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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA. UA. Ul^ttOAl MARCH 2, 1012.
750,000 MINERS
IN ENGLAND ARE
ON A STRIKE
The Democratic State
Executive Committee
to Arrange for the
Primary.
Atlanta, Feb. >9. — Tueelar,
ROTH SIDES abb DETERMINED Mar ch 12th, haa been set as the time
TO FIGHT TO A FINISH—BRIT- f Ur a meeting ot the state democratic
ISH SOLDIERS ARB BEING 1 eiecuUve committee, at which
Efforts to Prevent the
Conflict Failed
COMMITTEE
WILL MEET
MARCH 12
ARMED WITH BULLETS.
the
London. Hob. 29.—The greatest
strike in the history ot the world, I
trying up the coal fields ot Great
Britain Immediately and which will
date ot the democratic presidential
primary will be fixed.
It was practically agreed a*, the
committee’s last meeting, that the
primary should he held In April. Since
ithat time, however, the desire has
been expressed from some quarters
ultimately paralyse Industry In the ^ a primary much later In the
United kingdom, will go Into effect j, prlng , when -he situation ha. fnrth-
at midnight.. w developed ltselt.
Two hundred thousand miners arej. Couw|uentlT wbtt . nton the com.
already out, according to reports. 1^,, take at the coming mcet-
At two o’clock this afternoon the I , § uncertaln There V | U be a dl-
leaders of the British mine workers j v! . t0n 0 , *entlment, however. One
Issued a statement declaring that ; crow( j j s joing - 0 w ant the primary
760.000 men and boya have already j early, probably In April; and the
gone on a strike. j other crowd le going to want It late,
1 probably In June.
RAYNER RAPS ROOSE
VELT’S RUINOUSRULE
TE
BRILLIANT MARYLAND SENATOR DISCUSSES ROOSEVELT’S POS
ITION, GIVES HIM CREDIT FOB HONESTY AND SAYS THAT
HIS IDEAS WOULD BE RUINOUS TO OUR 8XJTEM OF GOVERN.
MENT.—A DISPASSIONATE SUMMING UP OF THE SITUATION.
The government today is movlnt
troops to points where the first trou
ble is expected.
Eight hundred thousand men turd
boys In tbe coal fields are under or-
dere to strlko.
The government’s efforts to avert
a national strike are proceeding to- J
- .. day, but with little hope of success,
~,y- vers are ’being
MAYOR TIEOMAN GIVES
UP PLACE WITH BANK
shot, • an I
' bayon-ls are held ready to move to
strategic points.
At a final conference of cho
miner’# leaders with Premier As-
qnlth, the premier made astounding
propositions. There are now 849,000
men on a strike.
Later— It was learned that As
quith Informed the leaders that If
they would hold up the strlko he
would guarantee to win over the re
fractory operators and secure grant
ing demands.
He was told that It was too late
to atop the entire atrlke, hut It
might be possible *.o keep enough
miners working to Insure a supply ot
fuel for the government pending final
negotiation*.
When the proposition wan made
to all the leaders a stormy meeting
resulted, but when they were told
that If the compromise was rejected
the government will take over the
mine*. It looked like peace will he
secured.
TAFT ADVISER SAYS
IT WILL BE OLD TICKET
He Says That Roosevelt’s
Entry Into Race Will Make
That Necessary.
Washington, Feb. 29.—Taft’s cam-,
patgn advisors today predict that
th« National Republican ticket this
year will be Taft for President, with
Sherman renominated tor vlce-pretl-
tdent. | I
It lg believed that Col. Roosevelt
will make It necessary to give a
New York ma n th c second place.
