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THE VALDOSTA TIMES,
VALDOSTA, GA., • ' TtifiDAS. FERUARY 20, J918.
PRISON FARM
IS TOO SMALL
FORJEMAND
Georgia Will Have to
Provide More Means
BLIND TIGER CONVICTS AND
OTHER WHITE PRISONERS
ARE TAKING UP PLACE IN
TENDED FOR WOMEN.
Atlan'a, Feb. 19.—That the state Washington, Feb. 19.—"Our eon-
of Georgia w'll soon have to provide duct'' towards Columbia regarding
BLACKEST PAGE
IN THE HISTORY
OF
Rainey Charges Our
Treatment of Columbia
IF WE HAD TREATED A WORLD
POWER THAT WAY WE WOULD
BE INVOLVE^ IN A GREAT
WAR,” HE SAID.
br
other means for taking care of its
decrepit and HI prisoner* Ib argued
at the capitol today from the state
penitentiary officials* report to the
effect that the state farm at M»-
lodgeville has become overcrowded.
The farm was originally intended
for white women who coudn’t well
he put on a chaingang, and for peo
pie whoqe physical condition pre
cluded their working m camp*, lut,
according, to Chairman Davidson, so
many blind tiger convicts have per
suaded the trial judges to^send the/n
to the farm instead of the gang, that
the place is being overrun with
them.
“It look* to me as if they let all
the able-bodied tiger* go, or merely
fine them, and that they send all the
Blck one* to 'the farm/’ Chairman
Davidson iff quoted a* saying.
Concerts in the Schools.
. Following the example of the New
York public school*;,and inaugura
ting an Idea entirely new -inf the
South, the city school board Is plan
ning to inaugurate a series of or
chestra concerts In th< v public schools
early In March, to familiarize the
children with the works of great
composers and to offset, if possible,
the false standards of music and
harmony which the youngters ac
quire from hearing the barber shop
harmonies and “Old Apple Tree" 1
style of ballads.
Policemen Deny the Charge.
The city police are bitterly re
senting the accusation by the board
of health that policemen who are
jimply able to pay physicians’ fees
are sponging On the city by calling
in the city physician on all occasions
when a doctor is needed.
Chief Beavers contends that the
city*ought to furnish the medical at
tention free for an officer who Is hurt
or who contracts an illness by ex
posure while In the discharge of his
duty.
To Arrive at the Prison.
Henri Main, a convicted French
“white slaver,” Is expected to arrive
at the Atlanta federal penitentiary
today to serve a sentence of one year
for bringing a Mme. Journee from
Paris to America, for what the fed
eral authorities held was a n im
moral purpose.
Georgia Laws for Italy.
Governor Brown has instructed
Secretary of State Phil Cook to pre
pare a copy of Georgia’s automobile
th© Panama affair makes the black
est page in the history of our na-
LID WAi ON
YESTERDAY
READY TOR AN
Sunday Closing Question
Conies up Again
THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN
WILL WRESTLE WITH THE
VEXED QUESTION AT THEIR
MEETING WEDNESDAY.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 19.—The lid
was on again in Savannah yesterday
while waiting the next meeting of
the city council Wednesday night,
Business Meri Want a
Board of Trade Here
THEY WANT A PRACTICAL OR.
GANIZATION WITS FREIGHT
BUREAU TO LOOK "AFTER THE
OVERCHARGED, £,
NEW TRIAL TO
“JACK-RIPPER”
Atlanta ' egro who Killed
a Negro Woman
he was tried Before judge
THOMAS IN ATLANTA AND MO-
TlON FOR TRIAL CAME UP
SATURDAY.
tion,” declared Congressman Rainey, | when .it Is hoped that the Sunday
of Illinois, today. He was comment
ing on the letter of the Columbian
minister Ospina to Secretary Knox
telling Knc^x that the present time
Is very “inopportune for the secre
tary to viait Columbia.
“If we treated any great world
power as outrageously as we have
treated Columbia, said Mr. Rainey
we would be involved in a great
war.”
Rainey h&s a resolution pending
closing question, which has been
agitated for the past several weeks,
will be finally settled.
