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Waycross Evening Herald
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOLUME XVII
WAYCROSS GA. SATURDAY* MARCH 19 1910
NUMBER 233
NEWS OF A DAY
* “ SA1IANNAI
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HOF
Inuuk, March 1*.—Today, which
la St. Joaepha Day to being obaerred
by all good Catholic* and Catholic In-
nutation* In Savannah. The atatuo
of St. Joatphs in 8t. Joaepha Hoapltal
and Ihoae In th* church** of tho city
were elaborately decorated with flow
er* In honor of the Saint'* birthday.
Tbl* I* one of the moot Important oc
casion* In th* Catholic faith a* St.
Jaaeph was the step-father of Jesus.
Savannah, March IP.—It I* not ei-
peeled the Chamber of Commerce will
take much further action relative to
the putting on of a steamship line
from Savannah to Cuban and Booth
American Port* to be run ay a pan
of the Atlantic and Paslflr Transporta
tion Company's line. The gentlemen
who were her* this week in behalf or
the plaa did not bare sufficient defi
nite information to interest the Savan
nah shipping men who want to see
th* lloe established.
Savannah, March It. -It Is very
probably the Railroad Commission of
Georgia will bo appealed to to make
the Savannah t'nloa Station Companr
separate th* whiles and the blacks In
tla rotunda which la used as a wall
ing room.
CENSOS WORK
11TH DISTRICT
Auto Show In South Dakota.
Aberdeen. 8. !>., March If.—7oJlo*
In* several month* of preparation. Ab
erdeen today launched an automobile
■how that la well calculated to sub*
atantlate her claim to hnvlnjt more
automobllea In proportion to popula
tion than any other city In South Da
kota. .Vearly all of the lending Amer
ican mnken of motor cara are repre
sented among the exhibit* and there
li alao an attractive display of motor
cycle! and automobile accnasorles.
TASK OF SUBDIVIDING DISTRICT
A BIO ONE.
At the Cenaaa Superiors oftce
for tbla district the work aee«« to be
profreaalns finely.
Tbla Consreaalonal District compris
ing 19 counties covers In area nearly
one fourth of the entire area and
more than one half the aea coaat of
the State of Georgia.
The task of subdividing Into enunt
eratora districts ao aa lo equalise the
population In each; giving to no one
more than he could cover within the
alctted time, and the gathering by
each enumerator of the Information
•a li relate* to each separate civil
subdivision, and preserving It ao that
the population and resources of each
/militia district may lie separately
shown, proved to be quite a big Job;
and we are informed that the work In
this district of such large proportions
waa done in such a manner as tp be
approved by the Director of Census
■without a single alteration.
1 Then too, the examination and ra-
I ting of the applicants* papers, all of n
{technical character: was completed
land mailed to Washington with (be
.designation of enumerators for each
ienumerators’ district within the time
'prescribed In the original order for
j doing so.
I In view of the recently published
{statements of komr supervisors were
lJuRt sending in their recommen.latlnoa
and confronted by comparison of area
or population I* certainly cause for
congratulatona to not only the Con
gressional District, but to 8u|*crvls»r
Perhaui and hla efficient clerks, .Mr.
jW. tV. Sharpe, Hr., and Mr. K.H.Dick-
Ins.
TO BB GIVEN GEORGIA FRUIT
EXCHANGE IN ARTICLE TO
APPEAR IN MFQ. RECORD.
Atlanta, <!a . March 19.— Nations?
recognition la to be given the Georgia
Fruit (exchange through an Illustrated
article which la to appear In the Man
ufacturers Record of Baltimore the
latter part of tbla month. Mr. 4V. H.
Stone, staff correspondent of this well
known Southern periodical spent to
day in Atlanta In conference with Mr.
jl. M. Fleming of the Georgia Fruit
Exchange. While here Mr. Fleming
gave him the history of tbla splendid
cooperative organization since its In
ception.
j Next week Mr. Stone will visit a
number of orchards In south Georgia
where he will take pictures of trees
| now In full (doom, which pictures will
Illustrate ths article on the Georgia
• Fruit Kxhange than this article has
'ever been received by a cooperative
organization In the South. The Manu
facturers Record devotes Its news col
umns almost exclusively to progres
sive and successful organizations.
