Newspaper Page Text
THE WAYCROSS V .VR\ I VP- HPr •:
Subscrbs For
% Herald &
Uriel Nelps Trom Ober The World At Large.
Subscabs For
§8 Herald $
PHONE LINES |* EXTENDS BT
TO BE EXTENDED CLINCH COUNTY
If tile present efforts of Mr. Hanna,
manager of tbo Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph Company In tbla
city meets with the success that Is
expected, all sections of Ware coun
ty may soon be reached over rural
telephone lines.
For some years the stations on
tome of the railroad lines out from
Warcrosn havo been equipped" with
long Jlatancc 'phones, but now the
telephone company is arranging for
The construction force are again
at worfc this week extending the Bail
ey mill tram road. The road now
extends a little more than 21 miles
out from Waycross and Is being grad
ually added to as it Is needed for log
ging purposes for the Bailey Manu
facturing Company and the Waycross
Cypress Company. The road has al
ready crossed the lino Into Clinch
county nnJ is nearly half way be
tween Waycross and Nashville, In
Berrien county. '"r 1 * ■ *■’ 'on are
the Installation of lines on most of. tnJ adher|ng t0 th( . , lralgt n ne B ur-
the public reads leading out from Uel (rom Waycr0BS t0 xaehvlHe.
city. r I
A meeting of farmers of the Wal-j cANAL 70 CUT FLORIDA IN TWO.
tertown neighborhood will bo hold on ^ Columbus, Ga., Nov. 9.—The project
the 20th to consider a party line to. of cutt j ng t jj 0 peninsula of Florida in
that place and the Jordan settlement two ar) an j we t ship canal,
In the Blckley district will doubtless cottnec t| ng tl.e Atlantic ocoan and the
Join with the Waltertown people. »a«Jf of Mexico, wan the leading ques*
Dr. J. E. W. Smith’s Hue to <fi l a, tfon today before the convention of
country home about four miles easc* ( |, 0 GuJ f coast Inland Waterways
of the city will bo completed within
a few days and a number of other far
mers In that neighborhood will Join
with “him. Other sections of
county will doubtless Join togothor
and put .in party lines and In a few
months the principal farmers of this
section will be able to roach the city
by 'phono from their homes.
THE TWO CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS PA88ED.
These amendments known ns the
service pension and the county po
lice and sanitation amendments.
The first of these authortr.es the
payment of annual pensions to all
Confederate veterans or widows of
veterans whose personal property Is
less than $1,500.
The second authorizes county offic
ials to levy tnxes for the support, of
rural police nncl old pension purposes.
Under the old pension law thcro
wero a number of veterans not ablo
to secure help from the state. The
under tho pension venue.
It loo!;s like it was nil up with
tho/ colored troops who shot up
Brownsville, Roosevelt hns been sus
tained. In fact tho recent election
has dono the colored contingent no
good In any state hi the union.
BURGLARS GST $10,000
WORTH OP BOOTY.
New York, Nov. 8.—With tho pierc
ing rpy of a burglar&s dark lantern
thinning in their eyes and two revol
vers by masked men covering them,
the live members cf the family of
Charles K. Tayntor, a wealthy gran
ite dealer. lay In bed In the Taynter
homo at Borough Park, Brooklyn, for
more than an hour this morning while
a third masked burglar packed up 910,
000 worth of jewelry and silverware.
The burglars bound Mr. Taynter hand
and foot and escaped with ttaelV
Association In session here.
Senator-elect D. U. Fletcher, .of
Florida tonight outlined this plan to
the convention In a speech In which
he said:
“We must meet waterway improve
ments in foreign countries by water
way Improvements at home, If we
would* maintain supremacy or ever.
standing In markets abroad.
“Tho problem of the cheapest and
safest means of transportalton now
required by tho Southern, Westei
and Northern growers is solved when
the United States gulf ports are open
ed and the Florida ship canal, on th
lock system, Is constructed.