There Is the strongest sort of a
demand in Valdosta, fSp a Board of
Trade with a, good fttight bureau
Attached to it, ain0 th* business men
are ready to take hohjtjbf the matter
as soon as some strtfsj* man comes
along and starts the, bill to-rolling.
The Times reporter^^alked to a
number of business msjf^oday and ha
The police committee of citycoun- found every one of them highly elat-
cil is now concluding their lnvestiga-1 ed 'over the propositlpfl to organize
tion of the matter and will render a
report at the next meeting, in com
pliance with the instruction of the
hoard at the last meeting. Under
the Instruction of Mayor Tledeman.
the bona fide fruit dealers, those who
handle strictly retail fruits, were
permitted to keep open half the day.
In th. house for a congreselonal In- Heretofore, except Sunday of last
vesttgatlon of the acquisition of the
Panama canal.
Definite actions by the state de
partment concerning Osplna's letter
1s expected tomorrow. The letter Is
viewed In many quarter* as an Insult
to Knox.
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Grant Park Waa Thronged.
Atlanta, Feb. 19—Grant Park was
thronged yesterday for the llrat time
since November. The day waa warm
and aunahlny and the breath of
spring waa In tho air.
THE SALE OF VERKES
IS
Ball Room of Plaza Hotel is
Scene of a Brilliant Throng
at Sale Today.
New York, Feb. 19.—Are lover*
ajid connoisseurs thronged the ball
room of the Plaza Hotel today at the
opening of the exhibition and sale
of the paintings, art works of gold,
silver and other metals, enamels,
ceramics, textiles,- embroideries,
laces, carvings, etc., belonging to
the estate of the late Mrs. Mary
Adelaide Yerke*.
The *ale will last three days and
Is attracting unusual Interest among
collectors. Particularly interesting
is the list of paintings, which in
cludes works by some of the most
famous masters of all periods.
The collection wag formed by Mr.
Yerkes, the noted promoter and
street railway, magnate of Chicago,
week, they were permitted to keep
open all day.
The green grocers were not ailow-
od to keep open. It Is upon those
two classes of business that the fight
hap been waged. The police wer? in
stiucted to make docket cases against a “d Ret
plV .fruttr ddSlii* fbuhd "opem Sii'iilW
I 011vvL lOIIVrtXJ , UiagUillC Ul
law, to be sent to the Italian gov- IjQndon
and other cities, who died
eminent. Italy is preparing
frame new national auto laws ’and
wants general information on the
subject.
MISSING MAN HEARD
FROM II
Boston Woman Gets Letter
From Arthur Shaw Asking
Her to Join Him.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 19.—Mrs.
George Stewart, a friend of Arthur
8haw, of Freeport, Me., a shoe man
ufacturer who recently disappeared,
said to be short nearly $200,000, re
ceived a letter from Shaw today
postmarked Savannah, Ga.
The letter was a most affectiouato
cne and urged the woman to Join
him In Savannah and suggested
that they go to Brazil.
a few years ago. The sale, which
was ordered by the executors of the
estate of Mrs. Yerkes will be con
ducted by the American Art Asso
ciation of this city.
AFTER “MEN HIGHER UP.”
Atlanta Detectives About to Unoni'li
Rig Gome of Thievery.
Atlanta, Feb. 19.—The efforts of
the local and railroad detectives to
naij the “men higher up” in the re
cent wholesale car robberies he^e,
seem likely to hear rich fruit.
Already one important arrest has
been made, that of J. R. Mills, a
car inspector of the Southern Rail
way, and It Is said that others are to
follow. *
As soon a* th® detectives bsgnn
to investigate and couple up the nu
merous case* of robberies ot freight
cprs in Atlanta, it became evident
that there, waa some concerted ar
rangement behind the raids, and
Intelligence than the
thief was directing
noon and all othfr stores found open
during the day, except, of course,
drug stores, ice factories and milk
depots. Several dooket cases were
made.
SIX MILLION PEOPLE
STARVING IN CHINA
Bishop Graves Makes an Ap
peal for Suffering People
of That Land.
