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ft B m Waycross Evening Herald. VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911 NUMBER 145 !ITY COUBf ’^SHORT SESSION RAWLINGS CASE TO BE REOPENED A CARD FROM OR, WALKER Judge J. C. McDonald presided' over a short session of City Court tills morning and dealt out justice to four *negroe hoboes, who pleaded guilty and will each contribute three months work to the improvement of the roads cf Ware county. .^Jini Ferguson also pleaded guilty to breach of state prohibition law and rec ived a sentence of $100 or twelve months on gang. Now Lets Pull For |MANY KILLED “The Civic League’ CHANGES AIM SOUTHERN BLDG. Atlanta, Feb. 1.—The famous case of the Rawlings boys is to be re-open- j ed soon. The state prison commis-J Qu Janunry 27 l wrote a carJ pr0 . sion has. ordered Attorney John R. j pounding certain questions to Alder- Cooper, of Macon, to appear before j man c w Parker and on the 09th that body February 7th to consider , j wrote another card withdrawing the the case further, and it Is bellevdd j questions giving my reasons for do- t j,e e areJ from this fact that a point in favor! j ng go -p 0 tkege car d a 1 signed “Tax- • H j go Cfl}ie > of the pardon has been scored. paypr *. At this Juncture Mayor Cox About five month, ago Mr. Cooper j butts In and In order to keep up the; T , le advftlllaKl , B of ollr flr.t appeared before the board to ar-1 flln nanles , lle as , ile al „|, or of • (own |n a, llatUm and cl|lllate Bhmlll , gue for the boys pardon. It wa ** i the above mentioned curds to which ; make „ g *t| le postponed, and action has been de- J charge J plead Ruilty Mayor Cox says jg out j, o„ rg | a 1 he Rawlings boys 1 j ie j g 8 „ r p r j Be d that I should A city, like a person, to be healthy must be clean. This Is a fact no one will dispute. Much of the sickness In our otherwise healthy city, is the result of* unsanitary and dirty sur roundings. And small pox of which everal eases in the city; of typhoid are sustained and nourished by tilth. of their members, but Civic League is open to hoth male and female, in this league or what «’ Waycross ery citizen hope that ’ it is call AND WOUNDED ed, will he enrolled a great general membership. The invitation for the meeting on Friday i sto all the pub lic, and everyone who Is interested in a cleaner, healthier ami move beau tiful city Ih asked to come to tiiar meeting. They will hear plans dls- healthiest place iu < cussed and suggestions made as to ACRES OF GLASS FALL ON PAN ICKY THOUSANDS. . . all „„ _ „ - —o— -lave had that | Lie work to me undertaken. Ami ferred until now. I he Rawlings boys u h ., t « 1P Jr s.trnriHn-i that 1 ■hmitd ' , , , | tn ‘ 1 ,,e 1 surprise.! that I stiouta re , )Utat | on an d must seek to maintain , everyone will he welcomed to come are in the penitentiary under convic- j un , p a t conclusions from, hearsays j t j j nto (he j e ue tlon for complicity in the murder of • w p Iollt invosiicatlinr the truth In . . . *■ v ’ , , , ,n ' fis “R an,, h ,,ie tn,,n - 10 ■ The Ctorgiann and the Hoard of; The city, like a body, must he the Carter children, for whicli their r<l „i v ,i,i r 1 i u *ir anv th««t a > . . « ,repi> to this 1 o<g to say that a te jq rade aftVe the credit for sta ting j clean to he healthy and a clean. heal- the movement, hut the organizations ; fay city is going a long way towards are naturally confused in the number j being, ‘‘A City Beautiful." father and the negro, Alf More, were 1 putablte citizen of Waycross hanged. It was one of the most no- j heard the Treasurers report read sta- torious criminal cases in t;,e history j tcd (Q me tl]at -they- ha J borrowed | $6,000.00 of the sinking fund, In order of the south. January 1 shows lots of house- moving and changing around in the Soi^hern building. A. M. Knight and ’T SHOW TONIGHT Son have moved to their commodiou.1 new office No. 2 Plant avenue. Judge A. B. Estes will occupy the offices they vacate. Dr. T. J. Carswell has moved to Walker building and will opeupy offices with Dr. J. L. Walker. Dr. W. M. Taylor, dentist, will