MINISTER KILLED
BY AUTOMOBILE
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 10.—Dr. David
Thompson, editor of the Northwest
ern Chrietlan-Advocate. died this
morning from injuries sustained by
being struck by an automobile. Dr.
Thompson was In attendance at the
NEWS OE A Oil
GREAT DAMAGE BY
THE FOREST FIRES
HORSE RACING AT THUNDER
BOLT THIS MONTH.
Savannah, Ga„ Nov. 10.— Unless
Methodist bishop.’ conference hero ! 211 EiiM ,I!l1 ticre T ' U1 te X-Iemy of
when the accident occurred. ;cc, > rac, “ J at Thunderbolt this
ASSAULTED AND
ROBBED BY THUGS.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 9.—Dur
ing last night, four men who bad been
a^raulted and robbed by thugs, were
found on the streets of Chattanooga.
One of them, a negTo, died as a re
sult of his injuries.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company will be held cn
the 13th and the special train
bearing the stockholders and clHfera
Is expected in Waycross on the 19th
or 20th.
The visit to Waycross of the stock
holders this year will be more than of
ordinary interest because of the groat
expenditures made in this city during
tho pa?t year or two. The new
shops ere practically- completed, tho
new yards In use, and If any of the
visitors should desire to stop over for
a few days, Waycrosd can entertain
them In one of the best hotels In the
country.
The Coast Line buildings and yards
are being thoroughly cleaned prepar
atory to the visit of tho officials on
the 19th.
Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. 10—Forest
fires are doing great damage to Ten
nessee. Northern Alabama and West
ern Kentucky. A large quantity ot
Umber In tile West Tennessee Tiver
bottoms baa been destroyed. Large
tracts of timber and miles of fencing
has been burned In Limestone auu
.Madison counties, Ala.
month. If the patronage warrants it
the turners will be kept here for sev*
eral weeks. The half railo'track at
Doyle's place ia to be used for these j
events and there will be itab>3 re- WILL MAKE PRELIMINARY SUR
presenting all the fast horse cwtcral VEY8 FOR BIG MILL.
if the South. Messrs. J. F. Lynch, of |
Atlanta and Alyex P. Doyle, of Cavan-j Herald was this afternoon au-
i are behind the plan. The .-. cos j ,; U!r j. c( i , ;J that a civil engineer
are scheduled to start on Tuesday of: representing the Hebard Cypress Co.,
ill be In Waycross on Thursday of
Paris, Nov. 9.—A dispatch from
Belgrade says that on Saturday night
a band of Bosnians, who bud taken
refuge In the mountains, dynamited
tho barracks at Konltzc, a town sit-
uated 120 kilometers from tho Ser
vian frontier. Ono hundred and
twenty Austrian soldlera were killed.
COTTON GINNED THIS YEAR.
Washington, Nov. 9.—Tne Conan
Bureau this morning placed tho quan
tity of cotton ginned to Nor. 10th this
year at 8,199,000 bales, counting
round as half, against 0,197,800 last
year anJ 9,908,395 In 1909.
Royston, Ga., Not, In fin auto
mobile wreck near bera last nltbL
one person was killed and three In-
lured. The dead man la F. C. Hoi-
brook, aged <0, a prominent farmer
and Confederate veteran. The in
jured ere F. O. Bood, William Bai
ley ami Rpbcrt Fowler.
The automobile woe going at
rapid tpeed when a tire came off.
Tho machine skidded end then over
turned.
LaPcrtc, 1ml., Nov. 9.—The court
room was crowded today when the
esse ot Ray Latnpere, on trial for the
murder of Mrs. Bello Gunnees and
three children, woe opened. 1
pare wee visably agitated when he
took hie seat. The selection or too
jury began and the proeeentlon and
tha defence came to a dash over
the Brat venireman which waa exam-'
load. This Is taken to Indicate that
• fierce legal battle le it hand.
