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"Voter” Writes
On "Bond Question
Editors Herald:
I notice that your “Electric Sparks’’
column has been discontinued. Can't
you keep it going until we are assured
of some relief from the octopus which
has us in its clutches?
1 am a registered voter in Waycross,
i and am one who has suffered for years
'from the poor service and the high
charges of the electric light plant.
Notwithstanding the fact that elec
tric lights laBt month were burned
less than In former months, the bills
have Increased, and it is up to the
people of Waycross to ask the Mayor
and Council for relief, and ask for it
NOW.
Savannah Observance of Ths 4th.
By Telegraph to the Herald. t
Savannah, Ga., July 3.—Savannah
Has arranged for a great observance
of the 4th of July tomorrow. The re
sorts adjacent to the city will be crow
ed with visitors during the entire day
and if the weather is fair which the
Weather observer hus promised there
will be thousands of people on the
water enjoying a day of boating anti
fishing. Savannah makes this day the
great midsummer holiday. There are
to be yacht races at Isle of Hope In
the afternoon and motor bout rapes
at Thunderbolt. Tybee will have her
entertainments and various contests
l the beach.
There is probably no place in the,
I am one of many who ahall vote ' coun,r3r where thore are more Natlcn '
against the bona Issue next Saturday, al '‘'''i' 61 ' " rcd 0,1 July 4,h ' than ,n
and I feel snre that the voters will aee s “'nnnah. Mr. John Rourke. alwaya
that It Is defeated, unless the Mayor ;!re ‘ ,he salu,e at hla lron ,ol,n lry :,ml
and Council provides for an Issue of sranti 1,18 em “ ,0>e8 a holiday a,ter
bonds for the establishment of an | readlng tlle Dtclara,lon of Independ
** • ence to them. The big guns at Fort
electric light plant.
Let the Council call off this election
and arrange for another one within
sixty days; provlle for the purchase
of new electrical machinery, and the
people of Waycross will support It
almost unanimously.
We need paved streets—but paved
streets do not pay dividends.
Other cities are making money on
their electric light plants and giving
low rates—Waycross can do the same.
An electric light plant will bring
profit sufficient to pave all the prin
cipal streets in the city within a few
years.
Mr. Mayor and Council: Talk with
the people and you will learn that
the bond Issue next Saturday will be
defeated. Call it off, arrange for the
purchase of electrical machinery with
some of the bonding money, and It
will- go overwhelmingly.
A VOTER.
The Herald has by no means dis
continued Its fight for the municipal
ownership of an electric light plant
for Waycross. We have been assured
that almost the entire citizenship of
ycross want-it and want it bad, and
Screven, Tybee Island are fired. The
Chatham Artillery fires a salute an.
so does the Naval Reserves. It wll
be seen that there is no end of observ
ance of the birthday of our country In
this ancient neck of the Georgia
woods.
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have also been assured by his- or home, economy lines. He asks the
'honor, the Mayor, and a majority ot
the Board of Aldermen that; .steps
would be taken as soon as possible
to bring about this greatly to be de
sired result As we have already
stated, we do not desire, to appear In
the role of a rubber In of salt after
the bacon has been saved, but we
stand ready If necessary to .continue
the rubbing, and * one thing that
seems to Indicate that a continued rub
bing would be, necessary In-tbCfact
that a number of citizens are com-
plaining Jpday, that-their light bills
for last month bad been greatly in
creased, notwithstanding the stato-
ment from “Tax Payer” that such
would not be the case. That next to
the School appropriation the light
matter Is most Important, there can
be no doubt, and we would be glad
Indeed to see a compromise that would
secure the solid registered vote of the
city favorable to bonds. As the mat-
ter now stands we shall vote for
bonds, as we cannot afford to take
any risk against schools, and shall
take our chances for electric lights
In the future. We are not able to re
ply to the* atatement that “bonds” will
not carry next Saturday, for as a mat
ter of fact we don’t know, but we do
know that nine tenths of our people
are very much wrought up over this
electric light business and propose
to have a change or know the reason
why.
Way-cross is on the happy rb&d
to become the happy owner of her
own electrib light plant. May the
road be short and devoid of stumps
^^d bends.
