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AYCROSS VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA„ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1911 NUMBER 317 WANTS DAMAGES FROM THE CITY A !FOR INJURIES RECEIVED Mr. H. Sauls Asks For $590.00 For Dislocating His Knee Mr. H. Sauls, a well known citizen of Pierce county, through hit at torney, Col. A. B. Bates, presented a petititon to City Council last night asking the city pay him $500.00 for Injuries he received when he fell on the pavement near the oM First Na tional Bank building in September. Mr, Sauls, in his petition, aliases that be fell and dtslocatel his knee, causing him to be under the care ofj a physician for several weeks, am that his injuries are permanent. Mr. Sauls claims that the accident was due to defective paving. The » matter was referred to Git* Attorney Leon A. Wilson. BIG PLANT MAY BE ESTABLISHEI CITY COUNCIL OKAS BUSY SESSION NOTICE! Col. Harry D. Reed, candidate tor Mayor will speak in Phoenix Park Saturday evening, November 11th at No matter whom you expect to sup port come out and hear jCol. Reed. 6 Ct. D. M C. cotton in all colors. Royal Floss silk threads in All colors and •vangate, at 8 21 Miss Frances McDonaldr AT OLD CAR FACTORY Mr. D. S. Schureman Sub mits Proposition To The City Council Mr. D. 8. achrueman, who r# cently moved to Waycross from Rock ford, III, made a proposition to City Council test night to buy the plant of the 8outV Atlantic Car ana Manufac turing Company. Mr. Schureman presented letters from Mr. Morgan V. . Gross, who represents big stockholders In the ilant Mr. Schureman and associate- desire to purchase the plant for r the purpose of establishing a s&sb, door and blind factory. The ^matter was discussed at some length and was Anally deferred until Thursday night to allow Council to investigate the matter. Should Mr. Schureman secure the plant he will establish a manufac turing business here that will mean much for Waycross. At first the plant would give empoTyment to about fifty men, and the force would be gradually increased. GEORGIA CITIES GET POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS Washington, D. C., Nov. 7.—An nouncement was made here today that postal savings banks will be opened at Baxley, Hahira, Mount Vernon and Nashville, Georgia. WANT MASS MEETING To Elect City Executive Committee--Other Matters The City Couneil held a busy •ion last night, Mayor, Jofcn M. Cox, Aldermen Slnclart, Dunn. LcCount, Brewer and Moore being present Col. J. L. Crawley, representing the People's League, appeared before Council and asked that a call be 1^ sued for a mass meeting to elect an executive committee to arrange^ for holding the primary, to make rules governing said primary, etc. After some discussion, the matter was de ferred until Thursday night, at which time members of the Citizens’ Lea gue and others will be heard on the matter before final action is taken r. M. A. Thomas appeared be fore Council and asked that he be reimbursed for loss of rent he sus tained while negroes suffering from small pox were quarantined in his bouses. After some discussion, Thomas’ request was declined. From now on to the clcslng of thi tax books, the city clerk and tax col lector, for the convenience of those who cannot see after the matter du ring the day, will keep' the books open for receiving taxes and register ing Wednesday and Saturday nights until 8 o’clock. COPY OF NEW GAME LAW FREE AT C. 8. HARDY.A 80N»8. 7 ltd 1tw Ml ' v A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Hats and Furnishings Will Convince You That You can get as good goods s and as nice Styles as are Shown in the larger cities The Prices Are Much Less. H. C. SEAMAN. BW LINE OP LADIES, MISSES It STATEMENT TO ARRANGE FOR PRIMARY HE ANSWERS CHARGES THE COMMITTEE MEETS Against Governor Brown A Strofig, Convincing Statement of Facts Atlanta, Oa., Nov. 8.