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UNDERWOOD’S
FARMERS’
FREE LIST BILL
Agricultural Implements
Plows
Tooth Harrows
Disc Harrows
Headers
Harvesters
Reapers '9S
Drills v
Mowers .W
Cultivators
Threshing Machines
Cotton Gins
Farm Wagons
Farm Carts
Cotton Bagging
Harness
Saddles
Barbed Fence Wire
Wire Strands
Wire Staples
Boots and Shoes
Sewing Machines
Building Materials
Food Stuffy
And Other Articles
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UNDERWOOD DRAFTED THE FARMERS’ FREE LIST BILL
AND
SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IT PASSED BY CONGRESS. TAFT VETOED
IT. WHO, THEN, IS THE PROPER MAN TO RUN AGAINST TAFT?
THEY’VE BURNED THE UODS AND
SIFTED THE ASHES BUT THEY CUN'
(From Macon Telegraph.)
Some days ago It was urged In Georgia that the people of this state
ought to vote against Underwood, because, as it was said, ho had “ap*
pointed Congressman Lamb of Virginia, chairman of the agricultural
committee. Lamb’s offense, as charged, being that In sixteen years ho
bad cast one vote not approved by some of the farmers.
The Telegraph promptly pointc^ out that the chairman of tho ways
and means committee (Underwood) did not have the power to appoint
the chairmen of the other committees of the house—that the comml-
tees and their chairmen were elected by vote of the bouse.
Now they have amended tho charge by saying that Underwood voted
for Lamb.
The Telegraph does not know whether or not Underwood voted for
Lamb, as tho vote was taken In caucus, but this fact Is known: John
Lamb entered the Fifty fifth congress and for sixteen years has been
a member of the agricultural committee. In the Fifty-eighth congress
he became the ranking Democrat and held that position during the four
succeeding congresses. \When the Democrats came into control in this,
the Sixty-second congress, by every right of rank and precedent known
in parliamentary affairs he had won the chairmanship and practically
without opposition. Besides this he Is an old Confederate soldier, hav*
j lng served in Lee’s army and fought through the entire was and wounded
several times. He Is one of the few remaining Confederate veterans In
Congress. He is a fine type of Southern gentleman and an old-fashioned
Democrat.
Things have come to a pretty pass if Underwood is to be voted against
for president because he voted for this old soldier and Democrat to a po
sition which he had won by every precedent—a precedent which made
Hardwick chairman of the committee on coinage. Adamson chairman
of the committee on commerce, Sparkman of Florida chairman of the
rivers and harbors committee, and so on.
For two months the opposition has had a corps of experts critically
examining the congressional records, and they have yet to find an action
or utterance of Mr. Underwood which they can criticise.
It was Hon. Oscar W. Underwood who recently drafted and presented
to Congress the great free sugar bill, by which the tariff is taken off of
sugar. If the bill passes, the poor man can sweeten his coffee without
spending as much as he does now. The Government will lose the tariff
which amounts to $50,000,000 a year. How does Oscar Underwood pro*
pose to reimburse the Government for this lose? By putting a tax on in.
comes. Every man who has an in C omt of over $5,000 a year, shall pay
a small tax on it. In other words; Mq, Underwood takes the tax off of
tho poor man’s stomach and puts it on tha rich man’s bank book.
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TIIB VALDOSTA TUBS,
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Valdosta, ga., Saturday, April is, ibis.
OWENS FOUND
GUItTYOFNIAN
The Trial at Moultrie
Ended Last Nigh!
FORMER MARSHAL OF BERLIN
WAS UPON TRIAL OX CHARGE
OF KILLING DR. FORTSOX
LAST NOVEMBER.
The jury in the case of John Owen,
the former town marshal at Berlin,
who shot and killed Dr. Fortson at
that place Inst November, returned a
verdict at Moultrie last night about
eight o’clock finding him guilty of
voluntary manslaughter. Judge Thom
as did not pans the sentence upon
the prisoner, but will do ao before
court adiourns.
