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NUMBER 209
WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 1911
VOLUME XVIII
A A
LEATHERS.
V 5
CHARGES CONSPIRACY
Florida Railway Sues Sea
board and Knicker
bocker Trust Co.
AT THE TIFTON FAIR USED CANE ON LAWYER
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 6.—Suit for
$6,000,000 damage has been filed In
the federal court in this city against
the Seaboard Air Line railway and
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, of
New York, by tre Florida' railway.
The complete allegations of the plain
tiff are not known, but attorney^ state
that the defendant companies are to
he charged with conspiracy, the effect
oi which prohibited delivery of bonds
sold by French capitalists by the Flor
ida Railway Company end handled
through the Kntck^mockei* Tru*:
Company.
The Florida Railway company al
leges that attempts have been made
to prevent entry of the road into Fer*
nandina and Jacksonville. Senator
sLaFclIette te said to be making an in
vestigation and French government
officials are also making inquiries re
garding the matter.
Waycross Boosters Were Had Accused Mayor of Be
There To Boost Way-
cross And Ware
ing Intoxicated In
Police Court
Tifton, Ga., Oct. 6.—Today was
VVaycross Day” at the exposition and
i delegation of over thirty strong ftr*
rived at 10.30 headed by Judse Jolit
M>ers, Dr. Gus Folks, C. Fort Art-
d ^ws and other repiosehtatlve Mi
It was “Waycross Boosters’ Day”,
and they were there to set forth the
merits of Ware. There was no for-
Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 6.—Mayor W.
D. Rice, now nearly 80 years old, crea
ted some excitement this morning
In the city hall when he used a can-
\1! porously on A. H. Blanchard, a
prominent attorney, striking him two
heavy blows over the head. Blanch
ard staggered back hurriedly and 1
went to his room.
Mayor Rice staged that Blanchard
FOR ORDINARYOF WARE
Makes His Announcement
To The Voters .of.
• Ware County
mal exercises, the delegation spend* ( accused him of being Intoxicated
lng the day taking In the sights of "'bile trying a case In the police
the exposition and getting acquaint
ed with our people.
DIED AFTER 8H0RT ILLNESS
Mr. William Smith, a farmer resid
ing near Hebardville, died last night
after a short illness with typhoid
pneumonia. The* deceased was about
45 years of age, and leaves a wife and
several children. Mr. Smith was a
native of North Carolina, and the re
mains will probably be carried to
that state for burial.
Young Men’s Christian Association.
Sunday 4:30 p. m., men only, Prof|
Pound has a special subject that ev
ery raaij in Waycross cannot afford
to miss hearing. Remember .this big
men's rally on Sunday Is for every i Blanchard from practice In the police
Dr. Gus Folks, one of Ware coun
ty’s best known citizens, has decid
ed to enter the race for Ordinary.
Dr. Folks has a good many friends
in the county, and will receive strong
support. If elected, he would make
a good officer. Following is his ao
nounement:
FOR ORDINARY.
I hereby announce that I will bo a
candidate for the office of Ordinary
ot Ware county, subject to the Deni*
court The mayor says ho was on ocratlc primary to be held later,
his way to the commonwealth attor- j elected. I ; promise to give my atten-
ney’s office to seek advice as how to J tion to the office and keep It open. Iv
avoid trouble with Blanchard when will be no side lino with me. Thi*
the lalter approached him excitedly early announcement is made necea
in the street. sary by the fact that other candidates
The trouble started recently when i have already announced for this of
mayor threatened to disbar ;flce. Soliciting the support of ioj
man whether a number of the asso- court,
elation or not. If you haven't a Sun
day suit, why you are welcome In
yiur old clothes. Don’t stay away.
It’s for you.
THE LADIEg'oF WAYCROSS ARE
CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE
OPENING' OF DOLAN’S NEW STU
DIO, CORNER PARKER AND MARY
STREETS TUE8DAY AFTERNOON,
OCT. 10, 4 TO 6. 6 3t
The fobt ball game, scheduled for
yesterday afternoon* between Bunn-
Bell Institute and th e Waycross High
Sdhool, was ca(lled otf. The Bunn-
Bell boys claim that the boys tried
to ring in a professional player on
them, was given as the cause of the
game to be called off.
