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PROHIBITIONISTS GAINING.
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CHAS. GODDARD
ircDT nu tuc nni w " hington > Dec - 28 -— A wave
nkrl UP) I lib UU °f prohibition has swept with
such remarkable effect over the-
South and sentiment has so crys-t
talized against the saloon and its
NEWS NOTES
I TODAY, JANUARY 1, 1909.
IT. Clark, committed suicido hero!
Monday by drinking an ounce of IEADTHQUAKE ANO TIDAL WAVE
|carbolic acid. lie had been pay-' Rome December 29.—Southern
I ing attentions to a young lady of Italy was visited by a serious
I Rome for the past several months.
(Brunswick News.)
'Another chapter that may be
come a serious ease was written
last night when when Charles
Goddard, hailing from Charles
ton, S. C., was brought to the city
from Jesup and locked up in
Glenn county jail under a war
rant sworn out in this city sever
al dnyes ago.
Goddard is charged with a se-
i : os crime by one, M. D. Bailey,
who claims that Goddard lured
his wife from their home in Char
leston, S. C., bringing her to
‘ Brunswick two weeks ago. The
couple registered as man and
wife, in is claimed, and had been
here several days when Bailey ar
rived on the scene. The couple
left the city only to be located
in Waycross on Friday, Decern- j
her 18tb. At a hearing before
Judge Myers on Wednesday God
dard was released because of in
sufficient evidence. The state
was only able to prove that the
couple hnd registered at a hotel
as man and wife.
Following Goddard’s dismissal
another warrant was served on
him, charging the same offense in
Wayne county. Goddard was
put in jail at Waycross and on
yesterday brought to Brunswick.
The woman, it is said, is held at
Jesup until the ease against God
dard is disposed of.
M. D. Bailey, the husband, who
is pushing the prosecution, claims
that Goddard and the woman
have attempted to blackmail him
and for this reason he proposes
to prosecute both offenders.
When in Brunswick two weeks
ago lie was on the warpath, ac
cording to police reports, and
proposed to relieve the courts if
he could find his man. The war
rants, however, sworn to in
Wayne and Ware counties show
that lie now plans to have the
fleeing couple punished by the
courts.
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Shortly after Clias .Goddard
had been carried to Jesup Sher
iff D. A. Woodard received a com
munication from Birmingham
Ala., stating that a man by the
name of Goddard was wanted
there for murder, and that the
description of Chas. Goddard, of
whom the officers had heard, was
wanted. Sheriff Woodard wired
the information desired, and re
ceived in return a request to have
Goddnrd held for identification
hy an officer from Birmingham.
It is reported that Chas God
•dard is not the Goddard wanted
in this instance, although^inswer-
ing the description of the person
wanted for murder. The Bir
mingham officer went to Jesup to
day to investigate the matter.
The tdial of Goddard was con
tinued Thursday owing to ab-
scnceof counsel, and he has been
held at Jesup since then. Mayc
Sims Bailey is also at Jesup.
She phoned Sheriff Woodard this
morning asking that he have her
trunk sent from the express office
here to Jesup. She stated over
the phone that she was certain
Chas. Goddard is not concerned
Iu the Birmingham murder.
In default of $2,000 bond five
young men are lodged in Wurc
county jail, charged with taking
part in the disorder and shooting
at Beach on the night of Decem
ber 18th, One of the number has
arranged the $2,000 bond, and
been released. Efforts are being
made today by parties here to
give bond for the other young
men brought here from Beach.
Acording to reports of the af
fair the young men held were not
in the part of Beach the young
ladies were in when Miss Taylor
was shot, and that she was shot
.with a pistol of a calibre none of
them had in their possession. If,
this part of the matter is substan
tiated, a new mystery arises out
of the affair, and the question to
be solved is whs shot Mias Tay
lor! ■ !
kindred evils, that the dawn of
the new year opens up a vast
stretch of territory absolutely be
reft of liquor, while the area
where anti-prohibitionists have
triumpthed marks the battle
ground for impending fights for
and against the sale of intoxi
cants.
Reports reflecting accurately
the political stage of the prohibi
tion movement in the South show
that more than half the South's
territory is “dry” absolutely,
and that in the remaining area
listed as “wet” tlTc sale of intox
icants is upon a restricted sale.
It is evident that cities arc the
only remaining strongholds for
the saloon and is is unlikely that
the condition will be modified,
except LhruugL n tadieal ehang-
in political thought, through fail
ure to enforce the laws againsc
the liquor traffic, failure to solve
the problem growing out of de
ficits in county, municipal mid
state treasuries from a loss of the
whiskey tax, or inability to eope
with the illicit sale of whiskey,
and perhaps other obstacles
which follow in the wake of pro
hibition.