occupy Charleston, 8. C-j Feb. 2. offices vacated by Dr. Carswell Prof. E. A. Pound, Waycross, Ga. The office of the Bell Telephone Co., Missed connections, cannot possibly and the Long Distance Station have arrive on time. been moved to the new office of A.: M. Knight and Son, 2 Plant avenue. > The genial manager, Mr. W. S. Henly, seems well pleased with* the new .lo cation. ; Reno B. Welbourn. NOTICE. .CABBAGE PLANTS, For Cabbage Plants j ♦*£ N * A. P. Perham. Sr. To all persons that are due City Tax for 1910. Must call at my office am settle at once. Or levy will he made. This February % 1911. 2 7t. J. W. Colley. City Marshal that the controversy may not drag I beg to ask Mayor Cox to answer a few questions, viz; 1 Why is it that the expected an nual financial report has not fceofl published for the' information of tax payers. State how much the city owes and to whom indebted. Have you not though early in the i year passed a resolution, authorizing the city to borrow $15,000.00 State why it is necessary to borrow money so early in the year of 1911 Now Mr. Mayor don't butt In on other people but stick to your job. Respectfully, J. L|. Walker. Notice To Our New i I New York. Feb. 2.—A cargo of dy- | namile in transit from a freight car to flic hold of a lighter moored at 1 Pier No. 7, Comm uni paw, N. J.. let . Ko shortly after noon, 150 yards south' j of the Joj-gey City terminal of the j Central Railroad of New Jersey, and I in the widespread ruin tiiat followed , seven men are known to Have been ’ killed, seven more are missing, hun- J dreds were wounded and varying re- | ports leave from tlfteen to twenty i more unaccounted for. | Thirty seems to he a conservative estimate of the dead, and property 1 damage will hardly fall below $750,- ; 000. j The cause of the explosion is varl- Arid Old Subscribers °' w]y niir,tiuted i ° ih ® «* ! We ask you to be a3 patient as pos- j telligent boys delivering the paper and ‘slble with us at this tljne. We are as soon ns the routes are rearranged placing the new subscribers on the! will if necessary put on more boys, ho See bJg window of new Embroid eries and Laces. Humphreys & Williamson. ►ft ... 200PAIRS OF PANTS To Close at $S.OO A PAIR Worth From *"V ' $4, OO to $6.00 AT I C. Seaman route lists uk fast as possible and are endeavoring to adjust the various rout es, so that we can intelligently and successfully cover ^ompily every- part of the city. We have now 12 In- that we can reach you us early as pos sible. A vast number of Herald's go out each day and we are adding very tapidly to our lists. The Circulation Manager. More Trouble For “Blind Tiger Keeper’ Jas Ferguson and Pallace f the two negroes charged with a un iting i' Blind Tigers" and heavily fined in Mayor's court yesterday were again arrested, this time by C. A. Ben nett, deputy sheriff and are now in jail awaiting actiou of City and Superior courts. The way of trans gressor is hard, and it is an evident proposition that Ware county will not stand for or permit the illicit trading. MILWAUKEE 65 YEAR8 OLD. Milwaukee, WIs., Feb. 1.—Flags were displayed on public buildings yesterday in obseivunee of the city's slxty-flfih birthday anniversary. With a population of about 10,000 persons, Milwaukee was ineprporated on Jnn. .71, 1846. The last census gives her a population of nearly .775,000. BOARD OF EQUALIZERS ARE IN SESSION NOW Young Men’s Christian Association. The Y. M. C. A., atiieletlc quintet!- will have their practice at, the secre tary's home tomorrow night at 7 ni. This quintette is quite an inter esting one of musical character, com posed of five young men that are not only god singers, hut are all first class atheletes. They can play basket ball, base ball, etc like profes slonals, their names are Will Wilson, Alec Lowthe.