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Waycross Evening Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS ANL WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOLUME XVII
WAYCROSS GA. SATURDAY JANUARY 22 1910
NUMBER 184
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m«LANTI JOINS
MEAT BOYCOTT
FOUR STORES
BURN HERE
FIRE WHICH STARTED IN MR.
■IRSHOF SPREADS TO THREE
OTHER STORES.
Four Horn war* fatted by linn
•bout It): IS last nUbt la • building
belonging to Ike Ih-ach estate and Geo.
\V. Deen, the hard Fork ol Ike Bremen
probably aared the building from be-
LABOR unions will probably
SEND OUT COMMUNICATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Atlanta, a a.. Jan. Si.—Atlanta will
join the boycott on high priced meats
nhich already embrace! nine atatea
or the unloo and It is probable that
organized labor unions here trill aead
out special communications to labor ( B |0U | |oM
federations throughout all Georgia urg-l ^ „ lort wm
were occupied by Tom Sweat, barber'
abop; F. W. Gerber, Jeweler; Pumph-
rey ft Co.. J. S. Knight anl the office*
editor of the Journal of labor, went- K T( . lrlll ; on ,. Company.
Into conference ycerday afternoon Tbr |M> „ «,„n.„d at .bout 11.0*1
Immell.ielv upon recelvlag telegraphic m.uranc. The
dispatches telling of the national Itoy j or|fln „ f flr „ „ BO , known
cott. s\ special meeting of the thirty I ______
odd local lodges of the vnrloun latior
union* will ftrobabfy he held tonight,
and suitable resolutions passed, enrol- j
LIGHT SNOWFALL
LAST NIGHT
BLACKSHKAft ALSO REPORTS
•NOW VKBTKROAY AFTERNOON
Ing concerted action*
Prof. Wm. Vau llouton, of the Fed*
eration of Trades, and Jerome Jones.
It waa reported by several citizen*,
who had been over to Blacksbaar yes
terday afternoon, that they experien
ced a alight anow near that place.
Home aays we had a alight anow in
the afternoon here in Waycroas. bnt
the real thing came last night between
the hours of 7 and #. when everybody
■aid “It lit snowing".
SAVANNAH EXPERIENCED FIRST
FALL OF SNOW SINCE 1S99
Savannah, (la.. Jan. £2 -Fo. the tint
!GRAND LODGE K. OF P. jtlme since February i:’.th IXW Savan-
IN SESSION TODAY, nah experienced a fall of auow yester-
Savainiali. Ga.. Jan. 22.—The FI-;day afternoon and last night
ENUMERATORS’
RATES OF PAY
CENSUS DIRECTOR DURANO EB-
TABLISHBS A CLASSIFICATIO
OF THE COMPENSATION OF
CENSUS TAKERS.
Hus Atlanta with other great American njU|( , ( , Committee of lbp Grand Lodge el a little Ithn.fi roilr o'rlock In the af-
eltlc. In the crusade aualnat high- Georgia Knlglua of Pythlna l« In «:«•' lernoon and uimiil live ihlrty It began
priced food. The working cla»»e» at t | on hert tW |, y examining the hooka [axaln falling la large flake* and con-
Georglaa capital are vitally Interested qy || # i^opoid Grand Keeper of rtderul.lc amount. The ground soon
In the altuntlon uud the meeting Skt-' | t ,, rori i, „ n ,| s .,| Mr. J. ||. Bo-'showed the elfect. of the fall but It
urday nlalit win I a* a Mg affair.
EQUIPMENT COACH PAINTERS
HELD INTERESTING MEETINO.
Equipment Couch 1’nlntera, had a 1
largely attended meeting laatfng, late
Into tbo night, Inal night. Many mat-
tera of vital Importance were taken up
at till, moeiliig. The entire member-
k ahlp being present. •
iHer of Athena la Chairman of the roni- wu not very heavy. The amait hoys
jmlttect Thin will probably be the ( »ml mime of the grown ups fairly re
liant time the books are audited until veiled In the sensation ol walking thru
the meeting of the Grand laxlge In a snow storm. Although many earrt-
Brunswick next May. led umbrellas few look the trouble lo
open hut walked through the storm of
United Brethren In Christ Church falling flakes not only experiencing no
will hold lt» usual Sunday service, In disadvantage lull actually Kind of the,
Gilchrist I’nrk. I chance to walk through them.
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Shoes! Shoes!
Washington. D. C.. Jan. 22.—Tha
ary ing wage scale* In different part*
of the country and the differences la
the nature and extent of the local dif
ficulties confronting the enumerators
In the larger geographical divisions og
the (Tutted States have Influenced and
guided (Tailed State* Census Director
Durand la the adoption of a rlaaslfl-
cation, of enumerator*’ rates of com-
ML within the limit* prescribed
by the United State* Cen*us law en
acted by I'ongre**.
