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WEATHER TAKES A . DECIDED NEGRO TAKEN IN CHARGE BA CHANGE FOR 1 . THE BETTER POLICE ON 8U8PICION. TODAY. i, —Aa a result of the luVes,tlgution The weal hev’a. condition is improv- started by the police Ui the Dlckina ing rapidly today, and by Saturday robbery a negro has been arrested on night or Sunday will be normal again. I suspicion. His arrest wnB caused by Fair and warmer- are the words'the finding of goods taken from the used l»y the forester today.! store* In a place where he was era The dope applies to tonight and Satur* ployed. day, and ought to ejlsble hundreds ol If other parties are involved the fanners to spend tile day here from [dues have not disclosed their identl the surrounding country;’" *• jty yet. REGULAR CITY ELECTION 8CHEO ULED—VOTES FOR FOUR. Washington, D. C. January 6 (8pe* clal to’the Evening Herald) Waycross dty^ population‘ of the thirtee nth cen- bus If 14,485. The twelfth census Mlfe Eleventh census 8, 364. , Durand Director. ThijOgives Waycross an increase in pofjityMOn the last ten years of 8,56G The figures Above are a little less than .the Supervisor of Census had ex pected. . 14,551 was what the super visor-and bis clerks had figured for Waycrdss. However it is alright. Tomorrow the regular city election, will bo held in Waycross. The places for voting will be at th® opera house and at the court house. J Candidates nominated In the dtjr primary- for aldermen are to be voted.' •upon: Finjt Ward, tfames Sinclair* Third Ward, Fred Brewer; Flftl} Ward. C. E. Dunn. Member Boaitf of Education, C. E. Murphy. ~v Although there Is no contest there is no reason why the voters should not turn out and vote tomorrow. The election In one sense Is a formality, but it Is a ratification of the primary and should be given some attention. f \Vayctos8’ house question Is receiv ing some relief from outside sources now. and if the rate of building con tinues the supply wlU'lUgune nearer keeping up with the demand than heretofore. A. M. Knight was today authorized by I. S. Hall, a banker anj capitalist of Ocaia, Fla., to 'erect in Kiversido Park six dwellings. Con* ttact will be given immediately for this work. The Atlantic Coast i.lne A proposition to make oil from pear nuts lias been advanced here by a Virginia concern, and If a gum an tee of a sufficient acreage of tue product necessary for such an industry is I made the plant will locate immediate ly. No other location than Waycross is under consideration, the promoters ; sayingythat they found railroad facil ities and other inducements such us to make this their one choice in STATES SENATE. CONGRESSMAN BRANTLEY WHILE IN SAVANNAH TUESDAY By order of the court a special master will next week take the tes timony of a number of Baltimore peo* I pie who are witnesses In the suit brought against Clark Brothers by Evaji* and Company, a contracting company and contractors. The suit is thn\utcome of work done'here for the 1 Inbard -Cypress Company's concrete saw mill, and involves about $10,000. In view of the number of witnesses llvlnjr at. Baltimore It was decided to take their testimonycity. VV. W. Lambdln will attend the Baltimore , testimony taking. The suit has just been remanded, to the city court of t* *Wtwins* rfr^pv 4he .•UuiU’d^Siutes L court, Where it was taken on petition. SENATOR ELKINS DEAD. Waterways Commission Meets. SOME OF NEW-C0MER8 FIGURED IN HI8TORY. , , . . Washington, Jan. 6.—Senator Ste- coming* here stated that he *• '* : , phen B. Elkins, of West Virginia, died %Jp se|l out and move to a at midnight last night. At his bed- ht$re such great. o;>port uni- ’ »' ■ side were his wife, his daughter, KatU- offered, and said that so , , •- erine, and four sons, David, Richard right in Georgia. • . • ( Stephen and Blaine, and Ids pnysi- dan *. Death was due to blood pols-, f INE FAT HENS AND FRY- oiling. He was conscious until with* HABljY BROS. 6 2t in a half hour of death. -The Canadian [ Toronto, Ont.. Jan. 6. and American sections of the Inter- | national Waterways Commission met in joint session at the King Edward Hotel in this city today for further discussion of the marking of tho in ternational boundary through tho Great Lakes and adjoining