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Yon Can Make No Mistai By Wearing a Suit Made by .8WIFT AND COMPANY INCREA8E THEIR STOCK : Chicago, Ill., Jan. 3.-~At their an nual meeting today the stockholders of 8wift and Company, packer*, voted to Increaae the capital atock mi (he company from 160,000,000 to $75,000,* 1 000 by the issue of 150,000 additional aharea. Not all the new atock la to be issued at once, but it will be put out the discretion of the directors. Strause & Bros. No. 26 Howe Street For Rent The best dressed men you meet on the street are wearing them. They are the best on the market today. Portland. Ore., Jan. 3.—Portland Is entertaining this week what Is believ ed to be the largest gathering of wool growers in the history of the Industry in America, Tlie occasion is the an nual convention of the Oregon Wool Growers’ Association, which will hold Its opening session tomorrow morn* ing. The joint gathering harf attain ted thousands of prominent wool grow era from Idaho, Wyoming, Ohio, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Monfana and other states. The meeting of the national asso ciation Is not only the largest ever hoJd by that organization, but It Is also bids fair to be the moat impor tant. The tariff* forest reserves, quar antlne and speed limit laws, preda tory animals, wool sales, appointment of advisory boards and other subjects Important and vital to the indvptry will be discussed. The most promi nent' eipert men In America on these subjects have places on the program* me.** Eight rooirs--suita ble for a boarding house. $25 FER MONTH You can get them at Hpringfleld. III., Jen. 3.--Preparat ions are being made to bring to trial within the next few days the case of the people of Illinois against 8tanton C. Pemberton, a member of the State .penal*, and Joseph S. Clark, a mem ber of the State house of representa tives, indicted in this county on chargee of conspiracy to secure bribes in the awarding of the contract for new furniture for the Btate legisla ture. This wlR t>e -the second trial of the case. The first trial was held last October, and resulted in a disagree ment of the jury. REAL ESTATE Imuranc, and Ranting Agfa. PHONE 266. • Southern Bonding. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS ANb WARfc COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION • ' v ■ • r VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1911 NUMBER^, t if OFFICERS GET GALLAGHER IS ' BEAUTIFUL GIF!; UP FOR TRIAL WAYCROSS BAR PRESENTS EX- GENERAL BELIEF THAT HE IS SHERIFF WOODARD AND HIS INSANE. # DEPUTY WITH CARVING SET. | * j Jersey City. N. J. Jan. 3.—Jarnee ! J. GaUatficr, wty) shot and seriously wounded Mayor Gayuor on the deck of the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse at Hoboken oh Aug. 9 last, was arraigned In,., court for trial to- A fine turkey was also sent as a pres- . .. . 4 . . mnnonpr for the Globe Drv Goods day on an indictment charging fel- manager for to Dry Oood. j^ (o Talhs were made by ^ on wm , am „ Kd . eral members of the bar, commen-; TO 8TORE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY LEWIS-WAT80N CO. The Globe Dry Goods Company has been busy for the last two days mov ing their large stock to the store formerly occupied by the Lewis-Wat son Company, in the Phoenix block. Mr. C. W. Parker, the wlde-a-wake At a meeting Saturday night, the Waycross Bar Association presented Ex-Sheriff Woodard and Ex-Deputy Cason with a handsome carving set. Company, says he will have the new store open to the public by tomorrow or Friday morning and will open with one of the best, and largest stocks of dry good in the city. JOHN ROCKEFELLERS ADVICE. New York, Jan. 3.