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The Waycross Journal
The Journal is the Official Organ of War# Count/, and County Board of Education and Trades and Labor Assembly No. 1 of Waycross.
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WAYCROSS, GA-.
'AY, FEB. 14,1013,
WEEKLY EDITION.
PBIOE |1 PEB YEA*
CHARGES THAT KlROADS ARE UNJUST TO
* WAYCROSS IN THE MATTER Of EREIGHT RATES
I CITY DOESN’T
GET ADVANTAGE
RATES AT ALL
"Waycross is being discrimi
nated against in the matter of
freight rates and there is no doubt
in my mind that the rale* can be
materially reduced by the filing
of a formal complaint with the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion,” stated J. E. Phelan, of the
Claim and Adjustment Company,
this morning.
Continuing, Mr. Phelan said it
ean be very easily proved that
the rates to Waycross are unreas
onable and unjust. “Waycross
merchants are today paying more
freight rates than are just and
right,” said Mr. Phelan, “and I
tail to see why they permit the
railroads entering the city to an
nually collect from them more
money than is just.”
Mr. Phelan declares that Way-
cross is being discriminated
against in the very manner
which rates arc made to this city.
The so-called through rates that
apply to Waycross are no more
than a combination rate, he says.
“This combination rate is the
through rate made to some other
point, with the local rate from
that point to Waycross added.
Take as an example a shipment
of dry goods or other commodity
rated as first class. The Way-
cross rate is the through rate from
the point th e shipment is started
to Brunswick, with the local rate
from Brunswick to Waycross
added. Say that the rate from the
junction of the Ohio and Missis
sippi rivers to Brunswick on a
first-class commodity is 95 cents
per hundred to Brunswick. The
‘through' rate given Waycross is
this 95 cents per hundred to
Brunswick, plus the loca’. rate of
40 cents, Brunswick to Waycross.
This lets the Brunswick, merchant
get a shipment at 95 cents per
hundred as against the Waycross
rate of 01.35 per hundred, and
the Brunswick shipment has to go
a greater distance. I don't con
tend that Waycross should have
the same rate as Brunswick, be
cause that city is a port and as a
port is entitled to some differences
Turks Lose 10,GOG
Men Early Today
MAHMOUD SHEFKET PASHA
By Wire to The Journal.
Sofia, Feb. 13.—The Turks were
decisively defeated this morning
in a bloody battle in Gallipoli.
Over ten thousand Turks were
killed and woundeft.
The bombardment of Adrian-
ople is being continued with no
let-up and it is believed the city
will fall within a short time. A
fierce battle is progressing at the
Chatalja forts.
Turks Won't Get War Loan.
Constantinople, Feb. 13.—Tur
key's application for a loan of
two and a half million dollars was
refused today by financial agents.
REEVES Him
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha haa been
made grand vizier of Turkey, succeed
ing Klamil Pasha, who waa forced to
resign.
COLD-WEATHER
IS ON THE WAY
(Continned on Last Page.)
By Wire to The Journal.
Atlanta, Feb. 13.—Atlanta
today getting a touch of real cold
weather. Last night there was a
steady drop in temperature and
today th e record is 24 degrees
above zero, with tb e temperature
sinking hourly.
Weather advices from Wash
ington indicate that the tempera
ture over a large section of this
state and north Florida by tomor
row will be arsund fifteen de
grees above zero.
Cold, icy winds accompany the
continued drop here and for sev
eral days yet to como tho weath
er is scheduled to remain ex
tremely cold.
Man Frozen to Death in Alabama
Gadsden, Ala., Feb. 13.—Green-
berry Gray, aged 65, ws* frozen
to death last night a half mile
from this city. He was returning
home when overtaken. His body
was fonnd frozen stiff this morn
ing.
This morning Mr. Harry C.
Ganmgc, of New York, bccamo
manager for the Ware County
Light & Power Company at Way-
cross, succeeding Mr. J. Wright
Beeves, who resigned.
Th c new manager is the Special
engineer who investigated the lo
cal plant some time ago and re
commended the addition of the
new unit, which has Deen ordered
for immediate delivery. The con
tracts for thc new machinery
have been signed and the addi
tions for the plant will reach the
city shortly.
Mr. R. E. Trexler has been pro
moted to assistant treasurer and
general representative for the
company.
The retiring manager, Mr.
Reeves, will remain in Waycross
several weeks. Mr. Reeves has
made many friends during his res
idence in the city and his friends
hope that he will continue to
make Waycross his headquarters.
ARKANSAS
IS NOT IflUD EXCUSE FOR 0
a TO USD TROOPS IS CLMH
For her ability In producing crops that paid her $53 from a tenth of an
acre of land, Mtia Viola Lewis, n girl farmer of Arkansas, was presented
with a diploma of merit bj Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. Mias
Lewis raised a succession of crops of tomatoes, beans, boots and turnip*.
Some of her produce she sold fresh and canned tho remainder.
