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VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1911 NUMBER 329 — ■ ■> Will TEST THE STATE LABOR IAW re ^ HE FEDERAL court -rannah This Week ney-General Felder To Attend 3 ta, Ga., Nov. 20.—Attorney Gen- ^^Felder will be present In the ^'Vlted States Court In Savannah to- . morrow to represent the State In a case Involving the validity of Geor gia’s labor contract law. Mr. Felder was directed to go to Savannah by Governor Slaton. The case grows out of the arrest of a negro girl at Vienna, Ga., who was charged with violating her contract and 1 who was convicted of cheating and swindling. Habeas corpus pro ceedings were Instituted In the Unit ed States court to free her. on the ground that the labor contract law was unconstitutional. The case will amount to a test of the law. Both Governor Slaton and Attorney General Felder believe the law to be eonstltut^Val, as it differs In many respects frhra the Alabama law which was declared unconstitutional by the United States Court. ALLEGED TIGERS IN THE MS EIGHT ARRESTS MADE Four White Men And The Same Number Negroes Picked Up By Police The police are after the whiskey sellers and from Saturday night up to this morning they had. four white men and four negroes behind the bars charges of keeping whiskey for salo in Waycross. The white men are Son Cowart, C. R. Kemp, Jas. Walker and Ben Hutto, and the negroes are Homer Bums, James Bryant, Dave Carter and Henry Mitchell. Being unable to fnmisb bond all of the alleged tigers are in jalL They will have a hearing before Mayor John M. Cox tomorrow morning. BIG RAILROAD DEAL REPORTEO NEGRO WOMAN LAST SATURDAY NIGHT Husband of Dead Woman Another Negro Held By Coroner’s Jury One of the most brutal murders on record In Ware county occurred some time during Saturday night when Celia Applewhite, a negro woman, was mur dered in bed at her home on D. street in Old Waycross. The discovery of the horrible deed was not made until Sunday morning. The woman’s body was terribly mutilated with a knife. Will Applewhite, husband of the dead j woman end Lee Thomas and Johnny White wore arrested and held In jail pending the investigation of the crime by the coroner’s jury. Coroner Jackson Grimes had a Jury summoned yesterday consisting of E. Cottlngham, A. P. Padgett, O. M. Williams, Robert Finn, B. D. Mnn and A. Cleland. The jury, together with '.ounty physician M. M. Johnson lewed the body of the woman, and adjourned until this morning oh ence in tpe case was heard at the MAY ACQUIRE THE COAST LINE WILL - MEAN - MUCH For This Section If Penn sylvania Road Buys Property Register Now, Books Open Until 9 P.M. LITTLE JOE'WILl GET TALIAFERRO Hunters-are current today to the ef- Court House. ACCIDENTALLY 8HOT. Mr. W. S. Culver, a well known A. C. L. freight conductor, while tussling with a friend this morning, wns ac cidentally shot. The ball entered Mr. Culver’s left thigh. He was carried to the hospital for treatment and Is reported to be getting along nicely. feet tha Capt. L. Johnson has sold hn» Kingsland and St. Marys Railroad to Mr. Frederick Kauqman, of New York representing pulp manufecturies. Mr. | of dcad woman> and Kauffman has been In this section for As a result of the coroner’s investi gation, after the examination of the many witnesses, Will Applewhite, hue- Will Cooper, a negro hackman, were held some time In the Interest of the pulp ; fop grand , ury . Apl) , ewhlte a ».| manufacturers. * Cooper told conflicting stories as to their movements and whereabouts du ring Saturday and Saturday night Lei Thomas and Johnny White, the other The accident occurred on the freight'previously Intended, probably be exten | two negroes arrested yesterday, were yard below the freight depot. ded on to Waycross. . • released from custody. Capt. Johnson's road extends from j St. Marys to Kingsland, a distance of i about ten miles. The road will, a3 A Look at The New Fait Clothes, Shoes, Hats v 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 AND CHILDRENS 8H0E8 COMING’ IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATE8T STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST (Savannah News.) Of great interest to readers of thi Morning News yesterday was the re* port from Baltimore that the Penn sylvania Railroad is about to acquire the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Few transactions of this nature in recent years, not even excepting tho purchase of tho Central of Georgia Railway by tho late E. H. Harriman for the Illinois Central, have been looked upon with so much favor us being pregnant with inestimable bene fits for this part of the country. It was tho unanimous opinion that such n combination of transportation interests would bo one of the greatest I things that ever happened on tho At lantic seaboard. "It would be a tro- menduously big thing for the South,” said Executive Officer Joseph F. Gray of tho Chamber of Commerce. "I uin \ While no considerable interest has in favor of consolidation, with proper boon taken in tho present campaign CrawfordviUe, Ga., Nov. 20.-—At a Joe Brown rally In the court houfte hero Saturday, Senator E. S. Griffith and Hon. Hugh .Dorsey were the speakers. Considering tho busy sea son of the year, especially in view'd^ the fact that many of tbo farmers are far behind with tho gathering of their crops, quite a pice crowd greeted the speakers and listenod with intense in terest from start to finish. The speak ers were introduced by Colonel Haw es Cloud. Taliaferro county has always been a Hoke Smith county, Smith carrying tho county'over Brown ill their first raco by a large majority. This ma jority In their second race was reduc ed to about 56 votes. The city registration books will bo kept open until 9 o'clock tonight and unless you register by that time yot* will not bo permitted to vote in the approaching city elections. City taxes must also be paid before you can reg ister, and City Tax Collector A. C* Lowthor will be at the city hall until 9 o’clock tonight for the purpose of ol- looting city taxes. If you expect to cast a ballot In the approaching municipal elections you must pay your taxes and register. Tonight Is your last opportunity. 