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Waycross Weekly Herald OFFICIAL ORGAN OF 2ROSS AND WARE'COUNTY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOLUME XXIll ~ ' WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY MAY sTJyf NUMBER 12 W. $. WEST SPOKE FOR JOE BROWN GOOD CROWD HEARD EX-SENA TOR LAST NIGHT. COW ELECTION iNEW EIGLiD ONT FATE OF WAYCROSS COW TO BE SETTLED BY VOTERS. The greeting to Col. W. S. the opera house la*t night wa curk Su|«rt*r Court, thuslastlc and the attendance t very satisfactory, those present being mostly Joe Brown men. Col. West has been a personal friend of Joseph M. Brown for many years and knows him well, and he elated to the audience that he had come here to speak in his behalf. He paid tribute in glowing terms to Mr. Brown as a Christian gentleman, a business man and a prohibitionist. J He stated that he was satisflej-that V' Brown would be nominated and elected and assured his hearers that in him Georgia would have an honesL conservative and faithful chief execiK tire. Col. West attacked Governor Smith’s record, telling of Ills Madison Speech in which he threatened to drive capi tal out of the state, of his drastic anti-railroad and anti-corporation pro- -lOBltlons which had stopped wheels of business and progre: Georgia, and had thrown thousands upon thousands of laboring men out of- employment. He told of the Governor’s immigra tion escapade and of his Hop when the farmers got after him, and of the freo pass which was secretly given to the immigration agent afterwards. He told of his false and unnecessary cotton crop prognostication which has cost the cotton growers of Georgia ■■.■hundreds of. thousands of dollars. He spoke of Mr. Smith’s duplicity and hypocracy when lie attempted to pose as a prohibitionist and compared his record in this matter with Joe Brown’s. He gave the particulars of the v formation of Mr. Smith’s railroad commission and tho appointment of Mi. Hines and two associate attorneys for the board when there were al ready three lawyers on the commis sion, and also of the expense of the board from $11,000 to $35,000. Col. West spoko of the manner in which Mr. Smith had attempted to take charge of the state by doing away with county delegates and coun ty representation. He told of Mr. Smith’s attempts to belittle Mr. Brown by reference to bit size and personal appearance, v and stigmatized such course aa beneath the dignity of any gentleman, much less the Governor. He referred to the Mosley letter and then to the resolutions contra dicting the same, which were signed by nearly twelve hundred of Mr. Brown’s fellow citizens of Marietta and Cobb county. Col West stated that the tidal wave o* l abile opinion and the uprising of the masses for Mr. Brown was fully equal to that "Divine Call’ miracle, and he believed It would land Mr. Brown in the Governor’s chair by a majority rarely ef ever known before in the state.. !B0KE SMITH CLUJ ?d voters of ,4ll have the opportunity of casting their ballot In f the Interest of or against the Way- cross cow. _ Ordinarily the cow question In Way- cross would have stirred up considera ble discussion in tho city, but it has been entirely overshadowed the last few days by the state primary. While there hasn't been very much interest displayed in the cow question the past few days, some of the citizens of the city representing both sides of the qiiestion have woke up today and tomorrow’s election is liiiely 10 be hotly contested. There will be voting prcincts at the opera house and at the court house as usual. 122ND ANN1VERSIARY OF ITS EXISTENCE. Saw May 1.—The Chatham Artil lery is observing the 122nd anniver- slary of its existence this afternoon The members of the famous command and its friends went to the -armory luls afternoon where the celebration took place.' Captain R. J. Havant the conimadisg officer of the battery the master of ceremonies and he and his companions in arms saw to it that no one suffered for anything. The Chathams is the most historic com mand in Savannah but the city is full •^military organizations with histories The Savannah Volunteer guards are 112 years old and the Republican Blues will celebrate their 100 anniversay on May 12th. MANY BARS CLOSE THEIR DOORS TODAY. Boston, Mass., May 1.—Prohibition goes into effect in many towns and cities lu New England today. In Mas sachusetts six cities and thirty-six towns banish the liquor traffic. In Vermont only 27 cities and towns legalize the sale of ptquor compared with 92 five years ago. in Vermont the court ruling goes In to effect today whereby druggists’ li quor licenses arc abolished. REPORTS ARE DENIED THAT CLEVELAND IS 8ERIOUSLY ILL. New York, May I.