Washington, F«fl>. 29.—Reversals | Don he had ah Idea lingering lu his
of judicial decision by popular vote,! mind that It '’far the duty ot the
as proposed by Theodore Roosevelt, < ' Purt * *° chtTT out toe policy of the
in hi. Columbus address last wsek.i''T*? 40 ” rDm “ l
was denounced In the senate today w "‘
by Mr. Rayner, of Maryland, a. ”tn. ““ «** «nd that was that, co
moat dangerous doctrine ever 'unction,, were con-
brought forward by any on. who ha. ce ™' d ; bl “ w “ 1 “ ,upr f“ c
the .lightest regard for the stability ““"“'‘ed hy ^e apedflcaUon. of the
of our government, and whose spin- ; l-t™ m *nt thhl cre.t.d them
ion 1. entitled to »ny weight L; wha *,‘ the pre “ nt
Mr. Rayner declared that In ?. "Tg” » a c » n ^ Iu ‘
cuMing Rooaevelt he did not speak a. to no need of an,
a partisan | pemuaelon whatever to Induce him
’’What I desire to call attention <'° Ho ™ wllHai lo
to today 1. unique and original come ™ tbb,a °, w " crown and ,rame
conception which Roosevelt advance] a eo ““*"T ° t f 1 b 'f ° w ”’ ac “ rt -
-«tSK- whkh 1
' ’’ -The decision of a state court on • ^ bad h ' > ^ d “ at °“ tb " ak * ,,ka
a constitutional queetlou should be ^ R ° 0,eVe,t
subject to revision by th. people ot **°-
lh . . . Here he la, however, and he has com.
” ’If any conriderabi. number ot 1 * ™>“ ,d “ * ***
people feel that th. deetoiou to In * s ,
deflnance of juetlce, they, ehould he ^.^odXtlvM J Z
given the .right by petition to bring “L!^ d JJJ? *7 ? , ' a ®? lnatad ’ bo
before the voter, at some sequent J®*; i“’V* “*£ a TL‘,
election and given the fullest oppor- “ cat , b * willing to » new treaty
tunity to determine the question ,or chlnes ® ImmJgmJon if they
whether or not the judge. Interpre- w0 “ d aMapt hl ” '"*«*>«*<>•
tatlon of the law ahould bo sustain-' 1°V^° W wb " 1
-j ...a a .. President," ho continued. ”1 believe
od. If sustained, well and good. If f. re f id ? nt ’
Jhat thorn are a largo number o*
even followers who would today
not, then the popular verdict Is to,bo
accepted as final, the decision is to
treated ns reversed njnd, tho
' only to action by tho supremo'
court of the United States.’
him autocratic pow-
ie-anderwcnti
1 efiangu under his administra
tion. Ho Inaugurated an era of con-
“Mr. President, it a propoeltlon of a ‘ l ' utlonal ‘bought He announced
thl, aort bad .been advanced by ,» ° Ter “ d v °” r /f, ln ,a d< L # 01
the unbroken decisions of the conns
avy for Him to Con
tinue to Serve.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 29.—At to*
regular monthly meeting of the di-!o r4ln »ry agitator, no attention would v '’ ,,rl *
S .T tbe oermanu Bank, h. d ld bepal^to It; tbe people wou.d on- a^^muuTn^n^'I.ttT.
here today. Hon. Geo,.. W- ^ ^ “C" W "nt
man, mayor of Savannah and v ‘ ca | * nd *°“ ld ^ ”!l tcnd.,1 to the general welfare of the
President of the bank tendered Wa “anger to the republic. We rauat ie-i
. . 1 a 1 IrA tirmrawaa ItlfiV Mil* la Mm tiMae- illUUU.
I am not exaggerating tbe sltna-
regignatlon. This action on the »"“• however, that this Is the utter-
psxt of Vice President TIedeman was' 01 * 8 of a »'«IWcaI leader wbo occu-
taken because of the Interference of b 1 **,,* P roral f nt , plaa * ' b * r °™ loa
public, and who is gifted with tre
mendous power; who commands
great popularity and who ror seven
years oocupled the poeltlon ot pres,
dent of the United States, and who Is
now a candidate again for the office.
"People who regard this merely aa
. a flippant and Impulsive utterance of
tively dacMod .luce Mr. TIedeman’. ^ cand|date b]|c
resignation, that Henry BWn. t0 aUram public favor, are
sou of the late president ot tho aer-L, kIng . <[elt mW , ke .
his duties as a bank olficer with his
other business Interests,
The resignation becomes effective
at once, Mr. TIedeman haa been In
controll of tho affair* ot the bank
since the death of Capt, Henry Blun,
the late president. It la now posh
Hon, Ho is perfectly sincere, and his
motive la not a corrupt one, and he
will do this because he to poscesse-1
(with a mad fancy that this la and
ought to he an executive government,
that the power ot the executive ought
to override those of the legislative
and judicial branches of the public
service.