Pekin, Feb. 19.—Over 6,000,0<i0
Chinese are dying of starvation
throughout China as a result of the
destruction of crops iby floods and
war.
Bishop {Graves, of Shanghai, is
sending for a million dollars to help
the sufferers.
The worst suffering is along«the
Yangtsekiang River.
HENRY COMES UP AGAIN.
t Point of Order woe Drawn on
Him and he Went Rack to his Seat
Washington, Feb. 19.—Represen
tative Henry today introduced in
the house a resolution to investigate
the “money trust,” asking unanimous
consent to consider the measure.
Dr. Dazell made a point of order
that the resolution had not been
passed upon by the members of the
committee o n rules. Henry then
withdrew his resolution.
a Board of Trade for
poses. The bualnei
take so much to B<
that spend most of
getting up “bntertali
ing hot air over
doubtful value.
They would' like to
ization here to look i
that help Valdosta <
would like to have
the Board of Trade
an auditor of freighl
business men
-could tnakf c la
and gbt
PITNEY WAS NOMINATED.
Washington, Feb. 19.—President
Taft today decided to nominate
Mahlon Pitney, chancellor of the
state of New Jersey, to fill the va
cancy on the supreme court caused
by the death of Justice Harlan.
The nomination will go to the sen
ate today or tomorrow. Pitney Is
a Republican, fifty-four years old,
has served two terms In congress
and has thirty years of experience as
a Jurist.
The irgfenlaxtloi
for more big concerns to make this
city a districting point.' ! Valdosta
la the center of a very large section
of country and Valdosta has almost
matchless advantages In (hipping. A
number of big concern* could be In
duced to come, here and i make Val
dosta the distributing point for nil
of the territory In South Georgia,
North Florida pud part of Alabama.
An organisation of the business taen
could push a .movement of thla foil
and do a great deal of work to ad-
vance the city’s Interest along time
lines.
It 1> very probable that a meet.
Ing of the business men will be
called In a few days and that an ef
fort will be made to .get all
the Influence* in this city organised
*o as to make the belt nee of It.
SMILED AT DEATH AS
HE MOUNTED SCAFFOLD
Wealthy Stock Raiser was
Hanged for Murder of Three
People This Morning.
Mobile, Ala., Fehi 19.—With a
laugh on his lips, Lawrence Odom,
a wealthy stock raiser, was hanged
In the Mobile Jail yard this morning
for trlpple murder.
He scoffed at those who were try
ing to convert him. laughing con
temptuously when ite fear of death
was mentioned.
Odom killed Charles Goland, Dav.
Id Gartman, two young men, and
Joseph Stokes and aged farmer last
March, who witnessed against him
In a dog killing case.
Judge W. E. Thomas on Saturday
passed upon the motion tor a new
trial In the case of Lucky Elliott,
an Atlanta negro, who wo, accused
of committing one of the "Jack-the-
Rlpper" crimes In that oity. Judge
Thomas overruled the mn-lon for *
new trial In tne case ,au it now
goes to the supreme court. The ne
gro was represented by Col. Daniel
Rountree,'who was formerly solici
tor general ot this circuit
A good deal or Interest Is tt-
tachcd to this caso from the fact
that Atlanta has bad not less than
sixteen murders among women and
this Is the only neigo who Baa eror
been ‘caught or tried for one of
those murders.
The evidence against him was
very strong and he was convicted.
The evldonce showed ‘hat he and a
negro woman were hoarding a ne-
' hoarding house In Atlanta. They
heard .quarreling on* night
l*#taM.W;. ) &*tibe ought i( tq
Save killed her Jong ago. That was
overheard by boarders (in the house.
That night the negro and the wo
man went out of the house to-»th-
er. When a short distance away,
parties In the neighborhood heard
the woman scream “Oh.” Later In
the night Elliott returned to the
house by himself and went to bed.
The next morning the woman was
found dead, where her body had
been dragged to a cut, A knife was
found near the body with blood on
It and was Identified as a weapon
which belonged to Elliott.
There was other evidence
show that Elliott told the boarder*
about the house not to mention
what they had heard pass between
him and the woman the night be
fore.