—Tho following statement has been given out st the Guveib'cr Browu headquarters by J. R. Smith, campaign manager: Our distinguished friend from Ohio HoaL, Volney Williams, manager of Col. Pope Brown's campaign for gov ernor, is taking a great deal of Inter est Just at this time in the ownership of Atlanta real estate. Acting as I believed thon and be lieve now, in the interest of the public good, 1 asked Mr. WUIUnis a few days ago if ho would not have Colonel Managers Selected To Hold Gubernatorial Primary . December 7 In pursuance to the call of Chair man J.' 0. William,, a apodal moot ing ot the Ware County Democratic Executive Committee waa held at the Court Houea thie morning. Mr, L, E. Dunn acted ai eecretary. Judge Wllllame stated that the object ot the meeting waa to provide waya and meant for holding the primary on December 7th for the nomination ot n governor and state labor co9>! •loner. The place for holding the election III the Sweat district wae changed to Brown, whom he la representing, to J Hayv.ood. There being no fundi disclose the Identity of the would-be available for defraying the oxpenaea criminal who attempted to bribe Col- .'of (he primary, a resofnlion waa onel Brown by offering him a $100,000 .adopted requesting die chairman to campaign fund, lo add two words In a,k the following gen-lenten to hold his platform, of course, the Intention dm election In tliolr reapective dll- of the “responsible gentlemen" not trlcts: Only to corrupt Coolncl drown hut to j Way.J.vtce, Opera House—H, -M - debauch this state. . Wileon, T. W. Morrleon, C. M. WII- It will bo recalled, howovor, that llantB. Mr. Williams substituted u serloa of Waycross, Court noose—\V. A. questions for an nneiver. It would McDonald, C. A LeCount and H- A. seem that bis candidate Is still actio i Harris, i a shield to the would-be criminal : i-V-ywcf I—H. D. Woodnrd, JIhn At that time, Mr. Williams, wantod a. M, .tollneon and D. C. DavlB. to know If Governor Blown owned 57 | Itragadza—'William Guy M. Alhrlt- and 02 1-2 Decatur street. I want tl ton, and E. B. Sundy say to tho public that Governorj Glehmore—D. N. McQualg, S. V■ Brown docs not own 52 and 52 1-2 Wilson and J. J- Sedgwick. Decatur atreet, and to say further that j Manor—-W. K. Booth, J. C, Me- GovernorBrown own's only one Quolg, and Oeorge W. Corbett, piece of property ort Decatur atreet, Waresboro—H, J. Mullls, C. W. and that has been occupied since he Tyre and K. O. Bennett, owned it, many years, by Mr. Gald-{ Millwood—J. F. Bennett, J. W •telu, who 1, in the boot and shoe'starling and W. W. Grimm business. GraVes Fairfax—J. P. Llde, J. L 'and T. Bunn. j Blekley—W. M. Den toll, B. H. I Roberta and N. L. 01111,. j Beach—J..M. Sweat, L. P. Taylor, and J. B. Taylor. , Waltertown—J. J. Wldeman, W. ’ H. Lynn and B. F. Bryan. Governor Brawn recently Inherited a one-third equity In another pleoe of property on Decatur atreet, and the State of Georgia Inherited the oCbef two-thlrda for the btinoat ot the Geor gia School ot Technology. Governorj Brown will receive one-third of the j On motion, a special committee to consolidate the votes was appointed AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING N EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATEST STYLES ANO ANLL THE LATEST \ Income; the Georgia School of Tech' nology the other two-thlrda. Tha The aame tenants now oceopy the property who occupied It under leaee at the time Governor Brown and the atata of Georgia Inherited It. I hjtve oarer believed that Colonel Pope Brown needed to advertise that he haa declined a bribe of $100,01)0, to eatabllsh his honssty In Gsorgtc, and thereby set the dangerous prece dent of saying to tbs world, "I can be approached without risk to you." Georgia snd her people have occu pied the enviable position of being freer from the taint of corruption, resulting from bribery, perhaps, than most other states—for Instance the state of Ohio, the home of Colonel Envn'i manager, Mr. Williams. Be It said, however, to the credit of Ohio, that they have been puttiaa them In the penitentiary by the scor es.