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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 nnsju union 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.