Judge Thomas tried this case
while he waa holding court
Judge Roan In Atlanta. The Jury
found the negro guilty of murder,
but Lawyer Rountree made a motion
for a new trial. This motion wns
heard on Saturday In this city and
was overruled.
FERTILIZERS
ARE MOVING IN
A HORRY
NEWS OF A DAY
AMONG PEOPLE
OF
Farmers Busy at Work
With iheir Crops
THE MOVEMENT ALL ALONG TIIE
LINE 18 HEAVIER THAN IT
HAS BEEN IN MANY MONTHS
PAST.
Masons Leave This After
noon for Jacksonville J
MANUFACTURERS AND ENGI
NEERS ARB TO OPPOSE ORDI
NANCE TO MAKE ENGINEERS
PROCURE LICENSE.
In eplte ct the continued rains Savannah, Ga., Feb. 19.—Fifty or
ahd the had roads In many sections, more Savannah Scottish Rite Ma-
the farmers have begun to move eons left this afternoon on a special
their fertilisers and within the next 1 t , a |n for Jacksonville, where diey
week or two they will be busier get-1 „„ altend the anml#1 *, unlou of
ting ready to plant their crops than' ■ . ,, t
they have been li a long time. Tho ■ th! ' plorWa bo,llee ' ot » Wch " rae
delay in planting will make it nec-, degrees from the fourth to the thlr-
cssary tor them to work harder and ty-Becond will be conferred upon
,aB,er - about two hundred candidates. In
The guano dealer. an d local fee- ti , e 4* are * orae onbe m0lrt prom .
torleg have not Bold as much far-' . „ ... . „„ „ , „
tiltzer this year a. they did laat year, l :Scott " ,h H,te M " onB ,n Saraa -
but the movement thle week haj ( nah - The Savannah Masons are at-
been very neavy and It will con- itendlng under an Invitation from the
tlnve to be heavy for the next, two Florida Consistory No. 2. The do
or three weeks.
There has been aome complaint
In regard to getting cara to handle
■hlpmenfa promptly, but not • great
deal of trouble la anticipated on thla
account.
At all of the email stations where
fertilisers are shipped the agents are
grees will bo conferred by tho team
composed of tho Savannah Masons,
who hnvO an cnvlablo reputation
throughout tho country for the man
ner In which they contor theso de
grees. A special quartette composed
of thirty-second degree Maaona has
busy delivering It "as rapidly as po a-'accompanied tho team and the noc-
slble and the teama aro hauling It i CBnar r paraphernalia has been car
te the farms for immediate use,[i-l«d also, They are -expecting a
Ihough the: rain pill dtrtey planting,;time In Jack "nvllU, "hw*c»- ..y,
for e/few more days, f ' I rton yin close Thun<day;( after which A
Reports Indicate that the farmers the Savnnnahfans will return homo,
are going to plant a good deal of col- Oppose the New Ordinance,
ton again this year. The recent rise Manufacturers and engineers of
In price was more than they could i'* 1 ® c|t Y wl ” meet this afternoon
stand. For awhile It waa thought | vllh » committee on public Interests,
that the cotton acreage would he »"* th « Chamber of Commerce tot
4-
%
German* at a Ral Masque/
Atlanta, Feb. i9.—Anglo-Germani
in Atlanta are preparing to hold on
Wednesday night one of the most
elaborate masquerade balls aver held
In this city.
It will be at the Freudsehaftsbund
hall,' and hundreds of Invitations
have been Issued.
Risliop Candler to Speak at Sparks,
j On February 29th. Bishop Warren
A. Candler, of Atlanto, Ga., will de
liver an address at th# Spark* Col
legiate Institute and lay th® corner
stone of the new building now in
process of construction. The exer
cises will begin at tl o’clock a. m.,
and the public is cordially Invited
and urged to be present to hea£ this
man of world-wide fame,
Dinner will be provided for all
visitors.
This Invitation !s extended by the
board of trufiten of Spark* Col
legiate Institute.
(Signed)
A. W. REESE,
: For the Board.