TREE PLANTING MOVEMENT
WILL HE STATE® AFFAIR
MODEM BRICK
BUILDING TO
BE ERECTED
ON PENDLETON
Yesterday E. D. Carswell com
pleted arrangements for tbe im
mediate erection of a modern
brick .building on Pendleton
street, between Mary and Isa
bella streets. Work will start on
the new stracture during next
week.
The building will be of briok,
and will have a foundation for
threo stories. Only one story is
to be completed at first but it is
DAS CITY’S NEAR-BEER LAW BEEN
11ATED7-INIIESTIGA1N IS BEGUN
the two stories in the near future.
When this is done be will add
two stories also to the one story
building erected som e time ago
on Pendleton, now occupied by
Guilford’s market and Jordan’s
bicycle shop. This improvement
Upon the analysis of a bottle of
brew pot np by Atlanta and Chat
tanooga concerns rests the atti
tude the city will take' with re
spect to the sale of the brew is
Wayeross.
Pending the outcome of the an-
) alysis the chief of police yester
day informed the party who l»s«
been selling the aforesaid brew to
> stop selling it.
On the face of it the police be
lieve they bave uncovered an
open but innocent violation of the
law against the sale near-beer
in Waycross.
The man’s name in this case is
Andrew Brown, and he conducts
a combined fruit stand and cold
drink establishment on Plant av
enue, at the intersection of Isabel
la street.
On the label of the brew is this
All tbe beer bnt the
booze,” and this is taken u a
substitute for real beer. The city
has never fixed a license on the
sale of near beer, it being prohfb-
ited by the city charter to sell
near beer within the city limits.
Captain of Police A. P. Padgett
purchased a bottle or the brew
and while he does mot pose as an
expert he is satisfied that it is cer
tainly not real beer and if near-
beer so far removed as to cause
a man to purchase many bottles
before feeling the effect supposed
to be caused by near-beer that is
really near.
The outcome of the investiga
tion in this ease will be Awaited
with mneh interest Tbe staad
where the brew has been sold is
TROOPS RAID VILLAGE
AND ABBZST MANY.
By Wire to The Journal.
Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 13.—
Troops today raided the viiiage
of Holly Grove, in th e mining re
gion and captured 68 men and a
large quantity of arms and am
munition. This place haa been a w *** a< *^ Ter ^ niuc *’ *° ***** ** ot * on
hotbed of trouble since the strike °* *** e ®**F‘
began. The prisoners were taken I
to Paint Creek under heavy guard
A hundred and twenty men have
been jailed to date u a result of
the recent riot Charles Boswell,
a socialist editor, was arrested to
day and faces charges of inciting
riots.
Mr. Carswell’s intention to add manent organization will be ef
fected and committees named for
thc commencement of an imme
diate campaign favoring tree
ELOPERS NOT YET
LOCATED BY OFFICERS.
Officers have not been able as
yet to locate George Knowles, tbe
patent medicine agent who is
charged with eloping with the
wife of J. W. Watkins, a well
known farmer who lives near
Wayeross. Watkins haa stated
that he merely swore out the war
rant to secure possession of bis
young son, who was taken when
his wife went away with Knowles
in January. The last heard of
within half a block of police sta- j th e elopers was a report saying
tion and on the city's principal they wer e headed for some town
business street ; in Appling.
FE
WILL MEET FRIDAY
With the co-operation of the
city and a very enthusiastic mom-
bership ns a starter thc proposed
Wore County Tree Planting As
sociation, which has been inaug
urated here following a general
agitation by Mrs. J. L. Walker
for tree planting on a larger
sonic, has started life under very
flattering circumstances.
Thc association is probably one
of tho most unique in Georgia in
some respects.
Membership is open to all In
(crested in civic improvement.
Dues are payable in trees—not
money—and those who join are
signing a pledge to plant at least
on 0 tree a year.
The officers of tbe association
have not yet been named bnt at a
meeting to be held next week per-
The city board of education at
an adjourned meeting tomorrow
is expected to pass a resolution
abolishing fees in t h e pnblie
schools of the city, the new role
to go into effect with the begin
ning of the 1913-14 school term in
September.
The board will also consider
plans for the two new schools to
be erected her e this year, one in
west Waycross and tbe other in
Gilchrist Park. The combined cost
of the schools will be 025,000.
Wilbert Robinson, for the first
time in 15 years, is going to de
vote all his attention to baseball.
He has sold his cafe and bowling
alleys in Baltimore and will now
become a real New Yorke).
planting in all sections of Ware
county.
Just os soon as the local asso
ciation is well organized it will
issue a state-wide call for a gen-
era! meeting, at which it is pro
posed to start a camgaigr. through
out Georgia for a more general
observance of Arbor Day.
The now association will not la
any way conflict with existing or-
ganizations but will work in per
fect harmony with them for the
improvement of the state.
The Ware association will see
that its members carry out their
pledge with respect to tree plant
ing and where members do not
comply will plant the tree for the
delinquents and collect for the
tree.
It is believed no less than 500
members will be enrolled within
a few weeks, and with the prom
ise of almost wholesale tree plant
ing by many land owners and the
continued assistance of the city
it is going to take only a short
time to All all barren spots in tho
city snd make of all county roads
beautifully shaded highways.
