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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
MISTRIAk DECLARED
IN BIG DAMAN
LAW SUIT K
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ANOTHER
CASE OF THE ELEVEN TO ONE
PROPOSITION, AND COUNTY
PAYS THE. FREIGHT.

In the case of w H. Ingram VS..
the Hnton-Dodge Lumber Copmany,
which has been on trial in Glynn
superior court since last Tuesday,
mistrial was declared at noon yes,
terday
The jury was given the case at
nooa Thursday and for just twenty
four hours the members of that body
deliberated over the many perplexing
points in tne long drawn out suit
The News has 1t that the jury at
all times stood eleven to one for a
verdict OF some kind for the plaintiff
On the very first ballot the old sys.
tenn Of each member Of The jury yot-
ing for such amount as he thought
should be recovered, if any. and then
9f striking total by dividing by
eweIve, was resortcu 10 and the re
suit was a verdict Of something over
$4,000 for the plaintiff Some Of the
jurors We're as high as $1,000 in
their figures, while others dropped
down to smaller amounts, one juror
who was always opposed 70 a verdict
Of any kind for the plaintiff yotins
to give Ingram 50 cents
Judge Parker recharged the jury
yesterday morning. but it did not
seem to reach the right spot with
the dissenting juror ana a mistnaI
was finally declared
The case is an old one on the dock
et anG it is a great pity, for the sake
of the county. that It could no. have
been disposed Of at this time
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ONE MILLION FOR
A DECREE OF
DIVORCE
THE &AsE OF THE HOWARD
GoULDs ONE OF THE MOST
FLAGRANT EVIDENCES OF MIS-
USE OF DIVORCE LAWS.

New York. May 2l.-One million
dollars has been offered by Howard
Gould to his wife for a divorce. This
Proposal is still standing today, and
the money will be turned over by
Howard Gould. or the Gould family,
at any moment Mrs katherine Glenn
mons Gould viii acquiesco in the hard
conditions which they impose. The
acceptance Of this offer by AIRS.
Gould is a chance so exceedingly re
mote that it is hardly worth consider
ing
Z know positively that Howard
Gould or his family, l. he Odd back
down. would give Mrs. Col d $1,000
600 to get a divorce hon8 8her hus-
band, said W. c. Woodag FRA, alias
Bian2in Hawley
ie is standing eE to Mrs
u $IG0000o, said Woodward.
L was first made when the troubles
between the Goulds assumed AN acute
Icrm, which was about a year ago.
think Through Intermediates.
Gould told his wife that he would
give her S1.000oO0 fiat il she would
so to Some state where ne divorce
laws are easy, and sue him GA thc
ground Of incompaibilitg.
she was also urged to relinQuish
All claims against his estate. and to
drop The Gould name, never TO as
sumo it again He WAS .illing not
to put in any defense, and to reim-
burse his wife for all Of her lega.
and other expenses.
"Rut she turned nina doan He was
too anxious. The Could family .now
stands ready to make good on the Of
fer But it never VIII fbe accepted.
Yen may depend upon that"
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GREAT PLANS BEING
.ORMED FOR THE
OCCASION
THE INAUGURATION OF HoKE
SMITH AS GOVERNOR PROM
lsEs TO BE A MOST BRILLIANT
AFFAIR.

