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WAYCROSS,GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1911 NUMBER 26 VOLUME XIX ATTEMPTED - SUICIDE BUT HE RECONSIDERED BY GOVERNOR SLATON WITH APPOINTMENTS Accused Minister Will Soon Recover From Wounds Made By Governor John M.‘ Slaton In The Cordele Circuit -Everythin; point- lloeton, Dec. 21. ed today to the rapid recovery ot Rev. Clarence V. T. RIcheson, accused of the murder of Avis Unnell, and who mutilated himself In his cell at the Suffolk county jail yesterday. Possible blood poisoning Is the only element that stands In the way of Rlcheson’s recovery, and that, the surgeons say, Is extremely unlikely. Difference of opinion was expressed In legal and medical circles today as to whether the accused minister's iMgfcn- Special To The Her*:.'.. Chicago, III., Dee. $$.—Archbishop Quigley presided^ at a requiem high mass celebrated at Holy Name Cathe dral this morning In memory of Fire Marshsl James Horan and a number of hti.PMft^ff'hp.inct death In the Chi- Dig reduction on doll carts, Thurs day, Friday and Saturday. Walker- Hood Furniture. Company.. , 22 2r AT OLD SOLDIERS’HOME IS BEING MADE NOW As Superintendent—Trus tees Held Their Annual Meeting In January AUanta, Ga., Dec. 21.—The Annual meeting of the trustees of the 8ol dlers' Home will be held here on the third Wednesday In January, at which time the annual election ot officers will take place, annual reports will be submitted and a new superinten dent will be named. Since the death - of Captain Barry, George 'Keith has been acting superintendent. There are twelve applicants now for the po- ' sltlon. Bids will be opened shortly for the j| erection of the new $5,000 addition to ; the hospital. The addition Is badly needed, as so many of the old veter ans are very feeble and need constant care. The death rate among them Is I growing heavier all the time., Five passed away during November. TONIGHT AT CENTRAL 8APTI8T TABERNACLE. Tonight at 7:15 at Central Tabdf- nacle an entertainment for the young folks will be givelT and a good' TTTno Is promised all thbo come. There will Fined For Killing Summer Ducks, Case Goes To Court of Appeals Savannah, Ga., Dec. 21.—Jud^e Da vis Freeman, of the city court ot Sa- vannah, is probably the first judge of the state to decide the contested point in the new game law relative to the having in this state game that !• un- der ban, although that game WM killed in another state. The court holds, in the case of the state against R. Ward Allen, that) tba law has been violated although, Mr. Allen killed the summer dtick in South 1 Carolina, the act of having itylled them in Georgia constituted a violation of the general purview of the leglsla* tors when the statute was framed. Mr. Allen was fined $10. Messrs Twiggs and Gazan, counsel for Mr. Allen, will carry the case to the state court of appeals to, have final testing there. When the case goes from Chatham it will be the .first under the new statute to be appealed. Savannah Man, Sentenced To Hang, Goes To Peni tentiary For Life Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21,-^OovtfBor Slaton today approved tfye action of the prison commission in commuting the death senieut« of J. C. Hunter, the Savannah murderer, to life Imprison ment. Hunter's respite would have ex pired tomorrow. In making Ills decision, the gofttni- or gave a long opinion, reviewing the case somewhat at length. He spent half of last night looking over the records and reaching his conclusion. GUN8 AND PISTOLS AT AUCTION. I will self at auction to the highest bidder, before the Court House door at 10 o’clock, Saturday, December 23, be a,big Xmas tree for the TTltle folks’j a number of guns and pistols to pay and Santa Claus has promised to be charges for repairs made at my shop. on hand and will spend an hour at the Tabernacle. Santa Claus. says, he wants to meot all the little folks who can possibly be there tonight as he has Just a little package for them. Winchester, pump guns, breechload ers, rifles, etc. ltfCt J. T. McGee.' PREPARING ENTERTAINMENT FOR COLONEL WATTER80N. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 22.—Prepara tions are being made for the enter tainment of Colonel Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journ al Tuesday evening. Col. Watterson will speak at the Savannah Theatre on the “Ratification of Pending Trea ties for Unlimited Arbitration With Great Britain and France." His ap pearance la under the auspices of the Savannah Chamber of Commerce. Ho will be tendered an elaborate recep tion upon* his arrival in Savannah. RING 174 FOR WOOD. Onyx Silk Hose, ”'—’1 20 4t The Stnndard Shoe Co. Ladies, Misies an& {Children's slip pers at 20 4t The Standard Shoe Co. for bis trial. • f Attorney William A. Morse, of Rlcheson’s counsel, says He believes that his client will be in no fit physi cal condition to undergo the ordeal of his appearance in court so soon. Sheriff Fcnvey has guards at Rlche son’s bedside every moment of the day and night to prevent the prisoner making any further effort to Injure himself. Attorney Morse visited his client at the Jail Infirmary this ufternoon. He eald hf found the clergyman resting quietly, Atlanta Man Wrote Suicide Note To Wife And Then Disappeared Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2(.