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The Journal lathe Official Organ of Wan County, and County Board of Education and Trades and Labor Assembly No. 1 of Way cross.
WAYOROM, CUL, flUDAY, BOV. 14,1813.
WEEKLY EDITION
IS SECOND; VALDOSTA A FOURTH
ALL CinES III lEUGIIE
MADE FINE SHOWING
FOR FIRST TEAR
WILSON AT CONGRESS HALL REDEDICATION
FIVE
GREAT LAKES
GO TO BOTTOM
Wayeroas did not win the pen
nant in the Empire State League
hut' Wayeroas did win hands
down in the attendance race.
Official figures for the league’s
tint season show that Waycross
topped the league with a total
paid attendance of 21,100. Bruns
wick was second with 20,120. In
addition to winning out in the
mason’s attendance Waycross
was the winner in the opening
day contest, Brunswick being a
close second in that contest.
■ This information will be of con-
jddsrablo interest to fens of this
city, who Use always maintain-
ad that Waycross was a splendid
• baseball city and throughout the
mason’ visiting players eompli
men ted Waycross people for their
loyhlty to the home team.
With the ball park in need of
hut mighty little attention for the
next season the local association
should he able to make a better
financial showing than was made
for the IMS’season. The asso
ciation's president, Clark,
(dels that the Waycross end of
the game is going to be better in
1914 than ever before and has
announced time and again that
k he is going to do his best to give
Vaycross an A1 team. The record
made by Waycross during the
1913 season is due largely to the I
:;^rrC“s|Nine Killed,.150 Injured
TWENTY BODIES BE COVER
ED FROM FOUR OF THE
LOST SHIPS — DAMAGE
AMOUNTS TO MILLIONS.
Bunn Will Take Office On
January First is Rumor; In
Such Event The Journal
Would Win a Big Victory
By Wire to The, Journal.
Thedford, Ont., Nor. 13.—As a
result of the recent terrific blis-
sard and storm through this re
gion five ships are at the bottom
of the lake within a radius of fifty
miles and property valued iy> in
the millions is lost
Twenty bodies from four of the I
five ships have been recovered
Beach combers and ghouls have
been robbing the bodies, making
identification almost impossible.
Crowds are swarming the shores
eking away pieoes of wreckage,
life.preserved and other relies.
RAIN MOW, , .
CAUSES FLOOD.
Cleveland, Nor. 13.—Heavy
■wins today threaten to flood this
city and the lowlands of northern
Ohio. Akron is threatened with
i flood.
310 PROJECT
«KEAR
'ANOOGA.
When the restored Congress Hall In Philadelphia was rededlcated the
other dor President Wilson dtllversd an address tram the earns balcony from
which George Washington delivered hie publlo utterances when he was presi
dent. I
,lue Secretary D. 8. McClellan.
The official attendance t
nounccment from ’Brunswick
sbowes that the total paid attend-
ance, for the season amounted to
114,552, an average of 397 paid
admissions to every game that
was played, rain or ahine, which,
oonaidering the fact that it was
the league's first season, is con
sidered gratifying.
Waycross led the league in. at
tendance with Brunswiek a close
mpnj and Thomssrille third.
The'fignres of the various cities
in dstail are as follows:
No.
Pd.
Av. Per
Games Adms.
Game
Waycroae
. 49
21,100
433
Brunswiek 49
30,120
412
T’ville
60
20,281
400
Valdosta.
48
18,911
393
America*.
45
17,031
378
(’oniric .
. 47
17,109
364
" Totals
288
114,552
39 i.:
When Excursion Train is
Wrecked on Central Road
Chattanooga, Nov. 13.—After
nine years gigantic toil and the
xpendituro of $10,000,000 the
mmense lock and dam at Hales
Bar was formally dedicated to-
Jay. Appropriate exercises were
participated in by many men of
national prominence. 65,000
liorso-power current was sent in
to Chattanooga by the turn of a
switch. *
WA YCROSS’ NEXT POSTMASTER
Mexican Policy of U. S. to
1* Given Out by WU3011
In Statement Late Today
IS CONDEMNED
BY INSPECTOR
booos Also declares con
dition UNSANITARY -
OWNERS MUST MAKE RE
PAIRS AT ONOB.
City Building Inspector L. B.
Boggs todsy condemned as
safe and unsanitary a house on
Albany avenue near A street,
financial condition, having a bal
ance in the bank, in face of the
fact that the expenses during the
season were much heavier than
was anticipated at the ontaet.
TAX COLLECTOR
AT THE CHEROKEE.
' Por tho convenience of the pub
lic County Tax Collector J. T.