J^A'When Waycross succeeds In becom
ing the happy owner of her own elec
tric light plant, the may ask for some
thing else, who knows?
Mr. G. E.' Grubbs, the genial, hust
ling manager of the .Wood Grocery
Store, Is the happy father of a fine
boy. Congratulations from the Her
ald.
Delivered a Stiring Charge.
By Telegraph to the Heral l.
Savannah, Ga., July 3.—Judge
George T. Cann of the Superior Court
of Chatham county this morning
deleivered a stirring charge to the
Gran 1 Jury of that court. Its main
feature was a plea for the establish
ment in Chatham county of a school
of commerce and trade to be erected
by the help of the people of the state
and through taxation. The Judge did
not think that the white children of
th>U section have proper facilities for
education along vocational lines,
referred to the fact that the state main
tains a colored, college gn Chatham
county but gives no aid to the white
boys, and girls toward securing as
education along industrial’, mechanical,
% Grand Jury to take, the inilitttive step,
and Securing for lhls : great seapdrt
a High School of Commero* and Trt^d-'
os which -Judge. . Crjnn said In • time,
might rival the Technological School
In Atlanta? Judge Gann called atten
tion to the fact that there la no large
educational 1 ' Institution for whites In
this pari; of the state. There is none
indeed in any part of the Southeastern
section of Georgia that has state aid.
Macdh; CaVb Springs, Atlanta, Athens,
Milledgevllle and Dahlonega have
such Institutions but * Savannah has
none. Judge Cann also spoke In favor
of night schools for those who cannqt
attend school In the ttay time. This
hqa. long been one of hts-best Ideas.
He drew a lesson from the appearance
of .several boys before the Grand Jury
recently as witnesses against gamb
lers saying that If boys could have
gone to night school or visited a
public library It Would have been bet
ter for them. Reverting to bis plan
for a school of commerce and traJe,
Judge Cann said that such an Institu
tion should he managed by a board of
Trustees three appointed by the Gov
ernor if the states contributes to its
maintenance, thre appointed by the
mayor and six elected by the people.
He said be was willing to trust the
people to perform their part of tbe
task well.
PA88ED AT LAST.
Congress Puts Through The Rail-
road Bill Before Adjourning.
Washington, July 2.—At last, the
railroad iate bill has been passed by
Congress and‘signed by the President.
Congress spent a year and a half on
this legislation and then let It go
through with some crude regulations.
The two main points at which the
legislation was originally aimed, were
rebates and high rates. It was always
argued by railway men t^at there was
plenty of law to punish rebating, If
It was only enforced. The recent
vlctlons of rnilway men by shippers
out West and the sentences imposed
tend to 8U8taln this claim, as the re*
cent cases were prosecuted under the
old law.
As for high rates and discriminations
the courts will still have to decide,
when the shippers and roads cannot
agree. That is the only thing In the
hole measure that the roads asked
for—the right to appeal to the courts.
Some Congressmen did noa want to
allow them that right but a majority
thought It was only fair.
Next to the court review, the pass
amendment worried Congress more
than anything else. Under the new
law, railroads may give Interstate pas
ses to their employes and families, of
ficers, agents, attorneys, surgeons,
charity cases, care takers of live stock,
poultry and fruit, ministers and a few
other classes. Congress gout out the
newspaper men in Interstate passes.
Congress has.nothing to do with what
passes a road gives In Alabama, Geor
gia or any other state so long as the
pass does not call for transportation
across a state line. Apparently, one
railroad cannot give an exchange In
terstate pass to an employe of another
road—not even to a president. The
president of the Louisvile & Nash
ville cannot give, a pass after this
year to the president of the Southern
Railroad. There are a great many
soliciting agents in the South for
roads In the North and West. As these
men cannot get passes after next Jan
uary, It Is likely Jb4L.ft.E09d many M gf.
them will lose their jobs.
Itie a’ QuesttMi*whether a railway
presi(Jenfc-cuu give an Interstate pass,
to his own wife although he caq. give
thepi to the wlyes and other members
of the families of bis employes.. The
families of directors certainly will be
.excluded under the new law although
tbe families of the^ track . hands, or
other workmen may^t them!;.