-a&d Georgia will do tha same thing If we can 1 oca to them; hut so long as they have an apparent guar antae of a complete (hleld, the people stand helpless and It will soon be-' coma the Msecs of corruptionists. 1 say that It la usslaaa to tag a man to get the slogan of "Honest,'' and especially so where no doubt had prev lously baen raised, with but one ex ception—Mr. DuPont Onerry, of Ma con. who stated publicly that Col. Ff.pe .Brown could not be trotted with prohibition. A letter from W. R. Hammond to Rer. g. R. Balk, president of the Gelrgla Anil-Saloon league, doeKrln, his Intention of nppcrtlne Governor, ae follows: J. 8. Williams, W. W. Lambdln, C. E. Dunn, D. N. Mo Qualg, W. 0. Booth, E. Gridin and W. B. Thigpen. CLARK ELATED BL Lonla, Nov. 7.—Speaker Champ Clark Is elated over the resalt of tha more Important elections throughout .ha country as Indicated In parly re turns, and ha bold! that the naw glee- Ion bespeaks Indorsement of the work if the lait congress and forecasts the 'lection next year of a Democratic ’’rastdet. Talking, tonight to a representative if the Associated Press here over the ong distance telephone from his (dance. In Bowling Green, Mo., aid: “This la good news It sorely It an ndoraement of,the work ot the Dorn- cratlc Congress and shows we will elect e President next year. It It cry good news to me."' Mr. Clark displayed the keenest In- erect In the returns on the guberna- trial elections In Massachusetts and Kentucky and the congressional eleo Ion Is the Boeond Kansas District. belief la Governor Brown's pceltior JESSE RAWLINGS GETS PARDON GOVERNOR SMITH ACTS Strong Effort Being Made , To Free The Other Rawlings Boy Atlanta, Ga., NoV. 7.—It now seems* practically determined'' that Jesse Rawlings, the youngest or the Raw lings boys, charged with the murder of the Carter children, will be freed by Governor Smith. A strong effort is also being made to free b{a broth ers by appeals to the Prison Commis sion. J. J. Jowers, the aged grandfather of the boys, appeared before Gov. Smith today dnd with tears in bis eyes pleaded with the governor to parddn the youngest boy, At least, and promised, if the Governor did so, to take him to his big farm and de vote the rest of his life towards mak ing a good man out of him. The governor Is of the opinion, it is understood, that the boy was hard ly responsible for the tragedy, and if guilty was a tool in Uie hands of tho others, and a pardon Is looked for him. Thie afternoon John it. Cooper and Oscar Smith, attorneys, appeared before the Prison Couiej'rnlon and argued pardons for tho other Haik lings toys. HIS GREAT BAND Big. Creators, the noted conductor, who moves his audlencoc to tears, cheers, and abouts at hia will, Id to appear here this afternoon and to night at tha Pdrksr Theatre. The following notice from a London paper U vory expressive: alasgow Herald— London: "The world must be a pretty big place after all, or Great Britain sadly bohlnd with Its Impersonation*, when a really extraordinary musical force Uka ‘Creators and His Band' can exist without ever having been heard of In London until a faw days ago. Highly colored accounts of tha band and particularly of the conductor bad preceded tha week's vlat which opened with a concert Inet nlghT at Queen's Hall. Although the whole company of sixty Italians, the band comes to na from America where Ita performance* haver for about lire years, so It Is said, and It can wall be believed, boon common talk In Amort- There can be no manna* of doubt that Creators combines the Snest attributes ot an Intent* mnst- ctl temperament.” Special matinee (j Brown was also given cut by Mr. -a the (-thneranco question as being 'pith. Mr. Hammond expressed hl> f ,y^Yfjr.a«e. Real Estate Renting and Fire Insurance A.M.Knight & Son Phons 266 l cGrcir.ce Bldg,