Washington, Fob. 13.—At the
direction of President Taft Secre
tary of State Knox this morning
directed Ambassador Wilton at
Mexico City to draw on tho trcas-
ury.of the United States for as
much money us he needed to
house ami feed ail foreign refu
gees in the Mexican capital.
Tho Ambassador reports that
over COO refugees, about half
Ainyicans, are at the embassy.
Adjacent buildings have been
rented as quarters for them, the
present building not being large
enough. Men and women who
know how to use a gun liavo been
armed and furnished with a sup
ply of ammunition to help guard
the embassy.
REBELS GET
REINFORCEMENTS.
Mexico City, Feb. 13.—In a des
perate effort to drive tho rebels
from tho arsenal the federqls at
laylight today opened a brisk
bombardment on the rebel strong
hold. All tho heaviest guns in
the possession of the federate wore
trained on tho rebels and by seven
o’eloek shells were again falling
in all pacta of the fljty.. Troops on
both sides aro becoming exhanat-
ed from thoir sixty hours of con
stant vigil.
This morning tho rebels were
reinforced by tbe addition of a
force of men under Zapatlat.
Many foreigners, including
women and children, arc being
rushed in automobiles from the
city. Scores of victims of yester
day’s fighting yet remain in the
INTERVENTION WILL NOT
BE DIRECTED IF IF
CAN BF HELPED
By Wire to The Journal.
Washington, Fob. 13.—That th*
killing of two American women
in Mexico City is of Itself not a
valid excuse for the United States
to land troops in Mexico was th*
statement made today by Major
General Wood, discussing the sit
uation in Mexico.
llowover, the United Stales ia
not losing any time in preparing
for intervention. All leaves of ab
sence have been revoked and th*
officers ordered to return imme
diately to their commands. Rail
roads arc holding cars ready fox
tho immediate transportation of
troops. Army transports at New
port News and Galveston ar*
ready to sail at a moment’* no
tice.
Major Gonoral Wood said that
the killing of tb fl two women waa
merely tho fortunes of war and
that the Americana were not di
rectly attacked.
A dispatch from El Paso to th*
War Department statod that th*
rebel* wore advancing on Jnarea.
American troop* have seized •
large supply of ammunition' in
tended for the rebela.
MADERO SAYS
WILL NOT QUIT.
Mexico City, Feb. 13.—"I will
nover resign,” roared Madera
angrily when asked today to re
sign for tho sake of humanity.
The request was made by f.rmer
Ambassador Do La Barra.
Ambassador Wilion today nrg-
streets.
IT WAS ”W. E. D.”
In justice to Mr. W. E. Demp
ster, author of tho article which
appeared in Monday’s Journal
headed “Bond Commission Drip
pings,” the Journal corrects tho
initials at the head of said article
which should have been W. E. D.
instead of W ,E. W., os appeared.
The article should also be cor
rected to rend in the soeond para
graph “less” trouble instead of
more” tronble.
ed tho Americana to leav* their
homes and seek place* of safety
until th„ city is qniet again. It
ia estimated today that'-Madera
has 7,000 men who will remain
loyal to him. Diaz Is said to bava
only 3,000.
The bombardment of th e palace
has continued with but few inta£
missionn.
TAFT TAKES
MO STEPS TODAY.
Washington, Feb. 13.—Realis
ing the trcmendoui expenses of
intervention in Mexico, President
Taft today withheld action with
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"KARO-COLA” 6IVES WAY; ATTORNEYS ’
MAKE AGREEMENT IN UNIQUE SUIT
Last night’s fire waa nothing
but grass.
If the suit brought by the Coca-
Cols Bottling Company of this
city against D. L. Keen, doing
business os the Georgia Bottling
Work*, is called by Judge T. A.
Parker on tbe date scheduled for
the bearing attorneys represent
ing the two concerns will report
settlement.
This wu done yesterday at a
conference between the attorney*
and it is understood that the
Georgia Bottling Works has
agreed to discontinue the use of
the name Karo-Cols and to use its
own bottles and a different crown/
The name “Keeu’s Cola” win
be substituted. The two bottling
works will in future keep a look
out for each other’s bottles Snd
not nse any but their own.
The Coca-Cola Company’s suit
wer s attached to the paper ss ex
hibits and a shoe box was neces
sary to hold each copy of the suit
In it’i suit for permanent in
junction the Coca-Cola Company
contended that the name Karo-
Cola was on infringement on the
Coca-Cola patent, also that the
crown waa very similar end that
bottles of the Coca-Cola Company
were used for Karo-Cols.
Attorneys representing th*
Coca-Cola Company are Wilson,
Bennett and Lambdin, and 'OoL
Allen B. Spence represents Mr.
Keen.
I
NEW T/ORK STOCKS. '*■-
By Wire to The JonrntL
New York, Feb. 13.—Stocks
weak today. Cotton steady,'six
was one of the most uniqne ever . to ten higher. Later reacted,
filed in Superior Court. Bottles j March 12.59; May 12.48.