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Evening Herald. xviii WAYCROSS, GA-, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1911 NUMBER 112 TRIAL FLIGHT AT 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON flight this afternoon Avia- Kelli in his Curtis Farnian Bi- a successful flight and that he could fly. machine after being very care- tested, made a run without leav- tbe ground, but on # return trip terra flrma and fled skyward in a most graceful manner, reaching of about 100 feet and flyin; some 500 yards, before decending. The regular flights and exhibition be made this afternoon between and 5 o’clock. Waycross has again demonstrated the fact that pluck and perseverance will acheive success. PENSACOLA HAD A LARGE FIRE CANE AND BEET FOR LAND FRAUD SUGAR STATISTICS THREE IN TRUE BILLS AT CHICA- ! SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF THE GO ARE CANADIANS. TURPENTINE OPENS . AT 97 CENTS Chicago, March 17.—Nine men were indicted by federal grand Jury laet j yesterday, charged with having de- ~ , frauded the government out of 10,000 FOR A TIME THE CITY WAS acres of Alaskan coai lands valued at THREATENED WITH DESTRUC-.HO,000,000. The lands are in the TION. * Cook Inlet precinct. I The men indicted are Albert C. , Frost, Chicago, president of A. Frost Company, former president CENSU8 IN 1909 ISSUED THE CENSUS BUREAU. RUSSIANS EXPECT jAMOSS N8 CHIEF CHINA TO YIELD OF NIGHT RIDERS AL’.EGED “GENERAL” 18 QUICKLY FREED AND CONGRATULATED. Washington, D. C., March 17.—A preliminary statement showing th« | •general results of the 1909 census ofjt establishments engaged in the man J ekin, March 17.—The Russian le- j Hopkinsville, Ky., March 17.—That gation hero expects the Chinese gov tile jury flnds the defendant “not liment to yield to the demands of guilty, as charged in the Indictment,”’ Russian ultimatum. .0 capricious behavior of the ufacture of sugar from enne nnd jeign Hoard Indicates to lookers-on in beets was issued today by tlie direc-[ rekln an incapacity upon the part of tor of the census. E. Dana Durand. It • toe government to deal strongly Pensacola, Fla.. March 17.—A C.j presents a detailed of | ouanjty and value If :eount of the j the situation. At the same time thor products oh-. iv, criticism of China's diplomacy t which started in the Mount Zion col- lhe chicago-Milwaukee Electric Rail-jtolned. together with s*atlstics of ex- wed church on Alcaniz street at nine read; George M. Seward. Chicago, re-il-orts and imports. Tim report wna o’clock destroyed the church, the Sou- ceiver for A. C. Frost Company; Pier- prepared under the direction of Chief them hotel and eight frame buildings re G. Bach, Chicago, secretary of the j Statistician W. M. Steuart. division and for a time threatened the busi-1 Forst Company; Frank Watson, Kins *sb district of Pensacola. county, Washington, field agent of the At 1:30 o’clock the fire was report*! Frost .Company; George A. Ball, Mil- ed under control and tho monetary. nice, Ind.; Duncan M. Setwart, So- loss placed at more than $80,000. Most | ward, Alaska; Henry C. Osborne, of the buildings burned were residen-! Gwynn L. Francis and Francis H. cea> | Stewart, Toronto, Canada The Louisville and Nashville rail- \ The lands in question are in the oad shops suspended operations &nd j districts attached to the United Stat- A beautiful assortment of new neck wears at Miss Eddie Parnell. Savannah, Ga., March 17.—Spirits cne hundred men, with several engin- es land office at Juneau, Alaska, of turpentine opened firm this morn ing at 97 cents a gallon and it is con ceded that it will advance one or two cents on the last call at four o’clock this afternoon. Yesterday afternoon It advanced two cents a gallon. This means a dollar a barrel as there are f.fty gallons in a barrel. It is pre dicted that by tomorrow at noon, when the last call for the week i« zaade, the price of spirits turpentine tvll be one dollar a gallon. It may go beyond that figure before April 1st when the new seaso es, were detailed to .help the volun teers and firemen fight the fire. Cin ders and burning brands were picked up by a high northwest wind and blown fpr blocks and ignited several roofs. The flames were checked at Garden street, a wide thoroughfare. Tills is probably all that saved the city from widespread disaster. Big shipment swiss embroidered flouncing with bands to match, 50c and $1.00. Humphreys & ’Williamson. manufactures, by Mr Herman. Manufacturers were requested by trickery, wise able to that site seems to gai points which she is in dispute with arms. Russia's many grievances arouses the suspicion hero that she possibly Is p'nying for time and Is r.’so preparing to ! ihe world's opinion for an net of ag- report their operations tor tho calen- J gression when tho snows have melted. U&r year 1909, but many took advan- fige of the privelege g'ven them t COME DOWN BRANTLEY. Come down Brantley, and bring all jour uncles and aunts, likewise your mother-fn-law ad the balance of the family. Wo have a lot of ships flying all around here today. When Waycross starts to do anything she stays on to her Job. j ^ To Close at $3.00 A PAI Worth From $4.00 to $6.00 , ;l AT submitting returns for the business year most nearly approaching ths year in question; the statistics, how ever, relate to a 12-month period and to the cane and beet crops of 1909. The figures are preliminary and sub- jec to such changes as may be found necessary from a further examina tion of the schedules. The total production of sugar In tils country increased from 90,800 tons in 1879 to 835,800 tons in 1909, or £20 per cent; the Inercaso in the qurinity of cano sugar in the 40 years was 274 per cent, and the entire de velopment of the beet-sugar Industry !