The different cla** of iatr* will be
so applied that In gencarl the average
enumerator will earn *uh*tuntlally the
same actual amount In one dl*ti1ct as
in another, even though the population
may be aiucli sparser in one than In
the other, with other condition* also
different. Regard is paid to the fact
that prevailing wage* and salaries In
parts of tbec ouutry than In
others, but, aside from this, the Direc
tor’* aim f* to adjust the rates *o os
to make the earning* of enumerator*
substantially uniform. Where the per
capita rates would not give sufficient
LABOR TEMPLE
FOR WAYCROSS
STOCK COMPANY WILL BE FORM
ED BY UNION MEN, AND CAP.
ITALIZEO AT UOJMOOO
50 pairs of Ladies ^High
Shoe thas,t sold for $3.50
and $4.00 a pair, now $2.-
50 your choice.
50 pairs Ladies and Mis
ses High Shoes that sold
for $2,00, $2.50 and $3.00
a pair, now $1.50 your
choice
pay, the per dl“iu rate* are prescribed
The rate* In general will bn no adjust
ed aa to give a slightly higher average
unuiunt tQ.jftr enumerator* than they
received In 19<h».
Per diem rate* of pay will he paid
to the census ommicratoi* In the spar*
cly *ettled (li*trlrl* of Arizona, Cull
£g£'foiiiin. (’nlmiiilo, Idaho, Montnnn. Tex
22 jas. ITtnli, WaHhlugtou. and Wyoming
The rat»- will range from $!* to ft*
l**r day for the enumeration of the rur
al area* out*lde of cllle* and town*.
Six dollar* I* the hlghtept rate author
I zed by law. «
tor realizes that in many
district* in the f*r West it will tin llll
possible t« secure competent men •«
act a* enumerator* st a rate of com
pensation less than that being paid
rdlnary cln«*e* of work in the
area W« re «>nutnc-rotor* In such
districts paid only on the per capita
basis. their cnm pen gallon would lie
unreasonably low.
Tiie cnnmeraiora lu the thinly In
The new stock company lo be known
as the Waycross Labor Temple Stock
Company, which Is now or. asoui
thing, will In (he acnr future erect a
four story building In Waycross.
Thin building Is to be built on mod
era scientific lines, to have proper ven-
illation for a climate as warm as this.
The stock company |a to be formed
by the union men of Waycross and
spitallzed at fao.auo.oo; t
ferrnt orders are going to take blocks
of stnrg about equal *lze. The re
mainder will tie taken by the iudlvi-
diii.nl members of labor organizations
and can only he transferred to such
members.
The stock will be sold for |2.ou per
share and is payable In N to 12 months,
making It possible for every union man
Wayrros* to carry from fHl.OO to
floo worth of slock.
This money Is to be placed in a bank
and draw interest until the entire atock
paid up then the building will be
paid for In full allowing tho Income
from the Mr*! years rentals to go In
to n dividend, the first one of which
will he 10 per cent.
By waiting this tltnu and allowing
stock to heroine paid up the new
stock company will avoid ii bund Issue
tlu* result of which laboring people are
finding out and which will give them
a f30,00ft.no building for 930,000.00 with
It a IhiiiiI issue, blit With one would
tut ill |cn*»
This building I* to lx* n four story
structure, the lower floor of which
will lie a I,•miii Mealing capacity vaude-
llle theatre and will lease for tho find
years for fSbO n year snd the follow
ing live for $1,200, the two floors above
theatre will be cut Into Nr hall*
three of which will la* fuinlsh<*d audi
torium pt>Ie nnd rented to the litlKjf
nrcunlze n* a* lodge room* and will
accommodate Is order* and give them
ling night each week. bringing
in fl.000 a >c»r rental* which Is being
l-uid out now for hali*.
The fourth hull will I** Used
pleasure purpose*, to la* rented for
meetings Itazaara, amok* rs nnd any
PRICES DOOM
TO G. 0. P.
EDITOR THINKS DEMOCRATS
COULD MAKE HIGH COST OP
LIVING THE SOLE ISSUE.
They are all Bargains, so get a
pair before they are all gone.
habited countrjr awllon. ol North l)u- festive or pleaaure |»iri»>«' that any
kota, South llukota, Nebraska, ami [organization may wish lo have end
Kansas uloo will be rompenauled on wle«e revenue will bo |3«H.00 n year.
IiuhIs. Certain dlffleuli or Tbo fourth floor will be furnished
gf! sparsely uellled enumerator dLtrlet. and I- lo aueh fraternal orders as
351 in Other .'lutes will be |m l.ule,i amour I. »y wl » h " l,nl “" wl " > *'
X Ihovo m Which !he per diem rate, .mjr-venue will he between IS-«i.<M.nnd
flt I apply, ns the rendition, of the enunirr- jT pr yenr.
