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RALD
VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1911
NUMBER 324
ONLY TWO IN
. THE RACE
LABOR COMMISSIONER’S
Race To Be Fought Out Be
tween McCarthy And
Stanley
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 15.—It' developed
definitely today that there will be' only
two candidates In the race for com
missioner of commerce and labor, Jo
seph McCarthy of Savannah and H.
M. Stanley of Dublin. The time,for
paying the assessment fixed by the
state executive committee upon the
candidates closed today frnd these
wj^ the only two who paid the en
trance fee in the race.
B. Lee Smith of Atlanta, today an
nounced his withdrawal fro*m the
race, stating that his business engage
ments would make it impossible for
him to oonduct a campaign. It is
stated that W. A. McKenna of Macon
also decided to withdraw.
All of the candidates for governor
R. B. Russell, Joseph M. Brown an'd
J. Pope Brown, have paid their en
trance fee to the secretary of the
state fsommlttee.
RAWLINGS BOYS {WORLEY GETS A
GIVEN PARDONS LIFE SENTENCE
ONE OF THOSE STRAW BALLOT8.
' Mr. J. H. Hoover, a traveling man
from .Augusta, Ga., who visits Way-
cross every month took a poll of the
train No. IS5 between Jesup and Way-
cross Tuesday, for gc^ernor and found
the following choice:
Joseph M. Brown 43
BY GOVERNOR SMITH
Was One of Last Official
Acts of The Retiring
Governor
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 15.—Expressing
the opinion that the murder of the
Carter Ch'luien In Lowndes county
six years ago was the crime of their
father, tather than of the Rawlings
boys, Governor Hoke Smith today op-
provi'i the reroramcrdatlon if the
Prison Commission, granting a full
pardon to Leonard and Jesse Raw
lings, the two younger of the three
boys who are serving life sentences
for this crime. They will be released
from the penitentiary tomorrow.
The Governor formerly had investi
gated the case of Jesse Rawlings, the
youngest hoy, with a view to pardon,
but decided to pardon them both. His
action was not unexpected.
This is the culination of a long
and difficult fight made by Attorney
John R. Cooper of M&cOn, carried on
FOR MURDERING NEGRO
Recommendation of Jury
Saves Young Man From
The Gallows
Savannah, Gat, Nov. 16.—To spend
the remainder of his natural life in
the penitentiary of Georgia for the
murder of J. H. Turner, colored, John
Willis Worley was sentenced in the
superior court today by Judge Walter
Charlton, after Worley had been
declared guilty, with a recommenda
tion of mercy by the court.
The young man was affected by the
return of the verdict and the remarks
of the court, but there was no dem-
PRpESS OF
TWO STATES
ANDERSON OUT
FOR JOE BROWN
KILLS A GIRL
AS TOLD BY THE INDEX FORMER SMITH MAN JEALOUSY THE CAUSE
Great Prosperity Reported
In States of Georgia
And Alabama
Ga., Nov. 16.—The .In-
Index says in its issue fot
ft;
icatlon made this week for In-
Hon of new companies illus
trate forcibly the never-ceasing indus
trial and construction activity m
Georgia and Alabama. The purposes,
minimum capital stock of- these com
panies are as follows:
‘'Tq build 70-mile railroad in south
Georgia,, $350,000, Waycross, Ga.; es
tablish furniturei factory, $50,000, At
lanta, Ga.; dtoveolp oil lands, $500,000,
Rlmrsold, Ga.; trust company, $50,-
been a fair one and the crime fdf
without other reward than the gratl-1 "'hlch Worley had been convicted was
onstration of any character when the|OOo| Aihburn,' On.;manufacture auto
drama was being enacted. Worley I mobile tires, hose and belling, $125.-
was brought from the Sheritt’e olllce !00#, Augusta, On.; establish Insurance
Into court by the north entrance and I company, $100,000, Atlanta, Ga.; a
stood while he received his sentence, j Gadsden company will proceed Immo-
Judge Charlton said tho trial hau to deve.op water power that „ DuP(mt f
will furnish electric lights and energy , * , "
And Managed Campaign
For Him l -Mr. Anderson
Prominent Man
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 15.—One of the
biggest surprises of the pres«ht .cam<
paign developed today when former
Governor Brown received a letter
from James L. Anderson of Atlanta,
pledging him his support In the con
test for the short gubernatorial term.