Shackleton tails for America.
London, March 19.—Lieutenant Sir
ICrnent II. Shackleton, the famous An
tartlc explorer, accompanied by l*ady
Hhackleton and a party of friends,
were passenger on the Cunsrd liner
Lusitania Railing for New York today.
{The explorer will lecture In many of
the chief ride* of the Ifnlled States
and (’snads and later will make an
extended hunting trip In northern
Alaska. While In the United Staten
he will receive the gold medal of the
.National Geographic Society from the|
hands of President Taft.
Looks Now
As if the winter was over---and
that the weather will be fine for
Easter which conies on the 27th
of this month.
Win Have Everything You Want In
New Style Suits:-
New Style Straw Hats, .
New Style Low Quarter Shoes,
New Patterns in Shirts.
New Patterns in Hosiery.
! Everything New and the
| Be^t On the Market \
H. C. SEAMAN
CLERKS WANT
EARLY CL0SIN6
SOME OF OUR MERCHANTS DO
NOT WISH TO SIGN PETITION
There haa always been In Waycrosa
a tendency for long hours of keeping
the stores open at nlghta, there be
ing no concerted action for closing,
thereby depriving the merchants them
selves and those who have chosen
the vocation of a merchandising clerk
the privilege Of spending his even
ings with his family, or In outside ro-
creation.. After the Retail Clerks As*
aocfatlop was formed the plan for a
uniform closing hour was taken up
and • petition passed among the mer
chants and all except four of the mer
chants up town have kindly signed
ime.
We now appeal to the buying pub
lic to after the 1st of April to arraagu
to do tbelr buying before 9:30 In the
afternoons and to o'clock on Hatur
days, thereby helping both the clerks
and the merchants.
The following Is the petition and
those who have signed same: ,
Whereas there Is no uniform dos
ing hours for the stores la the City
of Waycross thereby often working
a hardship upon both the merchants
and their clerks, we the Retail Clerks
Protective Association I .oral No. 1240
respectfully ask the merchants to sign
below, thereby agreeing to observe
the hours stipulate, 1 as follows:
Hour of dosing stores 9; 30 p. in.,
every day in the week except Satur
days and 10 o'clock on Saturday*, the
entire year around, with the follow
Ing exception*, which exceptions la
left optional with the merchants, (71
■even days before Raster; from Dec
ember 1st to 25tl»., and on tho Nth and
Uth and 10th of oatjli month until it
p. m.
We nl*o agree to close our place
of ImstneHS all day on tile following
legal holidays. Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day. 4th of July, and Labor
Day. and all others which tbey< the
merrhanta) may see fit to observo.
We would also ask that the stores ba
opened in the mornings at a reason
able hour consistent with the kind of
business conducted. This agreement
to go Into effect on April I, 1910.
I Signed | 8he rod Collins, Pres.
J. U ( ockfleld, Rec. Secty.
Read before Trades and leabor As*
esmbly and endorsed March 7th, 1910
(Signedi Chan. Butler, Pres.
aw. King. Secty.,
Merchants signing:—J. K. IMralns,
Mutual Grocery Co., Home Furniture
Co.. Mule and Odom, The Toggery
Shop. F. L Page Prop, city Tailoring
and I*ress!ag Co.. By Geo. Lynn, A.
J. Jordan. H. J. Benton and Co., Hum
phries and Williamson, P. N. Harley
Hdw. Co., Globe Dry Goods Co., Gao.
Steele, singleton Fnrnltare Co..
J. Anthony, Hdw, Co* Walker-
Mulligan Furniture Co, J, \V. Adams
sad Co.. The Wllaoa Grocery Co, H.
