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Weekly Herald
J eupeita-A* \L ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY
AND COUNTY COMMISS IONERS
VOLUME X XIII WAYCROSS GA SATURDAY
JULY 18 1908
NUMBER 22
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The Jacksonville Metropolis, of yes
terday has the following account of
the meeting of the Waycross delega-
* Uon and the Jacksonville Board of
Trade which was held in that city
yesterday afternoon:
Arriving In Jacksonville over thh
“Dixie Flyer” shortly before 9 o’clock
this morning, a delegation of represen
tative business men from Waycross
and EL Marys, Ga., were met .by the
Board of Trade special committee
headed by President W. A. Bours and
Secretary H, H. Rlcnardson. A tear
of the city on chartered cars of the
street railway was at once begun and
all the points of interest were viewed
by the party.
Secretary Richardson acted as the
lecturer of the "personally conducted”
# sightseeing trip and in true and ex
pert style told the visitors all about
every thing. Mr. Richardson carried
a megaphone labeled "Board of Trade,
* Jacksonville’s Horn, We Blow It.”
Among the visitors in the party were
the following from Waycross: R. M.
Weecott, president of Board of Trade;
J. A. Lott, mayor pro tem; A. G. Villee,
secretary of Board of Trade; B. G.
Parks, attorney at law; W. D. OQulnn,
clothier and real estate; W. W. Ans-
• ley, coal dealer; V. L. Stanton, insur
ance, chairman of the delegation; C.
M. Sweat, president Exchange Bank,
member Waycross Council; J. R. Whit
man, broker; H. C. Seaman, clothier,
J. L. Sweat lawyer; W. L. Hinson,
member Waycross Council; Dan Lott,
real estate dealer, secretary of the
delegation; T J. McClellan, member
Council; John T. Myers; Judge of
• City Court of Waycross; P. N. Har
ley, of Harley Hardware Company;
W. H. Buchannan, F. H. McGee, G. P.
. Ji Folks, capitalist; C FortftAlrews, city
editor of the Waycross Journal; C.
J J. Thomas, civil engineer.
Besides these were Leon Johnson,
* of Blackshear; Congressman C.
•:'.% Edwards, of Savannah; CapL
r \;l. Johnson, president of the St Mary's
atfd Klngsland Railway and original
builder of the old Waycross Air Lino
now the A., B. & A., Capt. John Rich
ardson, of the St Marys River Trans
portation Company; , John Bachlott,
merchant and member of the board of
directors of the same company, and
W| O. McGowln, all of St. Marys,
The Georgia delegation came
Jacksonville to meet with the Board
of Trade to discuss plans by which
the extention of the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic to Jacksonville may
he secured. Every member of the
part;* is enthusiastic and thoroughly
alive to the advantages to be secured
from such an extension and the mat
ter will be fully talked over at a meet
ing in the Board of Trade auditorium
thti afternoon. This meeting will be
called to order at 3 o’clock.
— Talking with many of the visitors a
Metropolis reporter heard on all sides
praise for the progressiveness of Jack
sonville and the manner lu which the
city Is forging to the forefront of all
Southern centers of trade.
After the ride about the city, at 11
o'clock the part}' boarded the launch
Dixieland, generously tendered by J.
M. Barrs, and starting from the foot
of Main Street, took a trip along the
wster front, which brought forth from
all sides further comments upon the
amount of business and the manner In
which it is handled by Jacksonville’s
captains of Industry.
The Board of Trade committee head
ed by the president and secretary and
Mayor Sebring and President of the
City Council, was as follows:
A. S. Baker, James D. Baker, W. R.
.Carter, Charles A. Clark, C. F. Cole,
J. A. Craig, A? M. Endel, J. Freid,
John F. Frau*. W. K. Haile, H. B.
I^BIorton, J. D. Horn. O. P. Havens,
B^Frank M. Ironmonger**3. O. Locke,
™ j. b. Lucy, T. J. Mott, Jr. Gustav Mul
ler, J. I. Munoz, H. N. O’Neal, Geor
ge H. Richards, E. A. Ricker, Har
dwood Rosses, W. H. Sebring, W. 8.
Till and J. Toeasfeldt
On the return from the river trip
the party was Uken to the Aragon
Hotel, where a luncheon was served.
The public mass meeting, which prom-
tees to abound In good results, began
at the Board of Trade auditorium at
3 o’clock, with President Bours prfsid-
. ing.