Discussing the coming Inauguration
OF Goyernorelect Hoke Smith, the
Atlanta Constitution OF yesterday
says:
If the Holle Smith Club has any
thing to do with it, the governor
elect will be rendered a inaugural
reception unheard OF in this State
AT a rousing and enthusiastic meet
ing OF the club in the assembly room
of the Piedmont Hotel it was decided
oy about one hundred members pres
ent to appoint six committees to take
care Of the proceedings on inaugural
day
Slm D. Jones, the well known man
ufacturer, presided during the SEES
sion ii. H. Cabaniss ana Louis
Gholsdn held The noor during the
proceedings, and, in fact with Che all
of Attorney Spence, were the leadins
spirits 1t was decided by Chairman
Jones 20 appoint the three as a spe-
eial committee TO arrange lor the
procedure.
A. H. Cabaniss was appointed
chairman isd the committee retired
for 1--WE minutes executive session
on returning Chairman Cabaniss
made the following report:
I'VE, the committee. through the
aid Of Louis Gholstn, have decided
that committee Of five should be
appointed TO look alter ranspocta
ton. five on badges, i've on music,
and ave on arrangements There
should, also, be q committee on
finance. We recommeno that D. NJ.
Blount Reuben Arnold and Sam b.
Jones bA appointed as the general
commit sae to which all Of the aboy
mentioned sab-committees will have
charge Of oil of the proceedings
Chairman Jones' refrained from ap-
pointing the members Of the differ
cnt committees until today.
Ii Is the intention OF the Hok0
smith Club TO have all Of the clubs
in Che State to come to this city on
The inausura ,on day and Join in q
procession 10 escort Governorelecet
IIoke Smith to tie capitol 1t was
further proposed to have the in
ausural address delivered On the
capitol steps, instead Of in the house
Of representatives as is customary
The club then adjourned to meet
again on May %. when the commit
tees will make their reports Of work
done in the cause
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
NEW ORLEANa BLAMED.

Now Asserted That Salvador ReVo'u-
5ion Was Convoived in That City
New Orleans. La. May 2I.-Tnc
Revolutionary outbreak i'll Salvador
reported BY calle yesterdag, was in
part eatchG ia New Orleans Sog
-esal voelsa oeo Frddaacio Alfaro.
Who. ycco d'pb to the cable is the
revolndonary leader le1 here for
Salyalfr 2iln the avowed intention
of starting a revolution within thirty
DAYS He was accompanied by Gen
eral Salvador Toledo, the Guatemalan
who is credited with being the head
ot tie Ic>o ttlon now said TO be pre-
par.es In Mexico and Honduras
against Guatemala
Ac,t,ding to the plans of these
t"9. tie Guatemalan revolution was
to follow quickly on the heels OF Al
faro's ifst fighting It was reported
tat both outbreaks We're part Ct the
scheme to unite all the Central
Anc.nan representatives by putting
them ruder the headship Of President
Zelaya. Of Nicaragua The where
abouts Of General Toledo is not
known here. At last reports he was
in Mangua, the capital Of Nicaragua
from whence came the cable yester-
9a-, toltiro 9r +La CgI4rad,,t.# ,.f.-fr,Itl.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
BIG PROGRAM FOR
GEORGIA DAY IS
ANNOUNCED
A CONCERTED EFFORT is BEING
MADE TO MAKE THE EVENT
A GALA ONE AT THE JAMES
TOWN EXPOSITION.

Norfolk Va, May 23.--G. T. Shep-
pard. secretary Of the Jamestown ex.
position. today announced the ar
rangements which have been made
ior President RooseveIt's participa.
ton in the Georgia day exercises at
the exposition on June 10 The Pres
ident is expected to board the battle
ship Georgia in lower Chesapeake
Bay. accompanied by members of his
cabinet. Governor Terrell. of Georgia,
ana W. n. Mitchell. president of
tae Georgia exposition commission.
Aboard the battleship he viii pass be.
tween the other batuaships, recevins
saia>es from Fortress Monroe and The
wr vessels The president will lana
at the government pier. where he will
be mer By General T. D. Grant ana
escorted between columns Of troops
to the reviewing stand ON Lee parade.
There ae viii be introduced by Mr..
Mitchell and win deliver an address.
The military escort 10 the president
viii consist Of The twentythird regi-
maa Of infantry, first brigade Vir
gia.a infantry, first brigade Georgia
lnf airy, battalion Of cadets from the
United States naval academy battaf
toa Of cadets from the Virginia mill
TAR institute. second squadron of the
twelfth cavalry. and the third battery
oc field artillery.
After the presidents address he
viii be driven to the Georgia build
ing and win there receive for the bat
teshio Georgia, in the presence OF
the officers Of that vessel. the silver
service presented by the people Of
that State. Governor Terrell will
make the presentation. A reception
win follow. after which the president
viii address the National editorial
Association.
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a,-ika flcarIn ssttlsd.