Harris and Son.. W. A. Cason I
lire,. Star Clothing Store, By W.
O'Qufnn, Prop. Waycross Furniture
Co., S. Roeenxvelg, Jako Kaminsky,
lloskovzitz. Hardy Brothers, Jones,
flatter Furniture Co., Cash Grocery
Co.
One Jewelry store, one grocery
store, one hardware store and one
Clothing atore, would not sign the
pH It Ion.
PACKING-HOUSE
OPPOSE INCREASE
ftltsw. March It.—Toatorroar to
(be da, Used by Ik* Westers railroad*
for pall lot into effect the sew ached-
of Increased rates o« packing
house product*. The Increase la (a
apply lo all tho Mlaooorf Hirer cttJes
With the exception of Kansas City.
The pachlag-hnasa laterests and cs»
mtrrlal' organisation* of St. Paul.
Omaha, 8L Joseph aad Mloai City
karo protested against th* proposed
Increase la rates oa the ground that
It Is unreasonable aad aajnst aad alao
to a dtocrfmlaatJoa la faror of Kaa
City.
0. H. BENNETT
MAKES REPLY
WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly cloudy tonight aad Sunday.
TO J. J. MURRAY RELATlyE TO
MANAOEMENT OF COUNTY
ROAD AFFAIRS.
Waycross, Da. March Uth. Itlo.
To th* Voter* of War* County:
Coder dal* of Marrb 7th there was
a communication published In Ibe
Wnycrosn Herald relative to the man
agement of county road affairs; this
was a direct criticism against the
present board of County Commission-
ere. I feel It my duly and privilege
as * commissioner before th* public
for reflection, lo answer these charg-
**, ae they are entirely unwarranted.
Some lima precious lo th* ellllag
of the tost Grand Jury there we* var
ious and sundry charge* aad common-
ballons brought against the Board in
reference to lbs management of rood
affairs, which Ihe grand |ury. compos
ed of twenty-four of our beat rill-
seas, answered aad fully exooorated
the board and complimented them oa
the way rood affairs had bora manag-
L
In reference to Ike dtotrlhulktn of
work ol lbs county, this haa been
done la every can* as nearly as It waa
puealble to do wllhoal almost doohllag
Ihe expense of road building la Ware
County. It lakra from a day lo two
days to more our convict ramp with
Ihe entire fon-c. According to tho
statement that was published In refer
ence o uur road nspradlitircs for road
building In IPOS ahowlng a net cost
of each man lo lie titty nine cenleper
day and an average numlier of men of
llilrty-llve, ihla would msku a coni of
each move $:i&,uo. Tho Improvcmontn
flint we liova been lushing on lha
matin are as near perinnhjnt as It to
|mwmIIiI.. io do without uslnfl day anti
gravel, this‘la tho lulentlon of thn
present Imsrtl of Caniintoslunora ae
soon ae multi thorough tares have
been opened In every pari of tho conn
ly. When one piece at road la under
way, Itwould b* tolly to mov* camp
lo commenre another before th* oo*
that to commenced baa boon
ed.
If Ibe writer of lb* above mention
ed article will refer to th* stotontoat
of rood eipeudllato* In War* couatp
tor Ito* he will Had a ototomoat that
covers every part of the expense of
rood building together with ororr cre
dit Hem, Including lbs commutation
las that he aaya be has sever seen. It
he will look under the heading ex-
pen lit. urea lor lpop among tbs cre
dit. he will flag tbl* Hem. -by comuta-
Uoa road las. IJ.Ma.U". which la the
th* not credit after all enpeaaa* bag
been deducted In collecting Ihla Item
Of rood tax.