1C you do not take advantge of li you wll*> not bo allowed to vote and in addition will havo to pay cost for the collection of taxes. Register! Register! Resist* regulations. ior Governor, nil Indications point to AT Y. M. C. A. At a supper this ovenlng at the Railroad V. M. C. A. building on Gil- moro street, tho plans to complete the canvass or funds to equip the Y„ "The bonents that would accrue to ■ the county going for Joe Brown in the c building will bo discussed Savannah and to the-whole South can j coming primary, hardly bo estimated. And while I j -*- know no more about tho reported deal than has been published I can readily understand why tho Penn<ylvanl\ could desire to control such a proper ty as the Atlantic Coast Line. It would mean much better service bo- ween the North and South, and greatt- ly improved facilities for handling freight/' M. A. O’Byrne, Esq., who is a stock- CAN VOTE IFT910 TAX IS PAID If you Registered in tho stato elec- holder in the Coast Line, said ho hop-»^ oa 1° 1910 and since that tlmo havo ed the reports were true as ho would I PuAd your stato and county taxes for regard such a move good for tho, tho year 1010. then you are eligible to Pennsylvania, tho Coast Lino and all | voto ‘a special gubernatorial elec- of tho territory through which tho H° n *° be held next month, otherwise system runs. "Savannah would beno- ftt beyond measure by such a transac tion," he said. you are not qualified and, if you want to vote, you had better pay a visit to the office of the local tax collector and It would probably moan tlmt tho j ™novo the disabilities which prevent samo character of service In ofToct y°u fr° ,n voting, between New York and Washington, j . Ml \ny people in. Ware county havo would bo Inaugurated through tha j bocn somewhat puzzled as to whether South over tho Atlantic Coast Lino’s J «*>’ ,,ot they would have to again reals- system all the way to Tampa. That' 1 ® 1 ** Qnd T1 »° Herald has been busy alone would be a great improvement, f trying to put ibese people right on tho and yet it would be only ouo of many ritual ion. If you roglsteroo and voted benefits that would undoubtody ac-'hi 1910 and latqr paid'your “Slfl luxes, crue to this part of tho country.” I then you are qualified. However, It lms been suggested that the op- J there aro many who registered fn orating hea^^grters would very like- 1910, laying their 1909 taxos, bul If Iy he mov^^back to Savannuh from they have not sfneo paid their RKIbs Wilmington in tho event tho Penney!- an!a took over tho Coast Line. As concentration is the policy of all big railway system tho executive head quarters of the Coast Line would be moved to New York where the affairs of the Pennsylvania aer looked after. THE VA8SAR GIRL8 WEDNESDAY EVENING. One of the best numbers of the Ly ceum will be tho entertainment of (he Vassar Girls on Wednesday Evening xt. This will be one of the most delightful entertainments of the Ly ceum’course and will undoubtedly at tract a large crowd. Sextettes, quar* tettes, trios and duos will be given on many different kinds of instru ment! and the program will be unue ually verted. A great treat le prom ised all who attend. ra-w Mr. and Mrs. Warren Archer, of El Paso, Texas, will rrlve tonight TBSy will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goodrich on Jane street. rnmmmm The oyster supper given Saturday night' by the‘lades of Groce Episcopal Church woe a success in every wsy. The ladle* will clear of all expenses j the poisoning of the Governor's chick- about seventy dollars. en». for last year they cannot participate in the election. Tho books will remuln open for some tlmo yet, and those wtTo aro not qualified will have an opportunity to do so before tho primary. IN FEAR OF THE POISONERS Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 19.—Policemen are guarding the executive mansion of Kentucky tonight, assigned there at the request of Governor Wilson. Fears that the historic house myy be set on Are or that food taken In for the use of the Governor's household may be poisoned, are responsible’for tho guard. Some time ago Governor Wilson discharged an employe who hod worked on the place. This employs continued to get his meals from the exocutive kitchen until the Governor found It out and he was ordered from the place. The next development was (and adopted. This canvas, begun a fow days ago, has resulted in $2,000 subscriptions, raised exclusively among R. R. mon, to date and tonight plaus for its further progress will be discussed by General Secretary H. M. Johnson, of Savan nah, W. A. I-oyd, Jacksonville, Fla., II. M. Finch, Rocky Mount, N. C., John F. Dudley, Fiorenco, S. C., and Stato Secretary, J. V. Road and any, others prosent who wish to oxprosf themselves. This is a very worthy esuso and tho mo3t remarkable success of th# canvass so far is a fitting tribute to It and from tho success attained wS predict a quick finish with great suo* cobs . There will bo no money nskod for tonight. Only the coinmittoe and a few others havo been lnvltod to this ■upper, ; The supper will be served by Mos- dames W. F. Eaton, H. S. Dubose, II. B. Lee, W. P. Croom, L. O. Jonkins, W. J. Tubbs and J. M. Fes- perman. TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE ISJ SESSION The Ware County Toachers’ Insti tute opened at the Court Houso this morning at 10:30 o'clock. The instl* tute was opened with prayer by Rev,. W. J. Carswell, after which Prof. R„ H. Powell, the expert in charge, mado a talk and explained the work of tha meeting. The Institute will be In sea- slon up to and Including Friday. Real Estate Renting and ■ Fire Insurance A.M.Knight & Son ' Phone 266 LaGrande Bldg. * 1* k ;