waters. Waro county now has as a resident a lltled Frenchman. He arrived thil week, from Massachusetts, where he has lived ’a number of years. Before living there ho wai a resident of Can ada. His name is Marquis J. B. B. do Vandreuil. jQpo. o^ hjs .ancestral gra.ftdL fflltlWU.. was governor general of Canada when that territory was taken over by Eng land. Mr. do Vandreuil was accom panied hero by two sons, 8. A. and G. de Vandreuil. -They have purchas ed i farm near Wftycross and will build’ ttyeo homes upon tho land. When asked how he'happened to select Ware ns a place to live in Me. do Vandreuil .said he road of immi gration to this county in n newspaper he saw in Boston/and decided that what others were doing would not bb u hod thing for himself.* Council at the ‘election" meeting will select a number of city officials. The positions fo ho filled by council are city attorn* o{, JjtPifoft <:h| health officer and city physician. II, city tax collector, of waterworks, city i treasurer, city tax assessors, and mom- J hers of the police fotce. The “eloe* tiqn" •meeting will probably he held after January 15, when the fiscal year for the present council ends, or it meeting may bo held Immediately after the regular meeting next Tues day night. At this meeting, wiienov er held, the new member of council. Mr. Fred Brewer, will he sworn in ns alddrman for tho third ward. The You Can Make No Mistake By Wearing a Suit Made by EACH WILL HAVE HAD 336 DAYS OF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR. Atlanta, (la., Jan. 0.—Benjamin D. (Irene and John F. Gaynor, serving four year termi In the federal prison Here.for defrauding the .government on the Savannah harbor contracts, will tegaln their freedom op Feb. II, next, aa ‘the result of expiration of their sentences, however, and not through parole. ' The perole board and attorney Gen. oral, It It said, saw no retxon why parole should - be granted them, es pecially on account of the fact that their sentences had been brief'for the crimes for which they were convicted. They whro not sont to the prison until Jan. 8. 1908, and hove an allow ance each of 336 daye for good be havior. That will five them their liberty on the day ttated. The .parole board is preparing to hold another meeting, and a'.numbei of other cases will be acted on next week. , NOTICE. PITTMAN CIGAR CO., ARE STILL IN THE CIGAR BUSINESS IN WAy- CROSS AND WILL BE FOR YEARS TO COME. DEMAND THE BEST r CIOARS. “V. B. S."| “WAYCROSS GA’S.’’, (LOOK FOR GOLD LET TERS) I “PITTMAN'S BEST 8MOK. ERB.» 6 ft. Strause & Bros. The best dressed men you meet on the street are wearing them. ./ ' ^ ' They are the best on the market today. Mobile, Ala., Jan. 6,—Two depart- monte of file United States govern ment have made elaborate prepare, tiona to .Intercept a cargo of twenty Chinese on their way to Scranton, Min. They are coming on the Am erican schooner G. M. Corhrnn from Kingston, Jamaica. When the echooner entera Missis- slppt Sound she will .be met by tha revenue chtter Winona and a special officer of tha Department of Jnallce and a tug. cpntafnlng special officer* of the Immigration Department from New Orleans nnd Mobile, some conflict seem* to exxlat be tween the two departments la this case and it has leaked pt|t that the Immigration officer* and -Jh# special* from Washlngion are not working handpn-hand. Tho drst ilepartmeht leaching tile schooner.’wfil make the Chinese prisoners, FOR THE WORKMEN’S ‘ .COMPENSATION ACT Ifciena, Mont., Jan. 6.—'The State commlasion appointed to draw -.np'-n comprehensive employers' liability AFTER tha fireman has done his best and lost out,'la then too tats to conxlder About a policy of Urn Insurance! For your protection you should ^ IN8URE IN OUR COMPANY ,‘J) You can get them at: today. 1 Tha coat for adequate Insur ance to warrant you ugulnst financial loss will not be ^ -sat. ’ ’ Why not gat our^rafee nnd guard your Interests .bcfo.c It la too latsf We have some line Pineapples, ► 2t. Hardy Bros. The Stein- Sam W. Peck Block Co. and Co. i OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS ANb WARE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - . ■ -r VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1911 NUMBER 122 r