Siloes, Mats
, Furnishings
Will Convince You That
You can get as good goods
and as nice Styles as are
Shown in the larger cities
The Prices Are Much Less.
friends, I
LI CROSSE IS
SWEPT BY FLOOD
La Crosse, Wis., Oct. 6.—The situ
ation at Black River Falls, the pros-
perous town of 2,000 inhabitants
which was swept a Hood this af
ternoon when the waters of the Slack
river, r.wollon by recent raiv.3, waBli
ed through tho embkn’imeiit of the
La Crc-i.-t Water rower ‘Conipa
dams at Hatfield, In tonight worse
far tbnii vr.v even scared when
itood .-r.vrpi.
Half of
boon
of the res Id
by the t
refuge on- !
H. C. SEAMAN.
ved together ..ith a pnYi
nee {’’strict, and it in fiaid
laprjple v im have taken
teh bind?, that tho town
wjll be wiped’ out* Whether lives
have been loit iu not yet certain. The
people have l»o:n scattered and to
night var'a-.FOC arc being made to
determine hew many if any are miss
ing. Thus far two persona .have not
been Recounted for.
ON GEORGIA RAILROAD
Strikers And Officials, it
is Stated, Will Now
Get Together
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 6.—Following
the granting of a restraining order
by Judge Sheppard at Valdosta today,
in the Georgia and Florida Railroad
case, conferences were held at Doug
las between citizens, officials of the
road and representatives of the strik-
Washington, D. C., Oct. 7.—After C
four months’ vacation the Supremo
Court of the United Sthte-s-will con
vene Monday for the term of 1811-12.
The docket is crowded with 781 cat
es, as compared with 696 cases a year
ago at this time. No case of any
thing like equal importance with tho
Standard Oil and Tobacco dissolution
suits is on the docket, but there are
a number of important and interest
ing, matters that will come up for ad
judication. ^
The court is expected to take up
first of all the numerous cases involv-
What the form of arbitration! ing the activity ’ of : State Railroad
will be is not known frgre, except that Commissions. There are more than
the president of the road has wired fifty cases of this kind to be decided.
General Manager Turner to agree to As all of them are correlated, it is
arbitration under the Erdman act.
Information tonight, though unof
ficial, is to the effect that progress
has been made toward a satisfactory
settlement of the strike.
There is a shortage of food supplies
all along tho line, and i? increasing
daily, and the business men are tak
ing an activo Interest In efforts to
ward tr settlement through necessity.
a meeting of the board of arbi
tration on differences between Geor
gia and Florida and Its firemen, held
tonigght at Douglas, the beard agreed
upon a pcale for firemen of 45 per
cent of the engineers’ pay during the
life of the contract. This was ac
ceptable to the road, but wa* rejected
by the firemen. The road wa? pay
ing 40 per cent and the striking fire
man demanded 50 per cent.
IN JTHE COURTS.
H'nrj/ Lewis, a negro, charged
with stubbing, was arrested last
night. Later Lewis was released a*
the negro who made tho complaint
asalnrt him refused to prosecute the
case.
Charles Jhn«», also colored, was ar-
rented on a misdemeanor charge.
Both arrests were made by Consta-
NEW LINE OF LADIES, MfesSS
AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING
IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATEST
67YLE0 AND ANLL THE LATEST
bloO. W. Brady.
Herbert Rawlings and Ed. Bishop,
two negroes serving terms on the
gang- had their fines of $75.00 each
paid this morning. Bishop was re-
leased, but Rawlings was held to ans
wer a charge against him in Florida,
T«dge W,M. McDonald held a fee-
sics of bis court this morning and
disposed of a number of cases.
