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AYCROSS
^ VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1911
NUMBER 304
NOSTHLE
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BY THE BLACKSMITHS
On Account of The Illinois
Central Trouble, De
clare High Officials
THE KILLING OF
J. R. FENNELL
BEING - INVESTIGATED
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24,—High offi
cials of the Central Railway declare
they know of nothing of an Impend
ing strike of the blacksmiths of this
system because of the labor troubles’
on the Illinois Central Railwa.y. Mr.
T. 8. Moise, General Manager of the
system states that ho knows of no
dissatisfaction and there has been no
suggestion of a strike in the shops of
the Central anywhere.
Mr. Robert Fechner, the State Sec
retary of the Federation of Labor,
says there will be no strike in the
Centrals shops unless there should be
an effort to send work from the shops
of the Illinois Central to Savannah
or elsewhere on the Centrals lines to
be repaired and he does not think
this will be don8.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25TH.,
By Chatham Grand Jury
Much Interest Taken
In The Case
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24.—The grand
jury of the superior court at its meet
ing held yesterday afternoon inveti*
GETS THE PLACE
ON SUPREME BENCH
Paul Trammell, of Dalton,
Appointed Railroad
Commissioner
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 24.—H. Warner
Hill, chairman of the railroad com
mission, has been tendered and has
gated very important cases, the most accepted the position of associate Jus-
interesting being that of Walter Me.! tice of the supreme court, succeeding
Eachern, who is charged with having Judge Horace M. Holden, who tender-
PARKER RALLY MEETING 0 f THE
HELD LASTIIIGHt! CITIZENS’ CLUB
MAY PAY VISIT
TO
AT THE OPERA HOUSE | V/AS HELD LAST NIGHT DURING THE WINTER
Large Attendance—“Pro
gressive Democratic
Leagu 2” Formed
Attendance Good—A Num
ber of Speeches
Were Made
At an open mass meeting at Opera j A meeting of the" Citizen’s League
House last night the Progressive Dem j was held at Wade's Auditorium last
ocratic League was duly organized, j night. Dan Lott, president, caMud
There was a very large crowd pres- the meeting to order. A large crowd
ent, and while the supporters of Mr. j was present Mr. Harry D. Reed
killed J. R. Fennell, his step father-
in-law several weeks ago.
This case has attracted wide atten
tion because of the prominence of
the parties involved and the fact
that they were well known to a large
number of Savannahians.
It Is said to be possible that a sot
ond party may be Indicted in connec
tion ’-•nil the case before it is con-
iu-j
BUYS INTEREST IN BUSINES3.
Mr. F. D. Hereford, for a long time
with the P. N. Harley Hardware Com
pany, and Mr. James T. Brantley,
AND THURSDAY, 26TH., BUSTER I who has been engaged in the bard-
BROWN AND TIGE V/ILL BE IN
THE CITY. THEY WILL SPEND
THE TWO DAYS AT THE POPULAR
H. J. BENTON STORE, AND EVERY
BODY IN THE CITY IS INVITED
TO SEE THEM. FREE SHOW.
DON'T MISS SEEING THEM. 23 3t
Col. Randal Walker, of Valdosta, is
in th$<cjty today.
ware business at Troy, Ala., have
bought an Interest in the R. J. An
thony Hardware Company on Plane
avenue and will assist Mr. Anthony
in the management of the business.
Tho name of the firm will remain the
same. Both Mr. Hereford and Mr.
Bantley have had long experience In
the hardware business and are fine,
active young business
ed his formal resignation to Governor
Smith yesterday. Paul B. Trammell,
wetfjknown^ attorney of jDattou,* Is
named to fill the vacancy on.the rail
road commission.
The appointment to the supreme
court bench was tendered Mr. Hill by
the Governor yesterday morning and
Mr. Hill shortly afterward Informed
the Governor that he would accept.
Judge Hill’s term as Judge will be
gin next Monday, November 1, the
date on which Judge Holden’s resig
nation becomes effectve, and his-term
will be for a period of four years,
when Judge Holden’s term would
have expired.
,Mr. Hill has been in public life
practically ever since he bo&an the
practice of law In Greenville, Meri
wether county, his home, in 1891, fta*
ing served several years in the legis
lature and several years as railroad
commissioner.