The welcome on behalf of the city
’ was extended by Mayor W. H. Sebring
and the response on behalf of Way-
cross was made by Mr. V. L. Stan
ton, of that city.
"The Advantages of Jacksonville to
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railway,” will be the topic of an ad-
dess by Frank E. Jennings, a talented
young lawyer of this city.
The principal address of the meet
ing will be made by tee Hon. V. L.
Stanton, of Waycrosr, who will dis
cuss the Importance of the extension
of the road to Jacksonville.
Congressman Edwards, of Georgia,
la present, and will b« heard from.
At the meeting held at the Board of
Trade rooms the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, That It la the Bense of this
meeting teat the maypr and council
and board of trade of the city of Jack
sonville and the same bodies repre
senting the city of Waycross and al
so the city of St Mary’s be requested
to appoint committees to consider the
question of right of way and terminal
facilities and arrange to appear be
fore Mr. H. M. Atkinson, president of
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad Company, at Atlanta, at ca
early day and endeavor to induce him
to have hla company extend its line
of road from Waycross to Jacksonville.
TEXAS MOB AFTER
NEGRO RAVISHER
HUNDRED ARMED MEN BELIEVE
OrPICERS HAVE NEGRO.
Beaumont, Tex., July 16.—This ctty
Is filled with a hundred armed men
wild with excitement due to the belief
that the negro who brutally assaulted
little Ada Belle Hopkins is in the
hands of the local officers. The Ran
gers are on the scene and trouble Is
Imminent. The negroes are keeping
close and resorts are alt closed tight
CITY DIRECTORY
IS DISTRIBUTED'
THE VOLUME 16 JU8T PROM THE
J PRESS.
SAVANNAH WENT CRAZY
OVER THE SHEATH GOWN.
Savannah, July 16.—Savannah has
had Its first glimpse of a sheath gown
and the city has gone wild over the
Innovation. The first exhibition on a
living mdoel was given yesterday af
ternoon at a ladies.furnishing store on
Bull street It was a private view for
ladies only. They seemed to appre
ciate it for they flocked to the store
for two hours to get a close view of
the new dress. The model upon which
the gown was shown was an actress
who has a summer engagement here.
The local papers printed pictures of
the gown and of the wearer. Savan
nah hasn't had such a sensation since
Oglethorpe ind Tomchlchci (held '*
powwow on Yamacraw bluff.
MISS TAFT’S H08TE8S
GOING TO ROCK MOUNTAINS
Savannah, July 16th.—Miss Doro
thy Baldwin, daughter of Mr. George
J. Baldwin and Miss Elsie Tledman
the daughter of Mayor George W.
Tledeman are planning a very inter
esting trip to the Rocky Mountains
in Company with Mr. George J. Bald
win, in a few weeks. Miss Baldwin
is now the Hostess of Miss Helen Taft
the daughter of the nominee for Pres!
ilent of the Republican party. Miaa
Taft is to return home in a few days
and then the preparations for Miss
Baldwin’s trip will begin in earnest.
She and Miss Tledeman are to go
up on the mountains in burrors and
will be several weeks in the wilds.
They will have as a guide the same
roan who guided President Roosevelt
and a party on one of his trips through
the western mountains. They will
camp out in the open and in general
will have a fine time "roughing it,”
Mr. Baldwin expects to get as much
pleasure out of the trip as the young
ladies do. ,
AGAINST MAIL ORDER H0U8E8.
Out in Texas there is a sturdy lit
tle evangelist respected and beloved
all over the State, whose bame is
Abe Mulkey. He is full of sure-
enough religion and horse sense, and
the people listen to him with the faith
and confidence born of long experi
ence and full knowledge of the man.
Abe talks of other things besides relig
ion. He hits an evil of any kind
wherever he sees it, and a Texas ex
change just received, shows him In
the following characteristic attack on
b "mail order” business.
'The mall order house la the quack
doctor of commerce. It promises much
and guarantees nothing. Like some
patent medicines, the directions are
on the Inside and you have to buy a
non-returnable package before you
can find out what they are. No mail
order huose ever helped to build the
little white school house in your dis
trict, or turnpike the.road past your
door. No n)ail order house ever took
you by the hand when you were In
distress and told you let that little
account go until after harvest next
year. No mall order house ever re
joiced with you and your neighbors
when you were glad, and spoke en
couraging words to you In affliction,
nor stood with uncovered heads besidB
the grave when your loved ones died.