Georgia now holds the center
of the stage and for a year has
been experimenting in what is
strictly a “near prohibition” law,
in that it forbids the sale of li
quors containing more than -1 per
cent of alcohol. State wide pro-
hibition laws become effective on
January I in North Carolina, Al
abama and Mississippi, in each of
which a majority of counties had
heretofore prohibited the sale of
liquor. Prohibition ndvocates
Louisiana have suspended their
fight to test the new Gay-Shat-
tuck law for the regulation of the
liquor traffic, which also becomes
operative January 1.
The anti-saloon people say they
will be content if this law is en
forced rigidly. Tennessee is the
chief center of interest among
the other states where state-wide
prohibition fights arc in progress.
The prohibitionists assert that a
state wide bill will pass the legis
lature which they expect to or
ganize nnd control. With the
backing of the state machinery,
the local option forces are equal
ly confident that such a bill will
meet defeat.
Kentucky, the second largest
distilling state in the Union, with
119 counties, lias but four in
which the sale of liquor is not
prohibited. Virginia presents
string of victories for the anti-sa
loon element, as prohibition now
exists in 80 out of the 100 eoun
tics.
In Texas, where more than KMf
the counties have accepted pro
hibition, the voters soon will be
called upon to vote upon a con
stitutiona! amendment for prohi
bition. In Arkansas two thirds
of this area, or 75 counties are
‘dry,” and the question of state
wide prohibition will be present
ed to the voters for decision.
Florida is partly “dry” thru
local option, and like some of the
other states, the sale of Jiquor
principally is confined to the
cities. The results of prohibition
generally nre gleamed from re
ports indicating a great decrease
iu the record of arrests for drum
kenness, an increase in the bank
deposits of laborers, fewer cases
of wife abandonment, and a de
crease of criminality generally.
The difficulty in enforcing the
prohibition laws, however, is con
ceded to be one of the chief ob
stacles to its absolute success in
many states, and this phase of the
question, together with a falling
off in revenues, is to some extent
baffling tbs authorities.
FOUR MEN SHOT IN EIGHT
Six Year Old Girl Killed by
Street Car in Savannah—Alba
ny Girl Seriously Burned—Wo
man at Linsdale in Trance.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 11(1.—Mrs. Har
ry Huff of Linsdale is asleep nnd
cannot be waked by physicians.
She has been unconscious four
days, having gone to sleep Christ
mas day at noon. Once before
she was unconscious for nine
days.
had
Albany, Ga. Dec. 30.—While
shooting firecrackers on the back
porch of her home Tuesday morn
iug, Elixtiuelu Tarver, the
year old daughter of Mr. mid
Mrs. W. S. Tarver, was seriously
and probably fatally burned,
She and a little playmate
lighted a candle from which
light the firecrackers. Her dre
caught from the candlo in the
back nnd was burned entirely
from the body. Even the hair
ribbon was burned off.
Although more than a third
the skin on the child’s body was
burned, the burns are not deep
and to this fact the physicians
pin their hope for recovery.
Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 30.—Tues
day morning, just a few feet west
of the corner of Lincoln and
Broughton streets, car numhc
404 of the Savannah Electric
Company of the Thunderbolt line
and in charge of Motorman M
D. Pye nnd Conductor W. A. Tit
ten, ran over and mangled Jose
phine, the six year old daughtc
of Mr. nnd Mrs. William F. Wha
len of No. 222 State street east,
killing the child instantly, and
also bruised their four year old
son, William. The accident oc-
currcd within a block of the
home of the parents nnd in
neighborhood full of people at
the time of the accident, though
strange to say, few people saw
it and knew nothing about it un
til the screams of the younger
brother and the sudden stopping
of the car called it to the atten
tion of every one.
Nashville, Tenn. , Dec. 29.
Judge Hart has refused bail to
Colonel Cooper, Robin Cooper
and John D. Sharp, charged with
the murder of former Senator
* Carmack.
Stathnm, Ga., Dec. 30.—As
result of a dispute at a prize
shooting match, four men have
been shot here. Lilliuns Thur
mond, charged with the shooting,
made his escape, but sent word
he would surrender.
Lilliuns Thurmond, Arthur
Flnnigan, Sol Flanigan, Charles
Hammond and Tom Holliday
were engaged in a prize shooting
match at ten dollars a shot,
Thurmond, it is claimed, lost ull
his money, nnd feeling he had
been treated unfairly, raised his
gun nnd began to shoot. Sol
Flanigan was shot through the
shin. Arthur Flanigan at first
was thought to have been shot
through the breast, but later dc-
velopmcnts showed the ball
struck one of his ribs nnd went
around his body, instead of go
ing through. Hammond was shot
near the hip joint, breaking the
bone. He will probably lose his
leg Holliday was shot through
the hand, but the wound is not
serious.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 29.—Gover
nor Smith has drawn a warrant
on the state treasury in favor of
the state school commissioner for
♦219,561,65, to be at once sent out
to the various counties.
