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There has been considerable
discussion in Waycross today over
the near-beer situation, following
the story in the Daily Journal of
yesterday stating that council and
not a local act had control of the
situation in Wuycross.
It is stated on good authority
today that there will be several
candidates in the field shorten
who will favor a reasonable li
cense on tlio sale of near-beer in
Waycross, provided the near-beer
saloons can tic properly restricted
and operated under strict police
regulations.
That city council may this year
get a request for a near-beer li
cense is hinted at too, but In view
of the short time before another
i license tax would be due, the
t* city’s fiscal year ending January
15, it is doubtful if any effort is
made to secure a license on near-
' beer from the present council.
f- However, in the event an appli-
f cation should be filed it is said
5, the matter would probably re-
* ceive more support than prohibi-
y jdsts*would' ttSTe to see.
Attorneys who have looked in
to the matter agree with the state
ment contained in the Journal
story yesterday, and a few have
f B nnc further in their discussions.
One well known attorney declar-
' ed this morning that while he was
opposed to the ctsablishment of
near-beer saloons in Waycross he
believed the question was receiv
ing more consideration in Way-
i cross now than ever before, and
said that an unreasonably high li-
] cense on the sale of near-beer in
J the city would not prevent the
1 sale of near-beer under the state
law. It is said that a decision of
A the Supreme Court, handed down
since prohibition went into effect,
j declared that a prohibitive 11-
i cense could not be placed on a
1 business permitted by law. If
this is correct it is said that there
CHICAGO'S POPULATION
Chicago. Sept. 4.—Estimates
based on the new city directory
place the population of Chicago
at 2,248,500.
WILD PLUNGE FATAL.
St. Josiph, Mo., Sept. 4.—Law-
■enec lilakeuian, aged 10. and
Miss Lucy Beach, aged 20, were
drowned today when they drove
auto through an open draw
bridge and plunged thirty feet
into the St. Joseph river.
STARVES TO DEATH.
Ilnrrishiirg, Pa, Sept. 4.—Wil
liam Beidleman, 96 years old,
starved himself for 55 days and
died today. lie refused all food
and as far as can be learned had
no reason for his strange conduct.
He died with a table loaded with
delicacies at his bedside.
ATLANTA IS WILD.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 4.—Atlanta
today is baseball crazy. The game
that will lose the Southern League
pennant for Atlanta or tic Atlanta
and Mobile for first place will be
played this afternoon. Many
stores will close for the game nnd
it is estimated that no less than
12,000 persons will witness the
game.
UNLOADED GUN AGAIN.
Asheville, N. C., Sept. 4.—Play-
fully pointing n» old rifle at lit
tle Lawrence Bartlett, aged 12,
John Bartlett, aged 8, fired and
killed his brother last night at
Chunns Grove, near here. Ho did
not know the gun was loaded.
SIS SOW TAKES
FIRST PLAGE IN
T
REPORT OF SANITARY IN-
SPEOTOR GIVES SOME IN.
TERESTING INFORMATION.
1,177 LOADS OF GARBAGE.
CHARLTON HAS NERVE. •
Como, Italy, Sept. 4.—The in
terrogation of Porter Charlton,
accused of wife murder, was com-
plctcd today. The date for the
trial will be fixed next week.
is little doubt of a *30,000 licenie
holding in Waycross.
There is no getting around the
fact that for some time in Way-
cross, covering a period of several
years, the lines for a “wet” nnd
"dry” campaign in Waycross
have been gradually forming, and
those who have been studying
conditions in Waycross are well
aware of the fact that the time is
fast approaching if it is not al
ready here when the issue will
come to the front. And on the
outcome of the question hinges
much interesting speculation.
day on the trunk in which he
placed his wife’s body after he
had killed her.
COUNTY BOARD Will
p HflVE BUSY SESSION
It is understood that quite a
number of important matters will
come before the county commis
sioners at the regular meeting for
September, to be held here next
Tuesday.
Besides the routine business
matters in connection with road
work and new bridges, which
were discussed at the last meet
ing, will be considered. Chair-
Charlton gased unflinchingly to-
NEGRO ELUDES MOB.
Bowling Green, Ky, Sept. 4.—
A mol) of 300 citizens chased
George Hinton, a negro, accused
of assaulting a white woman near
Portland, into Kentucky today,
intending to lynch him if he was
caught. The sheriff caught Hin
ton and after a wild auto ride
landed him in jail here.
PELLAGRA THEORY.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 4.—Dr. .1. XL
Sigman. a prominent specialist,
will read papers before the con
ference of Southern physicians
now meeting at Spartanburg de
claring that pellagra is caused by
bedbug bites. He claims that he
has traced two cases directly to
chinches.
man Miller has since the August
meeting conferred with Commis
sioner Smith regarding the loca
tion of a bridge over Hog Creek,
and it is believed the board will
take prompt action on the ques
tion.,.
