Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

volume xvni WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1911 NUMBER 318 618 SUIT FILED A6AINST A. G. L IN JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Suit For $25,000 Is Filed In The United States Court Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 9.—Minnie L. Redding and her husband, Joseph H. Redding, through their attorneys, J ? N. Stripling and A. H. King, have Hied suit in the United States Court for $25,000 against the Atlantic Coast Line. The suit is the outgrowth of a railroad accident FeDruary 21, 1910. On that date Mrs. Redding was ^riving In her automobile and at tempted to cross the tracks of .the defendant railroad company at a point near the Armour Fertilizing plant at Talleyrand avenue. It Is alleged! In the declaration to the suit that Mrs. Redding's auto was struck by the train, which was backed on the crossing. The woman was thrown out and severely Injured, sev eral bones being broken. Since the accident she has bden in constant pain and fears she will be crippled for life. Carelessness on the part of the train crew is alleged. SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE HARMON FOR PRESIDENT IN 1912 To Head The Democratic Ticket—Result of The State Elections Waihington, D. C., Not. 8.—Con- gressman Brantley of Georgia and New York, Massachusetts and TJttreF Washington tjmjghjt; expressed the opinion that yesterday's elections In Ne wYork, Massachusetts and other state* spells '"Harmon." ✓ "I cannot see that the result of the elections means anything else than Gov. Harmon becoming the nominee of the Democratic party for the presidential nomination," said M|-. Brantley. “Any one else who will take the trouble to read the papers of today and see the result must, I believe, come to the same conclusion." Mr. Brantley is one of the' best posted men on political affairs and hls statement should be given weight. Mr. Webb was equally as positive that Harmon is the man who will be • named as the next standard bearer for the Democratic party. “Looks like Harmon to me," he said, "and not Wilson or any one else." NIGHT PROWLERS BUSY. Some time during last nisht prowl ers entered the Beaton House and stole $7.00, a pair of pants, a ring, etc. The matter was reported to the police, but so far there Is no clue. LOST ALL NIGHT IN THE WOODS SOUTH GEORGIA GIRLS Experience In Atlanta- Ran Away From Their Hazlehurst Home Aflanta* Ga., Nov. 8.—Lost all night in the woods, after having run away from their homes in search of adventure, two pretty country girls, Gladys Nelson and Viola O'Quinn, of Hazlehurst, have been taken in charge by the Atlanta authorities and will be returned to their parents. Gladys is 17 and Viola 16. There is no love-story or s/canda|l mixed up in their escapade, they simply wanted to see the world, and decid ed, like a couple of boys, to run away. CHILD'S INJURIES FATAL. Valdosta, Ga., Nov. 8.—Little Jewell McDonald, of Hahira, who was so badly Inured In an elevator in the Stickjand building yesterday, died about midnight at a local hospital. The little girl's remains were car ried to Hahira this morning for bur- The grl’s mother died last June, and her little brother died earlier in year. She was the lust member of the famly except her father. Mr. John M.' Roach, of Lock Bridge, W. Va., arrived In Wavcross yester day and closed a trade for a $1,000.00 Deenwood farm before night. Mr. Roach expects to move his family here at an early date. TO BE‘TRIED IN WARE COUNTY A CHANGE OF VENUE In Charge Against Bruns wick McRae, a Bryan County Negro Brunswick McRae, a Bryan county negro, is to be tried before Judge Parker at .the December term of Were Superior Court* Today’s 8ai vannah Morning Nows contains tho following account of the case: “After many weary months spe'flt in jail Brunswick McRae, the negro who killed Zenus Warnell in Bryan county about three years ago, and who was acquitted by a Chatham county jury, will go to trial next month on the only remaining charge against him, that of shooting at the man who was with Mr. Warnell when he was killed. “McRae will be tried in Ware coun ty before Judge Parker, early in De cember. Before Judge Newt Morris of the Blue Ridge circuit in Bryan county * yesterday counsel argued a motion for a change of venue. The venue question has been up several times before in this case, Chatham Jcounty being agreed upon for the trial of the defendant on the murder charge, and the jury was out only few minutes before reaching a verdic of acquittal." DAVIS HELD ON IWIEKES’ GREAT MURDER CHARGE “KEEN-KUT” SALE D. M C. cotton in all colors. Royal Floss silk threads in all colors and rangate, at 8 2t Miss Frances McDonalds. A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Hats and 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. H. C. SEAMAN. NOW LINE OF LADIES, MIESES AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATEST STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST TO SPEAK FOR Atanta, Ga., Nov. 9.—rSaturday will he a day of political oratory in Geor- KILLED JOHN GAYNOR At Preliminary Hearing Davis. Was Held For Trial Without Bond Savannah, Ga., Nov. 9.