Neb., Nov. William J.
Bryan may become Chancellor of the
University of Nebraska. Dr. Benja
min Andrews last night resigned me
piece because ot poor health and goo-
nlp In University circles links
RVyon’a name with the ehucellor-
CORN GROUND.
1 have large watermill ricks. Don't
toko but fire minutes to the bushel to
grind your com. Meal or Qrtto on
tend to sell or swap oil tho time. Give
mo a trial and be convinced. -Tues
day and Saturday grinding days. Mill
near Car factory.
ltd Stw. a V. JKfTOfU*.
CALL FOR GOOD ROAD CONRES8.
Atlanta, Nov.' 9.—Governor Hoke
Smith has tassued this cull for the as-
ambling ot n good road congress to
meet in Atlanta December 2-3:
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 8, 1908.
In view ot the Imperative necessl-
ty tor the Improvement of public
roads, and at tho request of a joint
committee representing the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce,' the county of
Fulton, and the city of Atlanta, I
hereby call a good roads congress to
meet In Atlanta on Decomber 2 and
3 for the purpose of discussing tne
subject end taking upproprlate no
tion thereon.
All federal, state, county and muni
cipal bodies, boards or officers, and
•II commercial and agricultural organ!
rations Interested In the Improvement
of the pubtlo roads are Invited to send
delegatee, and the cooperation of the
governors and the county end munici
pal officers Is asked to the end that
their respective constituencies' may
bo repreeented by men qualified to
discuss this Important subject.
HOKE SMITH, Governor.
WANT TO iff AT
WOODWARD FOR MAYOR.
Atlanta, Nov. 9.—Plans are being
made to hold a mass mooting here one
night oarly Jhls week for tho purpose
of discussing the advisability of putt
ing out an Independent candidate for
mayor at tho regular election In Dec
ember.
The movement was started on no-
count of alleged unbecoming conduct
on tha part of James O. Woodward,
who was nominated at a recent pri
mary. During the put week "os waa
accuted ot being Intoxicated and ha
baa not made an outright denial. He
Is sold to have left the city tempora
rily.
Several are spoken of aa probable
Independent candidates, amoag them
being J, R. Smith, who managed tbs
campaign of Joseph M. Brown,.the re
cently successful .candidate tor gov
ernor. Ed. C. Peters and & H. Inman.
The Bank of Waycross cases v/ill
not ccrae up before tbo Superior
Court of Ware county this week but
will probably bo postponed until
special term of court to be called
probably In January.
SECOND WEEK OF COURT.
Tho second week of Wnro Superior
court convened at 10 o’clock this
morning. A number cf criminal
casos are to be tried. The case
against Arthur Ricketson, charged
with tho murder of Andrew Music,
will very likoly be tried this week.
It Is understood that Judge V. V.
Whipple, who was to preside this
week, will not come on account of
Judge Parker not being well enough
to exchange courts with him.
CANNIBAL8 HAVE
THE BEST OF IT.
Lincoln, Nov. 8.—Advices received
here state that in response to ent
itle representations on the part of
French and German ministers on the
subject of killing of French and Ger
mans by natives In Portugese Guinea
the Portugese government has admitt
ed that It waa unhle to quell the last
rorolt because of the lack of troops.
The government, however, brought
about peace temporarily by reducing
the hut tax. but In doing so, stood In
danger of losing all prestige with the
natives, who are ferocious cannibals.
A general uprising la feared.
next week. Mayer Aimer of
Thunderbolt has given assurance that
his little bailiwick will not Interfere
with the making of books end !t Is
not thought there will be ar.;: legal
obstacles encountered.
Savannah Has A New Swindle.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.~2avar.nah
has developed what Is thought to be
a brand new swindle. It 1* nothing
more or loss than the collection of
city taxes on personal property from
new comers to the city. The scheme
seems to be to x watch the columns of
the daily newspapers to see where
new arrivals live and to then present,
themselves as city tax collectors who
want to collect money for personal
property. The scheme lias worked
very well In one or two Instances and
It Is not known how many unreport
ed cases there are. Mayor Tiedeman
will make an effort to have these pet
ty crooks rundown.