‘This’ discrimination was^what Sen
ator Bally, of Texas, ^ called “chegp
demagogy.”
Dowie did not believe in living like
the Mother Elijah, &‘ relr^arnatlon ■ of
whom he claimed to be. Tbe old
Bcrfptual Elijah was fed by tbe rav :
ens, but Dowie insisted upon being
fed by the best caterers to be had for
raoner- His expenses .were at. the
rato of $84,000 a year, which Is $7,000
month. And while living thus lavish-
Dowie continually preached sim
plicity to his followers. He was a
stickler for simplicity for everyboJy
except himself.—News.
The multi-millionaire was very con
siderate of the strange young man’s
welfare. “Ah, my poor brother!” he
said in silky tones, “are you serving
Mammon?” “No, good sir,” replied
the young man, as he reached In bis
pocket, “I 'am serving subpoenas.”
With a wild leap the multimillionaire
reached the motor car and vanished
toward the State line.—Chlca, • a s.
Wb. J. Bryan it estimated to be
wortu about $150,000. That’s better
than nothing.
At Orangeburg. 8, C, W. O. Tatner
anj!.J. t T. Pf rks were both’-mortally
wounded in a duel with pistols.
General Albert W. Gilchrist Is In
Columbia, 8. C., visiting bis mother.
He will leave Columbia Wednesday for
West Point, New York, and will go
form there to Boston, from which
point he will sail on July 7 lor aa ex
tended tour of Europe.
WMlacooche Is to have three banks
If we mistake not; The second bank
will be in operation In two weeks, qnd
the third one will be organized at
once. Not many towns the size of
this have three banks. But there are
not many towns and communities
with as much money as can be found
around here.—Wlllacoochee 8un.
That Hoke Smith’s strength Is on
the wane there can be no doubt Tbe
Georgia voters,are,getting on to bis
cuhres and are not striking out se
readily.- They will pound bfnroJ)
over (Se Jotbefor^ the doee-<ef the
ninth inning in tbe gubernatorial cam
paign on Aug. 22.—Rome Herald.
Morriscn-Hitt.
The following account of the mar
riage of Miss Sada Marie Hitt and Mr.
William B. Morrison appeared in yes-
treday’s Savannah Morning News:
“The marriage of Miss Sada Marie
Hitt, to Mr. wmiam Benjamin Morri
son ot Savannah, took place last Mon
day in Birmingham, Ala., at the resi
dence of the bride’s parents, Mr. anil
Mrs. Walter *H. Hitt. The parlors
were beautifully adorned with white
magnolias and green foliage, and the
many other cut flowers used In the
parts of the house added to the beauty
of the occasion. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. W. D. Mooney,
in the arch way, between the parlor
and dinning room under a large wed-
ding bell, made of petals of white mag
nolias. Mrs. E. H. Self played the
wedding march and several selection^
before the ceremony. The brldo came
the arm cf her father and
met by the gft>om in the parlor. The
bride was very attractive In her wed
ding gown of point d’csprlt over silk,
Ith bridal veil. She carried bride'
roses.
“After the ceremony and congratula
tions, a wedding supper was served
in the dining room. Miss Edna Miles,
Miss Sidney Hitt and Miss Anna Mor
rison of Waycross served the fruit
punch in tho library.
Mr. Morrison and his bride arrived
In Savannah Wednesday and sailed
Thursday on the Frederick for Balti
more. They will visit Washington and
other points North. They will be at
home, after July 15 In Waycross, Mrs.
Morrison Is a young woman of charm
ing personality. She graduhted last
June from the Birmingham Seminary.
“The following out-of-town guests at
tended tho wedding: Mr. J. V. Mor
rison, father of the groom, and Mrs.
Kate Morrison, of Estlll, S. C., Mrs.
Rollln Robert and Miss Mary Cath*
erlne Robert, of Fernandlna, Mrs. W.