—Joseph B Davis, the selftoonfessed slayer ot John H. Gay nor on Congress street Monday night is now confined in the Chatham county jail on a fharge of murder. He was held without ball by Recorder Schwarz after he Had heard Davis' story of the shooting. The provocation for shooting Gay nor, according to Davis was thatr after having had their trouble in Verikus saloon and after Gaynor and his friends hnd left he approached them on Congress Btroet and Gaynor said “There comes the :—*—now". This Davis said was more than he could hear especially as he had just had his face slapped with some open bills Gaynor held in his hand in the saloon. He went .up to him and shot him In the shoulder and the bullet pickcing his heart. Davis told hls story with little show of emotion and seemed to think that the insult of. fered him in the saloon and the epi thet applied to him cn the street were enough to justify the inking of Gaynor's life. The men who were with Gaynor when he was shot say Davis was. mis taken In believing that,be hid'; beei ursod by the former. They say Gaynor did not say anything about Davis. The grand jury Is to men* this af ternoon to consider Davis' case. BEGINS ON TOMORROW Regular Bargain Carnival For Ten Days—Don’t Miss It * Wilkes’ “Keen-Kiil"'sale begins to morrow. This is to be a regular ten- day bargain carnival, and you sim ply cannot afford to miss this oppor* tunity to secure genuine bargains. This progressive store always doe* what It advertises, and for the next ten' days they propose to show the people of Waycross and Ware county how much they appreciate their trade. Don’t fail to read their double page advertisement in this Issue of the Herald. It will pay you. MAY STEWART IN “AS YOU LIKE IT” gla. For former Governor Grown, I* expected he will be Indicted for alone, nineteen meeting, have been j “ardor and that he will be given a arranged, and among the speakers aerial ^ present term of the Su- these various rallies will be dff]Porlor Court. There are five murder former aupporter. of Governor Hoke *rUls on the docket for trail In this Smith. Ardent prohibitionists and local optlonlsts of conviction, will share the platform In advocacy of Governor Brown’s election. Bdrtow S. Willingham for many an the prohibition leader In tho house, expected to take the stnw Governor Brown Saturday, but looks now as If prsvlous engagements | will prevsnt him speaklny on Satur day, but be will speak next Monday at Douglasvllle. Since announcing that be will sup port Governor Brown in the present court next week already. Rallies Plannsd For Saturday. The full list of Saturday ralllek handled through campaign headquar ters Is as follows: Bwalnsboro, Emanuel county; Hugh M. Dorsey, speaker. Calhoun, Gordon county; H. H ■Cabanlsa, speaker. Vernon, Montgomery county E. 3. Griffith, speaker. Gainesville, Hall county; W. H Jones, speaker. LaFayette, Walker' county; W. 0. campaign, Mr. Willingham baa been ® nnD ’ »P** lwr - delUged with Invitations to apeak. They have' ooide frof every section of ths state. He la rseognlssd as one of the shiest prohibitionists in Georgia. When hla state-wide anti-liquor bill was pend ing In the legislature several years btfore the passage of the present law, he stumped the state and gained much support for It by hls appeal to tho general public. leaue Not Taken Serlouely. Governor Brown’s managers claim that the position of Mr. Willingham ihows that the “prohibition Issue" Is not being taken seriously. In further support of this they call attention to tnen who were leaders on the other side during the pendency of die Wil lingham bill who have volunteered To take the stump for Little Joe. One of the men I* Colonel W. S. West, of Vtldosta, who will open - up for the t^jjeriovsrnflr at Cordels Saturday. Arrangements have been completed for nineteen meetings In the Intereet of Governor BtownY candidacy. Sat urday. Each of theae meetings will he addressed by outside speatero. There will be many other gathering* to be addreesed by local people alone heretofore. Hablehurot, Jeff Davie connty; G. R. Hutchens, speaker. Warrenton and Norwood, Warren county; F. H. Salford, speaker. Cordele, Crisp county; W. S. West, speaker. ' Falrburn, Campbell county; W. T. Roberts, speaker. Elberton, Elbert county; L. L- Mlddlebrooks, speaker. Homer, Banks county; Fletcher, M. Johnson, speaker. Asbburn, Turner county: Joseph 8. Davis, speaker. Vienna, Dooly county; Colonel J. lid Morris, speaker. Beuna Vista, Marlon county; Colon*. 5, I, Fitzpatrick, speaker. Edison, Calhoun county; H. A. Wilkinson, speaker. Folkston, Charlton county; Judge John T. Myers, of Waycross, speaker. East Point—speakers to be (elected. Austell—Frank Haralson. It wss stated at the governors headquarters yesterday that organize- Gone are being formed in nearly all the counties. Report was received Wednesday of a club organized a> Forsyth, which already has several hundred members, a large percentage of whom have Opposed “Little Joe" The comedy which the popular young artiste, May Stowurt, and her distinguished company at the Parker Theatre tonight Is whut Is rated by many ns the. most thmightful, the most extravagant, the most artistic, tho loveliest und the most amusing of nil thu Shakcspcarcnn comedies. Those who go to the Theatre merely to be amused will And In "As You Like It" a pleasing comedy, full of the light side of life, whilo those who go to learn, will see one of tho most Intellectual plays any author hat ever written. Pluye of tbla class and stars of Miss Stewart’s reputation are rare,, and it la safe to predict a large au dience of the society folke of Way- cross and neighboring towna. B. F. Leverett, of Godfrey, reported that Z. d. Fitzpatrick, of .Madison, polled the voters In hls home towo the other day and they were found to- stand os fallows: Joe Brown, ,l»p Pope Brown, 1; Russell 1. W. P. Watt, of Falrmount, Gordon county, has writtsn Governor Brown as follows: "I can glvs you the most encouraging nawe from title county. It bun never been for yon, nut yen will curry it by BOO majority this time. I bave organised a strong dub bare and everybody la joining.” WHITE MAN ATTACKED WIFE. D, G. Dougins,, a white nun, who j Uvea on Cnpt. J. A. ToffiberUn’n farm out on Kettle Creek, was arren- tsd and lodged In Jail tbla morning on a ebrage of wlte-beatlng. Douglas wss drinking, so It Is said, and at tacked hls wife when she nn to th* borne of a neighbor for protection. ' Real Estate Renting and Fire Insurance A.M. Knight & Son Phone 266 ' ‘ L aGrar.de Bldg.