Foye Case Still In Court.
Savannah, Ga., Nov 10.—The near
Ing of the caveat to the Mil of .he
late P. T. Foye co »::ik’ bt fore
ge Henry Me VI ri t »he Conr
Ordinary. The testimor • is of a very
Interesting character showing the in
side affairs of Mr. Foy’s life at tho
New Pulaski House where he lived
In Savannah and at the Batholdi
where ho stopped when In New York.
It has been shown that Mr. Foye was
a very hard drinker and that at one
timo Jie felt so remorseful that he
made up his mind to commit suicide.
Friends disunited him and he decided
to live a while longer. So far the
evidence hat been very interesting
but there doesn't seem to have been
much presented to show that Mr. Foye
did not know what he was doing when
he made the will which cut off his
brother and aunts who have cavated
tho will.
Tuning up Car s For Big Race.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.—Savannah-
Ians have overy day now presented,
absolutely free, one of the greatest
shows that anyone could desire. It
Is a dally treat to stand beside the
long automobile course and see the
fast Frenchmen, Italians, Germans
and Americans tuning up fSelr cars
for the big race on Thanksgiving day.
The course Is closed two hours each
day for traffic and the speedy boys
skirt round It on their fast machines.
Additional cars *nd drivers continue
to come Into the city.
C. G. (fell Elected President
this week for
ning tho sum
cf the compai
As was ante
the purpose of begin-
y cf tho proposed mill
y here.
meed In the Herald on
last Friday the Hebard Cyprcaa Com
pany have definitely decided to locate
their mill hero, and while the selec
tion of a site has not as yet been ab
solutely agreed upon, the matter has
advanced sufficiently !
pany to send their engineer here to
begin surveying their tram road right-
of-way, railroad crossings, etc.
It Ib the engineer's intention to be
gin his surveys at once, and It Is
not likely that there will be any great
delay In beginning operations on the
mill.
KILLING OF
nnesseeam.
rent of nK
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 9.—Former
United States Senator Edward Ward
Carmack, editor of the Tenn
was shot and killed this
Seventh avenue, north, in front <
Polk flats, by Robin Cooper, a son of
Col. Duncan C. Cooper.
Mr. Carmack was going north la
Seventh avenue and Col. Cooper and
hli son wore approaching Seventh
avenue in Union street. Soon after
they came In sight of one another the
shooting began. Robin Cooper, it te
said, fired two shots and Senator Car
mack one. Col. Duncan Cooper, It Is
said drew a, pistol, hut did not ahoot.
Senator Carmack fell to the ground,
dying instantly. Robin Cooper was
shot In the* right shoulder, but was
aot severely hurt
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—The
Tennesseean today, referring to the
killing of Editor Carmack, says edi
torially that the Conyers way*
laid the ( Ex-Senator and opened fire
ar fer the com- j without warning. "Thus died the
bravest and gentlest, mo..t courageous
and truest man In Tennessee. With
cut passion, without a wild desire for
revenge; with pity and not malice In
our hearts, we join with friends and
foes of the dead man In deploring the
awful* tragedy and demanding prompt
and speedy execution of justice on
the men who have been guilty of this
unprovocated and bloody assassina
tion.’’
Mrs. Edward Carmack, In a state
of collapse, arrived here today from
Columbia to # accompany the body of
Judge Taft is now at Hot Springs
Va. Tho president-elect may now find
time to take a warm bath.
New York, Nov*. 10.—Physicians at
tending Dr. William T. Bull, the not- . . . ,
, .u . » s . l icr husband, former United States
ed surgeon, nnounce that his death Is *. .