birmingham. Ala MAY ga le"
cars ne running On each line without
ineiaeae. nc ercrt beilg made p w
company to run more chan tAeZ nave
aea.es sufficient 70 guard Ihe sa.
Icons are stfi closed and The loe@eI
cet mca make n0 demanstralona.
President Jemison. Of tle street g..
q nDany reiterated this morning nl'
determination NOT to recognize the
nn.on. ana viii fight it our to the
ced
Tine men expressed equal aeternii
retioa Street ruMots "a q SIT Ra
tbotic strife hGve got mafeflal le'l
INA persistent ranort declares tlai
fbe eiectrisians wili join tlie stree
C1T Men l-ie ele ~
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
BAD FOR OLD MEN.
Il Has Been Decided 70 Drop Those
Who Are Beyond Age Limit.

4 Has Been Decided 70 Drop Those
Who Are Beyond Age Limit.
Washington, May o. The aecre
tary Of the interior approved today
the order Of the commissioner OF the
general laQd office, Judge Ballinger
djsmissjug seventeen employees in the
classified service, who are dropped
because Of their age. Incompetence or
general inability 10 keep progress
With The adoption Of modern methods.
The principal cause Of these dis
missals is the decision Of the com
missioner to carry into effect an ca,
actmcnt of congress. made in 1895,
which provided that typewritiag
might be substituted for longhand in
the writing of land patents aud the
keeping Of the records Because the
cnange mist entail the dropping Of
a number of old and faithful en-
ployes. no commissioner has had the
courage TO prepare for the president s
signature the executive order neces-
sary to carry the action of congress
into effect. To Judge Ballinger fell
this painful duty. and the president
approved the order on May 9
Judge 3allinger accepted the of
fee Of commissioner Of the general
land Office at great pecuniary sacrifice
and only on the lamost insistent de
mand of the president and because
OF his former close friendship for
Secretary Garfield. we need you to
modernize The land Office. said the
secretary. and finally Judsg%@ltinger
accepted the duty. One OF the first
discoveries he made was that the
land oAco had been made a sort ot
dumping ground for eiderly employees,
many of whoim had oatliTed Their
cerScal usefulness. some Of whom
had served well and faithfully fol-
wears bUt whose presence in amy c4
pacity served 10 re ard he work and
proved sn usarnouata0la obstacle tl
the f sk whiea had been asalgned t9
him Many o. these enplotes ase otl
soldiers. Under the Law they cann9i
re retained al , SALARY less thaa
SgG0 year. v.hii Iii ~ 1odern bus
.ntsa oTce their services woQld be
r4~a@iel ~ dea- Al tif h7t 91m.
Crafr rgad with he '1ot hat TO dM-
Mss fAem would cans 2raaj apf9t-
3nr, the connie ianer eTsreiscd tae
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
NEW STANDING OF
THE CANDIDATES
TOMORROW
THE BIG VOTING CONTEST is
GROWING IN POPULARITY, AND
d SUNDAY AppAoAcHEs THE
INTEREST BEcoM ASE INTENSE.