M .1 Ion Will he „.trh thut an enumerator I Thaw flflure. .how the follondns
could not tiuike fair euruliu. ut any jvcnlia of SSo.hou.oo Invested:
of (he pel capita ralea eatabllahed. Hevemie from »r.i floor r...t 000«H
This uijmmncem.nt was made by Kavrnno from lodge Itooiiia ,«l,6«o.im
Census lilr.u-ior Durand tcul.y In order I Revenue from Hull I 300.00
to counteract the ctorr.nl effect uponj Revenue from fourth floor | COOJM
applicatlomi lor enumerator*’ places Total 131,000.00
In the far Wert and Southwest auhevj Allowlns |loo.»* tor <•«« and In
in the Widely clrnenuted an erroneou. aurance will allow rt.Kk cotnpaay to
stutemcni that per capita ralea of pay [declare a Idp* r cent dl'hlead ihe Sm
xlven la the .parrel, pop. year.
nUted reaion. named. j The cfMl orxunlxlns with te*al
The Clar.ltkahoo of Rates k«. <ort df .lock Imoka. rTiarter fee.
In this connection the Director ha.[»>d In fact all nccary expenae will
l*rt»d to the ccn.u. aupcrvIrtW. a de-[be aatlmated aid a p-r centaye added
tailed .tat.-moat of the elai.lllcation on <•>“ '' Kk ** 11 u ■“ ll1 10 ro ' rrr
jta.ni*.
The r«*
H. C. SEAMAN
of rate* *zfor/t«*d for the cou.ih n<ntU>n
of en.»iu*-rHtt*r* in tha Thirteenth Cen
sus, cornt.i* tiring April l& next.
There are threw general rates—the
per capita, the mixed, and the per
diem.
Tke first sad second general rates
hare fire subdivisions each.
The |ier diem rotas range from $n to
(Contlanad an Fags l).
Hi be to «IU>w n o salary
or Incidental expo-nw-s of any kind
whatsoever to be deducted frmii the
prtucipal nr to allow aoy channel
through t kick the capltsl might bo-
coma exhausted er« n to a limited as-
Ht. l.oiil*. J*n. 22.—That the prob
lem of the cost of living will mean tha
overthrowing of-ifc* Republican girl?
within a very short time, unless some
thing not now on the horrlzon appears
to save It. U the belief of Col. George
Harvey, editor of the Harper's Week
ly. who Is III this city.
Col. Ifarrey blame* the tariff policy
Of the Republicans for Ihe excessive
prices to which the necessaries of
life have been forced, together with
the fact that tbe brunt of the hsrd-
hlp has fallen upon the middle doss-
The |ieopl«» who compost* these
-lsN*es, be thinks, will eee to It that
the (tarty which la not only respons
ible Tor the Increase, but also has be
trayed the country through false prom
ises, is driven from power.
‘For this reason U seems to no* the
Democratic party could do no better
than to confine itself to the Issue of
the high cost of living," said Col. Ifar^
vey.
«• are In a period of trauMltloo."
he continued. "Things have not ad
justed themselves, ho far as this great
question Is concerned. Take the pro
fessional men for example, the college
professors, teachers In schools—all
.professions, in fad, except tho law—
and It will lie found their remunera
tion has Increased within tho pa*t ten
years praetiruily not nt all, whUc the
cost of living uml of rearing families
ha* advanced fully .'*•* per cent.
and make the cost
•r the* added percent
Tils |*-'••Mai
cluster nnd l<
age of cost.
The uijinsK'-MM-nt of this company I*
In the hands of Mr. C. M Daly, tho
well known tobacco man, who baa fig
ured out nil details and wbowlll have
IwMiid of directors, furnished hy
elect ins one man from each order, to
art In conjunction.
ie movement was first conceived
by organizer \V. K. Terry, of the Am
erican Federation of lJ»bor, who Is
here In the interest of organized labor.
u* II* t of name* wlio have taken
stock in this company ha* lM*en seen
representative of tl»o llerald and
fart In-yond a shadow of doubt
that thin will ho carried out successful-
ir.
A.M. Knight & Son
Fire Insurance
(V** write Fire Insurance and pay
our lc*»e* promptly. Wo rnnnot stop
the fire hut we can the loss.
Real Estate
Two N*-w I loose*, with all modem
convenience*. For Rent, 922.00 far
month.
We will lend you the
money to bui!d with if
you buy your lot frt. m us
See Us Now
A. M. Knight & Son.
. -1 jli.-u,.
Tha tataraet lo b. 4rawa os tha OFFICER: MANS Sarthsm BM*
bom, while ua ffiffoalt will reffata FHONS SL
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