A. Price, Mrs. C. H. Wood. Mr. T. W.
Morrison and Miss Anna Morrison of
Waycross, Dr. J. Eggleston Morrison;
Mr. Emile A. Morrison of Savannah,
Mrs. S. B. Johnson, of Montgomery,
Misses Jennie and Lewis of Tenn
essee.
AmericansKills# on English Railway.
Salisbury Eogtimd, July 1.—Driving
at a’Vnad pace oVhr the London South
western’ Railway* the American line
'express, carrying- forty-three of the
steamer New York’f passengers from
Plymouth to London, plunged from
the track Just after passing the sta
tion bere s at 1:57 o’clock this morning
and mangled totoath In ita wreck
age tw4nty»tfcree passengers who sail
ed* from New York on June 23 and
four of the tralihnen. %
. Besides ttfose to whom death came
speedily, a dozen persons were In
jured, Some r of them seriously.
Has Never Lost Sight of Waycross.
Hon. W. G. Brantley has never lost
sight of tbe interests of Waycross.
It was not generally known that he
was making a move in the direction
of securing an appropriation for a site
for a public building in Waycross.
Nevertheless for months past he has
been working to that end. Mr. Brant
ley probably Intended to take us by
surprise and he has done so. From a
personal letter received at this office
from Mr. Brantley we make the fol
lowing extracts:
I got back In time to see the House
Committee and arrange with them to
accept the Waycross amendment,
which has been done. The bill is
still in conference, hut the Waycross
item has been agreed upon and if the
bill becomes a law, Waycross will s<
cure a site.”
“When another public building hill
Is passed It Is reasonable to suppose
thut an appropriation will he ;»iade for
house In Waycross.
That Waycross will ultimately sc
ire a fine public building now seems
foregone conclusion. The govern
ment would not buy a site here If
she did not intend Improving It
Waycross desires to doff her hat to
Hon. W. G. Brantley.
Salisbury, England, July 2.—Aftoi
the lectors had visited nil the hospl
tnls today and made examinations of
the victims of the wreck, they made
the statement that the death
would probably stand at 27, of whom 2.1
wero Americans. The remaining 4
were the crew ot the train.
The authorities are holding the bod
ies awaiting Instructions from the rel
atives in America. The opinion Is
now expressed that the accident was
the result of a broken wheel or axle.
The inquest will be opened late this
afternoon.
New York newspaper stories of the
Thaw-White tragedy very clearly dem
onstrate that tbs victim was a bril
liant prodlcal, .while the slayer was a
prodlcal without brilliancy.—News.
London, July 2.—Manuel Garcia, ths
greatest singing master in Europe,
died iast night, aged 101. He was
born in Madrid, March 17, 1805; was
n of Manuel Garda, the famous
tenor. The deceased made hla de
but at the old Pnrk Theatre in New
York, in company with his sister,
Maria Felicia, presenting tho first Ital
ian opera ever heard In the United
8tates. Later he turned his atten
tion to teaching and many of his pu
pils became famous, among whom was
Jenny Lind.
The Greene-
Gaynor Case
By Telegraph to the Herald.
Savannah, Ga., July 3.—The Clerk
of the United States Court and four
assistants are very hard at work now
trying to get out the bill of exception*
in the Greene and Gaynor case. D?p»
uty Clerk Lane, from Augusta ha*
been brought here to help on tho job
and consideiahle progress is being
made. It will cost the defendant about
$5,000 for this record alone. This,
will he only a small part of the cost
ns many other details havo to be paid
for. The evidence Vlll he made up In
to volumes and presented to the Cir
cuit Court of Appeals.
In connection with the Greene and
Gaynor case there has come out of
Macon a highly sensational story to
the effect that ther Savannah Attorn
ey’s wero conversing with their cli
ents to effect an escape. Mr. W. W.
Osborne was exceedingly wroth whoa
ho heard of the jiuhlicatlon cf such a
statement, ‘it is a damnable lie’ ho
said “and I make the statement no
matter from what source It haa
emlnated.”
Mrs. Longworth appears to bo show
ing her husband a pretty good time In
Europe
Keep cool If you can. If you can’t
keep absolutely cool try to keep mode
rately cool.
RuBsell Sage's cousin died In want.