More than usual interest is center
ed in The News $3.50 contest right
at present, as the race is just two
weeks old, and nearly every reader
and all friends of candidates are
waiting anXiously to see who the
leaders In the districts will be to-
morrow. 1t is 4 pretty well known
TACT that nearly every contestant de,
sires to lead her division if possible
at the beginning OF new week.
The votes aceorded candidates a.
this time does not signify much,
several candidates are 1hholdigs
votes which they mean tq@pon later.
1t is very good idea to and lead
district at least once week, but
it is eolly TO throw in ain the ballots
an aspirant possesses inA order to
gain tAat end It may mean future
defeat.
Those who desire to lead tileSs li-
visions Should casa their votes todaN
without fail.
Many. perhaps, do not fully roaiiza
the benefits to be derived from thi
extraordinary offer Of giving AVA
$3.50 in prizes Where else could
you secure such handsome prizes as
The News is Offering the young ladies'
Of Brunswick ana vicinity, III sucl
short length Of time and with So
little effort? All these prizes win be
gwen away gust as advertised and it
is up to the people to decide the win
nors.
Contestants must consider that the
contest has short time to run, aud
those who get in at the start viii
have better chance to win. Now is
the time for you 10 do your best and
get every available subscription for
people to help those who help them
selves Ii you enlarge your vote from
day to day, those who are watching
the contest viii see you are in
earnest In the matter and will give
you votes to help you along. Get your
friends out after votes for you. This
IS not 10 induce burdensome labor
but you will be surprised to see how
easily the votes accumulate after a
trial or two among your friends.
Prizes such as the News is giving
away are not offered every day, and
It means an expenditure of many
hundreds OF dollars.
When you invest your money for
The News. and thus indirectly for
votes, you are not wasting a cent
but putting your money out at inter
est.
The daily newspaper is a great edu-
Gator. and The News is egotstical
enough to believe that as much car
be learned through its columns as
through those OF any other newspaper
in Georgia. If you are already taking
The News send it North. Northern
friends viii appreciate the paper and
it will keep them posted on affairs in
Georgia.
The vote today is larger than that
Of last Saturday, and several candi
dates raised their counts materially
Before many days The banner day 70.
the number Of votes can be expected
TO take Iace Look over the list o.
eontestantg aad see il there isn't a
friend you would Ike to vote for
There are many popular young ladics
in The race and you ma be able 70
bolp one Of them ct least on 70 vic
torv Subscribe to3ag A little hel9
now is woth more than al the con-
ISOLATION in ten world afcr the race
ha been LOST.
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
COURT TAXES a RECESS.
IL order to Allow Attorneys to At
tend Bar Meeting.

lEIlN DaI FFISNFtt5'
After declaring a mistrial in the
Ingram -Hilton-Dodge case yesterday
afternoon Judge Parker announced a
recess until Monday. June 3.
This adjournment was made in or
der 10 allow the local attorneys to
attend the annual meeting OF the
Georgia Bar Association, which Will
Is held at Tybee next week This
me ing promises to be an unusually
iater sting one. and number OF the
atsorneys will attend it. The princi-
pas address viii be made by Hon
champ Clark Of Missouri.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
FUNERAL PARTY FIGHTS FIRE.
Earnin9 Forest Threatened Church
In Which They Were.

Earnir9 Forest Threatened Church
In Which They Were.
New York. May 24-The Episcopal
caurch in the Long Island Pines,
north Of Sayville, was threatened by
forest FIRE this afternoon. At
the time it was filed with funeral
party hearing services for The dead
The smoke from the damp burning
foliage nllec the church almost to
sunocation. and the fire crept SO close
that many Of the men left the bier to
fight the fire.
The flames were extinguished be-
fore they had caused great damage.
but the smoke became so intense that
the funeral party was hurried on its
way.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
a Long Walk.

St. Louis, Mo, May William
Smith and Richard c. Belle started
today to walk to the jamestown ex-
position, a distance OF $3.50 miles
The walk is in he nature of a
race. Tho general route extends
through Birmingham, Ala, Atlanta
Ga Columbia. s. c.. and Raleigh,
~. c.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-05-25
RESULTS IN SOUTH ATLANTIC.

Columbia, Savannah and Macon All
Got Good Drubbings Yesterday.
The results in the South Atlantic
League games OF ball played yester
DAY were as follows:
Augusta 8, Columbia l.
Jacksonville 2. Savannah 0.
Charleston 2. Macon 0.
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brunswick, Ga.