NEGRO MOBBED Bl
NEGROES IN flllMIfl
Soldier Felled the Fugitive
With a Brick and Gave
Him to the Officers
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 19.—James An
derson, the negro who shot and fat
ally wounded Vashti Dumas, a wom
an of his own race, Hcr in the hospi
tal at the Fulton county Jail, serious
ly Injured, after having barely es
caped lynching on Peachtree street
at the hands of a mob composed
mostly of colored people.
Anderson whipped out a big pis
tol and shot the woman through
the breast, ip the business section
of the city, on a crowded street. In
tense excitement followed, while the
egro dropped the pistol and ran.
A crowd gave chanse, and at the end
of about two blocks a soldier from
the Fort McPherson barracks felled
the fleeing man with a well-aimed
brick. Then It was that the negroes,
collecting in large numibets, wanted
to take summary vegeance on the
fugitive. Only the timely arrival of
the police prevented them from
beating and stoning him to d^athj
where he lay.
very light, but recently It ha* been
stated that a great deal of cotton
(will b® planted, though probably
hardly a* much a* last year.
HIGH LIVING ARGUMENT
Atlanta Ministers Declare
Young Man Ought not to
Marry on Small Salary
the purpose of oppoalng the measure
for. tho adoption of an ordinance
whleh will require engineers opera
ting stationary anginas to paas ex
amination and procure licenses. The
matter wi# he thoroughly gone over
and the engineer, and manufoctur-
aia given an opportunity to preecnt
their aide of -.ho qnetlon. The man
ufacturers believe that an ordin
ance of that character will M harm
ful to the manufacturing Interest, of
the city and will attempt to substan
tiate their claim, at the conference.
Races Up to Merchants.
It now seem, that It’s up to the
merchants of Savannah as fo wheth
er another big antomoblte race, elm-
Hants, Ga., Feb. 19-Ae a .trlk- ''" r ««• *<*" *•'«
’ hc-r® during the past few yearn, will
ing evidence of tho oft-stated fact „„ 8ttemp . ed . n l, thought that tho
that th 0 coat of living In Atlanta is Savannah Automobile Club can again
equally as high as In New York, to e-vitro the Grand Prise race for next
Been In the declaration of leading fall and Is willing to make the at-
ministers here that under present tempt, provided -.he people want It.
economic conditions a young man The club Itself Is' passive on the
ought not to marry In Atlanta un- question. Several of the officials
less lie has an assurance of earning have signified their attention not to
9100 per month—that 1, unless he ngsln offldsteat a race. The militia
expects to lire In a condition border- la also non-col imlttal. There seems
lag on poverty and have hie bride do to be, however, a willingness on the
all the household work, Including. part or the military companies to
cooking and washing. guard the course provided the mer-
Tho John D, Rockefeller Bible chants want the race. The question
Class, it will be recalled, set the will again be brought up before the
figure at 91.100 In New York. In military organizations tonight and It
Atlanta, as It Is figured out by tho ( Is likely that the automobile club
ministers, 91,200 would come near-,will be given an answer In a few
or to the mark.. [days.
Cairo's Growth is Wonderful, ;
Since Grady’* /lehut the growth'
ot Cairo has been something great.!
Eight years ago when the "old man" I
cast his lot with the old Gradyltes,
Cairo was a hamlet of about 100 peo
ple and today no doubt but our pop
ulation Is close On to 2,500. ;
Not only has the Increase been
In population but business house,
and dwelling bouse* have likewise
Increased In number. Not only this
but Improvements to homes have
been made that bag added' 100 per
cent. . |
There la a reason for the above Bank early this morning securing
and the solution Is easy. The dtl- 92,600.
zen, of the town are a goodly peo-j in escaping, they shot at the tale-
plo; they are progressiva; they are graph operator and firs waa return-
ever on tho alert for everything ed by the citizens,
that will build up the town end coun-l Officers with bloodhounds are on
|ty.—Cairo Messenger. . ithe trail.
YE6GMEN BLEW OPEN
SAFE JIL AUSTELL
The Robbers Escaped With
$2,500 and Were Pursued
by Citizens and Dogs.
Austell, O*., Feb. 19.—Yeggman
blew open the safe of the Austell