It is understood that the jury lu
th e case of th e Registers who were
o n trial for killing Parrish Bryant
are Unable to agree. The jury came
out yesterday, but were returned to
the Jury room by Judge Thmas, who
told them 1 to try and get together if
possible. .
“The Wednesday morning session
of the superior court was started off
with t\\e case of the state against
John Owens,- the rormer Berlin
marshal, who Is accused of murder
ing Dr. Fortson at that place dur
ing the forenoon of November 6
last. The case was called and both
sides were ready.
“The circumstances of the. rase
are welY known. The Observer., con
tained a full account of the 'shoot-
Ing at the time it happened and of
the subsequent death of Dr. FOrt-
sqn, while he was on a train be
tween Moultrie and Atlanta on hla
way to one of the hospitals there
to be operated on for the Injury.
“The state is, represented by So
licitor ^General Wilkes, Judte Rob
ert L. Shipp, Judge J. b. McKenzie
and City Court Solicitor Alfred R.
Kline. The defendant’* case is look
ed after by Edwin L. Bryan, as se
nior counsel, by James Humphreys
and Judge D. B. Nicholson, of tho
AbbevilL* city court. The prosecu
tor In tha case is G. L. Herndon, of
Alberton. a relative of the dead doc
tor.
“Almn«t the entire morning ra*-
taken to secure a jury to try the
case and after some fifty-five had
been examined the following twelve
were secured: Claud Morris, S. J.
Weeks, G. L. Wetherfngton, M. A
Chnfln, r. E. Tucker, J. D. Bak^r, L
T. Or*»en, J. P. Clower, B. E
Green, W. T. Duncan, R. H. Freo-
ma'n n m l W. P. McGrnw. Tho caso
for th* prosecutor was made to tho
Jury >y Judge McKenzie, whtlo Mr.
Bryan made the statement of tho
defendant to the twelve men.
“The first witness called was Dr.
G. L. Austin, who attended Dr. Fort-
Fen when he was shot. Ho told how
For»«on had paid Owens had aasasl-
r.e*ed him and Identified the shirt
worn by the dead man. He de
scribed the wounds and said that
Jhc fatal bullet had entered the ab
domen of the d p ad man, had started
downward and then came upward.
Tfcg witness also accompanied Dr.
F'-rtson to Atlanta and told of hla
death and the last words Dr. Fort-
had uttered. The crosa-exami-
nation of tho witness failed to bring
anything different from the direct
examination.
The second witness was H. L.
filers, of Berlin, who saw the shoot
ing. He described the scuffle be
en Owens and Dr. Fortson and
said after the marshal had fired tho
shots he walked away some fif
teen feet and picked up a knife. At
this Juncture and before the crcss-
mlnation was begun, the grand
Jury came In with their presentments
and at a few minutes before 12
o'clock Judge Thomas dismissed the
court for lunch. After 1 o’clock
. Hlers was cross-questioned.
"J. Tom Paul corroborated Mr.
files’ statement in regard to the
•juarrel. The next witness was J.
C Cardon, who lives a mile from
Berlin. He stated that he saw Mr.
Owens in Soptember and walked
fast the Fortson house with hlin,
and the marshal said, ‘See that doc-
i hpuse, all I want that fellow
io do Is to give me a chance and T
will get him/ The cross-examina
tion was brief and here the state
rested. Juat before 2 o’clock the
counsel for the defense asked the
qpurt to allow them to confer be.
fere starting the cat*.
“the defendant was then placed
on tlie stand and he told of tho
quarrel, saying that Fortson at
tacked him with a knUe, and to pro
tect .bfhiaelf he ptilltd hla revolver
and fired the shot w
fatal. , i
“€. E. Davis, Dr. A.
John J. Alderman
llch proved
J. Odom and
rip-ttfled they
. A. Hart
whenever
would be
’alee, a boy,
In Tyson’s
the shooting
heard Fortson at ' di erent limes
tnreaten to 'get* Owens
ssld Fortson told
Owens attacked him th
a man out. Samra’i
told the jury that he w
rtore, in front of which
took place, when Dr, 1 ortson tame
in, previous to the shoe lng, and th>
doctor put something under hi;
coat, but the lad did m*t know what
The de»Y*i. e i; edited and the ptato
put Mr. Sykes, who clerked in Ty-
i store, qn the staiid. He Fa Id
Fortson was In jhe store, out
icok no knife out wlthTfiim.
