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Waycross Evening
passenger steamer ‘Put-In-Bay” which
wad launched today at the Wyandotte
yards of the Detroit Shipbuilding Com
pany.
The new steamer Is to ply between
Detroit, Sandusky and &ut-In-Bay, be
ginning the coming suranjk.
200PAIRS OF PANTS
Worth From
S4 JO to $6.00
MAYOR'S COURT.
i Five white men charged with run
ning blind tigers appeared before
j Mayor Coy for trial this morning, but
us request of attorney s cases wefrc
postponed until Monday morning.
RETIREMENT OF GENERAL
FREDERICK K. WARD.
—~~ - - —. (Jen. pYederlck K. Ward whose last
ROYALTY 70 VISIT-CANAbA. command- was that of tho post at
iZre- to The Herald ; Tort Riley, Ka** Ti be • “♦ired fren
t O'lJca, .iaicfi y 3 . ho Duchess | gr-i^y tomorrow on account cf
cf Argyll, fourth drur.A ■ r o f:hc C(.p. Yv>rJ, > from Ohio, ; ud
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fr.rJ birthday rnr.lverzary today. Uerjis70.
.’ng forward j Most of his rcrvice was in the cav-
al of hfcr at jairy aim. HU retirementresults in
| vhen her jtbe promotion of Col. Sanderson, of
'•naught, !.*c- the Ninth Cavalry.-to the rank of.
iMs yea?. ;fcrIgadUr gene;*!.
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-UME XVIII
WA’/CROSS, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 18. 1911
NUMBER 113
terrible tragedy |ECHOLLS SUPERIOROPENING CENTRAL
IN GILCHRIST PARK,
COURT IN SESSION BAPTIST CHURCH C
E. Johnson Kills Wife And Then Turned The Guni
'E
On Himself-—Leaves Two Grown Children.
Johnson, a white man, shot
land killed his wife, Minnie Johnson*
and then apparently turned the weap
on upon himself, blowing out his own
door, both bullets entering her brain
through her eyes,
a horrible one.
Coroner Grimes
The spectacle wa
brains, the wife died instantly, the | the bodies of Johnson ."d his wife,
man will probably live a short while. The former dying at 11 o’clock, and
.The tragedy occurred at.house on’tor-:the jury rendered a verdict, that Min-
ner of Lewis st., Gilchrist Park. John- 1 nie Johnson died from gun shot
son and his wife had been separated wound inflicted by her husband. John-
for some time, but yesterday the wife ’ sen died from gnu shot wound inflict-
agreed to go back to liv ewith the j ed by himcolf. A paper hurriedly
man if he would stop his drinking
habits. Apparently he agreed to do
so and they spent last night at the
scene of the tragedy, the • home of
Mrs. Johnson’s sister, Mrs. Lula Hay
es. Mrs.'?! ayes states that Johnson
was perfectly sober yesterday and last
night she heard no sound of quarrel
ing. '*
This morning at 7:45 a. ra, t she left
the house to go and get milk, leaving
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson setting by the
fire, apparently good friends, and re
turned in about -15 minutes. On at
tempting to enter the house througn
the front door, which is glass, sh?
looked, in and saw her sister in a
sitting position in the corner by the
door, with blood streaming down her
face, and the man on the floor with
his face in a pool of blood.
Calling for assistance, she got into
the house and found her sister quite
dead and the man dying.
Apparently the crime must have
been committed hastily and the wo
man shot as she strived to open the
Judge J. L. Sweat who attended ON THE CORNER BRUNEL AND
Echols superior court the present REED STREET8.
week returned from Statenvillo
Thursday evening and reports a very
busy session cf court. Judge W. E.
Thomas presided in a most satisfac
tory manner and Solicitor General
John A. Wilkes p’oased everybody.
Among others the ce-ebrated case
of R. and U. F. Camps vs the A. G.
Garbutt Gas Co.. Involving about two
sand acres of valuable land and
timber, worth fifteen or twenty thou-
d dollars, lying adjacent to Sta
WAYCROSS FlIGHTjTHE CITY COURT
OME OFF AT LAST OF WAYCROSS
program.
Praise God from from who all bless
ings (low.
Invocation.