No mall order house ever sold you
an article and then spent every cent
of Its profit In the community where
you and your neighbors could get it
back again. .Stand by your local deal-
he stands by you, with his time,
his money.. He helps build up your
community and he makes it a better
place for both to live in. Hfs success
depends on your prosperity. He
swears by the goods branded with
the trademark of the most
manufacturers, on earth, which are
none too good for the major-general
of industry, the gentleman farmer.’’—
Punta Gorda Herald.
A representative of R. L. Polk and
Company, city directory publishers of
Jacksonville, is in the city today dis
tributing the new Waycross City Dir
ectory which Is just from the press.
An Introduction from the publish
ers, printed in the first part of the
book is as follows:
"In presenting this, our first volume
of the Waycross City Directory, we
are confident that a degree of accuracy
heretofore unattained has been reach
ed. A glance into the volume will show
that the canvass for names has not
been confined to that part of the city
within the cori>orate limits, but has
been extended into the suburbs and
contiguous territory as far as possible.
"In calculating the population of a
city on the basis of the number of
names contained in the Directory, the
multlble of 2 1-2 is used. This edition
contains 3,679 names thus indicating
a population for Waycross and suburbs
of 9,197.
We will continue to publish the
Directory every two years until the
business needs of the city demand an
annual publication.
We wish to extend our thanks to
the bush)ess men and public in gen
eral for the assistance rendered our
canvassers and uametakers.
Respectfully,
THE PUBLISHERS.”.
The directory seems to be complete
and well gotten up, and will no doubt
be of great service to the business h
ea of the city.
INDUSTRIAL REPORT
FORPAST WEEK
.RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN GENER-
AL BUSINESS CONDITION.
Columbus, Ga., July 15.—The Geor
gia and Alabama Industrial Index say
today in its regular weekly issue
"The rapid Improvement In general
business conditions Is well llluatrateU
by the renewed activity In real estate
and the satisfactory sales of farm and
timber lands that are now being made
During the past week there have been
several transactions of exceptional in
terest, among them the Bale of 6,250
acres of pine timber land near Pre
toria, Ga. In Colquitt county, Georgia!
a big plantation was sold to a north
Georgia investoi*forl5,000 and an oth
er $10,000 farm also changed hands.
A plantation in Lowndes county, Geor
gia changed title, but It took just $12,-
OOOto effect the transfer. In Macon,
Ga., a $10,000 real estate company
was organized. Town lots sold at
usually attractive prices at Bessemer,
Ala., and Nashville, Ga., had a succss-
ful sale of lots.
"Mobile Ala., is In the lime light
again this week, announcement being
made that Imports and exports at that
port for the year ending June 30th
broke all records. The exports amount
ed to $27,953,855, a net gain of $3,484,-
259 over the previous year. The port’s
commerce was with 29 foreign countrl
METEORS.
"During the week charter for the
Atlanta & Northeastern Railroad com
pany was applied for and it is the pur-
lKJse of the incorporators to build nn
electric line from Atlanta, Ga., to Cam
ming. Ga., a distance of 40 miles. Such
road would develop a section of
country now handicapped by the lack
of sufficient railroad facilities, and
would get the Georgia capital In closer
touch wkh the $reat stretch of moun-
tan country that lies to its northeast.
"Application was made for charters
for over 20 now contorations whoso
minimum capital stock aggregates
$600,000 and this shows that business
SECRET POLICE
DESERT POST
JOINED RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONIST
HEADQUARTER8 IN PARIS.
New York, July 16.—The head offi
cer of the Czar’s secret police has de
serted his post at St. Petersburg and
has fled to Paris with all the data
concerning Government spies and oth
er information, where be joined the
Russian revolutionists. Word to this
effect was received at Russian Revo
lutionist headquarters today. It is
the most important event ever achiev
ed In the history of the revolution
ary movement, and is of great valuo
to the cause of the revolutionists.
TWO PARTIES HAVE CLAIM8
AGAINST SAVANNAH.
Savannah, July 16th.-—City Council
at Its regular meeting on Wednesday
afternoon received notice from two
claims for damages against the city.
J. J. Burke petitioned for his boy
whom It was claimed had fallen In
hole from hls bicycle and injured
his arm so badly that It has becri use
less since. The other was from C. S.
Hatchcock who claimed,to have fallen
Into a opening from the sidewalk Into
tho basement of the Savannah Theatro
At Is claimed the city Is responsible
because it should have seen that theso
places were securely closed.