Beapiifql line new neckwear Just In
at the Bon Tor. 7 2t
Mr. James E. Broome, of Quincy
Fla., is in the city the guest of hlr
fer, Mr. A. M. Broome, at 65 Albany
a enue.
A Chicago pastor says: “Walt tin-
1 ?ca are burning with an Idea he-
| fc.-o putting pen to paper.^ T^fc, Slid
frfi mx'f the fire detriment Irt-'
HON. J. E. BROOME HERE.
Senator Broome, of Quincy, Fla.,
In the city tho guest of his son, A. M.
Broome, at 65 Albany* avenue. IIo
has been In 111 health for somo time
and ‘it is hoped that his stay huri
will bo of benefit. The following no-
tlcc is taken from The True Denio-
rnt, nubtlrhed r* Tnllah&saoo:
HON. JAMES E. BROOME.
State Senator From Sixth District.
Senator Broome, of Quincy, Gads-
!o?i county, war born In Tallahassee
!r, March, T815, and is frequently re
red to as one of the "Grand Old
Men of Florida”. JIo has been serv
ho peopjo of tho State slnco 1890,
when be wan olocted state senator
from Gad?den county, and has rep-
Rented b!s district in the upper
bouse at every -succeeding session,
with the exception of 1904, when he
was a candidate flbr Secretary of
State
u tho ago of sixteen Mr. Broome
entered the confederate army. Ho
was discharged n few months before
reaching the age ot eighteen, came
home and re-enlisted in Joe Chalres’
Leon County Company; again went
to Virginia, and was a member of the
Eleventh Florida Regiment. He was
captured a few days before the sur-
probable the court will hear them as
nearly together as possible. There
are thirty-six rate cases from Missou
ri alone, three from Minnesota, in
cluding that decided by Judge San
born, which agitated the governoro*
conference at Spring Lake recently,
and several from Oklahoma and
Kentucky. The opinions of the su
preme tribunal in these cases prob-
r.bly will fix defflnitoly the constitu
tional limits of 8tate Railroad Com
missions and circumscribe the powers
they may exercise in the way of fix
ing the rates of common carriers *n
Interstate traffic.
Several important cases have come
ovor from the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The Government ques
tions the right of railroads to mak*
concessions to elevators, holding that
it is rebating. The St. Louis Termi
nal Company, owning two bridges ov
er the Mississippi River, is being
brought to the bar on tho queston of
its being n monopoly In restraint of
trade.
render, and sent to Fortress Monroe
ax a prisoner by the* federal govern
ment
Mr. Broome is from one of the old
est and most distinguished families
of the state. His father was state
senator, Judge of Probate of Leon
county, and Governor of Florida from
1853 to 1S57.—Tbe Weekly True
Democrat. .
WILL ADDRESS
K.0FP.L
At tho regular meeting'ot Wake
field Lodge, Ho. 27, Knight, of Pyth-
lar next Monday night, Prot. E. L.
hay, president of Bunn-Holl Institute,
will dollvor an addre**. Prof. Ray 1»
a aplendl'd speaker and hi* addro**
will bo full of luereat to the member*
o( the ordet. Every member of tbs
lodge I* urged to be preaent, and via-
Ittng Knight* are molt cordially In
vited to attend.
Mr. D. 8 Schureman, the architect,
vho arrived In Waycro** several
lay* n-o to make hi* permanent
Home In Waycroir, bat opened office*
'a 1-aOradde building. Further an
tcuneement will he made later. Mr.
’.-hureman, however, I* now ready
‘or bualne**.
Editor R. Y. Beckham, of the
Lauren* Herald, bit been appointed
van* warden for h!* county. A good
-.election
.X
WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS
II Ir too late for fire Iniurance. Hoi
one know* where the next Are will
tc. Somebody'* homo or place of
buainau -l* In flame*.
INSURE NOW.
Don't look upon the idea a*' gambling
with the law of chance. Fire ln*ur-
anee la the legitimate Inveetment ot
the busincie man. It I* part ot boil-
A.M.Knight
&Son
REAL ESTATE AND iKSURANCF
V aGENTi.
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