Song: Ail Hall the Power of Je*, today’s aviation meet. Fred Ells, of
sus Name. , [ New York, one of three aviators
Song: I Love Thy Kingdom Lorff. j brought here by J. S. Berger, Jn both
writen in pencil showed that the fa- itenvlIle alld which ha8 once bocll to
tal act was premeditated by Johnson,
and in part said:
“Please bury me as I am. Don't
take any trouble with me.” And in
another one states; “Minnie say
will go to Florida, but she will not
gc.”
Investigation showed that Johnson
had been living at Alapha, Ga., and
came to Waycross yesterday.
Two daughter, aged If) and 22, are
left orphans by this awful tragedy.
MILITARY FEATURES AT
AUTOMOBILE SHOW.
Special to The Herald.
Montreal, March 18.—Military auto
mobiles and military aeroplanes are
prominent features among the exhib
its of the Montreal Automobile Show,
which has its opening tonight. The
display of motor cars is said to be the
largest ever shown In the Dominion.
The exhibition wlU continue tor one
week.
: the Supreme Court, was tried and af
ter being stubbornly contested for two
days was won before the court and
jury by the plaintiffs. Judge Sweat
as leading counsel, assisted by Col. G.
A. Whitaker of Valdosta and R. G.
Tison, Esq., of Statcnvllle, represent
ing the plaintiffs, and Messrs Craw
ford and Wilcox of Valdosta being the
attorneys for the defendant.
SMALL BOY CHRISTENS SHIP.
Special to The Herald..
Detroit, Mich., March 18.—Disre
garding the custom of having a young. nil of the workmen Who bo kindly as-
lady as sponsor, the Ashley and Dus- sisted us on last Thanksgiving Day
tin line selected Master William Hey-1 we would bo more than pleased to
sei of Cincinnati to christen tho new. have them present tomorrow morning
Scripture Reading—By the pastor and J trial and regular flights, had perfect
control of his biplane despito strong
winds.
He reached a height of over 2,000
feet shortly before noon. The eastern
part of Waycross was circled, this be
ing a feature of tho moot. The dip
ping and gliding contests
markable.
At ono time a gust of wind caught
the machine and almost turned
around before It was guided to meet
tho current. An Immense crowd was
on hand to witness'tho flights and
greater crowds are expected tomor
row.
Manager Berger announced today
that he would continue his engage
ments, ar** will probably return short
ly to make good at Valdosta.
In the speed contest, Ells made a 6-
mile trip in less than six minutes,
making In a .fraction over 7 miles q#
hour. He used in his mnehino a six-
cylinder engine.—Atlanta
tlon.
WHAT KIND OF JOURNALISM ARE
WE DEVELOPING IN WAYCROS87
This is an account of' yesterday’)
flights as it appears in The Atlanta
Constitution, and was sent out from
Waycross Suck an article a sthls
wil. hurt tho city.
Rev. Harbin, Pafford and Walden.
Male Quartette—Carswell, C. II.
Lowther, Alec Lowthcr and Cornell.
Historical Sketch Church—Judge
Perhatu.
Cornet Duet—Cornell and Marks.
Words from brethorn and friends.
Duet—Misses Perlmm.
Sermon: Peace Bo Within Thy
Walls and Prosperity Within Thy
Palaces, Ps. 22:9.
Solo—Florence Lowther.,
Song: Stand up for Jesus.
The public is most cordially invited
to attend our opening services tomor
row morning at 11 o’clock In our new
Auditorium, corner Brunei and Reed
sreets.
A special Invitation ts extended to
every man, wman and child who has
contributed from the smallest to tho
largest amounts for the building of
out spacious and homeliko place of
worship. We also extend cordial In
vitation to our friends out of town to
worship with us tomorrow morning
and tomorrow evening. At the even
ing hour beginning at seven a song
service will be held with several spec
ial numbers.
TURPENTINE 80ARING.
Special Wire to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga., March 18.—Spirits of
turpentine went from $100 to $1.01 a
gallon on last call at noon today.
MAN AND WIFE DEAD;
FOUR OTHERS SHOT
BOARDING HOU8E PROPRIETOR
RUN8 AMUCK IN NEW JER8EY
AND EMPTIE8 REVOLVER.