—“Forget your mistake's and failures of the old year. Start the new year anew." 4^^ nn R° <,,a ‘ fe,Ier ' - ,r -» S-ive this /lidvice to his Bible class Sunday, and continuing said: “As for failures, turn them into a foundation for successes. The dividing line between failure and success may often be simply the width of a hair. Have a definite pur pose and stick to it. Aim at self- mastery. Don't eat what is not good " for-'“you. Don’t drink what is going to harm you. Be master over your- sell" ding the good administration of the out-going officers, Mr. Woodard and Mr. Cason. Col. L. A. Wilson made the pres entation talk, anil presented the twd gentlemen with the carving Bet. After small talks by all present the meeting adjourned, after having elected Judge' Williams Chairman of the Waycross' Bar Association. wards. New York's Commissioner of Street Cleaning, who stood beside the Mayor and was slightly wounded at the time of the shooting. The belief prevails that 'Gallagher will he found insane and that the j celebrated case will er-d with- his commitment to an asylum. FX-SHERF KILLS POSTAL SAVINGS COUNTY COM. HIS BEDFELLOW' SYSTEM STARTED! j Guthrie, Okla., Jan. :J.~D. M. Tib* TO ELECT TWO SENATORS. j betts of fills city, acting as specinl i- i judge, today resumed the hearing of Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 3.—Two Uni- j arguments Involving the extradition ed States Senators are to be elected > of five Oklahomans to Mexico to ans- at the Session of the North Dakota wer to indictments for alleged Kick i legislature now convened. Senatlr ' McCumber will be his own successor and Congressman A. J. Gronna will be chosen to fill the unexpjred term of' , Senator If. N. Johnson, deceased. ! Railroad legislation, including the • ! anti-pass and full crew measures, and Don’t be afraid to ask us to show amendments to the primary election you. We are always glad to have you law of the State will receive most at- call and look. Waycross Furn. Co. tention at the session. apoo Indian land frauds. DU PONT TO 8E RE-ELECTED. Dover, Del., Jan. 3.—The Deleware legislature met for organization to day. A United States 8enator U to he chosen this session, but the matter Is attracting little attention as the re-election of Senator Du Pont Is as •ured. JOHN WYATT SLAIN BY E. E. HICKS ON FARM IN LAURENS. Dublin, Ga., Jan. 3.—Former Sher iff E. E. Hicks, known to hit* friend as. “Pomp", snot and instantly killed John Wyatt in the room they were ! occupying together during last night. The shooting was the result of a mistake, Hicks believing he had shot a burglar. Several limes he called to the man, whose dim outline be saw in the room, when he awakened late at night , He. threatened to shoot, un- 1 less nime response was made. Hear ing none he fired. The shot from the gun at hick Wyatt on the chin, tearing it away, cutting the jugl.tr \\in in two and tearing a big Wde in the r.cc!:. Death was just ant • votis. ; As toon as ho fired the shot Hicks i reached over tor the purpose of awak ing Wyatt, who ht thought was yet in bed. He called. “John! John! get up. j I have killed somebody." He receiv- j ed no response and found that Wyatt J was not in bed. He feared then that he bad killed his friend and ran in his night clothes to a negro's house near by for aid. The negro returned with him. A light was struck and Wyatt was found dead on the floor. The Stein- Sam W.Peck Block Co. and Co. The two men retired early last night, . Wyatt was half wilted, It is alleged. He was partially deaf and his brain worked slowly. After retir ing he arose from the bed. Hicks did not awaken and did not know that Wyatt, had arisen. It. was when ho returned to the room that Hicks was arousedshot birr.. It r.ny bo U.at Wyatf was walking i:i hie sleep. Mr. Hicks i* ft resident of Dublin and i*. connected with the Farmers' Union warehouse* in this city, but be ipeuds a good dor.) of time on Ills fym fettr miles fro:p Dublin. It. was at his farm the tragedy occurred. The farm was formerly owned by the father of Wyatt and he spent much of his’time there. He had been j with Hicks for several days and was to remain until Tuesday. Hicks was fur six years sheriff of Laurens coun ty and is a man of undoubted cour age. *N EVERY STATE AND TERRITO RY IN THE UNION. Washington) D. C., Jan. 3.