Calvin W. Parker were In the major
ity, it is said, there was nlso quite an
important representaton of tho sup
porters of Mr. John M. Cox and Ma
jor F. H. McGee.
Mr. Harry M. Wilson was elected
chairman and in a few words called
the mooting to order,
speakers were J. E. T.
made his first speech of tho campaign
and was heartily received. His ad*,
dress was followed by speeches by
Messrs. J. W. Willett, L. O. Futch,
R. W. McCormick and others. These
gentlemen heartily voiced the senti
ment of the meeting. The meeting
Among the | adjourned suhect to the call of Pres-
BowdEn, u. dent Lott. At last night’s meeting it
Mayor Gaynor, of New
York, Will Probably
Visit “Forest City”
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24.—It is ex
pected that Mayor William J. Gay
nor, of New York, will pay Savannah
a visit this winter. He has told two
or three callers at his office in New
York that he expects to come South
during the winter and that Savannah
will be among the poiuts he will visit.
The Mayor says he has wanted to
come here for a long time. If he
comes he will be given a very cordial
reception. *
B. Strickland, Jasper Wylding. Calvin I is stated that a number of new mem-
W_ Parker was called for and out
lined his platform to the audience.
He met with a hearty reception. There
was a large reprcsentatlpn of railroad
bera v. ere added to tho League.
time while professing purity of pur-
ose and lofty ideal, thoy do not pea-
men, representing the vnrious labor, Itnto to employ tho methods of an
unions. The following officers wbrn ora filled with bitter black memories
add strength to this popular and pro-
and will gressivo firm..
elected:
Judge Harry M. Wilson, President.
J. B. Strlckiafid, Vice-President.
Jasper Wyle<»<-’, Treasurer.
An advisory committee of twenty-
one, consisting of the following wr.B
appointed:
J. A. Youmans, J. E. SteaZTwaTl,
Herbert W. Wilson, A. R. Pfctman’,
F. Inman, E. H. CRawley, C. E. O.
son, G. E. Shults, S. T. Wright,
Gordon Parker, W. J. Pnmphlln; C.
M. Sweat, C. L. MagaP.s, John W.
McGee, J. D. Carbo, E. P.
J. J. Dclkfll L. J. Goodroe, Archie
Owens, R. E. Laughlln, W. W.
I Sharpe, Jr.
viz, the days when political conven
tion, macs meetings, clique caucusos,
etc., wero bossed, bought, sold and
exchanged by the unscrupulous gras’>
Ing political few. A step backward
ia never recovered, a precedent es
tablished 1b sure of repetition, and n
public expression of political prefer
ence other than that made by a pri
mary is a direct slap at collective
Judgment as expressed by ballot.
I have just taken a dose of itheral
ipecac and feel slightly better but
^ho mind temperature still ranges
high.
J Symptoms developed from reading
IvWhoroaa No. p, condition serious,
After a short talk from Mr. C. q. J indications point to delirious trem-
Lewis, Mr. J. R. Cucamcr and others ] ones, Bamo old >1,m y BUako BtnI
thp committee wero inFfrifcfeJ fj> J tempting Eve with on apple, am
A Look at The New Fall Clothes,
Shoes, Hats
and Furnishings
Will Cohvince You That
You can get as good goods
and as nice Styles as are
Shown in the larger cities ,
The Prices Are Much Less,
druft a platform of principles to sub-
imlt at another mass meeting to be
called at Opera Houso on "Monday
next.
No candidates for any office wero
endorsed no action will bo taken un
til the membership llst3 are complet
ed.
