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VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1911 NUM TURNED DOWN BY DECLARES HE IS NOT GUILTY IBAND RE-ELECTS L IN. CORNELL WRIT OF ERROR DENIED OF MURDER OF GIRL In £eattie Case--His Last Chance Is Appeal To The Governor Richmond, Va., Nov. 13.—The su preme court of appeals today denied the petition of a writ of error by Hen ry Clay Beattie, Jr., convicted of mur dering bis young wife last July. The decision on the appeal from the Judgment of the Chesterveld court, which sentenced him to die in the elec tric chair November 24, is znal. Only clemency or reprieve by Gov ernor Mann can save the condemned man. DELI FOR TRIAL OR WOW CHARGE George Tucker, a young negro, had a preliminary hearing yesterday before Judge W. A. ^McDonald o.n a charge of selling whiskey. Tucker was held for trial, and being unable to furnish bond, is occupying a cell in the county jail. OYSTER SUPPER. Saturday, November 19th from 4 to 10 p. m., in vacant building adjoining city post office. Oysters all styles, ”25 oents. Cake and candy for sale. Pub lie cordially Invited. The proceeds for the benefit of Grace church choir Rev. Richeson To Be Placed On Trial In Boston January 15 Boston, Mass., Nov. 13.—The Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson will be plac ed on trial on the charge of murdering Miss Avis Linnell, January 15, 1912. This date was set late today when Richeson was arraigned. Without emotion and in a clear voice, the preacher pleaded “not guil ty”. He was then returned to jail. The date of Jasuary 15, proposed by District Attorney Polletler, was stren uously opposed by W. A. Morse, the pastor s coussel. He declared the de- fesdant’s counsel has not been able to hold a single meeting, and asked a continuance of six months. Mr. Morse said John L. Lee, of Vl»- ginla, who is to be the chief counsel for the defendant, would be unable to meet the other lawyers until the lat- ret part of this month at the ear liest. Considering that Mr. Lee rep resents the accused man’s family, ho felt that the counsel should Confer be fore the date of the trial was s^t. In fixing January 15 as the date, the court said that two months was ample time for the defense to prepare its case. Escorted by a coun omcer, the ac cused minister came Into cou^t today appearing calm and confident. His month In Jail had effecte'd him buf little. He showed no signs of nervous BE 60V; .SLATON HEAD WAYCROSS BAND FOR ABOUT SIXTY DAYS CONSTABLE A VICTIM THE CRIME LIST {TELEPHONE TRAIN 18 SIGNAL SYSTEM Will Endeavor To Give Waycross a First-Class Band President of Senate Will]Eighteenth Murder In As Take Oath And Become Governor Tomorrow The Waycross Bund met last night In a called meeting, by the President, 13. M. York. The mluutes of a previous meeting was read and ap proved. Upon motion Mr. L. M. Cornell was re-elected Leader and Mr. York President. Mr. Cornell deserves credit for the success of the Waycross Bund, and with present members wil give the city as good a band as can be gotten up in any city the size of Way- cross. The band wishes to thank the or and Council for its liberal dona- in the past and also the merchants so liberally responded when call ed upon. The band will in fuure be ready to accept all engagements In and out of the city, and Mr. H. Jolmscn will act Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14.—On or about Wednesday, January 24, 1912, Geor gia's new governor, to he nominated In the Democratic primary election of December 7 and elected in the special state election yet to be called, will bo inaugurated, to serve through the re mainder of the unexpired term oj Governor Hoke Smith. The Legisla ture will meet about that date to de clare the result of the special eleceion and Inaugurate the new executive. The special election will be conduc ted about Thursday, January 10, accord Ing to present indications. Tho call for this election will be issued proba bly next Monday, November 20. Res* iatration books will cloao five days after the call Is issued, which will bo Many Months In Ala bama Town In the future as in the past, and any- about Saturday, November 23. aegis- one wishing to secure the band will communicate with him. By order of, B. M. York, President. 14 2t ness, and hla plea of ’’not guilty” Col. Alexander A. Lawrence, of Sa vannah, was among the prominent vis itors to Waycross today. Mr. Law rence Is one of the representatives In tho general assembly of Georgia from Chatham county. could be heard distinctly in all parts of the room. ✓ A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Fiats 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. NEW LINE OF LADIES, MISSES f?.. AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATEST STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST LEATHERS. tratlon for the December 7 primary will close the same day It does tor the election, the same registration apply ing to both. John M. Slaton, president of the Georgia Stato Senate, on Wednesday of this week will succeed Governor Hoke Smith as the chief executive nf Georgia until the now governor is elected and Inaugurated. His retire ment and Mr. Slaton's succession will be*- without ceremony. % He will on Wednp*day notify Phil Cook, secretary * Mhnt he has resigned, and Mr. 11 notify Mr. Slaton that it is ,it on him to take the office the Interim. Mr. Slaton will Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 13—The 18th murder within a little more than 18 months was committed at Lewisburg last night when Constable W. W. El- lard was killed at. Hagan's drug store and his 8*year old son, Ralph, was shot in the thigh. EUard was shot three times, dying at once, and his son said tho shooting was done by Tom Hagan and Bob Puyno. Hagan later appeared at the -county jail and gave himself up. These four men appear to have been the only ones in the drug store at tho time and just after the shooting Ha gan and Payne were soon running