In Chinese literature there Is men
tion of meteors which fell In 644 B. C.
The oldest known meteorite which
as seen to full Is now on exhibition enterprises In the two states continu
al Enslshelm, Albace, Germany. In es to assert Itself aggressively.
1492 it canw crashing down through < * "Among the construction and Indus-
the air with a roar that prostrated trial items of special Interest noted In
the peasantry with fright. It buried The Index this week are; Apartment
PLANS FOR THE NEW
BATTLE8HIP FLORIDA.
Washington, July 15.—Plans for the
new battleship Florida aro being rap
idly completed by the Board of Con
struction. The Florida will be so
constructed as to accommodate either
the Curtis turbine, the American
type, or reciprocating engines, should
they be decided upon.
Itself deeply in the earth. It weighed
260 pounds and hangs today in the par-
•klllej „ h
church
SAVANNAH BANKS AGAINST
8ENATOR DEEN8 BILL.
Savannah, July 16.—Mr. J. Ferris
Cann Vice-President of the Merchants
National Bank who has returned from
Atlanta where he went to appear be
fore the Senate Committee on Banks
und Banking in opposition to the bill
of Senator Deen providing for the de
positing of all banks of a percentage
of their deposits with the state to pre*
ent the loss to depositors. He says
his information is that the bill has
no chance to pass the Senate and that
It will be reported upon adversely by
the committee. All the Savannah
Bankers are opposed to the measure,
and the Clearing Association has gone
on record as opposed to it.
THE PLACE OF THE NAZARENE.
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
COMMITTED 8UICIDE.
Houston, Tex., July 16.—John C.
White, local manager of the Postal
Telegraph Company tor 15 years, com
mitted suicide tbla morning by shoot
ing. He has been in poor health tor
yetm. H* formerly lived In Penencoi noon - Hb h * d DOt been - ln 6 00 ' 1
health tor tometime. Mr. Lewis was
formerly auperlntendent of the rail-
way system upon which he was em
ployed at the time of hls death.
la, Fla.
AMERICANS GAINED
NINE POINTS TODAY.
London, July 76.—Martin 8heridan
captured the finals in the discus throw
free style this morning, the Ameri
cana also finishing second and third.
This boosted the Americans’ score by
nine points. The day dawned fair
and the weather promised to be ex
cellent
MR. J. T. LEWI8 DIED
WITH PARAYL8I8.
Savannah, July 16.—Mr. J. T. Lewis,
an employee of the Savannah Elec
tric Company who was stricken with
paraylsis while running an electric
car a few days ago died at the Park
View Sanitarium on Wednesday after-
IN RAILROAD WRECK
" NUMBER REPORTED KILLED
New York, July 16.—The Pittsfield
express of the New Haven and Hart
ford QgUroad was derailed near Green
wich, Conneticut this morning. Sev
eral are reported killed and a number j
injured.
‘So tho Nazarene la dead,”
’nlayhas the High PrloBt said.
•Ills wonder working deeds are o’er
-ie will trouble us no more,
day blasphemers such as He
fsh on the shameful tree,
'*ur holy Temple’s law .
Be kept free from every flow;
the Temple must have sway
fill heaven and earth shall pa«tr
away,”
To tr.** Nazarene Is dead,”
Cafaphas the High Priest said.
the Nazarene is dead,’’
In his place Pilot said,
"Good hls words and Just hls life,
Hut the priests who stirred up strife
i his followers would be
•otn Imperial Home set free.
• their plottings sod their care—
All tho yoke of Romo must bear—
Rome that will forever stand
Mighty lord of every land.”
So the Nazarene is dead,”
In hi* place Pilot said
The Temple now has passed away,
Ended Rome’s Imperial day,
But the Nazarene stil lives,
Peace to myraid souls He gives.
Lives In gentle words and deeds,
In all that meets the spirit’s needs.
houses at Savannah, Ga., Atlanta, Ga.,
and Montgomery, Ala., auuTlorium at
Montgomery, Ala., bans, Elberton, Ga.,
churches Dawson, Ga. and Quitman,
Ga. lumber plants at SyJacauga, Ala.,
and Florence, Ala.; glnnerleg at Troy
Ala., Cadwell, Gn.. Hrldgeboro, Ga., Or
el aid Hill, Ga., Blakely, Ga., and Cart
el Hvllle, Ga., machine shop, Birming
ham Ala.; canneries, Gordo, A>u., and
Hartford, Ala., fertilizer factory, Sel
ma, Ala.; lime and dolomite plant, En
ley Ala., wagon factory Macon, tin.,
warehouses Atlanta, Ga., Richland, Ga,
MUledgeviHe, Ga., and Whltehurg, Ga.,
school buildings In various cities and
towns, plans for paving and sewers
in several cities; city hall, Moultrie,
Ga., hotel, Mobile, Ala., Masonic
templo, Jasper, Ala.; waterworks sys
tem, Tuscalooaa, Ala.
