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hip ' Twice-a-Week THU VAliUOtm ^IMJCa,' VALDOSTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1012. a-te/oSTcr- 7**l NEWS OF i DAY AMONG. PEOPLE or^tmi To Entartain Episcopal Clergymen There THE DIOCESE OF GEORGIA WILL IRELAND WILL HAVE HOME^RULE Fight of Many Years for Autonomy for thelrish is About to Succeed London, April 11.—For the third time 1q a quarter of a century and BOLD ITS MEETING IN SAVAN-! for th ® first tlm ® wlth *** P° 8slb,1,l y NAH ON THE OF MAY, 7TH TO 10TH Savannah, Ga., April 11.—Elabor- of a passage, the government or Great Britain today Introduced in parliament a home rule* bill grant ing autonomy I n Ireland. E^ery seat was occupied and the HONORS FOR THE WOMEN OF . THE SOUTH Noble’ Monument to the Women in Carolina ate-preparation, are being made ^ or | galleries were crowded when the the reception and entertainment P* j matter was taken up. th. Episcopal clergymen of the die-1 Premler A>qulth Batd .. Irl , h hojhe ceae of Georgia in Savannah MajJ ru|e „ the gtep only , n 7 to 10 when the annual convention j larger and more comprehensive evo- will be held at St. John’s Church, j lution of the United Kingdom. The Delegates from the Ladies’ Auxiliary j Imperial government will not sur- bf the diocese will attend the co n - ‘ render suprerae authority, but win .. .. f . , . - « I confer rear authority regarding Irish vention. It t is expected that there I aff “ Irg v will be one |hundred visitors here, j The ; e wI11 ibo a parliament con- The bu^ilftfeMnlons will be pre- slsting of an Irish senate and house sided over Bishop F. F. Reese, of common*- The ,vislt63Sg$ilJ be entertained while here in tile homes of the menv* bers of the St. John Parrish. The -progi^m of th e business sessions will be announced after the return of Pishop Reese ircm New York where he is now attending a meeting of the ■“** gt biabcips. for old Subscript! r Aft decision of Judi Cnmton of the supei tthe suit of the i STALLION ATTACKS BOTH MEN. Dooly County Buyers Injured on Unadilla Streets by Animal. Unadllla;. April 9—M. E. Williams, of Pinehurst, and L. L. Henderson, of near this place, were'attacked by a vicious stallion early Saturday eve ning and both sustained painful in- ury. Mr. Williams had purchased he stallion and taro mules in Macon *nd was en fbiitej; home with the stock through -life country. Passing Mr. Henderson’s home, tho latter mounted the stallion and rode him to this poiiit, Mr. Williams having charge v of the mules. Mr, Hend.r-' is announced that tbe i 80ir accidentally got in too close- suit will b e taken to the supreme | rang0 of tho stallion while stopping court. The principal ground upon : , fl the 8treet an(1 was kicked on tne which the suit was dismissed ‘was^,^ ] 0wer jimb, the hoof cutting a that the subscription was never made deep gash. Mr. Williams stood in front of the steed and he was forci bly knocked to the ground by tho plunge of the infuriated animal. It !« believed he suffered internal in juries, as he wa9 in considerable pain upon leaving here in an auto. Maude Jtl. /Est •venal, for atf^llbged ufdifaid "* a fund oJLJIBOO; claimed been^de by Cbf. J. H. in writing. Failed to Indict The Druggists. The grand' jury of Chatham coun ty failed to Indict any of the drug gists whom, it ,was thought, action would be taken for violating the state drug law. The Jury brought In a number of other "true bills" in cluding one against ten-year-old Sam Simms, charged With murdering a colored boy a week ago by stabbing Bought a Largo Lot of Land. Messrs. W. A. Griffith, B. H. Rob erts and George L. Patterson have just closed a trade for 10,000 acres him; a n^ IV. Brooks Baker, charged' of timber land in Early county. It with, larceny after trust of a ring j j s understood that the price paid from Miss Susie G. Varner, to whom f or it is about $80,000 and it was It is alleged he was engaged. bought for the Getson Lumber Com- Inspccting Convict Camps. I psny. * „ Judge T. E. Patterson, of Griffin, I jt is understod that these Valdos- a member of the prison commission : tans will begin to turpentine the of Georgia is in Savannah making an t place In a short time. They may inspection of all of the camps In Chatham- county. 