afraid that experience gained from
the part w.il be lost i/.» if Eve oats
and Adam tastes, something’s bound
to happen, *
Symptom developed vom readmit,
Whereas No. 3. Apple is ato, tho
A CARO FROM
IR. DEMPSTER
an it s rkfing, snake smiling,
r ’unlng, hell rejoicing, condition tti-
duced by an utter failure to observo
itho commandment given to touch nor
[taste that which Is forbdiden. But
.fr.ow the Citizens Club has taken the
saddle, Mio cry is heard that knowl
edge is now ours, wisdom nbldOvh
I trill* u*. we aro the pej.'.t—our st •«-
• dard is up, our bearers aro only wor
thy no othors, have merit, we are
the “It” Listen to the melidlo/ of
| cries all trying to find excuse-for be-
wlso and liberal in providing
H. C. SEAMAN.
NEW LINE OF LADIES, MISSES
AND CHILDRENS 8H0E3 COMING
IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATE8T
9
8TYLES AND ANLL THE LATE8T
Mr. Editor:—
After reading ih Saturday’s Issuojing
of your paper the “Whereas's” andi U8 with our servants at our own ox-
"Resolutlona” embodied in tho plat-! pense without our consent, they seem
form of tho so-called Citizens Lea-1 to have forgotten that we also havo un-
sue, tho writer has suffered severelyjcrstandlng, and aro ablo to poscss
from an acute attack of mind Indiges- Jt jr soul with patience until tho time
tion, and after searching carefully
through the accumulated records of
many years for a remedy, have failod
most signally to find one. In this
my oxtrcmlty I «m obliged to call
upon you In the hope Chat your wider
experience and riper knowledge may
lead mo to the antidote.
That you may be better able to
prescribe I shall attempt to diagnose
my Case and while the diagnosis may
be somewhat crude it shall st least
be truthful. • , ,
Symptom developed from reading
{Whereas No. 1, mind chaotic, primar
cauao evidently induced by the effort
to assimilate tho hetorojeuous mi.
ture ranging from the sky pilot I
height to boot black in depth with a:
admixture of would-be political lead
<rs la between, assembled for tin
fM’.iroze cf forestalling and rendering
nugatory the neccessity of bolding
primary elections, yet at tb«’ enrf
appointed.
Listen to the raving of Resolution
No. 1:
A square deal—capita! letters. Ob.
shades of Czar, was It/a square deal
when Brutus shod your blood, was it
kind In him you loved, to send you
to the place allotted before you time,
ia it kind for the Resolution to shout
square deal and In tho next breath
to Insinuate that exact Justlco and
honest administration is an unknown
quantity in Waycross, havo they for
gotten that no honest man insinuates,
but deals with facta, have they for-
;otten that each Individual la In bis
>wn right tho oniv perfect 'man, all
re frauds but he himself, and werr
rent justice meted out Co all the
ulk of mankind would be confined
iow many of those Resolutions are
free from the taint Inspired by the
desire to b» abpv^^flr fellows (do
not all answer at once, but let him
who Is without guilt cast tho first
stone.) Condemnation of favoritlsfa
Is commendable, but lo whom shall
be delegated the task of keeping Ihy
brother, pondering to the feeling that
an imaginary and unf^ual rate Is" ex
acted docs rRJt help to raise revenue
or aid in Welding together a commun
ity of Interests but a cohesive will
ing determination on tho part of a
united whole will fihd does furnish
the power that compels all things.
Tho primary system alono Is the
neurest approach of perfection yet
discovered, for the selection of public
servants, although some seom desir
ous of returning to tho custom of
past generations, and in seeking to
hide that desire shout Square DeaL
"'Resolution No. 2, 3 and 4:
As no citizen of Waycross advocates
other than u progressive admlnstra-
tlon, I fail to seo why the, resoluters
should arrogate to onIR progressive
“us”, fijere are others equally ambi
tious, perhaps more so, and evidently*
loss envious, therefore moro liberal!
not so ready to judge yet more apt
to render Justice when a case Is pre
sented truthfully.
Eorth la no Elysium, yet who
amongst us does not wish it were,
Waycross Is young, sc&rcoly out of
swaddling clothes, able to walk but
unable to run, for many years yet,
hor nurses selected by tho people in
their primary elections will have to
bear with patience, much petty mallco
and seek carefully for the means to
curl tho caprice and restrain tho im
petuosity of such parts of her body
politic as is evidenced by this band of
resoluters.
Judge:—I arc not quite so mlxccf
Up, but I am going to stick by the
primary. 1 ain’t going to bolt after
It either, and I have reoolatcd not to*
bolt before it.—ad.
W. E. DEMPSTER.
WOULD YOU LIKE A
H0U8E LIKE THI8T . *
Perhaps you could have it, in as pret-
ty a part of the country os you ever
IF YOU DON'T THINK 80
Call upon us and tee. if you say that
you are interested. It la quite likely
that we can do something for you.
A. M. Knight
&Son
MAL ESTATE AND IN8UF
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