—Fol lowing years of public agitation and discussion postal savings banks Jn the United States Ixocame an ac complished fact this morning with the opening of forty-six banks, one in *ach state and territory of the union. These hanks are of an experimental character and are intended to try out the system. The result*, will be closely followed by the officials of the Postotfice Department with a view to making any changes in the regula tions ami forms as may l»e deemed necessary before the system is gen erally introduced throughout tin* country. All of the experiment hanks are in postofllccF of the second class and in localities where the conditions are believed to be exceptional^’ favorable for the development of a postal sav ings business. Several of the officers rclected are in communities inhabited by foreign-born Americans who are remitting annually considerable sums of money to thfcir native countries by postal money orders. Much of (his money It Is believed, will be kept in the United States through the medium of the postal savings banks. The locations of the forty-slg ex perimental offices are as follows,' Hesserfier, Ain.; Globe, Arlz,; Sti gai-t, Ark.; Orovllle, Cal.: LeadvJ] Colo.; Ansonla, Conn.;' Dover, Del.; Key West, Fla.; Brunswick, Ga.; Occur d'Alene, Iu.‘; Pekin,'III.; Prin ceton. Ind.; Decorah, la.; Pittsburg, Kan.; Middlcsliorough. Ky.; New* Iberia, l.a.; Runtford, Me.; Frostburg Md.: Norwood, Mass.; Houghton. Mich.; Remidji, Minn.; Gulfport, Mian; I Carthage, Mo.; Anaconda, Mont.; Nebraska. City, Neb.; Carson City, Nc-v.; Berlin, N. H.; Rutherford, N*. i J.; Quhoes, N. Y.; Raton, N. M.: | Salisbury, N. C.; Whupeton, N. I).: Ashtabula, O.; Guymon, Okla.; Klu math Falls, Ore.; Duhers, Pa.; Brls- R. 1.; Newberry, 8. C.; Dead- wood, N. D.; Provo, Utah; Johnson City, Tenn.; Port Arthur, Texas; Montpelier, Vt.; Clifton Forge, Vo.; Olympia, Wash/, Grafton, W. Va; Msnltbwoc, WIs., and Laramie, Wj ». The Ware County Commissioners convened this morning in their regu lar session and will !?r"7n session th© better part of the day. Mr. J. J. Murray of Hasty, the new county Commissioner was sworn in and took his seat for the term of four years. MAKES PLAN TO SPEND CARNEGIE'S MILLIONS. Washington, D. C. Jan. 3.--Planning the organization and maintenance of a world-wide educational society, to be known as the Orient-Occidental Unity, the Persian-Atnerican Educa tional society, of this city, has offered | the first, solution to the problem of j expending Andrew Carnegie's $10,- ! ftOO.OOU fund in the Interest of inter- i tmiiondl peace. Officers of the Per- j slan-Ameerican society have prepared it constitution for the new pence or ganization, in which they plan for attaining universal peace. Representatives of the society will vlHlt the diplomatic representatives of all nations with the request that they ask their rulers to appoint dele gates to a universal conference of nations to be held In Washington next May. It is the plan that the Orient- Occidental society he Irganlzed per manently, at this conference, its con stitution adopted and tta precepts brought Into being in every nation represented at such convention. FAMILIES UNITED Washington, D. C.,*Jan. 3.—Today J witnessed Vie first if the nqtable ' weddings of the year In capital st>- j Hetjf. The bride was Mrs. Arnold, I widow of Captain^ C. H. Arnold, Jr., and daughter of Col. 1*. F. Harvey. ; V. H, A., retired, at who.e home the j wedding took place. The bridegroom ; wan Richard Bland Lee. Jr., of New York. Mr. Lee comon of one of the moat distinguished families In Ameri can history. Hla grandfather, CoL Richard Bland Lee, wan a flrat coua- In of General Robert E. Lee and hi* greatgrandfather,-Richard Bland LM, wan a brother of General Henry, ^Lee, known to hletory ae "Lighthouse Har ry". Mr. Leo le alio a cousin of to late General Fltthugh Lee. I ' \