^Strickland will be at the Chero-
' kee Pharmacy Saturday night be
tween the hours of 7 and 10
o’clock to receive tax payment*.
He hopes those who have not yet
paid their taxes will take ad
vantage of the convenience ar
rangement on Saturday night
Incidentally, don’t forget to reg
ister when yon pay your taxis.
Under the new law if you regis
ter how yon don’t have to regis
ter again tor county and state
elections.
Shop early—and often.
T' J. McClellan. The owners of
the' dwelling avert notified of the
inspector’s action and given time
in which to make repairs
It is claimed that the rotting of
the sills of the house ha* made
the structure unsafe.
This feature of the inspector's
work with the city has been grow
ing of more importance and ex
cept in rare instances Mr. Boggs
has found property owners per
fectly willing to co-operate with
his department. It is pointed out
I By Wire to Tho Journal.
Eufaula, Ala., Nov. 13.—Nine
persona wero instantly killed and
botween 125 and 150 injured,
number seriously, when an c
cursion train on the Central of
Georgia railroad was wracked
near here today.
'The train was running from
Oxark to Eufaula, and carried
about 500 people who wen en
route to a fair being held in this
city.
When the train was wrecked
the last three coaches, packed
with people, were thrown down
an embankment. The cars were
reduced to a mass of wreckage
and most all those killed were In
the cars demolished.
Those known to be dead
elude the following:
Comp Outaey, aged 60.
Monroe Floyd, aged 50.
Mrs. Wilbur McMean, a young
bride.
Curb Bell, aged 16.
All of the above are from Clay
ton.
Others dead aro:
Mias Bonnie Broek aged 16.
bin. Laura Wilkinson,
A child Of C. F. Brock.
Mrs. Alto Adams.
An unknown negro.
Only the most harrowing
in-
de-
that in this kind of work re- j tails of the wreck have been re
pairs in time will prevent posable ccived, all showing the accident
CONTENTION IS
AWAITING REPORTS,
By Wire to The Journal.
Seattle, Nov. 13.—The Amer
ican Federation of Labor conven
tion today marked time, awaiting
reports from committees.
CHARGE OF ARSON
SAYS CHIEF HALL
Following a thorough investi
gation of the fire of Tuesday
morning when a negro hotel, res
taurant, store and dwelling were
burned on Parallel street, Chief
E. C. Hail today stated that he
had found no evidence to support
tho report that the fire was of
incendiary origin.
He was informed at the fire
that some one, supposed to be the
man who ran the hotel, had tried
to prevent an alarm being given.
H« traced this report to its source
and found nothing in it to war
rant any further investigation.
State Inspector W. R. Joyner of
Atlanta baa been notified of the
chief’s finding.
By Wire to The Journal.
Washington, Nov. 13.—An
nouncemcnl was made shortly lie-
fore noon today that President
Wilson would make a public state
ment this afternoon relating to
tho Mexican situation. The state,,
ment will review tho negotiations
of the past few weeks and will
define the policy of the United
Stntcs.
Following this it is belioved
foreign countries who are in ac
cord with the United States will
formulate a policy identical to
that of this country.
BREAK WITHIN
4& HOUSE EURE.
Diplomatic relations between
CHICAGO
loss of life or serious injury.
Iq recent months a number of
unsafe and unsightly structures
condemned by the inspector have
been tom down, removing eye
sores that have been condemned j rials could be operated
by citizens in different part* of t wreck.
Wayeroas for a long time.
to be one of the worst in the rail
road history of Alabama.
It is reported that a broken rail
earned the wreck. Aid waa giv
en the injured aa rapidly aa ape-
to the
He who courts and runs away
Your discretion might look like will yet be caught some wedding
cowardice in another. -day.
The Journal. 1
By Wire to The Journal.
Chicago, Nov. 13.—December
wheat Ms pork MRS;
inaL Ribs 10.82; hogs five higher.
If there’s anything exasperat
ing, it’s to get all ready to hate •
mean person, and then to diseov- „„
er that he’s got some really good I formed that he was to remain in
qualities. / IVera Cruz until such time as be
avoided will be for Gen. Huerta
to agree to the pressing points in
the American demands. This he
has declined to do and advices to
day indicate that Huerta hts no
intention of wavering the least
hit from his position.
BREAK WON’T
MEAN WAR.
The severance of diplomatic re
lations with Mexico will not of
itself .nean war. However, if
Huerta should take the initiative
the United States, already pre
pared for intervention at a mo
ment’s notice, would lose no time
in taking care of the situation so
far as this country is interested.
The Wa. Department is keeping
in close touch with the situation
and the regular troops of the ar
my are ready to entrain in abort
order for Mexico. Transports are
held in readiness at Qnlf porta
for immediate use and
where there i severy epeparance
of tb commencement at an early
date of war.
