered to keep their tongues silent on the subject of politics. Under the system of Inspectors here, any discussion of politics at all. Is said to be regarded as ’’per- nlcltfus activity,” and If an employee so much ss dares to express als convictions on any .public question bearing on the political situation, he lays himself liable to discharge It he (s caught. ly $600 from the firm. Cincinnati Bunker Is Dead. Cincinnati, Feb. 1.—C. W. Kuhn, a wealthy hanker, died today, fol lowing an operation. Reports to State Board of nealth Show That, Atlanta, Feb, 1,—State board of health figures show that the disease of rabies Is on ths Increase among dogs In Georgia, not alarmingly or sensationally increasing, but getting gradually larger each year. Carelessness of hnmsns Is holler ed by board of health officers to bs largely respAsIbls for ths Increase. It * man would lock Mis dog. up the minute he notices any signs'or vic ious symptoms, at least until * vet erinary could com* and tall him what was ths matter, It wonld fre quently prevent the dog, If It had rabies, from communicating It to half a doxen others In the neighbor hood, In addition to the fact that It might bite some person. Tnrpcntlno Market Today, Savannah, Ga., Peb, 1.—Turpen tine 16c. Rosin 16.40 to (7.50 mews that It will expend $1,590,- 000 in enlarging and Improving plants. "A Georgia railroad company has arrangedto Increase its oapttsl stock to $2,500,000 for the purpose of exe tending Its operations to ilie Alabi SOLDIERS JAR STRIKERS. Uniform* Punch Taxicab Striker, With Bayonets. Paris, Peb. 1.—Troops were rail ed out to suppress street fighting ns s result of ths taxlralb strike today. The troors charged the strikers with swords and several were In- ] feoted organization Jured. Announcement Is made that ‘ J - — " ' <u develop erpotwere noted prevlouely i,y Th Index, hae placed $ 10,000,nno of I stock In London, England, and will expend $20,000,000 or moro, in tho development thnlt It contemplates. “All arrangements have been per fected tor tbe erection of • 16-otnry office building at Jacksonville, Phi., Atlanta, Ga., is to have a ten or li- etory apartment house. Macon, Ga. bus awreded • first contract amount ing to $81,758, In connection with an extension of Its waterworks sys tem. "Birmingham, Ain., In which the perfeoting of arrangements for tbe construction of a $1,000,000 hotel has been In progress, will have one hotel of that character, (probably two and (possibly, more. •’Twenty-six new corporations have been organised with minimum csqiRnl stocks aggregating $1,095,- 500. In addition, a power company formed a few weoks ago has per- with capital | stock of $30,000,000.' Mr. Farmer, Look This Over Labor is scarce and high, no way to make money farming, except in improved tools. The most suc cessful plow ever on the market Now He Want* a Divorce. Atlanta, Feb. 1.—Rudolph Oet- *.er, who recently administered a vigorous thrashing to his wife and Wellington B. Vincent, whom he found "keeping company,** baa now sued his wife, Mrs. Oetter, for di vorce, naming Vincent as co-respon dent Coles Great Universal Plow and Guano Distributor For Com, Peas, Pinders, Cotton Write for Catalogue. The Ccle line means prosperity. Harley Stand* for Hard ware, see how the names link together? ley’ 1 aware ardware Maldosta, u< eadquarters | Georgia Headquarters, Valdosta, Ga.

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The Valdosta times. (Valdosta, Ga.) 1874-194?, February 03, 1912, Image 1