"He will then Inslat upon these
changes.”
mania Bank and chairman of the
. , “The ex-presldcnt has been refloct-
bonrd of director, will succeed his |ng OTer thh prop(-moil for y m „.
father a. the head of the Institution.^ hu a lw a„ been hostile to thc
Mr. Blun’. resignation ap Pomma^ d{cWoil of xhe courU W b eiWT a r tney
ter at Savannah will be tendered In con flicted with his own views,
tbe next few days. It 1* expected. | « Now there I. a motive for all this,
This resignation will take effect on and there Is a cause for this at’nc't
March.15. I upon the institutions of the land. I
■ think I can etll you what It is. It
Missouri Bars Death Cup. Inrlsea from the fact that when
Jefferson City, Feb. 29.—By order Roosevelt was president he was not
of tbe state Board of Health, alt pub- allowed to Influence and control tin.
lie drinking cups, towel* and combs decisions of the courts, and they de-
wilt be abolished after today on all dined to pass under the domination big fire In Its history about two
trains and In all railway stations In o' his arbitrary and Imperious will i week* ago and th* officials pow
Missouri. "In the whole of his admlnlstra- tbe new of better fire protection.
POOLER PROTECTS ITSELF.
Town Had Dig .Fire and now it Gets
Ready to Fight It.
Savannah. Ga, Feb. }i.—The lit-
tie town of Pooler, ten mtlea from
8avanah on the Central Railroad I*
going to put on city tin. At n mass
meeting to 'le held next week stops
will be taken for a bond Issue for a
sum sutoctently large to equip tho
town with a chemical fire engine and
waterworks. Pooler had tbe first
SOUTHERN
INSURANCE
COMPANY
Over one Hundred Small
Companies are Consol
idated Into One
Big One.
Washington, Feb. 19.—After nego
tiation lasting for nearly three ream
plan* were practically completed tor
the consolidation ot nearly 100 Ilf*
Insurance companies la the Southern
and Southwestern states haring an
aggregate of 1400,000,000 Insurance
In force, of 140,000,000 assets and
over $10,000,000 annual Income.
Washington will be the headquar
ters of the new concern which Is
to be known as the "Southern Con
solidated Lit* Insurance Company.”
It I* chartered under the laws of
Virginia. It* capital 1* $600,000
and It le said the presidency hue
been accepted by a prominent gov
ernment ofllclal.
STEEL CORPORATION IS
RESTRAINT OF TRADE
Expert Accountant Investi
gates its Affairs and Re
ports on stem
^Washington, Feb^W.—The house
'committee Investigating the steel
trust today made public tbe report
Of Farquar McRae, the expert ac
countant who made Inquiry Into the
hooks end minutes of the steel cor
poration.
The report reache* the conclusion
that the steel corporation* operate*
In restraint of trade, prevents com
petition through manipulation of
prices, by the Influence, ot "Gary
diners,” by control of raw material
and through a system of "Interlocat-
Ing directors.”
It Is shown that J. Plerpont Mor
gan received $70,000,000 for organ
ising the big steel combine end the
net profit! from the concern during
the first nine years were over $1,000,-
000,000. ^
FRANK WAS NOT CONVICTED.
Young Savannah Man not Identified
as the Highwayman,
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 29.—Otto
Frank, the young man who was ar
rested here at the Instance of Dr,
C. E. Stapleton of Statesboro, who
charged that Frank held him up
early Tuesday morning on a promi
nent street and robbed him ot
watch and $42, haa been exone
rated of the charge. Dr. Stapleton's
Identification was not complete
enough to warrant the court holding
Frank o n the charge of robbery.
TAFT EXPECTS BITTER
EST OF CAMPAIGNS
He Will Remain Dignified and
Will not Permit his Friends
to be Personal.
Washington, Fet). 29.—president
Taft ezpecta the contest between
htmaelf and Col. Roosevelt to be the
bitterest since the Blaine end Gar
field contest, but he will not permit
hie supporters to Inject personali
ties Into the campaign.
President Taft will make his fight
In n dignified way on the vital lasue,
'.he initiative referendum and re
call.
The President will make a half a
dozen *pedches before the convention
and a number of cabinet officers will
take the stump.
NO REDUCTION IN RATES.
Commerce Court Orerrulee the Ol
der on Commerce Commlslon.
Washington, F|eb. 29/—Th com
merce court today overruled the or-
dersof the Interatato commerce rom-
mteston reducing through rates on
the L. ft N. Railroad from New Or
leans to Montgomery, Selma and
Prattsrllle. The decision annuls the
conun lesion order.
TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
Those Dsmocratie Strongholds
WTir Probably Giv€ the
Colonel the Vote.
Chicago, Fab.. 29—Republican Na
tional Committeemen Lyon of Texas,
and Wight, of Louisiana, today tele
graphed pledges of support to
Roosevelt.
Rooeoyolt's headquarter* today
declare tbe delegation from Toxaa
and Louisiana will now go to the col
onel
WEST VIRGINIA
ARE IN SESSION
The Republican Leaders
Want to Carry the State
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
IB FEVS IN REGARD TO THE
STATE’S CHOICE OF PRESIDEN.
TIAL CANDIDATES,
BUYS MUNICIPAL BONDS.
American Life and Annuity Company
Takes Them From Hillyec Co.
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 29—The Amer
ican Life ft Annuity Company, of
Atlanta, baa purchased from the
Hlllyer Trust Compsny, $10,900., ot
municipal bonds, which will ha de
livered during the next few weeks
These bonds will than bo deposited
with the insurance department of
the etete, by the American Life ft
Annuity Company, a* prorldcd by
law.
The American Life ft Annuity
Company has stockholders scattered
all orer tho state, and the purchase
ot this large block of bond* I* an
other erldence of Georgia prosperi
ty- i .
Cigar Box Plant Is Burned,'
Grad, lUplds, Mich, Feb, 29.—
The Grand Raplda cigar box plant
burned today. The loss Is $60,000.
Parkerburg W. Va„ Feb. 29—Re
publican lenders representing nearly
nil of the counties of West Virginia
assembled In conference here today
to dlacusa the course to be follow
ed In the coming national and Stato
campaign* So far as toe Bute
ticket tMa year It concerned the
party leaders feel that an energetle
campaign will result In e Republi
can victory, notwithstanding the
confidence felt iby most ot tbe Demo
crats that they aro going to sweep
the State and add to the advantage
they gained In the election of a leg
islature and four out of tho five rep-
■esentaUves In 1910.
Considerable uncertainty appear*
to surround the attitude ot tne Re
publicans In regards to the presiden
tial nomination. Until tho past few
weeks It was generally supposed
that little °r no . opposition would
ddvelop and that" tho West Vlrghvta'-
delogatlon would cast Its votes for
the ronomlnatlon ot President Tuft
ns a matter ot course. Tbe La Fol-
lqtto candidacy, even when at Its
floodttde, appeared to make title Im
pression upon th* Republicans ot
this state, Roosevelt, however, he*
always had many admirers and sup
ports™ In West Virginia and It la
reported that today’* oonferenee w*a
called with * view to crystallising
the Rooaevelt sentiment. This re
port la strengthened by the feet that
the call for the conference was is
sued from the ofllce of Governor
Otosscoek, who to an ardent Rooa-
velt man.
In n statement Issued last month
Oorernor Glasscock declared that *
careful canvass of the polltleal sit
uation In West Virginia had con
vinced him that the people of th*
8tate are overwhelmingly for Col
onel Roosevelt for th* Republics*
presidential nomination.
T-
KNOX’S PARTY HONORED.
They Left Panama Thl* Afternoon
for Colon for Short Stop.
Panama, Fab. 29—Secretary Knox
and party left today for Colon after
a warm welcome here. Many Amer
ican flags were used.
The crusler Washington with to*
Knox party aboard celled Into thl*
afternoon for Port Llmon, Cotta
Rica.
California’s Labor Day.
Berkeley, Cal., Feb. 29.—As a re
sult of today’s experience eome of
th* students at the University ot
California doubtless are glad that
February 29 comes only once during;
their University career. Following a
cutom Inaugurated by th* aunlyere-
lty authorities In 1S9«, th* fourth
quadrennial Lbaor Day wee observed
at the Institution.
Mere Minna Went Out.
London, Feb. 29.—Twenty thous
and more miners of the Derbyshire
collieries struck today. There are now
25,000 out
FREE DEMONSTRATION
White Pine
OF
Lime
Sash, Doors
Subsoiling Land, Planting Trees, Etc., With Dynamite,
Plaster
and Mantels
Given by E. I. DuPont Powder Company
and Cement
Saturday, March 9,1912, ^ $ o?
\7aldosta
* Georgia
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