UND STAYS
AT VESA (Ml
Secretary of State Bryan, today
waa in communieation with Spe
cial Envoy John Lind, who went
to Vera Crux from Mexico (Sty
during the night. Lind was in-
was recalled by President Wilzon.
Lind’s mission to Mexico is ad
mittedly a failure.
HUERTA MAY
BE LEFT ALONE.
Charge I) 'Affairs O’Shaugh-
ilossy today informed tho State
Department that General Huerta
shows no sign whatever of ac
ceding to the demands of the
United States. He reeommends
in his mossage that the United
States withdraw all diplomatic
agents and leave Hnerta to shift
for himself.
GERMANS GET
WARNING TODAY.
Mexico City, Nov. 18—-Ger
mane living here were today ad-
FIRST NEWS DF MR.
BUNN'S SELECTION
GIVEN IN JOURNAL
the United States and Mexieo will vised by their legation to : J$*vf
be severed within the next 48 the country without further lie-
hours. . The only way this wilt be
lay. Warnings were sent to Tor-
reon, Durango and other town*.
This indicates that Germany ex- results,
peets widespread hostilities very. THE JOURNAL
shortly. Every train for Vera ALONE.
Following immediately upon
Ihc announcement of Congrem-
man Walkor yesterday that he
would recommend Mr. Bunn for
postmaster which announcement
was firqt made public through
the'columns of the Journal comes
the rumor that January let) 1914,
Is the lime that has been fixed
Upon for making the change in
the Way cross poitmsstonhip.,
i It is a known feet that sbofft
two weak* ago Congressman
Walker visited Wayeroas and had
a lengthy, conference with Post
master Murphy, which ooupled
with tb* fact that Mr. Welker
hes mads public his ehoiee for
postmaster of this city hsa eauasd
to leak out a rumor that is ao wall
founded that it ia really more
than a rumor that the Congress
man and the Postmaster have aa
understanding aa to when the of
fice witL-betunud ewer., th*
Democrats. '''
CHANGE
JAN. 1,1914. t
The rumor goes ' still farther
and has it that beginning Janu
ary 1st, 1914, has been fixed as
tho oxact dale for making the
change.
If this rumor proves to be true
congratulations will bo in order
to both Uongrossroan Walker and
Postmaster Murphy for GIVING
TO THE VICTORS THE SPOILS
OF OFFICE.
And in this ’ connection the
ly ay cross Journal should come in
for some share of the glory hp as
touch as the Journal waa‘ toe
FIRST newspaper in the Elev
enth .Congressional District to
take up the fight against Rejmb-
liean postmasters holding over,
and has been the ONLY paper, in
the state to cany, on the fight
with any degree of enthusiasm,
and in a manner that might bring
m,
Crus ia crowded with passengers.
Americans are arranging to leave
m a moment’s notice.
MOHENO TAKES
RAP AT LIND.
Mexico City, Nov. 13.—Foreign
Ministor Moheno today issued an
official statement declaring that
relations between Mexieo and the
United States were unchanged,
lie said Lind did not come in con
tact with officials here and has
gone away without having had a
conference with a single Mexican
official. Huerta ia reported to be
ot a residence on Liverpool (treat
today, recovering from last
night’s debauch. All entrances
to the home are guarded heavily.
UND NOW Of
VESA CRUZ.
Vera Crus,' Nov. 13,—John
Lind, special envoy from the
United States to Mexico, arrived
here; this morning from Mexico
City. He went directly to the
American consulate, whither all
his goods ware removed laet night
from a boteL Vera Cruz is prac
tically quiet today.
(Continnsd on Loot Page.)
Other newspapers in this par
ticular “neck of the wooda" have
rather upheld the policy of allow
ing Republicans to bold offices
until their commissions might ex
pire, end particularly has this
been true in regard to tho Way
cross postoffice.- It has only been
the tost few days that any other
paper has even suggested that a
policy of “turning ’em out”
should be, or eould be, put into
offset.
An effort was made by 0 rep
resentative of the Journal Wed
nesday morning to interview
Congressman Walker upon too
questipn' as to when a change
would likely take ptoee in toe
Waycross postoffiee, but owing to
the fact that the train he came
to the city on was 6 hours late,
ho had only'a very short time
here before ,hp had to be rushed
to Btockshear court on busineai
in wbtoh. be was connected in a
legal way. This made it impos
sible for too Journal’ to got the
rumor affirmed, or denied.
The fact that Mr. H. 0. Bans
would probably be named by Mr
. . jt
(Continued on Laet Page.)