—Mr*. W. A Graham, a young AUanta matron, bps been twice frightened Into hyeterlcl by her huitmnd during the past two day,. Yesterday eho got a note from Elm Indicating that he wee going to' cStt-' mtt eulclde. She woe 'proatrated by the newa, which abe believed, and communicated tt to hef friends, Th® police went to a deal-'of trouble yes- trdey looking for Graham's body. Tbe wife bad almoit resigned herself to condition will permit him to appear In j-fhe fact that the suicide wah certain, court on January 15th, the date set I This morning her telephone bell rang. She attewered IL The voice at the other end ot the phone was that of W. A. Graham, her husband. Aa she clung to the wire, almost falnUng from surprise, Graham Informed her iknt he hadn't killed hlmeolf; that he had no Intention of doing so; that he had boon off on a Utile trip to Chat* tanangn, and that he would he homo tomorrow. The family of Mr. Graham are not- Inclined to bliimg him; saying that ho wrote the suicide noto while In an ab normal frame of mind. His friende, however, criticise him soverely, nnd the ppllco department Is literally [snorting Its Indignation. ] RIDERS” New Lot ot Gloves New Lot ot Neckwear New Lot ot Fancy Vests New Lot ot Muttlers and Reeters New Lot of Bath Robes New Lot of Sweater Coats New Lot of Soft Shirts Everything you wear. All New H. C. SEAMAN. J Tonight at the Majestic Theatre the I sensational Night Rider pictures Will «be shown. This picture consists of two complete reels, taken in Tennes see, picturing the celebrated case of. the capture and execution of Captain ill P. 0. The city carriers 'w.’ndow will be open on Sunday December 24 from 8 to 1!) o'clock, a. m. Patrons who have nankin ut Reel Foot Lake, by lhej tbo|r raa „ dol|vered hy |ho c|ly c , ir . Night Rider, of Tennessee. Thl. pic- | rlerf _ can be , erVK) by cn|| | ng at tbe ure is true to life and is considered ‘ one of tho most wonderful as well as most sensational pictures ever pro duced. These reels have been secured Post Office during the hours named. At the same hours on Sunday the General Delivery, Stamp and Register windows will be open. Registered at considerable expen,e, and will be b „ rec0|ved dltlmtch and given together with the regular vau- delivered devllle attraction, which will consiat of On Monday, (Chri.tma. Day) the a refined ringing and dancing act that CUy Carrle „_ wlu m , k , one fulI de . the management will guarantee to be , lvery aQd collect10n of roa „. E>tra carrier* have been employed and mall will be delivered In all possible haste. Alao on Chriatmaa Day .from 8 to 10 a. ra., the general deUvery, •lamp and roglater window* will be open for general builnaaa. The rural carriers will make their usual trips on Christmas Day. C. E. MURPHY, 21 2t Poatmastar, Atlanta, On, Doc. 21.—Governor John Slaton solved the problem of the judgeship in the Cordele circuit by giving both applicants a Job—which la by way of showing that Georgla'e act ing Governor Is somewhat of a, dlplo. mat as well as a wlso man in pWKIng officials. Solicitor Walter F. George was ap pointed Judge to succeod Judge U. V.- Whipple, resigned. Mr. George was In town and as sooni as ha received word of his apuolntment he reitsned aa solicitor, and Governor Slaton at,- once named Judge Max E. Land, ot Cordele, aa the non; solicitor . Both men wer* applicants for the judgeship, and Oovtrnor Slaton was no little worried about the appoint ment, Inasmuch aa both then had pow. orful baoklng and the strongest kind' of Indorsements. But he solved his problem most sat isfactorily nil around. Both, are good men and will make excellent officials,,; The appointments are effective Jan uary I, and both men will have to gd before the people In the next general election. There wore half a dosed or more applicants for the position of solicitor 1 In tbe event Ihe vancancy occurred. At 12 o'clock yosterduy the hun dreds ot boys and! girls attending tho Waycross public schools were -'turned loose" for the holidays. The schools will open again on Thursday. January for tho spring term, Miss Resale Wright's school for little children also closed yetserday until after the holidays. - Tbs school will reopen on Tuesday, January 2. , especially good and will not offend the most scrupulous. The management Eave decided not to raise the price for this extra at traction, and are especially anxloue for all of their patrone to lake advan tage of thls opportunlty to see t fifty cent show tor fifteen cents. They-tb- solutcly guarantee satisfaction to ev eryone attending. MR. J. N. 60ES Tl SAVANNAH Mr. J. N. Hughe* Is moving bla fam ily to Savannah, wbtre they will re side in future Mr. Hughes has‘been manager here for the Metropolitan Ufa Insurance Company, ofNew York, and he will still be associated with that company In .Bavannab. Tbelr many friends here regret to see them leave Waycross. Mr. W. E. Morton, of Griffin, Qa., comae to Waycroaa aa manager of tbe Metropolitan's busi ness bare. Tbs Hamid extend* to blm n most, hearty welcome. Some of our sporting friends, among them a prize lighter, promised ue meet of birds for Christmas. Robert White Is yet cheerfully whistling from bis bowtr as the autumn leaves are felling. He le still vary much alive and tha vision of "quail on toast” which wt bare so fondly cherished Is fast passing away. We shell bury thl* vision in our grave yard of “lost hopes" and Its epitaph shall be "Thlf grave has been caused by that moHTI- mental liar who promaled us Bob’! carcass.” Buy the boy an Irish Mall for Xmas, 22 2t P. N, Harley Hdw. Co. cago Stockyard* Are a year ago today. Last week a 'fund oft $211,000 raised by popalar subscriptions was distrib uted among tbe twenty-one widows of the Hr* victim*. i ' OUT OF THE FLAME of your Xmas treo may spread the ruin of your entire bouse. Of course you do not expect to bo so careless, but protect yourself against all possi ble catastrophes. Wo advise that you take out n policy. ' NOBODY INVITES TROUBLE ■ but tt somellmee comes, and when It does It seems to come in bunches. Protect yourself ae far as you can and then go serenely along your »ar and do not cron any bridges till yon came to them. A. M. KNIGHT & SON Phone Mt. La Grande Building.