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EDITICBJ
OFFICIAL ORGAN 07 WARN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
VOL. 2 —NO. 296.
WAYCROSS. GA.. FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 1909.
ONE DOLLAR A
OFF SOME OF THESE PRIZES WAS HOI VERY NOTICEABLE
Ouh Prizes Offered to Lodges and
to Individual Elks at State
Convention in Atlanta.
At the coming state convention
«f the Bent People on Earth 'whieh
will be held in Atlanta May IT to
20, a thousand dollars in cash,
oash remember, will be given
away. Some ol these prices will
he awarded to Lodges and ethers
will be bestowed on individual
members cf the erder. A glance
down the list given below will
'satisfy any impartial critic that
Wayeross Ledge 869 is certainly
entitled to earry off several of
these prizes. There is little doubt
in the minds of local jndges wheth
er or not the Wayeross Lodge
will make sure of the prize to the
handsomest mnn, without any eon
test from other lodges, less fortu
nately situated as to the number
of handsome members, the general
opinion being that there will be
no question that the loeal -lodge
ean deliver the goods when it
comes to. handsome men and that
award will hinge rather on whieh
one of the good looking members
it will go to. But whatever
doubts may exist about this prize,
_ there is no question about the'
’ award, for. the fattest Elk going
to loeal: talent if he is in attend
ance, , It is also whispered about
among knowing ones, that (he
homeliest Elk may be found right
here in Wayeross and there is a
good deal of wire pulling on the
quiet as to whieh one of several
notedly homely men will be sent
to draw the twenty-five. As to tho
tallest, shortest and thinenst Elks
opinion is divided and the Jour
nal is not advised whether there
will be any Wayeross candidates
in tho running for these positions
•or not
The list of prizes offered fol
lows:
Cash prizes tq the amount of
61,000 will be given at the Geor
gia State Elks’ convention, whieh
will be held in Atlanta May 17 to
20. The prizes will be given to
the various lodges making the
finest showing for work doiie.
Following is a list of the prizes
that will be given
6250, to lodge having greatest
number in uniform in parade.
6200 to lodge making best ap-'
pearance in parade,
6150 to lodge having greatest
aggregate mileage,
9100 to lodge bringing beat
band. : .
625 to tallest Elk.
625 to shortest Elk.
625 to fattest Elk.
{25 to thinnest Elk.
{25 to handsomest Elk.
625 to homeliest Elk. ,
- $50 for best decorated store or
building.
620 for second best decorated
store or building.
620 for third best decorated
store or building.
*25 for best appearing autoino-
, bile in parade.
$15 for, seenn^ best-automobile
in automobile parade.
$10 for third hjet automobile in
automobile parade. >
$1,000 t"tal amount ef eash
rprizos.,
Approved by, B, C. . Broyles,
Prosecution Mod to Prove Coop
er Had Been Charged With
Many Serious Crimes—Coop-
sr's Story of Killing.
Ns*hville, Tenn., Feb. 95.—A
sensation was sprang in the Coop
er-Sharp trial, and following ob
jretiong of iho defense to ques
tions being asked by the stete.
state, the jsry retired.
The state charged that they
would prove Colonel Cooper had
been a defaulter in Manry eonnty
in the sum of over $100,000, and
had all along been guilty of vs
rions Sets of moral turpitnde
dnwnto the rretent time.
Captain Fitzhugh, of the state,
gave'notice that the state would
challenge the bona fide nntnre of
Colonel Cooper’s justification for
the killing of Senator Cnrmark on
•>f outraged honor; that
the state would show there had
been things brought up against
Oolorel Cooper during his long
life that, were ten thousand times
worse than , the trifling editorial
-written by. Carmack, and that. Col-
oqel Cooper had not seen fit to
make resentment in those matters.
Captain-Fitzhugh declared the
state , would show another motive
of the killing than outraged-hon
or.
A long wriugle ensued between
the opposing sides, the defense
claiming the matters were too re
mote. The state said the defense
had gone back as far os the war
and would argue war records to
make a good impression on the
jury, and that the state certainly
had a right to go back some, too.