-, Jerome Crawley, Clint Hewitt and Ben Norvell. A. M. Knight and Son, moved , to day and now occupy their commod ious and elegant new office at No. 2 Plant nve. The interior of the office is decorated In green und gold and th» pictures are all matched in golden oak and present a ve y businesslike appearance. Mr. Arthur Knight, Jr., is receiving the congratulations of his 1 lends in the judgement no hss displayed In the convenient general arrangements. The Bell Telephone Station and Long Distance phones aro aho located in same office. Mr. W/ S. Henly the genial manager is delighted wjth the location. We wish both firm and corpJration much pros perity In their new home. The special committee appointed by the grand Jury us a board for equal izing the taxes of Ware county is now in session. The hoard consists of: T. J. McClellan, Chairman; R. J. La- r.’er, Secretary; S. T. Wright, Way- cross; N. L. Gillls, Hick Icy; J. M. L*. Taylor, Heach; Ed Griffin, Braganxa; B. M. James, Manor; James Her. In, Millwood. The work of the commit tee is of great Importance to our cm- inunfty as an equitable change in Va’uatlon of some of the property in our county, will mean an Increase in our revenue and a fslrer* distribution of the boards of taxation. case of dynamite und to a boiler ex plosion on a boat. The direct cause probably never will he known. 8even Men Disappear. The New Jersey Central terminal* was wrecked; three ferryboats in the slips were torn and splintered; lower Manhattan, across the river, was shaken from the street level to the top of Ibe Singer tower; severe dam age wa$ done in Brooklyn and Statetf Island; and to the {migrant detention station on Ellis Island; the shock was felt a Amltyvllle, L. I„ thlrty-flve- mll* s distant, and In New Jersey, at Long Branch forty-five miles away. The damage is so widely scattered- that it is impossible yet to more thun roughly estimate It, but In Man hattan alone It is placed at $100,000; on Ellis Island at from $10,000 to $2b,« 000, and in all, $750,000 appears to be a fair estimate. The lighter receiving the dynamite, the Katherine W., owned by James Healing of Jersey City, vanished ut terly with her crew of seven men, In cluding the master, Edward Traver.. Alongside was the lighter Whistler,, which was so badly shattered that ►ho sank with her crew of two, while the Swedish steel Imrkcutlne Ingrid was stripped and the lives of two- deck hands snuffed out. Fragments* of one man's head were found swing ing high on a tangled piece of rope. We personally guarantee our show at the Majestic this week. If you don't like It get your money back. See our ad In another column. 20 3t. Brewer ft Phelun. In regard to the cow quqstion In our city fear Is being expressed thkt the cows will be seriously damaged or Injured in the attempt they are dally making to climb the Confeder ate monument In our park. They ev idently think that beautiful monument lr. Imposing on tlu Ir space that cus tom has given for their use. LOUISANA MOB DO£8 ITS WORK QUICKLY SHdet), I.a., Feb. 1.--William Coo ley, s negro, charged With cjimlnally assaulting an eight year old daugh ter of Henry Miller, s wealthy plan ter, was taken from a deputy sheriff list night and lynched. The negro | friend* will stand by us and ' new admitted kit guilt I friends will appreciate our efforts. The Herald 1b not “Official” very much Just now. Hut we cover the tet- rltory Just the same. We are trying to give you the news promptly and ac curately and just as much of it ai we possibly ran. We don't want to he “Yellow" but to conservatively repres ent facts as they look to us and oc cur around us. This is our business and we expect to keep It u^. Old HIS ASHES THROWN TO WIND*. St. 1.0111s, Mo., Feb. 1.—In compll ante with the dying wishes of Joel BraumUler ,tho wealthy bachelor, who died last week at Maryville, Mo., bl* ashes were consigned to the winds front the middle of Eads' bridge yee> terdsy. VIEWING THE SMOKE And flames of Ills burning house Is* pretty discouraging to the uninsured man. But it's a matter of Inrouven- o:.'.j and not losii to the man vlth A FIRE INSURANCE POLICY. Which are you? Which would you rather he if tire should come your ? Of course, there's only one 'an swer. So let us write you the policy today. There's no telling wljnt may happen before tomorrow. \ A. M. Knight an id So n -