—Tho published report that Cleveland !s suffering with cancer of the stoumca and bii case is hopeless Is xi^ronsly denied at Lakewood today by Ur. Bryan, the- former President's phjvician. He ■aid that Mr. Clevelani is only elfcht- ly Indisposed. REV. C. W. FRAGER 1 HA8 ACCEPTED CALL. Savannah, Go., May 1.—Rev. C. W. Fraserof Christ Church, Auvusta who has accepted a call to Savannah as Assistant Rector o'f Christ Church reached the city this morning and ho assumed charge of his duties. Mr. PraBer will be given charge of the > mission work of Christ Church and It Is believed ho will be vory successful in tills work. He has lived In Sav annah before and Is well acquainted with tho work ho has to do here. RECEIPT OF NAVAL STORES STILL KEEPING UP Savannah, Ga., May 1.—Those who have been intimating and suggesting that Savannah’s naval stores receipts were to drop off because of the mov ing of naval stores crop further south and the competition of other ports hnvo had such ideas knocked in the head by the publication of the receipts of spirits and rosin for the month of April of each year from 1883 to 19o*. These show that the receipts I kept Uj) well every year and that there is little reason to fear that they will not continue to do so. April Id the first month In tho new naval stores year and it is a good criterion as to how the rest of the seasons receipts will be. A FOOT OF SNOW FELL IN NEW YORK TODAY. Jamestown, New York May 1 foot of snow fell here tod-”/. The storm rages throughout this soctlou of the state. CONGRESSMAN EDWARDS TO SPEAK IN NEW YORK, Savannah, Ga., May 1Congress man Charles G. Edwards J* making a reputation as on orator, lit- has beep invited to speak to the Society of the Columbian Order in New York on July 4th and to deliver a literary addross at The Tattnall Collegiate Institute at Claxton before the end of the school term. He ha3 accepted beth invita tions. SCHOOL BUILDING8 TO HAVE LIGHTNING RODS. Savannah, Ga.. May 1.—It is expect- GEORGIA UNDERWRITERS ELECTED OFFICERS. Savannah, Ga., May 1.— 1 The Geor gia Underwriters at their convention held at Yacht Club at Thunderbolt yesterday afternoon elected officer* FOUND SKULL AND B0NC3 WHILE EXCAVATIMC 1 r * Savannah, Ga., May J.—Workmen employed in oxcavatlng f..r a new building on Broughton ttrrvi yester day afternoon unoarthed a human tLull and several bone* from a human bed: twelve feet below the surface of the earth. How (he hones came to be there Is a mystery that is yet unsolved. RALLY POSTPONED MESSENGER WAS BOUND AFTER JOE DROWN MEETING WILL NOT DZSPEF.A7E STRUGGLE. BE HELD TOMORROW. After a des- ! On account of two meetings of the ,ors gagged I Ware County doe Brown Club having JASPER WYLDING AND OTHERS DELIVERED ADDRESSES. Pittsburg, Pa.. . perate struggle t and bound the express messenger on l already been held tnls week, tho Bat- J armory of the Waycross C the, St. Louis Limited train of the J urday night rally which was to have J attendance 1h said to huv Pennsylvania Railroad leaving Plus-(been held In Phoenix Park tomorrow burg Jar.t night, and robbed the safe I night, ha* ho-a postponed until Sat- or three packages of currency. As'nrduy night, May 4th. the train approached Carnegie they < The next regular meeting of tho Joe , e. Dunn and others, signalled the engineer to stop, then Brown Ciub will be held at the City j _ Too Hone Smith Club h id its reg ular weekly meeting last night at .ho Tho very satisfactory. Addresses were delivered by. Col. W. Lninbdlu, Jasper Wyldlng, C. leaped from the car and disappeared. Posses are searching the country for the men. Express official* stute that the robbery does not exceed $20,000. THE REAL ISSUE. The real issue In the present gub ernatorial campaign Is "Brown vs. Smith," or "Prosperity vs. Hard Times." Governor Smith and his mouthpiece, the Atiau|a, Journal, are beginning to realize this fact and nr« trying to divert attention from the real issue of holding up prohibition, the whiskey riug, disfranchisement, hired politicians, etc., as a scare crow. But till* trick won’t work. The peo ple have their eyes opened. They now that this cry is being waged simply to influence votes for governor Smite, whose administration, they \v helped to tmke hard times, and is IHpIng to keep hard times. They f that his speeches against for eign capital, railroads and other poiations, have helped to disturb con fidence and clog tho wheels of Com merce, as