In the presence of a packed
court room, Colonel Dunean B.
Cooper resumed the stand and
gave his account of the killing of
Senator Carmack, lie said he
was crossing Union street when
his son, Robin, nervonsly grasped
his arm and sought to hurry him
on. Instinctively he looked and
saw Carmack. An impulse seized
him to go over and talk to Car-
mark; he would relieve the dis
tressing situation that was worry-
itag his family so much.
He went across and accosted
Carmack on the sidewalk. The
latter looked np and instantly
reached for his weapon. As he
did so, the senator hid behind Mrs.
Eastman, and the witness called,
telling him be was a "damned
coward" for getting behind a wo
man with a pistol drawn.
Carmack sprang behind the
posts. Robin sprang between them
and Carmack fired twiee. When
witnej ssaw Carmack _
Robin he drew his pistol. He'ne'F-
•r fired, fhn.
Only fivo shots were fired, and
Carmack shot the first two. They
wero louder tha nthe report of
Robin's pistol.
The- witness then went on to
the infirmary with his son, who
was wounded.
At 9:45 a m. Coloner Cooper
was turned over to the state for
cross-examination.
Captain Fitzhngb, for the state,
had in front of him an immense
pile of documents and records
and' he went into them at onee.
RO CAR ROBBERIES IH YARD AMENDMENT IS HECESSARY
Coast Line Having Little or no
Trouble With Thieves in freight
Yards Since Installation of New
Lighting System.
Sinee the new lights have been,
tamed on in the freight yards of
the Atlantic Coast Line little or
no troable whatever has been re
ported with car robbers. Night
watchmen are employed for the.
freight yards, and the arrange
ment of lights make it an almost
impossible feat for anyone to loit
er around without attracting at
tention.
. Previous to the eompletion of
the new yards, and in congested
times in old yards the duty of the
watchman was indeed a hard one.
Numerous potty thefts were heard
of in those times, but nowadays
about the only robberies reported
from cars are those that have oc
curred elsewhere, only being dis
covered here when transfers are
made.
The Coast Line is not ye't using
all it’s are lights, only those in tho
west end and middle yards being
turned on at nights. Esat' end
and about the union depot will, be
lighted by the road’s lights after
a few weeks.
ELBERTON SOLDIERS. TO
OO TO WASHINGTON.
Atlanta, Feb. 23.—Captain Jno.
C. Reeso of Company F, Third
batalion of infrantry, Georgia Na
tional Guard has asked the state
authorities to give permission for
his company to attend the inaugu
ration of President William II.
Taft. The company is located at
Elberton and is said to have made
complete preparations for tho trip.
Governor Smith has informed the
captain that the company may go.
CHARLESTON DEAL. '
Charleston, S. C., Feb. 24.—Gen.
E. P. Alexander’s property, em
bracing North and South Islands,
near Georgetown, has been pur
chased by a syndicate of Northern
ers .for $125,000. The estate vt'ill
become a great hunting preserve.
1; E. R. Habel and* B. »
- i , h - v • • -
Ijimtangh, of the executive eom-
mittM. I ’ 1
The first question asked Colonel
Cooper was who were his bonds
men in 1870, when he was clerk
nnd master of the chancery court
of Maury county.
A certified copy of fhn bond was
shown him, and ho identified tho
bondsmen. Next a bill filed
gainst him was shown, on which
pro eonfesso hsd been taken.
Counsel for tho defense object-
ed strenuously to this evidence,
o fclaiming it was too*remote and
was irrelevant.
Captain Fitzhugh answered that
it was competent, sll right, and
was leading up to the matter of
the credibility of Colonel Cooper.
It seems that the state will pre
sent the entire career of Colonel
Cooper to the jury, from the way
they have started. ■.'
Tho impression prevails here
that Governor Patterson will go
on that stand shortly after Colonel
Cooper comes off. This is based
on tha fact that Colonel Cooper
said yesterday the governor, and
not he npr Robin, fixed the time
for the conference at the mansion
on the afternoon of the tragedy:
in other word*, that th« governor
GAME LAWS
t n''
Game Warden of Chatham County
J Wfll Draft Bill Based on His
1 Observations—The Statement
V He Made.