Mr. Anderson baa been prominent In
politics of Georgia for the last ten
years. He managed thp campaign
made by Hoke Smith in 1906, when
Governor Smith won brer all by a
big majority. He again managed
Governor Smith’s campaign in 1908,
and was a joint manager of his race
In 1910.
Previous to Governor Smith’s entry
Into gubernatorial politics, Mr. An
derson was prominent; he was one of
f’.cation of success In n case In which
he believed the defendants innocent.
one of the most atrocious in the coun
ty’s annals. Worley was unattended
by either his mother or his father
when the sentence was received. The
jury reported into the court about 1
Pope Brown 3
No choice ....... 5 16 2t
REED MEETING.
Col. Harry tt Rood, candidate for!’» fter havln * *'>" m ” earl >’ tcn
Mayor, will deliver .a apecch at the j hour8 ln deliberation.
A. B. & A., freight station, on Al-I The.trial of Hugh Boggs, indicted
bany avenue, tomorrow evening, Frl-1 jointly, with Worley for the “sarnd
day, at seven thirty o'clock. Mr. jjerime, will be taken up tomorrow mor-
|mh «qmp npw pointaLlhat he ning. It is not expected that the trial
4s going to brint^ out in this speech. I will consume as much tlmefiETSe
1 first
A Look at The New Fall Clothes,
Shoes, Hats
andFurnishings
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 OP LADIES, MIS8E8
AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING
IN EVEfCv DAY. ALL THE LATEST
STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST
for Anniston and Talladega, Ala.
"The very considerable sum of $1,-
234,500 Is the aggregate of the mini
mum capital stocks of the thirtesti
new companies for which Incorpora
tlofi has been asked tills week. In ad
dition, a charter was granted at Sa
vannah, Ga., to a lumber company
which is capitalized at $7,500,000. | ~
“An architect was selected to plan!VICTIMS OF TRAIN
car. ;»_lgn In 1902; In 1906 he placed
Governor Smith In nomination at tho
Macon convention.
Without reverting to his former po
sition, Mr. Anderson declares that ho
believes that the best Interests of the
state demand the election of Governor
Brown on December 7.
BrazeU, After Slaying The
Girl, Attempts To Com
mit Suicide'
school buddings to be erected at
v^ntevallo, Ala., by tho state at a
: (JoBt^of 000. ‘A -tifKot of ,1,000
netOi of Alabama coal land was pur
chased and will be developed exten
sively.
'"Among the Items of construction
ARE IDENTIFIED.
Savannah, Qa.r No15.- -TUroiv
c yna litMo doubt jof tbs Idrtntltv of
the two youths who wdre kTriei
week by a Seaboard Air Lino train
while asleep beside tho track near
Wnys Station, having been establish-
work to be done, as published thlsjod. From descriptions furnished, It is
week, are: I believed the boys were St. Paul IToa
"City ball, Douglas, Ga.; depots, |ly and J. Richard McLaughlin, both
Tpllad6ga and Demopolls, Ala.; hotel, J°f Philadelphia.
Jonesboro, Ga.; jails, Dale county, They cumo to Savannah on a steam-
Alabama and Lowndes county, Geor- several weeks ago, and remained
gla; road Improvement, Pickons coun-jhcre sofne time. They wont to Jack-
ty, Alabama, and Whitfield county, I Ronvillo and returned. They appear-
Georgia; school building, Barncsville, j «d hero In local vaudeville houses,
Ga.; church, Columbus, Ga.; apart-1 being possessed of considerable talent,
ment house, Savannah, Ga. | The Pipes found In tho pockets of the
"Elections upon the issuanco of dead boys corresponded with thoso
public Improvement bonds will be carried by tho young men, and Me-
held In the following cities; ] Laughlln had bis Initials tattooed on
Quitman, Ga., $73,(700; Thomas- ( hi® nr ,n -
vHle, $50,000, and Buford, Ga., $10,000.1 - 1,1 »
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 15.—Crazed by-
jealousy; Ed. J. BrazeU, a white cot*
ton mill operative, 42 years of age,
■hot and killed Carrie Bell Duncan, a
sixteen-year-old girl. In the presence
of Brazell’s sick wife this morning.
Before the man could load the sin- *
gle barrel shot gun and turn tbp-
weapon on himself, bis wife, though /
weak and feverish from Illness*
wrestled with him and prevented him
from accomplishing his purpose. Of*
fleers soon arrived and placed Brae
zell under arrest.