Maeon, Ga., Dee. 29.—Richard
V. Johnson, vice-president of the
American National Bank, at Ma
con, and one of the wealthiest
men in the state, died here Mon
day after a lingering illness.
Rome, Ga., Dec. 29^-Clifford
Clark, the 19-ycar-old son of W.
and because she hid not recipro
cate his affections he became des
pondent. He bought an ounce of
carbolic acid yesterday anil went
to his father’s home and drank
the entire contents of the bottle,
dying within an hour.
Perry, Ga Dee. 29.—Monday
morning Fletcher Willis, a negro,
paid the penalty for the niuril
of Mr. James II. Hall, of Houston
county, when lie was hung at Per
ry by Sheriff Cooper.
All during the trial and up to
the very last, Willis maintained
his innocence and stated that the
killing of Mr. Hall was dono by
negro woman, whose name he re
fused to reveal to the officers
Unlike the majority of murder
ers, Willis would not have
preacher before his death, and
Sunday spent the most of his
time in abusing both Jailer Chas
Hubbard and Sheriff Cooper. lie
would eat nothing.
The only statement made by
Willis wag that he knew nothing
of the shooting except that Mr.
Hall was killed by a negro wn
man.
Newton. Ga., Dec. 29.—The
family of Dr. K. I*. Short hnd
narrow escape from death by fire
Sunday night. As it was. the six
members of the family escap
from their buring home with
nothing but their night clothing,
tile house and its contents being
a total loss. The fire was discov
ered about 1:30 o’clock nnd the
looping occupants were aroused
by a warning from outside just in
time for them to make their
cape in safety.
The loss is about $3,000 with
partial insurance. A defective
flue in the kitchen is supposed to
have been tlup cause of the fire.
Kestler, On. Dec. 29.—The
store of Parr, Bridges & Co., was
burned here Sunday between 1
and 2 o’clock, making two fires
within less time than two weeks.
The above named store not bo-
ing close to any other buildings
and the morning being very calm
no other damngo was done. The
store, a wooden structure, nnd
stoek of merchandise were valued
at nbout $8,000 with $6,000 in
surnnee. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Abbovillo, Gn„ Doc. 29.—Leon
McDuffie shot his father, D. 8.
McDuffie, thronpht the left lung
and directly under the heart Sun
day morning. The wounds ma0
prove fatal. The elder McDufflg
was drinking and attacked hie
wife with a knife, when his son
fired.
Macon, Ga., Dee. 29.—Because
he ran away with his fiance and
joined her in a wedding ceremo
ny, the mother of the bride, Mrs.
Mattie Mormon, hnd John Watts,
formerly impounding officer of
the city, arraigned in police court
Monday morning, lie in turn
hnd the mother-in-law nrrnigncd
for alleged destruction of the
furniture in the house when she
found her daughter had gone.
and fatal earthquake Monday
morning. The center of the dis
turbance was in Sicily, nnd the
greatest loss of life and property
occurred in this island. The re
ports nre ns yet incomplete, but
the people everywhere were
thrown into a condition of panic.
At Caltanissctta. a Sieillinn
town of 30,000 people, a number
of houses were shaken down, and
the inhabitants fled for safety to
the streets. Vast crowds gather
ed in the parks nnd the churches
are filled. At Mineo . a small
town 100 miles southwest oj Cnt-
nnin, several houses collapsed,
nnd the scenes of pupie were re
ported.
-\t Catania the docks and shore
front were overwhelmed hy a ti
dal wave that rolled in from the
sen. Much dnmnge was done to
the shipping, Details nre lack
ing, hut it is known that several
steamers were damaged. At Ca
tania the shocks lasted for twen
ty seconds.
At Agostn. in the province of
Syracuse, two churches nnd sev
oral houses were demolished, hut
no lives were lost. The prisoners
in the local jail made their ea
cape, ntld dashed through th
proving crowds on the streets for
liberty. The troops were called
and quiet was restor -d.
There wore shocks also at Lindua,
Glosn, Santa Scrverinn nnd Note,
all iu Sicilly.
The latest report from Calabria
says that three dead and sixty
wounded persons have been re
moved from the ruins of Stefan-
coni. Soldiers have been called
in to carry on the work of succor.
The troops have been ordered al
so to tear down damaged build
ings in order to minimize
danger from falling walls.
Sixty persons are snid to hav
sustained injuries at San Nofrio,
and the population is camping
out in the open air. The troops
everywhere nre engaged in the
work of rescue.