down tho road. The cause of the trouble Is not known, though it Is claimed the con stable lmd been Implicated in some numerous assassinations In that section recently. ON THE COAST LINE To Be Used Exclusively- Circuits To Be Com pleted Soon COL WN GOES Col. W. W. Lnmbdln left this morn ing for Washington, D, C.. whore ho goes to attend the regular fall session of the Court of Claims In that city, to appear in the Interest of clients who have claims against the Unitod States Government for cotton and other art I go to tho capitol anl bo sworn in by'cles* burned and stolen during the Chleif Justice William H. Pish or j civil war. For tho yoars passed these some other member of the state su-| claims have been barred by the gov preme court. The chango of execu-! eminent, and only those persons who TO WASHINGTON |^|ANA LAWYER LOCATES IN WAYCROSS ttves will probably be made between 10 and 12 o'clock on Wednesday. Mr. Slaton returned to Atlanta on Sunday following a three weeks’ rest is New York. Ho has been engaged all of Monday and will be on Tuesday disposing of tho accumulation of mall that came oo his law offices durtyig could show loyalty to the Union during the war wore allowed to prove their claims. Last year, however, Hon. Chas/ L. Bartlett, representative of tho Fifth District In Georgia, passed an amend ment to the "Abandonod and Captur ed Property Act,” which takes this his absence. Thus far ho has not so-1 bar from Southerners, and they are looted the executive nsd private secre-jnow allowed to prove and collect their taries who will assist him in tho gov-[claims In the Court of Claims. ernor's office,, but will Jrobably an nounce them on Tuesday. 80UTHERN CORN 8HOW TO j BE HELD AT ATLANTA, GA. Arrangements are being made for the holding of a Corn Show to be known as the Southern Corn Show, In the spacious Auditorium Armory at At lanta, Ga., from December 6th to the 9th, 1911. Exhibits will be shown from Louis iana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina. Exhibitors from all of these States will be Invited to compete for prizes. Particular attention Is called to the classification of the prizes. The prem ium Hat la specific and complete and admits of the widest scope of compe tition, and specializes to a large ex tent upon the competition sf Boys’ Corn Clnbs throughout the tterrltory from which exhibits will be shown. This is an excellent move. The pro motion of methods of agriculture xr engaging more Interest today then any time in tho history of our coentry. There it nothing more potent in the stimulation of agricuttnre enterprises then competitive shows of this chjtr* Engineer W. A. McKinney, who wee ilM In the wtook on *he southern tutwny neer Greensboro, s. C., yes terday wee e cousin of Mr. Charles During tho war residents of this section had large amounts of cotton and other products stored at Savdn- nah, Brunswick and St. Marys and this was taken by the Federal Army and either burned or confiscated, and only this year have Southerners been able to recover the value of their products. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 14.—Work has commenced on the Installation of tbo telephone train signal system for thq Atlantic Coast Line between Savannah and Charleston. Some time ago the Coast Lino started the instalatlon of the telephone • system between Savannah and Jack sonville. The new signaling system has already been completed from Richmond to Charleston, and the tele- . graph wires between these two points has been abandoned. It Is expected that the circuits be tween Charleston and Savannah anu Savannah and Jacksonville will be completed within the next few weeks, and the Coast Line will be using the telephone altogether for train signal ing between Richmond and Jackson ville. The Coast Line plans to sub stitute tho telephono for the tolograph on all of its divisions ultimately. So far the telephone for truln signalling purposes has proven a great success. Mr. Joseph J. McCarthy, a young lawyer from Indiana, was admitted to practice hero beforo Judge Thomas A. Parker this morning. Mr. McCarthy has moved his family to Waycross and expects to locate here permanent ly. He wil! be associated with Col. J. M. Murkoy In tho practice of bla pro fession. CHANGE 8CHEDULE ON WAYCR088 & SOUTHERN Effective November 17th Iho sched ule on the Waycross A Southern Rail road will ho changed. train frofil Hehardville, under tho new schedule, will leave at 9:00 a m.; leave Way- cross, Albany Avenue 9:05 a. m. Tho train from Fredel arrives at Waycrosb, Albany avenue, 1:25 p. m., tad at lie- bardvllle at 1:30 p. m. See schedule In Herald. NOTICE A. SPECIAL NOTICE! olIowlM named Indies are ro- to meet In The followl quested to meet In the parlor of the Y. M. C. A. building tomorrow of- ternoon at three o’clock, for tbe%pur- pose of planning work in connection with the Y. M. C. A.: First Methodist Church—Mrs. G. W. Deen, Mrs. F. A. Bates, Mrs. E. P. Peabody, Miss Crawley. First Baptist Church—Mrs. J. W. Bennett, Mrs. E. H. Reed, Mrs. W. N. Jones. Catholic Church—Mr*. C. Harper, Mrs. H. 8. Dubose, Mrs. Herrington. Trinity Church—Misses Myers, Mrs E. J. Berry. Central Baptist Church—Mrs. W. F. Eaton, Mrs. H. P. Brewer, Mlia Carrie Perbam. Presbyterian Church—Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. J. C. RJppard,^, j! Hargveav ft 1 R. O. Dial.I and Ur. If. If. Martin, of Savannah, ipost femdajr at tho bom. of Mrv and Mrd. J. YJ. Klutz, cf the Wiycroii furniture Com- Strickland. Mr. Daniel la a naphar J pair. . , 4 ' of Jfr/tWMckMndat-*. K ' There will be n meeting af the Modern Brotherhood of America to morrow, Tuesday night, Noveffihdf 14, at 7:30 o'clock, In Wade’s Auditorium, Southern building. Prof. Gibbs, of West Virginia, an enthusiastic mem ber of the order, will be present. Ev ery member Is urged to attend. Com# prepared to pay dues. 13 2t. E. M. Cason, Pres. Real Estate Renting and Fire Insurance A.M. Knight & S on Phone 266 laGrande Bldg. .. ; .v