'Today ho Is mak ing an Inspection of the camp at Tybee. Spoke of tho 23rd Psalm. Rev. DuPont LaFontalne, former professor of Greek at Oxford Univer sity spoke to a large audience at the South Side Baptist Church here last night on the subject "Com ments on th e Twenty-Third Psalm from Oriental Standpoint.” The ad dress was throughly interesting, as Rev: LaFontalne Js a forciful speak er. King’s Condition is Worse. The condition of Harris M. King, state supervising inspector of naval stores of th© state of Georgia, who was injured a few days ago In a motorcycle accident Is growing worse. A thorough examination of hie in juries revealed the fact that he ha* a fractured skull. His condition i? regarded as critical. SYMPATHY’ OF A CHILD. Mrs. Grace Gets Some Pink Roses From a Florida Little One. Atlanta, April 11.—The first ex- rseo’Ion of sympathy that has come to Mrs. Daisy Grace In many days was received this morning from a little 12-year-old boy in Florida, who anonymously sent a big bunch of pink roses, with a not? scratched In his childish hand, in whicn he declared h© believed she was’inno cent. Mrs. Grace cried and kissed ihe flowers. nl%o cut up the yalunble timber cn the land and make lumber of it. Turpentine Mnrkee Today. Savannah, Ga., April 1 1.—Turpen. tine was 45%c. Rosin $6.60 tc $7.70. VIOLENT SCENT! Tl Roosevelt and Taft Forces Were So Bitter Militia Had to be Called Out Bay City, Mloh.j April 11.—Vio lent scenes markeH the.prelimina ries lor the RepubUcan state con vention today. Roosevelt and Taft forces are lined up at tho door of the armory. Outside tho rnllltlaSirua at tha of ficial order of Governor Osborne toj preserve a semblanoe of order. Senator Beveridge [In the hall was Uniting a chance ’tT apeak. Taft forces Beemed to control 'the etete committee. Every* nyCjVe toward or. conization le being Contested this at- OF QUARTER MILLION AN ELOQUENT BUT SILENT TES TIMONIAL OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE SOUTH UNVEILED AT COLUMBUS TODAY. Columbia, S. C„ April 11.—South Carolina’s everlasting memorial to the Wome n of the Confederacy, 6-aid to be the first monument to women ever erected independently by a State, was unveiled here today j with splendid ceremonies. The Gov ernor and other officials, the State military, the United Daughters of th e Confederacy, the Unites Con federate Veterans and delegations of college students and other visitors from all part! of the State partici pated in the ceremonies. The monument was designed, by F Wellington Ruckstuhl of New York. The central figure depicts a South ern woman, dignified and beautiful, waiting to b e crowned with laurel by the figure In the rear. O n either •Id$ are other figure* representing the South, bearing laurel to* laj^ at th© heroine’s feet. The'mtfst im portant inscription on the monument day: "In thi* monument genera- lions unborn sha.ll V’erv* flics YqttJ-T" a Brest/ p-ople testifying to tho »r? sublime devotion of th e women of Arnold resigned anil South Carolina in their country^* of th© shortage follow! h € ©d." POPE WAS REPORTED ASDEAD Message Was Sent Out From Madrid, But was Later Denied. The Oldest Bank in Chenango County, "New York, Had to Close Its;Doors Norwich, Nr Y., April 11.—The First National Bank.of Bferlln elosen today following the ‘dlaeovery of a shortage In the account* of the cash ier of a quarter of a million dollars. It Is one of the oldest banks In Chenango county. , cobI ier t Frank Arnold HH ED. BRUFFEY REMEMBERED . BYJRIENDS Veteran Atlanta Reporter is 55 Years Old Madrid .April 11.