a result of which thousands ha'vn been thrown out of employment by the nhutilng down of saw mills, cot ton mills, and other enterprises. They know that when Governor Smith was elected the state was enjoying a sea son of great prosperity and they bo* Have that a change of administration would tend to restore confidence and lead tap way to prosperity again. That Is why they art rallying to the stand ard of Little Joe, and are giving him their enthusiastic support. Hal! on next Thursday night, and' it is likely that the speaker of the even ing will bo a strong Joe Brown sup porter Who has not us yet boeu»heard discuss the political situation. The supporters of Mr. Browfn here are greatly enthused over the situa tion not only in Ware county but In this entlro section. TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE OF MANILA. Washington, May 1.— 1 Today la tbo tenth anniversary of the sinking of the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay by the fleet under Admiral IJcwey. The dfcy will be celebrated by the usual an- nan! dinner by Dewey and other offi cers who were with the fleet. THE "RIGHT TO EXIST" IS ALL. t he first railroad to make returns for 1908 to tho comptroller general is the Flovilla and Indian Springs railroad. President Smith says that tho only franchise wo havo is the •Ight to exist and operate." The en- tiro property Is valued at $5,826.75. The road is 2 1-2 mites long, and re ports $..,* _ah In the treasury. The Albany Herald remarks | that some of thu ait>*i oiatant reform- j ers in Georagis a^n&r to have fallen from grace.—Bx. -We thought that the Albany Herald was inclined to favor Hoke 8mitb. yere: President Wr F. Train, Savannah, 1st Vice-President Edward Dunlap, ed that there will be an agitation In for the ensuing year. Those c ho ten Savannah to have the public. $choola buildings protected from lightning witr lightning rods. This agitation v ill be brought about by the fact that Atlanta, 2nd Vice-President Morris the tower of the Barnard street school i Harris . Macon. Secretary A. Bearing building was struck by lightning yea* i Harden, Savannah, Treasurer. John J. terday morning and the roof pretty I Cohen, Jr. Augusta, badly damaged by it Thr" lightning [ Last .night the visitors were enter- came before school was opened and no I tained with lunoheon at the Casino, one was hurt. There ia not a school j The Convention of two days has been bnildlng in the city that baa alight-, a very pleasant one ond the visitors ning rods and it Is believed the Board j have been much impressed with their of Education wiU order them put on ia. entertainment dspite the fact that they • abort time. * I* J ’j are living in an age of prohibition. The cotton mill men in the Piedmont section of North and South Carolina have announced that they will close down indefinitely on July lat They refuse to accept any further ordors for cloth at the present prices. This action was taken recently at a meet- l.ng of all the mill presidents of that CE6RETARY TAFT SAILED ! section, thousands of employers will TODAY FCit PANAMA.' t-e thrown out of work- as a conse quence. . ' t Ck.rIc.ton, 8. C„ May ;.—Secretary Taft, accompanied by Ueitoral Coun-j ,e! Roger., of the Isthmian Canal Com- : Reub Arnold, who aaid In fntroduclqp miwicn, arrived 'acre (hi. morning I Hoke Smith in Atlanta Friday night and embarked on the Prarle, which : that fnoao who oppoae Hoke Smith aro called at noon far Panama. The Sec- [ “darned fool.,” ha. been the leading relar/ will arrive at the Canal tone r ,’!ju.r wrokcr in Atlanta for twenty one May 6. Returning home, ha will j yean. - Ha la alao one of the main epeak at NaahvWu, Tenn., on May Zl. Dopant Guerry any. Hoke Smith I. a prohibitionist pro. tern. Thai'! about the alee of it. ‘itaiorback” lawyer, who forced the Southern Ra^vay to withdraw. <800,000 from the banks In tala state end carry it to Chattanooga for. gala keeping.