Waycross cows arc healthier
than any other kind of animal in
Waycross.
According, to the report of San
itary Inspector A. C. Blythe, only
one cow died within the city llm-
during the month of August.
The death list of animals shows
that four horses died during
August, seven dogs nnd nine cats.
The latter is not explained in the
port and it is not known wlieth
one eat lost all his lives or nine
Is actually shuffled off. Chiok-
s did not enjoy such a good
month, as 410 of them cackled
their last cackle during August.
Some idea of the heavy work
done by the garbage department
in found' in the item showing the
amount of garbage moved from
the city. It required 1.177 trips
of the garbage wagons to remove
the trash from Waycross, and as
a lot of this had to be taken quite
a distance from the city it is seen
that the garbage department is
anyhing but an easy one to han
dle,
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By Wirg to (The. rfOHt:
Ooativook,-- ' Quo.;!.
Fighting in tire last 3itcl against
deportation, Harry K. Thaw was
today arraigned before.^ board of
inquiry representing tile Canadian
department of immigration.
At tile very outset the tjjbard dc-
lnred that the case must lie «x-
pedit- d as much as possible be-
tnttcii time has been
lost already.” Thaw’s lawyers
;ing the officials for ro-
,allow adjournment or
of alienists.
rant on which Thiw is
being tried charges Thaw with
being an undesirable citizen nnd
that lie whs proved insane in an
other country and entered Canada
by stealtii. Thaw is now nine
miles from the border.
It is believed the hearing will
occupy at least two days.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MEN SEPT. 22,
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THOMASVILLE EXCITED.
By Wire to The Journal.
Thomasville, Sept. 4.—With a
one game lead on Valdosta the
Thomasville team today hopes to
win another of the Empire League
post-season series, thereby ending
the contest for the pennant.
Thomasville has won three to
Valdosta’s two, and a victory to
day settles the pennant race.
Baseball fans from this entire sec
tion and hundreds from Valdosta
are here for the game.
As was forecast exclusively in
I lie Daily Journnl the Board of
Education at it called meeting this
morning decided to postpone the
opening of the public schools of
Waycross from Sept. 15 to Sept.
22, a delay of a week.
This was deemed best in view
of the fact that workmen would
be employed in finishing the Tsa-
bella street school right up to the
date first fixed for the opening of
the schools.
Registration of pupils will com
mence Wednesday, Sept. 17, at
8:00 o’clock. The registration
books.will bn at the office of Supt.
Miller in the Central School
building on Xrary street, between
Lott and Pendleton, and the of
fice will be kept open from 8:00
to 12, and from 3:30 to 5 daily
for registration.
For the first time since the
school system was established
here pupils will register without
being called upon to pay a fee,
exception of course the out of
town pupils. Lists of books for
the various grades will be furnish
ed pupils when they register.
To (111 the vacancy caused by
the resignation of XMss Loula
Hunter, teacher of the fifth grade,
the board today elected Miss May
Fields, of XVaycross.
Kver slue* Harry Thaw was a boy his sister, Mrs. Hearse Lauder Cap
negle, has been termed bis guardian angel. That the title has not been con
ferred upon her without deserving It, hns been proven many tlmea during
the past seven years, or ever since the killing of Htanfonl White. When Thaw
was arrested In t'nnnda Mrs. Carnegie, with her husband, hastened to hit
stile. The pleture was taken at Sherbrooke, Canada
FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON
PISTOL TOIERS
APT TO RECEIVE
HEAVY SENTENCES
FranclH liurton llarrlKon, tho inll-*
lionnlro congroBHinnn from Now York,
has been Bolectod by Prniildunt Wilson
ns governor general of the Philippine*
to view of the increasing mini
her of murders and shooting uf-
fairs in XVaro it is believed par
ties facing city and suporior court
judges on charges of ’carrying
concealed weapons must not he
get unusually stiff reminders that
concealed weajtons must not In-
carried.
Judge Parker in hia charges to
the grand jury hnq. repeatedly
stated that it was, his opinion the
number of murders and a&n.pts
nt murder wns due nffnost entire
ly to the carrying of concealed
weapons. Judge McDonald
city court hns shown that he
heartily in favor with a strict ob
servance of the law against the
carrying of concealed weapons
and has given some severe sen
tences.
’ wishes were nutos wo would
all violate the speed law.
Sheriff Lands Tiger
With All Kinds of
Joy Juice Yesterday
CHIEFS PICTURE
IS STILL MISSING
Chief of Police John W. Colley
has not yet located Miss Septem
ber Xforn, who mysteriously dis
appeared from hia office yester
day.