Rail ford Falligant. Esq., game
yvardo n’or Chatham eouuty. has
given out a statement in which he
declares that it is almost next to
iufpbssibile to gat a conviction un
der’the prearut game laws, and
that so far as s-enring convictions
(* concerned, that the work of the
Mine-warden is without results,
f-Mr. Falligant says that he has
hneweded in convicting Jour or
fl*ft'pengn»«inee he .became war-
dCri; butnot m single conviction re
tutted from his prosecutions dar
ing the last year. “The law is so
fall of loopholes,” says Mr. Folli-
gafit, “that it is an easy matter
for parties who are arrested for
violations toeseape without penal
ty.’
Mr. Falligant’s points out some
of the defects of the law. In or
der to convict any one killing
game out of the season it is ne-
cesary for the ’ witnes to see the
person accused actually comit the
offense; ho must be sen in tnc act
of killing a bird, for example. It
is not proof sufficient if he
caught with tho bofd on this per.
son, and Mr. Falligant says that
the law does not anthorize the
searching of th-.- person fur game,
not even could this be done with
a search wurrnnt. The difficulties
of tho warden seeing anyone kill
game may be easily imagine 1, unci
Mr. Falligant say’s that the sport,
men will not testify against each
other.
The law provides punishment
for nny person who sells game
without’ license, bnt. it also pro
vides that a person may sell game
killed on his own land. In sueh
easqq.Mq. Falligant ’says that the
"•'-e ne——* ..-nt i—stlv assert
that the game was killed — W
>-rn n—nertv, and here a<*» : n the
’«w fails to cover the situation ns
it should.
. There are many other defects
that keep tho law from being ef.
feetively enforced. One of tho
most serious complaints arise-
from the fact that the game war-
dens have to 3o a great amount
of work for whieh there is nc
compensation.
“There are a number f mom
bers in the legislature who seem
to think that the protection of
game iz tome kind of a, ■< kr V tori!
Mr. Falligant, “and, that no law
is needed for that any sort of a
law is good enough for game. The
result is. that he game is being
rapidly killed, ont. We have not
much left'in Chatham couhty at
present*and it will bo difficult to
convince some people/thnt this is
Irqe until it is all gone.’
' Mr. Falligant willfc probably
draft a bill based on his observa
tions as to what is needed to cof-
er the needs. If he doesn’t make
an indepondeni draft of a meas
ure he will collaborate y,£lh sonic
one else interested in tlj-i subject
and by beginning work la rl
the session it is pnfiiahlr that the
had ■53STSi. time •Wthem
to he o» the street in o Bung to
the BMisiin; -V i -llv-v-
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IN GEORGIA
EMPLOYEES
CHICK RUNNING THEATER LETTERS SENT TO TEACHERS
Negro Anti-Saloon Congress—
Blind Tiger Raided in Berrion
—Delay in Moil Breaks Record
Accidentally Killod Brother...
Atlanta, Feb. 25.—The Univer-
suliste hurch on Eaat Harris St.,
just off Peachtree, is going to
havo a theater of its own. In one
end of the basement, whieh is now
being renovated and beautiful,
there will he installed a model
stage, equipped with footlighte,
drop curtains, scenery snd ail iht
other properties. From time to
time tho young people of the
church will put up dramatic pro-
.i serious and
comic character. Ono of the first
plays they intend to present is
the now famous “Servant in the
House.” Rev. E. D. Ellenwood.
pastor of the Universal ist church,
cordially approves the young peo-
plo’s project, and, indeed, he hod
a big part in its origin.
Atlanta, Feb. 25.—The South
ern Negro Anti-Saloon Congress
is in session here. Many speakers
of the negro raee are present and
much interest is being manifested
in tho proceedings. At the after
noon session Professor Miller of
Howard Uni varsity, Washington,
Jiscussod “lhe Saloon nnd Socie
ty” At tho night session Dr. Riley
of Dallas, Tex. spoke on “The Sa
loon and the Negro Problem.”