. , . Senator Carmack, who was shot to
question cf only a few hours. , „ , , ,
death In a street duel acre yesterday
afternoon by Robin Cooper, sen of
Col. Duncan Brown Cooper.
The tragedy resulted from repeated
attacks made by Mr. Carmack on the
stump and In his newspaper, the Ten
nessean, against Col. Cooper. It Is
understood that Col. Cooper made
threats to kill the former Senator Ilf
hit, nt.me (Cooper’s) appeared In the
Tennesseean again.
Mr. Carmack’s mother. Mrs.
Dunnlngham, was so overcome
the news of tho killing that doctors
had to be summonsed. Young Copp
er’s wounds are not serious.
FAITHFUL.
“Broxton was converted 20 years
aeo and has never been knowi
backslide.”
“What church docs he belong to?“-
“He doesn’t belong t(wany church,
Brcxton was converted wo baseball.”
"Do women dress to please men?”
Inquires r. temlnlne write. We do not
know. We hardly think they dress
In the all but vain hope cf pleasing
the other women,
ALL SORTS OF JUNK
IN COWS' STOMACH.
Albany, Oa., Nov. 10.—There comet
from Poulan, In Worth county, a story
that takes the cake and pretty nearly
everything else In tight
John B. Shiver, a Poulan butcher
killed a cow the other day, and de
clares that he' found in her stomach,; Stevens ft Company has been elected
tn partially digested state, a watch | president of the Savannah Cotton Ex-
chain, about a pound of nails and a '* ”—*** —* * ~
half dollar coined In 1858. It la de
clared that It took fourteen Shota to
kill the cow when the time came to
butcher her.
Savannah, Ga., Nov 10.—Mr. C. G.
Bell, a member of the firm of Butler-
SO DIFKRCNT*
"Life atnt Ilka the playaj
“How nowr*
“Whan 1 go calling
avar tells ma tha family history
whilst making passes at tha fornltura
a feather duster."—Washington
Ho»U. ...v* >s .^
MORSES' LIFE IN A NUT SHELL.
Began buelnaee Ilia aa a "eandjf
butcher" and peanut render.
At height of career, onljr a jeer
ego, fortune estimated at 120,000,000
to 139,000,000.
When crash coma this was swept
•way, leaving him In debt 13,400,ow.
Corporations controlled by him bad
capital and reaonrcoa of 9339,000,000.
Practically owned active control ot
fifteen banks and truet companies
and three Insurance companies. *
Hid large tract tn seventeen
other corporation.. Including Ice Trust
and New England steamship com
bination.
chants He will make a splendid offi
cer si ho take, great Intereet In both
the short staple and the Sea Island
cotton markets. He succeed* Mr.
Wright Hunter who.baa served two
years as President.
Line Officer* Elected.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 10.—At a meet
ing of the commissioned officevr
the First Regiment of latantry last
night the following lino officers were
elected. Lieut. Col. John C. Bntler,
Major A. D. Harden, Major J. H.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION.
On December 18th and 19th will be
held In the County Court House, tho
mid-winter examination of teachera.
Hon. Jere M. Pound, State 8chool
Commissioner rays “The examination
will not bo based very greatly upuu
texts suggested tor reading, but more
stress then usual will be laid upon
school taw and aehool management."
In the Spring Examination tho
question! will be ahaped In a great
part, by Duttons “School Manage
ment" and Dlnsman'a "Teaching of
a Country SehooL" Dutton's School
Management may be bad of the South
ern School Book Depository, of At
lanta, Ga., and Dlniman'e Teaching
ol a country school may be had of the
American Book Company, of Atlanta
Ga. Both ot thrae books are One hut
*Jte latter Is especially full of good
-tings applicable to country schools
and conditions.