— KaebvIUe Herald. THE SITUATION IN GEORGIA* AntcrlcuB Tlmen-Recorder. "Ono utun. If ho bo Governor, may cripple, and possibly wreck the pros perity of tho State. It require, tho co operation of the people und the execu tive to restore confidence und upbuild that which 1. .prostrated"—Hon. Jag. M. llrowif In his letter uf announcing candidacy for Governor of Gcorgln. While It Is true that Georgia Ib Buf fering In common with othor sections of tho country In it depression thut has nlfilctad liu.lnesu generally, It la- also true that thu conditions have boon made more acute, in Georgia, nmdo mure difficult to overcome, and pros perity further delayed and hampered by tho plat action, and the future poll- elea, ot two men holding high official* position., Governor Hoko Smith and Chairman McLendon ot tho railroad Commission. These two mon owing to their polit ical positions and the powers for good •nd for ovll placed In their hands, -Mud tdday at a barrier to tho return of confidence to tho roe.tabll.hment of biiaineaa prosperity In Georgia. Georgia noeda development aa much a. any other ttato In the Union. It Is true that the state hua gone forward the peat few years to a remarkable extent—gone forward far faster than It will ever go again uutll all of the •vll effect* of tbo Smith adminlstra- tlon hnvo boon shaken off und forgot ten. But today It still need, railroad development, It neede mure cotton fac tories. more varied Industrie gen erally It need. Interurl-an electric •nyj, It neode street railway. In It. el ilea and town., It naed. new electric light plant., new wtterwork. :t need, bu.lneu progriMlvaneu In In every city and town within It* llrolto, It need. Investment, running Into the hundred, of million, of dol lar. and these Investment, are not opt to coma a. long an Oovernor Smith vita In the executive chair ond Mc Lendon In at the bead ot the commis- stun to do whatever he I. bid to do by the governor. That Is the whole truth of the prow ent situation In Georgia. The break## have been put down and put down hard, on progress end prof per I ty, end the whole state, without regard to claw 1. suffering and must continue to itt- fer as n result. fer ns n remit.—Amerlcu. Recorder. POLL ON A. B. & A. YESTERDAY. Hooch, Ga., March 30, 1008. Waycross Herald: Poll taken on A. B. & A., train thin afternoon, and resulted In tho follow ing: Brown ; 2» Smith 5 Your, truly, T. H. Calhoun. FOLSON’S PLATFORM. '•Ni FOR SHERIFF. Tbn friends of 1. C. Muinnig an nounce bln candidacy for the office of Shells of Ware county suhjsct to the Democratic primary to be held Jane 4th, 1908. We benpenk for Mr. Me- Qualg a liberal support, and assure all who vow for him that thnlr confldetfc ce will not hji betrayed. ...... e MANY FRIENDS. Editor Folson of tho Tatnal) Journal Is a candidate for the legislature anil here aro aome planks that form hla platform: ^ "Wo think that we need u lltllo bit Just a lltle bit for the stamoch-aake- - sometimes, Just sometime, when we feel liluo or expecting to become n can didate, therefore we ore not going to advocat any drastic or unreasonable legislation on the subject, because we think It wrong to do so. We need something sometimes ami we want to be fair; wo want our rights protect ed In nil things and wt/ will work for just such In this case.” "Wfj do not need so much reform. We have had reform already until we' are all Just about broke an J we want lo se# this reform bulsnees stopped and we believe we can go n long ways to wards stopping It If elected. “Reform, yes, reform, we got reform. In the Inst legislature, yes, we did, nndi you, kind reader, seo what else we- have got and you can nee In the near future wbnt we will get If you do not help to make n change. Look at the price of cotton, look at the price of mules, look at our merchants and all other business Interests, look at the lumber business, the turpentine bad ness, the crosstie bnslaee, end every other Industry. They hove and aro today reaping tho reward of reform. Look at the hundred! of freight earn- and locomotives that urn standing Idle, ■ look at, the men out of employment, and look at the price of labor today, Is that what reform Is? If so, then O Lord deliver ua from this thing you call reform. Wo wont men to go to the Legislature who will go slow, Int everybody llvo, let the railroads barn- some rights, let all men stand upon an i equal footing and work ter the right •nd help to build up Instead of pull down. We believe and went to Me- the railroads get goad end ample pay for good end ample service. We want, good service, good connections, good * schedules, good engineers end good ' conductors, and we wont to see these men well pnld; If they do good work, . they ore entitled to good pay, for oar liven are In their bend*, and these men well paid to do their work.” FOR JUOGE CITY COURT. - I hereby announce my candidacy ft*' Judge of the City Court of Waycreen. •object to forthcoming Democrat!, primary nad respectfully-and. earnest! ly solicit the support of the voter* o> the coanty of Ware. Respect fall/ submitted, ^ A. E. Cochran. Valdosta Is to have a Brown bread and barbecue dinner. Lowndes county Is slid to he, wry. Brown at this-time..