He also said Sammy Yjitos was not
In the store at all.
Here the attorneys I started the
arguments to the Jury/'J
REGISTRATION LAW llNPOPULAR
Reports Sny That Many Good Citizens
Have Been Pls^rSTchlscd.
Elder A. V. Simms, candidate for
reelection as ordinary of Lowndes
county, asked Th e Time’s this morn
ing to make a vigorous kick on the
present registration law, which he
says has disfranchised some of the
best me n m the county.
“There Is hardly a purchaseable
vote in.Lowndes county that ts not
on the registration books,’’ he de
clared. “Every bum who wants
sell his vote lg registered, but there
are a whole lot of good citizens who
hav e not gon e o n the Hot.” Elder
Simmg quoted the nacres of proba-
bly a dozen of th6 best citizens of
Lowndes county who have not regis
tered., >
Tho ‘times reporter reminded him
of the ^fatt that The Times has’been
fighting lifts Inlqultions, law all
tbe.tlmo noti^hat w^«-i! j tvjJ^grc
ago^imtWwonld reamit,in\lslran-
ohlaiiJ* goc?( 1 citlsens, while allowing
the purchuseable ones to get on the
registration hooks.
“‘Where they fooled me,” said the
ordinary, ”wng whc n they said that
It wps an automatic law by which a
man becomes automatically register
ed after paying his tnxes, etc. That
was what tho Atlanta Journal said
and I thought that they were right
shout it, hut I find that that Is not
bo case and that sonic* of our best
•itizens nre unable to vote In the
coming election.”
All of which goes to show that If
tho good people In Lowndes county
M ould listen to/The Time* more and
tbo Atlantn Journal less they would
have less to regret In the long run.
OAVIS-SHELTON
A PRETTY ONE
Ceremony Performed at
Baptist Tabernacle
The Famous Ford Cars, sold by
Smith Hardware and Motor Co., “The
Quality Store,’” 117-J19 Patterson
St,. Valdosta, Ga.
3 28 d mon tbu w S tf
Important Letter to All who Buffer
“I suffered from indigestion for
a long time, I^ast May, I almost
died. The doctor told m« It was
acuL. indigestion and I could not be
cured. Sinc 0 that time I have Buf
fered very much, as some days every
thing I ate, ove n light food, aw soft
boiled eggs, would distress me. I
lost flftee n pounds. Sometimes I
felt thnt I could not live another day.
A month ago I got a box of MI-O-NA
tablets. Before I had used them a
week I was belter. I have used two
boxes and I feel as well a4r I ever
did, Eunice A. Peters, Jackson, Ga.
Use MI-O-NA stomach tablets for
quick relief from sour stomach, heav
iness. heartburn, belching of gas and
distress after eating. They are
guaranteed. Large box 50c at A. E.
Dlmmock and druggist* everywhere.
Were Married In This Ojty.
A. W. Walker, a traveling man
representing a large hardware house
and Miss A. M. Klllett, of/ Selma,
Ala., were married In this city at the
residence of Rev. Lawrence William*
last Friday.
The couple met here by previous
appointment and drove arouri
the minister’s house and hfjd .the
ceremony performed. It was wjtnei
ed by Mr. Maxey Brown and or
two other partfee.
Marriage License was hnu <1,
Marlage license was Issued/ last
Saturday for the marlsge of • Miss
Mary Zeigler to Mr. Ed Blanton, both
well.knov & young people of LoWadet
county. •
Ws. *
AN INTERESTING SOCIAL EVENT
WHICH LINKED T11E LIVES OF
) TWO VERY POPULAR YOUNG
PEOPLE.
A large number of peoplo gather
ed at tho Baptist Tabernacle yester
day afternoon to witness tho mar
riage of Miss Lulu Davis and Mr.
George Sholton.