Penning, N. J., March 18.—A shoot
ing affair In,an Italian boarding house
here wound up In the death of tho pro
| prletor and his wife, and the serious,
If not fatal, wounding of four of tho
[ boarders.
Tho proprietor, Andrew do Jsnazio
accused some of the boarders of steal-
his money and started to clear
11 the place with a revolver. He shot at
■ everybody within, ranee, witnesses
■ so:*, and thero was a generr- -xcaua.
j When tho police arrived they found
I four hoarders wounded and tho pro-
J prletor and his wife wero derad. It is
the suposition that De Ignazio, real
izing he had shot eonto of tho board-
jers, killed his wife and then himself.
SPECTACULAR FLYING DONE BY On yesterday morning the case ot
FRED ELLS IN PRESENCE OP the State vs Zlllro Harris, charged
BIG CROWD. with selling liquor was tried. Solici-
——— to:* Spence prosecuting and Harry W.
Waycross, Ga., March 17.—(Special) ! Wilson, Esq., and Judge J. L. Sweat,
j—Waycross had the first successful I representing the defendant, when a
j flights yet given in south Georgia ai virdict of nor guilty was rendered.
The case against George I’appadea*
for selling soft drinks, ice cream and
eigiirs nt his restaurant out on Par
allel street on Sunday was also tried
during the day and after remaining
out until nearly night the jury return
ed a verdict of guilty with a recomen-
dation to tiro extreme mefey of tho
court, whereupon, Judge McDonald
°en*enceU to defendant to 3 months
on the chalngang or to pay a fine of
fifty dollars, and admonished him that
while running his res tar rant on Sun
day not to sell anything in the future
on that day which would constitute a
violation of tho law. In this caso
Messrs Parks & Reed and Judge
Sweat represented the defense and 0
Solicitor Spence tho prosecution.
When tho court was recesaod until
this morning tho damage suit ot Otia
Cowart against tho W. E. L. & P. Co.
was on trial. Col. Jus. R. Thomas of
Jesup and Col. A. B. Spence of Way-
cross being the attorneys for the
plaintiff and Judge Sweat counsel for
the defendant. Upon the conclusion
Constltn-1 of tho trial of tills case today the
I court will likely adjourn for tho term.
THE AVIATOR8.
The airships did not fly yesterday
evening, owing to a very strong cross-
wind that arose. A large crowd was
present and all seemed very greatly
disappointed to see no flight. But, of
course, tljS aviator and his commit
tee cannot control tho wind and It
was probably best to dlfor the flights
rather than have an accident.
Prof. Eels made another attempt tu
fly this (Saturday) morning, but only
succeeded in ascending some 25 feet.
In his rapid docent damaged his ma
chine, repairs will be made at onco.
AVIATOR WILL NOT
FLY THIS EVENING
Aviator Eells will not fly this even
ing, But will wait until the new en
glnc arrives and can be used. Mr,
Kells states that the present engine
lb too weak and makes the flights
Loth ludicrous and dangerous and
doos not permit the machine to rise
50 feet in the air.
The new powerful engine Is on the
way and Is expected In the city to
night, according to a telegram In the
bunds of Mr. Bcrgtr.
Johnny Jones and bib show leaves
tonight for other pastures green. Wo
have nothing against Johnny Jones,
but we shall not shed any tears when
ho leaves.
8MALL FIRE.
A small wood house belonging to
Mrs. Lucius Jenkins on Brunei street
was burned lost night. The loss Is In
considerable and the cause of the flro
Is not known. The flro department
handled the tire promptly and preven
ted its spread.
FLYING MEET AT HAVANA.
Speciul to The Herald.
Havana, March 18.—The flrst com
petitive aviation meet to be held In
the western hemisphere outside of the
United States bogan here today and
will continue through the coming
week.
Half a dozen aviators of wide repi-
tatlon are entered Into tho various
ovents. for which prizes aggregating
$30,000 and a number of valuable cups
and trophies v/ill be awurded.
PUTTING MONEY
IN A HOUSE!
Is a good Investment if tho boas# is-.
wisely chosen. The ordinary mas
cannot be expected to be an export
such matters, but
WE APT
So if you think of buying, better