Russell Sage himself wll die In want—
of more money.
The President appears to be unalter
ably opposed to a meat bBl with
whitewash accompaniments.
“The wages of sin Is death," Tho
killing of White by Thaw In N. Y.
brings the quotation to mind.
Borrow seems to be the lot of tbe
gubernatorial candidates. Hon Clark
Howell has lost both his father and
mother since the campaign opened,
and Hon. J. H. EstiU's brother died
this week In Savannnh.-rTbomasvllle
T.-E.
Says the Philadelphia Record:. “It
is only by the occasional revelation of
a Thaw-White scandal that one-half
the world learns how the other half
lives; and with this knowledge comes
a sober diminution of the desire to
lead the life of the ptber half.” But
the other half doesn’t live that way,
nor does one-half of the other half.
The vast-majority of the people live
Recently and cleanly. The vicious
element Is small as compared with the
whole.'
With three banka soon to be In oper
ation, and with artesian water and
electric lights, which we are sure to
have before another year, Wlllacoochee
Is now ready to reach out and Invite
people from far and near to come In
an 1 share the good things with her.—
Wlllatoochee Sun.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Balkcom arid
child arrived in the city this morning
from Quitman to make their future
home here. They are stopping with
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Pafford on Church
street, Mr. Balkcom is a member of
the grocery flrrp ot Balkcom ft Co.,
and Is manager of* tbe business.. The
Herald extenla to the new-comers a
Young Harry Thaw killed his man
In Madlaoh Square Garden .and Isnow
In the coWef,—Macon New*. 1
•The news fen* to tell us where the
other fellow la. For all we know he
may he In tbe heater.
To the Bainhrldge Search Light the
Idea of anybody running against tbe
present Comptroller General of Geor
gia, the Hon. W. A. Wright, la pre
posterous. He is undoubtedly the
most faithful and efficient state offi
cial Georgia ever h^d.
Talk about defeating the old one
legged veteran Billy Wright! Why,
tome of us oM yets would feel like
shouldering our muskets and again
loading them with buck and ball.
Wisdom never opens, ber doors to
those who are not willing to pay the
price of admission.. There are no bar*
gains st her counters, no short cuts to
her goal. "Pay the price or leave the
goods’’ l# Vr motto—Success Maga
zine.
Congress having shut up tbe can
teen in tbe army posts, is now going
to do tbe like for the sol&era’ homes
anJ Yellowstone Park. Congress Is
growltv too sublimely good for human
tat*.- y food and drink.
/We mourn with Howell and Estill
hot if Hoke Smith sfaoud loan Tom
Watson we would fairly howl.
News from Snti Francisco Is rather
scarce, hut is it understood tho burnt
city Is struggling to get hack on tho
map.
John L. Sullllan declares that ho
has conquered his appetite for strong
drink. Slipply shows that even an
appetite can he drowned.
* Waycross is moving for municipal
ownership of electric light and water
plants. Brethren you are on tho
right track!—Fitzgerald Teople.
“Opportunity knocks at every man’s
door, but a lot of men are so busjr
doing a little knocking themselves
that they fail to hear Opportunity.”
With Bryan, the Longwortbs and
John D. Rockefeller In Europe the
Old World is being made familiar with
at least three of “America's 57 var
ieties."
The girl who follows the president
advice and keeps her eyes on tho
stars will be likely to stumble, un
less a be b as a firm hold on somo
young man’s arm.
Editor Grubb of tbe Darien Gasetto
says: “Sweat profusely and reel
sweetly.” Moat of us are peppier
when we can make some boJyclso
sweat profusely.
Congressman John Wesley Galneo
announces that there Is no power os
earth that can shut hla mouth. It 1*
even suspected that it woqld he im
possible to board it op.
Estlll is gaining ground rapidly lo
every section of the state. The gent*
leman who said that he would rot©
for Estlll if he thought there wae
any chance for his election, arnonl*
oow take notice.
A lisw York man pushed a woman
off a car'Which be thought was un-
comforUbly crowded. Chicago U not
the* only clty^gn whteb tberfrfa nteft
for a more rigid ^Inspection and* regm*
If tioo of hogs.