Tho floral decorations were very
beautiful. It was a pink and whit©
wedding and quantities of pink roses
and Baxter lilies were usd in con>
binatlon with ferns, palms and
Southern snillax, A screen of ami-
lax expended across tfle rostrum,
forming a pretty background
the other decorations. A tall vase
of Easter lilies occupiqd the center
of the rostrum and feme and rosea
wero banked on each side. Bowls of
pink roues adorned the piano, and
pink shades over :l*e l!<ci.U! were
used with pleasing effect. v
Excellent music v as rendered be
fore tho ceremony oy v Miss Jesse
Havenkotto, pianist and Miss Mar-
gurite Whittington and Mrs. Berg
strom, violinists. Mrs. W. C. Thomp
son, of Tuskegee, Ala., sang “Oh
Promise Me” very sweetly Juat be
fore the appearance of the bridal
party.
The wedding inarch, played by
Miss Havenkotto on the piano, ac
companied by Miss Whittington and
Mrs. Bergstrom on violins, an
nounced th e approach of the bridal
party. First came the ushers, Mr.
"Robert Black and Mr. John X. Kel
ler. 1 Following were Miss Annie Mae
8helton and Mls s Franco* Carewell,
Mr. Tom Davis and Mr. Paul Myd-
detlon, Miss Emily Nnsh and Mias
Ruth Smith, Mr. Albert Pondloton
and Mr. Louis Shelton. Miss
Mamie Ruth Davis, the maid of
honor, preceded the brldo who enter
ed with hor father, Mr. T. A. Davis,
They were niet at th 0 altar by the
groom* and h,s brother, Mr. Charles
Shelton, of-Atlanta, and tho Impres-
Biv c ceremony wns performed by tho
Rev. J. E. Barnard.
Th© bride wore a stylish coat eul
of Copenhagen blue cloth and i
smart straw toque. Sh© carried a
shower bouquet of bride rosea and
(valley llllca.
Th 0 bridesmaids woro pretty whlto
lingerie gowns with pink sashes.
They woro whlto picture hats and
carried bouquets of pi n k carnations
tied with pink tulle.
Th© bride and groom were the
Recipient# of many handsom 0 pres
ents, including a chest of silver from
tho brldo’* parent* and silver tea
servlc© from the groom’s parents.
They left on the 6 o’clock '.rain
for Jacksonville and other points In
Florida, and will bo gone about two
weeks. On their return they will be
at hom 0 to their friends at the res
idence of Mr. and Mra. C. L Shelton
on Ashley street.
The best wishes of ninny friends
go with this young couple, both of
whom' are very popular in this city.
Rohlter Used Chloroform,
A negro man nnmed Tom Wil
liams, residing on Branch street at
216, had a burglar to enter hla
home last night and rob him of his
clothing nnd $9.30 In money. The
robbery took place after twelve
o’clock at night.
Ho says that the robber raised the
window near his bed and dashed
some chloroform In his face, putting
him to sleep and leaving him* with
very violent headache this morn
ing. The trousers wero left In the
yard after the money was taken out
of the pockets. •
Williams says that the robbery
occurred after twelve o’clock at
night. £
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Almost every woman is
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VALDOSTA, .GEORGIA.
PHONE 525.
NejJPbr Will Have Opposition,
Judge W. E. Thomas and Solicitor-
General John A. Wilkes of tho South
ern Judicial Circuit, were among the
visitors to the city Friday. They
formally validated the Meigs issue of
bonds for municipal Improvement
Both Judge Thomas and Col.
Wilkes will be candidates for their
respective positions at tho coomlng
election. Both were elected two yearn
ago and have nerved in the judicial
position with credit and dlntlnctlon.
Neither will probably have opposition
in the circuit next summer. In the
primary.—Thomasvllle Time* Enter
prise.
Mrs. James Lanncter and children
left laat night for Jacksonville, after
a pleasant visit to the family of
Mr. C. I. Shelton.
NOTICE.
All parties owing mo must settle
by May first. B. S. BURTON, M. D.
4 11 d2 w 2
Mr. F. R n Folsom, of tylitacoo-
chee, spent yesterday in thla city.
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