"The cheering news of resuming In
dustries continues to come in, and in
lumber, mining, building und metal
working circles there is renewed ac
tivities and renewed confidence."’
SWITZERLAND 18
“NEAR BEER” NOW.
Geneva, Switzerland, July 15.—The
National referendum on the question
of prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of abslntte in Switzerland has re
sulted in a large majority for prohibi
tion. This will Involve considerable
loss of revenue to the government
It’s naughty to deceive a candidate
but most folks do.
WEATHER REPORT.
j There are no dangerous craciui in
I the Democratic platform..
Well, If campaign funds are slow
In coming In, Hltchcolk can at least
fry some fat from the postmasters who For Georgia—Fair tonight and Fri-J Put side boards on the Bryan band
see the loss of their job staring them day. Friday warmer. Light to!wagon, there are more fellows com-
In the face. .. northerly winds. ing. _
BUSY WITH 8PEFCHE8
Taft Studying Platforms and Letters
Of Acceptance.
SHOULD BE GLAD IT
WA8NT ANY WOR8E.
Savannah, July 16th.—These gentle
men did right in assaulting you, yov
should be glad that they did not handlo
you with more roughness than thoy
did.” These were the remarks of
Judge John K. HcwVinrz recorder in
dismissing the case against four Sa
vannah business men charged with
assaulting another man. It was shown
that tho complAint had slandered a
young lady employe of one of tho
quartette and he and others had de
termined to do up the offender. They
did It to the Queens taste and evi
dently to the satisfaction of the courL
Hot Springs, Va„ July 15.—Judge
William H. Taft has progressed suf
ficiently with the task of preparing
i>l. loiter of acceptance to be d«!fv-| of the hottl , and we heard the quick
ered in Clncjnnatl on July 28, to make I tan* of a revolver shot, telling u* bow
A VICTEM OF LEPROSY.
Front the New York Tlmos.
"On my travels In Venezuela," >a |d
a New York man, "I stayed In a ho
tel with a young man In whose family
there was a taint of leproay, though ho
apparently did not have It. One
nliht Hitting at dinner he becamo ang
ry with tha waiter and brought hla
Hit down on the table with full forco.
He Instantly realized that he did not
feel the blow, and sat looking at hU
hand, hi. face whitening with horror.
•Olvo me your knife, Hob," ho Hid to
hli chum. He grabbed the pocket,
knife In a frenzy and atahbed the aide
of hla hand with a vicious cut from
tip to wrlzL You may not know that
leprosy appears In the side of tho
hand, numbness being a sign. The
man did not feel the cuts he arose
from the table, knocking over hls
chair, rushed out Into the courtyard
plain the necessity of devoting two
three more days to n study of various
platforms of the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties and speeches and le)v
ten or acceptance covering a gooif
many yars, before he undertakes (Ha
work Of putting bis Ideas In definite
form. He will probably continue to
read and sompare platforms, speeches
and lettecs of acceptance until next
Friday and Saturday to dictating the
spmch which wi.. contain only about
3,100 words.
0, what rejoicing there will be when
Mr. Bryan begins distributing the of
fices to the faithful!
he had conquered the leper’s cure by
ending hfs life."
BRIDGE ACROSS RIO ORANDE ~
AT BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
8L Louis, July 16.—The SI. Loot*.
Brownsville, * Mexico, Railroad Is to
build a bridge acrosa the Rio Orudo
at Brownsville, and thereby make di
rect connections with the two lines of
the Mexican National entering Ma-
tamoran, which la In Mexico, Juat
acroM from Brownnlllo. This means
a new railroad gateway to and from
Mexico, and It Is expected an Immense
tonage will he diverted via that root*.
The republican party will look Ilk* A new country on both aldec of the
30 cents by tho time Col Henry Wat- river will bo opened and. It la said to
tenon gets through with It ho very rich.