Tho couaty Commtoaloaant are heap
ing a sat of record* that It I* possible
for Mr. Murray or aayoa* Flos lo got
any Information from that they may
waat and at say time by referring to
the Clerk of Ihe Commlaaloaon. thin
statement la made mooih by nrooth
aad to open for public Inspection.
la reference to'buying supplies for
the ramp; II would he foolishness lo
area try |o gat a bid for ninety days
supplies aa anyone well knows that
Ihe markets art continually fluctua
ting ud the men making thaao bids
would hare to protoct themselves
against a rise In heavy groceries;
baron frequently fluctuates aa much
as two aad thn* coats par pound la
nth, much Isas ninety days
The plan buying supplies for our conn- j
ly chala-gaag to for file Superintend
sal aad Chairman lo parchaa* such
supplies Iron different people each
utualb as they may require, Urn Hoard
approving the bllla for payment. It to
Ihe policy of these aea auk lag Hus*
purchases lo prorata th* purchase
over lha different merchants doing
butineas la |Waycros* aad Alter
potato so os to equally divide the
lass* a* nearly as poasfbl* coo-
sliaat with economy aad advantage
of ilriccs.
la reference to Imlldlag the branch
roads. It baa been our policy lo do
this whenever oar atteotloa was call-
ad to It before Ibe chala-gaag waa
moved from lb* road oa which they
were si work. This Board to sot offi-
dally advised of th* larslloa of the
school bow*** la lha odagty aa this
part of th* couaty affair* to handle I
by th* Board of Macallan.
As a matter of fact lb* only trouble
that we bar* bad la huOdtag pabUr
roads, aad lb* only iajsaettoa that
WANTS the office of tax re
ceiver, ANO SOLICITS V0UR
VOTE.
He low we publish the announcement
of Mr. H. H. Itnatlch. for Tax Receiv
er, of Wore county. If* la an old and
highly respected rltlsra of Wsyodoos,
and Ware county and if elected w* do
not doubt that he will nuke nn cfflcl-
ent officer.
H. H. Bostick For Ton Receiver
I hereby announce myself ae a can
didate for Tos Receiver of Were coun
ty subject to Ihe primary.
I am a native Georgian, bar* bean
a resident of Wire rebaty It years tad
think my record will sustain my plaa
for your votes.
H- H. Bostick.
H. H. BOSTICK
NEOROEg TO FLAY
IN NEW LEAGUES.
I-residence. It. I.. March !>.—Tho
now Halted Slates I .rogue, which will
be the only regularly organised baam
hall Iragne In Ihe country In which
both negroes and wkltaa W1U play,
held a meeting at the Narrangansett
hotel today to adopt a srbedulo ud
complete other arrangements for Its
altlal season. Right clubs make up
Ihe circuit—Ualliawre, Philadelphia,
Paterson, Trenton, Newark, Brook
lyn, Providence and Boston. Sunday
baseball will lie a feature In all rules
except Ibi.tun.
1
POPE'S NAME DAY.
Rome. March IP.—Today being 8L
Joseph's Hay. Ihe name of l*opr Pius
X.. Ihe Holy Father received numer
ous ntcnnngcu of congratulation from
tho faithful throughout th* world. Th#
occasion was celebrated at th* Vati
can with special observances, which
were attended by hundreds of pil
grims already arrived In Rome for th*
Raster celebrations. Among Ihoas
present wore a number of distinguish
ed Amerloan prelates now sojourning
In thlu city.
We had was one that wan taken oat
by Mr. J. J. Murray stopping our Sup
erintendent and chain-gang from
bnlldlog Ike public road through his
turpentine boxes oo lb* road between
Ihe galllla river and Hasty, Go.
There to now pending, before tbs
County Commissioners a hill rendered
by him for on* hundred dollars daat-
agea lu hla proparty, this after poo-
pessloncra had laid out the right of
war lor the road.
Sow Mr. Voter, yon will pantaw am
fur wxlUag this toagthly root tan* tea-
Hob, bat I dsamsd It to ho my daty
lo wt at reel aad aattl* aay criticism
that may hare anchored the marl no
to yuur mind* that would be deroga
tory to Ik* Board of Coaaly Commis
sioners of Ware county or lo me ae a
candidate for re-deetloa 'aa coousla-
t