—A private die- HE WAS, HENRY GRADY'S RIGHT pa ‘ ch fro,n 110010 ,odoy Bald that tho HAND MAN IN OLDKNT1MK8 Pop « waa doad ' Later 1,10 r °P° rt CHARACTERISTIC STORIES Of™ 00nfl, ' med '» ' h « P“P a ' Tho Report Ronrlio* London. London, April 11.—A dispatch was received this morning from Ma drid saying that th 0 Pope had died suddenly. No reason Is known why th 0 flrst news enme from Madrid. The Dope has bee n in ill hcaltii sev eral years and has been becoming more feeble lately. Tl»e Yatini,, Denies the Report. Paris, April 11.—A dispatch from Rom© this afternoon late said: "The Vatican'unqualifiedly denies th 0 re port that the Pope Is dead.” Another Denial from Rome, London, April 11.—Tho following dispatch was received late this af ternoon from Rome: "There, Is trut^i In th 0 report that th© Popo Is dead.’ SANE AND SAFE FORNEWYORK Empire State Democrats Meet in Convention A SAD DEATH AT JAKIN. Mrs. H. G. Clark, a Prom inert Young Matron, Pause* Away, Jakln, Ga., April 9.—-Mrs. H. G. Clark, one of Jakin’s moat prominent young matrons died here Tuesday night, April 2nd., after a n Illness of about nRi© weeks. Besides her husband, Mrs. Clark leaves a mother, Mrs. Anna Han- sell, of Jakin, and several brothers and sisters to mourn her loss. Her brothers are: Mr. Torn Hansell, of Jacksonville, Fla; Mr Lannis Han sell, of Gainesvilld, Fla. Her sis ters are: Mrs. Lipscomb, of Plant City, Fla., and Mrs. Parker, of Don- aldsonville, Ga. Mrs. Clark was 31 years of &>e and had lived In Jakin for a num- j PEACHTREES’S GAMING HOUSE. Former Handsome Howie Converted Into » Regular "Joint.'* Atlanta, April 11.—A young At lanta clerk, who, it is sold, stole his mother’* diamond ring and lost It over a local gambling table, squeal ed to the police following his mis fortune, and the incident resulted In the raid on a private dwelling at 166 1-2 Peachtree street, near El lis, whore half a dozen mon were arrested last night. It was pretty clearly developed that the plac^ had been mnde Into a regular profession al gambling house. Card*, table:*, dice, chips and other paraphcrnaM'i were seized. The young clerk, it in said, mokes about $70 a month, yet wns .sitting two or three times a week In n 00 her of years. She was a member of | rent pokor game. Chief Lanford the Missionary Baptist Church, and ( refuse's to give the'name of the was of a sweet, lovable disposition, 'young man who furnished the infor- ond a devout Christian character. jnntlo n on which the gamblers we-o She w.U be greatly missed by her turned up, but it may come out at numerous friends and relatives. tht trial. Atlanta, April 11.—Ed C. Bruf- fey, the oldest reporter in th* South, and one of the best known in Southern Journalism, was presented with a hnndsome gold-headed cane this week by his associates on the Atlanta Constitution* on the occa sion of Mr. Bruffey’u G5th birthday. Tho name of Ed Bruffey ha* been associated with daring newspaper reporting for more than a quarter of a century. When most of the p<«ent day reporters were still un born, Bruffey was the star police reporter in Atlanta. A noted brand of cigars in those davs was called the "Ed Brultey," and tne "BrufTey cocktail” will be recalled by gray- ha Ired club men of Atlanta, though the art of mixing It has long been lost. The presentation of the can© wns made by Hon. Clark Howell, editor and publisher of the Constitution, flfcd practically th! whole editorial reportorial staff h^d a part !u rkable llem. The stories of hi* re- markable scoop* In the old days Are among the preclou* tradition* of the local fourth estate. Perhaps the best and most char acteristic tale about Bruff relate* to a time In hie early youth, when ho was police reporter on the Consti tution and that paper was In bitter rivalry with another local sheet. Scoops were more esteemed then than now. One morning about 7 o’clorK la midwinter as Bruff was going home after tho Constitution had gone to press, according to the story, ho stumbled over the body of a man whom he instantly recognized as one of Atlanta's host known