BrazeU and his wife and the deaft
girl and her family lived ln the same
tenement house. He was enamored ,
with the girl and was Insanely jeal*
because of her alleged acceptance
of attentions from another man. .
While the Duncan girl was ln the
room with the wife and JubI after she
prepared breakfast for the BrazeU’*
the husband seized a gun and blew the
girl’s brains out.
The wife Is prostrated nnd BrazeU
refuses to talk, although letters found
in his pockets stated that he loved the
girl, was jealous of other men and
that be Intended to kill her and end
his own life. 1
CITIZENS LEAGUE.
A~rni«nranrHnumi$uf w«'»
of the Citizens League will l* held In
room 214 of tho Southern founding,
this evening, November 16, at 7:30.
A full attendance is requested. 16 It
HENRY CLAY BEATTIE, JR.,
MU8T DIE ON NOVEMBER 24.
Richmond, Vo., Nov. 15.—Governor
Mann today declined to Interfere In
the caso of Henry Cloy Beattie Jr.*
and tho young wlfo murderer’s last
hope of escaping the electric chair on
Friday, November 21, was swept away.
Attorneys tor the conddnined man
held thejr last conference with the
governor during the morning; and
just before noon the latter announced
his Intention not to Interfere in any
way with decree of the Chesterfield
rounty court, which was sustained by
tho supremo court of appeals of the
state.
petition had been presented to*
the Governor praying for a respite of
at least thirty duys for spiritual pro* '
paration. This also was turned down.
Some of the industrial pllints (o TWO TO ONE OVER
be established are: , J BOTH OPPONENTS;
"Paving tile plant, Atlanta, Ga.; » E. H. WALKER'S 8TATCMENT.
syrup fuctory, Montgomery, Ala.; rail- The following statement from E. II.
way construction, Albany and Thom- Walker, who figured with some prom-
asville, Ga.; roofing plant, Ensley, inence In the last gubernatorial rac3,
Ala.; steamship line, Macon, Ga.; has been given out at the governor’s
woodworking plants, Gadsden, .Ala., headquarters:
and Waycross, Ga. Contractual J "Joe Brown will get two prohibition. Georgia are not Interested at tbi*/
been awarded for 100-ton Ice factlry votes to every one that Pope Brown time in the only issue you have raised.
to be established at Birmingham, Ala. gets. Joe Brown will get two local “Joe Drown will be elected by an ‘ V*
"Bainbridge and Lyons, Ga., will! option votes for every one Dick Rus-J overwhelming majority. In fact there '
have new banks." j »<*ll gets. For the following reasons: wlllbo little to this Campaign except
- — jin the first place the people of Geor- the fact of Joe Brown’s big majority
BIG TENT THEATRE NEXT WEEK, "gia will settle the prohibition question over both opponents. I will vote for
The famous Jewell-Kelley. Stock i without regard to Pope Brown’s race I Jod 1 Brown."
Company will show lu’ a big tent in for governor. His defeat or election
Waycrots all next week. / This com- j will have nothing to do with ita final
pany has the largest tented theatre in ’settlement, •
tho world, seating 2,000 people. Mon- “2. The people of Georgia as a
day night the play will be “Way Down j whole ore not ready to go back to
East." Entire change of programme local option as represented by Rue-
nightly. This show comes to Way- sell’s position,
cross ftlghly recommended. The tent | "3. It is two important an Issue to
will be pitched in Haines avenue, near be disposed of in a little 'Jumped up
old railroad. The price of admission election for part of a gubernatorla?
is 10 cents. See sdvertisemeit In The term.
Herald.
“The vast importance of the prohi
bition question will come up next year
when the whole state will vote on
the election of a stade-wlde legislature
and a governor. ? \
“Pope Brown and Dick Russell had
just aa well save tpeir money and dime
turn’s having Vnf:
hlbitlon questloJL
THREE MURDERED IN
BROOKLYN DWELLING.
New York, Nov. 16.—Triple murder
was committed today In Brooklyn.
Two women, mother and daughter,
and the child of one of them were so faa aa this
found desd in a dwelling on Park bearing on the
avenue. The father of ckild-is sought Gentlemen, you/are starting before 1
by the pclhe. v ^ tbe shot was fred. The people of
Real
Renting
and
Fire
Insurance
A.M. Knight
& Son
Phone *.66 d?
LaGrande Bldg.