brunswick Ga.
Gentlemen:-Yoar arbitrators here.
with submit their appraisement Of
the value Of the water works Of theI
Mutual Light and Water ComDanys
10 be the sum Of 500. 252. az. embrao.
ing the f3Ilsuirg real estate ana
buildings:
Old Towp Lots Nos. 81 and 50. and
New Town Lot No. 2094.
Three boilers. stack and setting
One brick tower and metal tank
S1, Tlear |aler reservoirs .
Two o foed nnn,ns gI- 'D-'- r.
Two aompressors.
Piping and setting machinery.
II public drinking sptgots
u. and N stgeet fountain.
Four meters.
4,700 feet - w. l. pipe
Four wells complete
&c t,d,.ot, 9.3, i,''.,-@ ~ 70 49, ToI-.os
5o0 services
Celethorpe connection
Engineering fees.
IT, under the terms OF a contract
entered INTO between the CltE o-
Brunswick and T o IA. straeha2
the City Of brunswick should elect to
purchase only that portion OF the
real estate known as New Town lot
NO. 2094 and tract Number one, then
Il 6pHIETlOn made
appraised price OF $3.50, making the
net cost 81 water WORKS piaht III thaI
event @9o,Sl2.b9
lhe above appraiSement lnciude5
all OF the cast IRON pipe mains as
SHOWN on map hereto attachea' con
sistlng OF approximately;
lz'o69 II. y men = ! mans.
% '2o 10 r. r. ian6 in6i = y : ndains l.,d,i,o
3Se46.5 r. A inch g + mains
$3.50 ft. inch c. I, mains.
S1,598.5 or 15.454 miles of cast iroa
water mains.
The value of all Of the wrought
iron pipe, except the 4.700 feet of 2
l.2 inch specified is included in the
service connection from mains to
curb line Of pavement.
All the necessary firing tools foe
boilers and wrenches and special
tools for operating machinery and
hydrants connected with water works
are Included in the appraised value
| oe ~ ,aol,;,, c,,,,. 1,,,+ al o+bar 4ooIs
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TEXT OF The REPORT
OF APPRAISERS
ON PLANT
DETAILED STATEMENT OF LuD.
LOW, o'8lERNE AND EARLE
AS HANDED TO THE MAYOR
AND PRESIDENT sTRAcHAN.

The News eresents below the re-
port of the arbitrators or appraisers
named to fix a value on the water
plant OF thesMutual Light and Water
Company. II has been unable to Sc
cure the report at an earlier date,
and prints it this morning for the
benefit OF its readers generally:
May 81 1907
City of brunswick, and F. D. NJ.
Strachan,
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WIN A PRIZE IN THE
NEWS VOTING CONTEST
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-17
CONDITIONAL PARDON
Granted by President to John Lennon,
Formerly a Private in the
Msrines.

Washington, May 16.-The president
this afternoon granted a conditional
pardon TO John l.. Lennon, formerly
a private in the U. S. marine corps,
who is now serving term at Cover.
nors Island for desertion. Lennon Is
nephew of John l.. Sullivan, the
former champion pugilist, and Mr.
Sullivan has visited the president
twice on behalf Of his klnsman. II
was urged In favor of Lennon that he
did not really desert, but overstaid
his leave for three days. The condi
tlon attached to the pardon is that
Lennon re-enlist in the marine corps
for n full term of four years. After
the. president had signed the pardon
the question was raised of whether a
conditional pardon of this kind is lie.
gal, and the matter was referred to
the department of justice for an
opinion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-17
UPSIDE DOWN

Marion, o., May ia good story
is being told on Tim Callahan. the
crack right fielder Of the Akron team
which has been here for the past
three days. Tim was walking down
the street with party OF friends
when he came to n big sign on which
Y. w. c. A. was painted, He stopped
and after viewing It for awhile, said:
"Ain't II a shame that they spoilt
that nice big sign over there"
'Why! What's the matter with
that?" one OF the members OF the
party asked,
Don't you see?" exclaimed Tim,
"the man got the NJ, turned upside
down." and he didn't know what they
were laughing at until someone ex-
planned that there was a oung Wo-
mems Christian Association as well
as young mems.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-17

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-17
NOTICE.

Sealed bids win be received by the Board
OF Public service of the Cisy OF Canton
Ohio until l2 o. clock noon, May 10th, at the
oliice of said Board, for the furnishing OF
material and labor for a fence about 1905
feet long and feet high, consisting one foot
board at bottom and feet of steel eorrugat-
ed, galvanized wire above. Each bid must
contain the full name OF the bidder aud be
accompanied by D certified check OF finy
dollars, as a guarantee that a contract viii
DO entered into, aud submit sample with
and material separately. The Board re,
serves the right to reject any or ali bids,
specifications on file In the offlee OF said
making application.
JOHN ". BUcHMAN,
Presiiont OF board,
fub,ishsd IN tue Morning News May .. 10
and AZ. 1901