buslwsa men, a bachelor. Tho man had rom- mltted suicide in front of his own doorstep. It was a gr p at story. But Bluff knew that the next day bo»h Taper* would get It nnd the Rio-y of the scoop would be lost. It was too late to get out an oxtra for the morning. Bruff thought hard a mo ment. so the tnlo goes, then picked up tho body nnd drngged ft under the doorsteps. It was freezing eold, iend throughout all the next day the 'body lay undiscovered, while Bruif A Word to Candidate*. Oentlomen: There are qulto number of you contesting for some of the county offices. The voter can find no objection to the number o»* Hiring for any office, a* It but broadens the margin and gives better opportunity for choice. You candidates, should refrain from mud-clinging and .make the >ttr own good winning -tnnnHdete win fil* competitor! Ihers do^rri, admits hi* lack of ster ling qualities and hi* only hope of success lie* in his ability to cripp|4 hi* competitors. Don’t be a bush-whacker. Who/i you are too cowardly to tell a thing and stand by It, don’t hire a cheap, irresponsible fellow to do your dirty work of slnnder. Bo clean, keep clean and lot the folks make their choice. They aro fully competent (o do so. If you aro elected you will ho gratified. If you are rejected, you hhotild bo entitled, because "Vox Popull" so decree*. CIVES. Valdosta, April 9, 1912. TARIFF, REFORM AND OTHER UNDERWOOD DOCTRINES WILL BE IN THE PLATFORM TO BE ADOITEI). N^w York, April 11.—The Demo cratic state convention wo* called to order at 11:30 today, Temporur/ Chairman Seatnoro Vansant Voord taking the chair. He declared for "safe and sane” policies, attacking Roosevelt, as- t-milted the propaganda of socialism and lauded the achievements of the Democratic party in the state of Now York. Tariff reform will bo the leading plank ip the platform. It is gener ally believed that the delegates to o Baltimore convention will go instructed. After the roll call the delegates to the convention adjourned until 2 o’clock this afternoon. Adjudged Innano Today. . A white man named John Skelton, who has been residing at Remerton, *aa adjudged 'MSk&e' in the ordina ry’* court this mdrnlng and he will sent to the *tato sanitorium ior tment. _ ha < -> has -i*e n gr©* about three' years, joct to occasional attacks, *1* which time he becomes dangeroti*. He appeared . all right in court thl* morning and he realised that at linios hi* condition is bad. U Is believed that treatment at the state sanitarium will be very helpful to him. 200 PEOPLE DROWNED. Paris, April 9.—A dispatch from Cairo, Egypt, says that 200 peoplo perished by tho sinking of the tram way service stoamer on the Nile river Inst night when tho steamer capsized. lay p°ftcefully at home asleep. «Tho next night, shortly after mid night, he "discovered” the corpse, and the next morning tho Constitu tion had one of the biggest scoops It had ever pulled off. Mrs. Jane Hunter, Brook* County. Quitman, Ga., April 10.—Mrs. Jane Hunter died yesterday morn ing at hor home near Quitman, aged 82 8he was one of the oldest and best known of the county’s pioneer women. Her father, John Bryan, was one of the first •'Htlers In lh«* county. 8he was born at Okapilco, an Indian town, which was her father’s home after the Indian* left this country. T. W. Hunter, or Quitman, is tho only survivor of her children, and has three children, W. R. Hunter, Mlseca Mary and Mattie Hunter. Local Option Won Today. Gadsden, AJn., x A.r-!l 9.—By near ly 1,000 majority Etowah county votod infavor of local option yester day after a hot fight. YOUR GREATEST ENEMY THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL ON EARTH is the common house fly; the next most dangerous is the mosquito. You had better keep them out of your home. Scientists say they carry Typhoid Fever Germs, Disease and Death. : : : : We will contract to screerl your home from cellar to garret Office: 104 Patterson St. Harley’s Screen Door Co. ^ ^ G. S. & F. Depot