Some of bilk friends have inti
mated thab-they know who hag
the picture but the ekief’i inves
tigation has failed to locate the
pretty work of art. There la talk
of taking np a collection and se
curing a much larger copy of the
picture and preaentmg it to'the
chief
Sheriff Pittman yesterday made
one of the richest "tiger" raids
he has made in a long time and as
a result has loehed up in his “evi
dence vault” at the court house a
supply of whiskey, wine, beer and
brandies that would shame a Sa
vannah saloon.
The operator of the alleged ti
ger, Joe Thomas, did business at
a house on K street and according
to the sheriff is an old timer at the
business. He wns tried In court
here early this year and acquitted
but it is said that the ease against
him now is too s'rong for him -to
miss a sentence. \
Xfost of the alleged tiger’s sup
ply was in quarts, with some pints
aud half pints. All of it was of
ROYAL WEDDING TODAY
By Wire to The Journal.
Sigmarin, Germany, Sept. 4.—
With royal pomp former King
Manuel of Portugal was married
to Princes* Augustine .Victoria of
Hohenzollern in the castle of the
bride’s father today.
The ceremonies were eondneted
by Cardins! Hctte. Royalty of
a good grade, and besides whis
key the sheriff found a lot of
wine, apricot brandy and bottled
beer. The arrest of Thomas fol
lowed a careful investigation con
ducted by the sheriff.
Until his arrest blind tiger op
erations in Waycross have been
unusually quiet if any business
has been done, due probably to
the activity not only of Sheriff
Pittman and his deputies but also
to the city police. Thomas A**
not asked for a preliminary hear
ing yet and may waive the hear
ing.
Jacksonville, FIs, Sept, i.—.
William E. Tippens of Waycross,
Ga, in a sensational affidavit re
ferred by SInyor Swearingen to
the City Council last night for in
vestigation, relates a story of
Brutal treatment accorded him
while a prisoner nt the city pris-
n farm for drunkenness last
month and tells of the heating of
i negro h.v a guard and tho sub-
leqiient death of the prisoner.
I’lie matter will In* thoroughly'
ifted.
Tippetts in his deposition says
that he is a white man, aged 32,
aud tile father of two children;
that about Aug. 12 lie was iu the
union depot, where he went to
sleep and wns arrested. The fol
lowing morning ho wns sentenced
to the prison fnrnt for thirty days
for drunkenness. On tho follow
ing day, he relates, ho was placed ’
Oil n brick pile to break bricks,
and despite his physical disability
was kept at work by Overseer
Thompson.
On the evening of the samo day,
lie was ordered to take off his
prison clothing and given a blank
et on which to sleep on the floor,
which wns fall of vermin. Oil the
second day he wns put to work
pulling tip weeds nnd carrying
stones. On the third day, while
pulling up stumps, he alleged ho
complained and -the guard struck
him on the Imek with a pieeo of
lod, cursed him and told to
work, which he did until lie faint
ed. lie had fainted a half hour
before, he snyN, -nnd had been
laughted at by the guard. On tho
following day he wns again com
pelled to dig stumps, despite his
protest.
Tippins says that during his
stay at the farm it was roported
that a negro was struck and cru
elly beaten by a guard, fell to the
ground immediately and died and
that the dead body was carried
away in a wagon. He eanoat
swear tho negro was. murdered
by the guard, but says the guard
left the camp and did not return
until after tile burial of the ne
gro.
CITY COURT IS
L't. CANNON IS
00T FOR MAYOR
The September term of eity
court is drawing near and pres
ent indications point to a heavy
docket, both in the civil and crim
inal branches. The civil docket
msy be ent down s great deal by
continuances, bnt ss it stsnds to
day it is one of the heaviest the
court has known in some time.
The criminal docket a week ago
was unususlly slim, bnt the nnm-
Europe was well represented at. b«r of casts scheduled for trial is
the wedding:
gradually climbing and it begins
Dr. II. A. Cannon, a well known
resident of Waycross, announces
today for mayor of Waycross, sub
ject to the primary to he held this
fall. He expects to moke a de
tailed statement of his platform
nt an early date, setting forth his
ideas of government for Way-
cross and making known his posi
tion on matters of interest to the
voters. Dr. Cannon has mads his
home in Waycross for a number
of years and has seen the city
reach it’s present sise and im
portance from a small, struggling
town. He has never figured in
city polities before bnt has many
friends who will undoubtedly
make him a strong contender in
the approaching campaign.
to look like s |>usy weak.
Court convenes on Monday,
Sept. IS, with Judge John O. Mc
Donald presiding.
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