Valdosta. Feb. 25.—News was
roccivod hore of the raiding of a
big negroprap game, with a blind
tiger on the side, by the sheriff
of Berrion county and his deputy,
at SparkH. It is said that a num
ber of negroes were gambling and
two white men were soiling them
whiskey, when the officers made
the raid. The white mon are al
leged to havo begun shooting nt
the officers, the latter returning
the fire. Both of the white men
were wounded and alsq one of
tho negroes. Wilkes and Johnson
are said to be tho names of tho
white men who were shot. Tho.
latter’s wounds are serious. Seven
negroes were arrested nnd carried
to Nashvillo jail.
Veidrstn, Feb. 25.—The reord
in delayed mail matter has brok
en in this city, During the present
week a small package that was
mailed here more than five snd a
half years ago turned up snd was
delivered to the consignee, thirty-
Six miles away. In 1903, a laday
at Ilomcrville ordered " a shuttle
for a sewing machine from A. A.
Parrish, of this city, and the shut
tle was forwarded by mail in is
small package, «rcnrely fiefi snd
properly stamped. The lady nev:
er reicived it, and. after (rim- eur-
respondenee, the . matter ' was
dropped. One day this' w—k it
turned up at Homerville, hs
bright and fresh as the day it was
mailed. Where it had been spend
ing these past five and a half years
is not known.
Gainesville. Gh„ Feb. 25.—Wil
lie'-Williams, 19 years olrl: son of
I-sired changes will lie made. A. C. Williams, a prominent citi
zen nt Flail county, died frCnj
effects of an accidental.gnnshot
wound while hunting with his
New System at The
Seems to bo Alright—Good Be*.
erds Always Help to Rapid Pro
motion—Teachers Help.
Sinee the first of January thn-
employtes of the local postoffiee*
as is the eese with the postofBoe*-
all ever the country, hay* been
living under a demerit system
whieh was inaugurated the first ef
the year and which seems to work,
ont alt right
Th# demerits run from one-
quarter to five hundred for va
rious offenses, and seven hundred*
will nsnally ect as a dismissal, fiiw
postmaster has the power now to
accept the recommendations of
the superintendents of the va
rious departments and promote or
denote any employee according
to the reeords submitted of eaehi
man by the several superinten
dents.
There are thousands of letter*
and packages handled oach year
by the postoffice here and tor ono
letter to go wrong in any partic
ular means that one-quarter of a
demerit will be chalked up against
the employee offending.. Offeree*
like direct disobcdicnco, insubor
dination, disrespect or imrwrti-
nence, making a falso statement'
to a superior officer*’ falsify&g-:;
trip report or other time rfront',
registering on time recorder for
any other employeo and intoxi
cation while on dnty nrc all rated'
Tor the fivo hundred mark, lintid- .
iness in person or hi offloo, loiter
ing, working over time, contrary
to instructions, tardiness, and *r
few other things are rated at two-
hundred for each offenso.
In addition to the demerit sys
tem there will also bo hold yearly
examinations for various clause* ^
of employees such as distributing
clerks for instance, who 'will be
required lo make nn average of
ninety-five per ceqt to held their
position.
A second trial is allowed for m
first failure. If the system doc*
not work well throughout the
country i*. will bo discontinued
noxt year, but is good for one
yoar at least. Even tho moHt com
pete nt employees will probahly
prove more competent under this
innovation, but will also grow
tired of the spirit of being on
guard continually.
■(Postmaster. C. E. Murphy ha*
sent letters to all the teachem at
tho public schools, giving infor
mation that will in turn be given
the pupils. A campaign or eduea- *,
tion as to the proper addressing
of mail matter,' etc., is being p™*
ed by the government in every
way possible.
& U Little leaves for Jackson
ville today to be gono several days
to make arrangements to sell or
rent his farm near Ji'ksonviile.
Mr. J. B. Bozeman of Jesup aa
registered at the Phoenix.
The hoys crossed a branch, and
James handed the two guns acre**
to Willie, who grasped one of the
pieces by the muzzle. He drag
ged it through the bushes ami the
trigger eanght, flew bnclt and i
charged the load. The enf
tore through the yonnr i