Teachers desiring to tca-'i. next
year, In Ware county should tako
this examination unle-s the-.- hnld an
unexpigeJ license Issued from this
office se I will net ondor>o license Is
sued from any other cen -ty.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—Govern
or Patterson Issued a statement this
morning deploring the tragedy. He
said that he was with both Robin
Cooper and his father Monday morn
ing but that nothing occurred to cause
him to suspect that an altercation
with Senator Carmack waa Immi
nent. He had urged Colonel Coop
er to ignore the objectionable editor
ials.
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 10.—A spe
cial session of the grand jury will be
called to Investigate the shooting of
E. W. Carmack by Col. Duncan Cooper
end bln son Robin. It Is believed
that both defendant! will waive,pre
liminary examination and will bo
bound over without bill. Neither of'
the Coopers hive mode a state-n
of any sort (
JOHN SKELTON WILLIAMS
LET CONTRACT OF 9500JIM
Richmond, To, Nov. 9 —Announce
ment wes made tn this city today of
tho letting of contracts aggregating
Applicants muct tur-hh their ma- j *’80,000 by tho Florida and Georgia
tertals, pc-nciL, pens, Ink rod paper. -Railway Company, of which John
Legal (not fools) cap pacer an-l t T nl- Skelton Williams former president cf
n-rslty examination tablets are sng- "e K«abosi-l Air Une Railway. Is'
WIN. [ .resident. An louncetpent was mate
All applicants shoal I recur.’ at my | ilro. of on Increase during the part
office In the Court Hr ™ cn tho j month, of 22 per cent,In the buatnenm
morning of'the 18tli of December, not of the. rend.
later than nine o'clock. i Ono of the contracts Is for the bnlld-
J. M. MAB'fWY, ; I nr of r twf-e-.mlle stretch ol. road
C. 8. C., V.are County. | at a e-st of ’.Tti.MO: another for the
‘ — _ ' building of fret ;’at cars amounting to
Now Ycrk. Nov. 9.—ro-rno-uer Ed-! 1299-ftfio. T- e management of tho roaj
Holmken. These officers w«re only' Tari) Mrr-an was shot m l n.,' r!>|y j predicts the speedy resumption of nor-
captaln't before their election. Lieut.-
Col. Duttlcr wee In command of the
Savannah Cadote, Majors* Harden and
Helmken comnndcd the Republican
Blues end the German Volunteers re
spectively.
Asa ooantrymon waa sowing hie
* round, two smart fellows were rid-
W«a director tn twanty-elx eurpot- lag thet way, and one ot them called
slides.
Could ho sentenced to 939 yean Im
prisonment on conviction of 99 viola
tions of the notional bonking tawe.
A man never knows bis own mental
capacity mail necessity drives.
to him with an Insolent elr!
"Well, honest fellow." rsU he, "Ilia
yonr
to sow, l ot wo reap
the frulta of yonr tabor.'
To which the countryman replied:
"Ta very likely yon may, for I am
sowing hemp.* a. ^ i
fatally wnuntlv.1 while cn the way to
hl3 office this morning b" a disap
pointed office seeker named Eric Mc
Kay, a stenographer. The shoot'm
occurred near the Morgan "come. Mr.
Morgan was walking with $■* daugh
ter to the subway when the man op
ened Are.
After Bring a shot Into Morgan’s
body the man turned the rerotrer on
himself and fired three ahote, two of
which tooku effect In hta head. Ho
(ell to the aldemclk dead. Mr. Mor
gan has been connected With the
pottoffice slaee 1972 when he started
work M letter carrier.
mat business tbroogont the South.
Aa-t'-,. Tex.. Nov.
Campbell has been advised that a -'
other gin was burned Saturday night
In Henderson county, and the incec-.
.ilatlim Is spreading to other coun
ties.. Rangers hive beep dispatcher
to the dtitnrbed counties,
i . rm r—
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 9—Night rla-
Ing and. the horning of gins In the
Sonth In addition .with the general
cotton aitnatloa, will be discussed .at
the convection of rotten gvowers and
Sinners and factors which convene*
here tamoejow. " r mlMl' •