• measured by this period. The imports of sugar Into the Uni ted States during the period covered bj' the table Increased from 914,COO tons to 2,887,100 tons, or 218 per cent, lu 1909, of the total imports 32 per cent came from noncontiguous sec tions of the United States and 68 per cent from other countries. Not tak ing account of stocks on hand the supply of sugar for the United States in 1909 was 3,722,900 tons, made up or domestic production amounting to 855,800 tons and imports to 2,887 100 tns. If the 94,600 tons exported du ring tho year be deducted, the amount retained for consumption is found to be 3628,300 tons, indicating a per cap- cashier’s Checks ita consumption of 79 pounds, which compares with 59 pounds in 1899, 61 pounds in 1889, and 39 pounds in 1879. Exchange Bank of Waycross Located at Waj'cross, Ga., at the close of Business March 7th 1911. RESOURCES. Demand Loans $135,665.63 Time Ix>ans Bonds and Stocks owned by the Hank Furniture and Fixtures .... Cl her Real Estate I reads the verdict returned last night - by the twelve men who sat In tho east of Dr. David A moss alleged com- r.’.i.ndcr-ln-chiof of the n’ght riders. Tho day laid been consumed In clos ing arguments for the prosecution and defense ad the Jury was given tho case at a Into hour In the afternoon. It was early last night when It wna announced that the jury had reached an agreement. Judge flanbury had previously warned tho spectators that cny attempt at a demonstration would bo bade the basis for severe action on part of the court. There was no outbreak. It was aparent, however that a largo majority of those present wero sympathizers of tho so-called ‘general’’ and many of them crowded el out and showered upon Dr. Amos* their congratulations. impropmtu reception held in the court room Dr. Amoss was sur- 27.38 I rounded by members of his family, j Dr. Amoss was alleged to have led 2,500.00 | tne raid upon tho city of Hopkins* 4,000.001 ville, Dec. 5, 1907. A mob, said to 66.001 have been composed of hundreds of Due from Banks and Bankers in this State 3,"403.06 Due from Banks and Bankers In other states . Currency Gold Silver, Nickels, etc Cash Items Clearing House .. . 2,550.26 8,326.00 1,745.00 5,223.42 110.50 5,392.50 H FARMERS TAKING HOLD OF SCIENTIFIC FARMING. Atlanta, Ga.. March 17.—That tho fnrracri of Georgia are taking hold of ILe teaching* of the acientlata of the State Agricultural College and are preparing for a acaaon ut great actlr- la indicated by flgu.ea a* to the feitlllxer movement In th* fate Just complied by the freight traffic partment of the Southern railway com piny for the period extending from January lit to February 2lit of this comparison with the lame from the fifteen principal on the line* of the Southern In Georgia abow that In the period named hie year there hare been ship- to Georgia points >5,712 torn of fertlllnn a* against >5,. tone for the lame period of 1210, Increase of 10,105 tons or practl forty per cent. agricultural experts this Is re- as a most fsrorsble Indies- Is bellered that this Increase the use of commercial fertilisers to th* determ nation o4 the far- larger yield per acre more than to any gen- Increase In the acreage under Total 1109,009.81 liabilities. Capital Stock Paid in $75,000.00 Surplua Fund .. 4,400.00 Undivided Proflta, less Current Expenaca, Interest and Taxei paid 1,332.06 lu.c Unpaid Dividends 16.00 Individual Deposits subject to Chock 74,802.23 Savings Deposits 10,584.94 Certified Checks 15.00 .... 2,869.58 Total $189,009.81 STATE OF QEORGIA County of Ware Before me camo W. H. McRae, Cashier of The Exchango Bank of Waycross, who being duly eworn, says that the abovo and foregoing state ment Is a true condition of aald Bans as shown by the booksof tile In. snld Bank. W. H. McRae, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before, me thle 17th day of March 1911. E. H. Crawley, N. P. Ware County. PHOENIX AWAITS ROOSEVELT. Special to The Hersld. Phoenix, Arlx., March 17.—Phoenix I* decorated with llage end buating In anticipation of the errlnl of ex- President Roosevelt tomorrow morn ing. The distinguished visitor Is ex pseted to remain In Phoenix over Snnday. Tomorrow afternoon he will prase a button opening s gat* in th* great Roosevelt dam and In the evening Miss Ethel Rooeevelt will turn on th* electric lights above the d*m. men from Caldwell, Trigg and Lyon ccuntlcs, awoneed down upon the city late at night and burned nnd wrecked property valued at haf u million dol lars. MEXICAN RANCHES ARE LAID IN WASTE. Eagle Paso, Texas, Maroh 17.—A large area of the northern sections dt Mexico, stretching for hundreds of square miles south of tho Rio Orando Is a desolate tract of land, scourged by warfaro and utterly deserted. A party of four Americana returned koto today after a trip by automobile and horaeback through the ravaged zene In tho state of Chihuahua and Hated that they had traveled for 100 mllos without seeing u human being. They declared that ranchos had been deserted, stock driven off by the In- surroctos and killed without discrimi nation. i NOTICE. Evoy member of the Central Baptist Tubornacle choir I* requested to meet at tho Tabernacle tomorrow night choir practice. Every member i» urg ed to bo present ns arrangements for the first service to he held In the new Tahernncle arc w he made. OAV OBSERVED IN MONTREAL Special to The Hersld. Montreal, March 17.—The feature ot the SL Patrick’! Day celebration Montreal today was a big Now spring skirts big selection, $7, Humphreys ft Ytililimrop. rod patriotic cession to 8L Patrick’s church where fatchera attended a special PUTTINO MONET Is a good Investment If wlssly. cannot be on each matters, WE So i let the