BRUSH ENTERTAINED
SEASON'S BEST CROWD
Edwin Brush, magician, enter
tained the season’s largest crowd
nt Central School Auditorium last
night. There was not a dull mo
ment from beginning to end, ev
ery feature being a decidedly
clever and amusing one.
The manipulation of cards,
coins, and balls by Brush was one
of the distinct features. Several
times during his entertainment
members of the audience were
certain they caught Brush at one
of his tricks, only to bo caught.
As a climax Brush presented his
famous oriental basket trick,
which cnnclnded with such an
unexpected and thoroughly start
ling manner ns to hold tho audi-.--
ence spell bound.
CIVIL WAR VETERANS TO
BE EXTINCT IN 1950.
Chicago, Dee. 30.—“Veterans
of the civil war will become ex
tinct in 1950,” says tho post com
mander, G ,F. Bassett “There
will be 347 veterans alive in
1930,” he says, "and ten years
Inter this number will be reduced
to twenty-three. The last surviv
or will die in 1950. This is the
conclusion of men who arc com
petent to estimate tho length of
Immnn life.”
the
New York, Dec. 29.—The end
of tho world which was to linvc
occurred Sunday at noon, was in
definitely postponed because of
tho unexpected translation to an
other sphere of tho prophet who
hnd projected this day of doom
—Loe J. Sntigler, of York, l’n,,
Thcro happened to be a warrant
out for the arrest of tho prophet,
ns a public nuisance, contempora
neously with his announced mi
gration to a higher piano than
that upon which Nynek stands.
The warrant has not yet been
served. 1 i ;
DEMOCRATS WILL
HAVE A TARIFF BILL.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 29.—
Representative Clayton, chair
man of the Democratic caucus,
expressing his views ns to the
Democratic attitude in '.he pro
posed revision of the tariff, snid
that the Democratic party in eon
gross must formulate an entire
tariff hill covering every sched
tile, anil champion ti.
GEORGIA PATENTS
. , „ , prattled this week. Reported
, .“L m “ r ;! b y C. A. Snow & Co., Patent At-
'tomeys, Washington, I). C. W.
ringe nnnulcd, and Watts wanted
her punished for her alleged
show of temper. The bride is a
Mrs. CrosseJ!
STANDARD OIL i
WANTS RE-HEARING.
Kansas City, Dec. 30.—That
the attorneys of the Standard Oil
Company will aply to tho Su
preme Court of Missouri for a re
hearing of the state’s ouster suit,
recently decided adversely to the
Company, was indicated by state-
ments made by them. Tho ouster
E. & J. It. Campe, Atlanta, Ad
vertising novelty. For copy of
above patent send ten cents in
postage slmnoH with date of this
paper to C. A. Snow & Co., Wnsh-
ington, D. C.
Friday night the Waycross
Lodge No. 97, I. O. O. F., will
celebrate its sevrntccnth anniver
sary with appropriate exercises
at the lodge room on Plant Avp.
nue A special program for this
occasion has been arranged, in
cluding a turkey supper.
The annivenary exercises be-
seven
Lora Z n ° y i£T COmP u JrmUCh gin 8t h8lf P“‘ «»ve„ Fridsy
more than the fines It owns al ni(fht( Bnd mombcrB Bnd tb(>i ,
Creek^ near^th"*** nt ** ® U88r lf 8D, hicii 8r * invited to attend.
Creek, near the c.ty . |The affair give, promise of being
‘one of the most
pleasant ones
Mr. and Mr*. H. D. Bunn of held by tho Odd Fellows in years,
Fairfax were in the city yestcr- j and the members are looking for-
d8y * u ix-iliiLLu.' jSLjiil W8rd *° 8 *«*» «»«-
Eczema-Tetter?
If »•, wouM yeu be wi.ling to pftv Urn's
-4a
n t-»Ve the advice of tboi.Mndf wha
YOUNG'S
Tetter and Eczema
Remedy.
It rce'tl-ely rii'M th* moat aggravated
rn-« nt Vrtrma, Tetter, Dandruff at.d
Falling Hair.
If you real y want qul.k and permanent
relief, aem.soe of fl.M for amah or I r*e
b tile diteet from onr lab-»»tore o> aak
your druggt t; but dont tak*»» aubatltute.
Thera la uotbing “Jo laa good."
Addreaa
Young’s Laboratory•
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A LAMBDIN
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
Waycross, Geeorgia.
General Practice in state and
Federal Courts.
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Practice Limited to
lye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Jacksonville, Fla.
As Special Surgeon of the Atlao
tie Coast Line, is at the Wayoroaa .
Hospital every Monday. Private '
patients may consult him there,
U-AS
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Offices in Lott-Hiteh Building,
Waycross, Go. Will prao-
tiee in any of the courts.
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ATTORNEY AMD COUNSELOR
AT LAW.
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