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The Journal is the Official Organ of Ware Comity, and County Board of Education and Trade* and Labor Assembly No. 1 of Waycross.
VOLUME FIVE.
WEEKLY EDITION
WAYCROSS, a A., FRIDAY. NOV. 21. 1913.
WEEKLY EDITION
PRICE $1 PER YEAR.
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WORKING NOW OH PROGRAM EBI POINTER
FOR DAY’S OBSERVANCE
THIRTEENTH WEDDING IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Plans have been started here
for the general observance of Ar
bor day, December 5.
Xo tonly will the day be ob
served in Waycross but steps
have been taken to have the whole
of Ware county join in the cele
bration.
Trees wiil he planted in the
city by various organisations, the
Tree Planting Association and the
city taking the lead in the mat
ter and in the county it is bo
lieved farmers and large land
owners will lend their heartiest
co-operation.
It is probable that the exercises
of the day will be held at Central
School Auditorium, although this
detail of the celebration lias not
been finished.
Efforts are being made to se
cure a number of well known
speakers for the day. Mayor
Reed, who delivered an address at
tiie last public gathering to dis
cuss tree planting will undoubted
ly be called upon again to speak.
That thousands of trees should
be planted in Waycross and Ware
each season is the statement of
prominent members of the tree
planting association and members
who have never lost interest in the
movement propose to wage nn ac
tive campaign for tree planting
With the view of getting more
trees for the barren spots.
What Waycross lins started and
“nnhiinii ”
How anyone here could know
anything of the allegations recent
ly made concerning the conduct
of congressmen and senators en
route to lute Congressman Kod-
denberry's funeral at Thomasville
a question asked today upon re
ceipt by local people of inquiries
from East Point.
The questions asked are, “Did
any of the congressmen get drunk
or were they drinking at the Rod
dcuberry funeral! Did they cause
any trouble in Thomasville, nt the
hotel or upon the streets! Have
you the names of those who caus
ed trouble or who were suppposed
to be drank!”
H was first thought the inquiry
had been missent and was intend
ed for some one in Thomasville
but it was soon found that sev
eral such letters wore received in
the city.
The probe this East Pointer
seems to be conducting of his own
initiative is causing a lot of talk
and citizens arc wondering
what end the “investigation”
being conducted.
JOINER CASE A MONTH
OLD,' 00 CLUES
A month ago today Julius Join
er a former employee of the city
is keeping up in this respect l‘ aH | 0 £ Waycross, was shot down from
created considerable interest j, bchind and ki | Ic(1 in the city lls
throughout the state and it is
quite certain no community in
Georgia lias had as niany compli
ments paid it for boosting the
tree planting movement than
WaycroeS.
Tree Planting Association.
Every citizen is asked to join
the Tree -Planting Association,
thereby adding their influence and
oo-operation in making Arbor Day
a success. This day will .be uni
versally observed December 5th,
throughout Georgia. The dues of
the Society will be payable in
trees and every member, man,
man or child is urged to plant at
least one tree this year, if not on
their own land plant along the
country road, or city thorough
fares, the school grounds or snbur
ban parks.
Trees were the primeval friends
of the Georgia pioneers, their vi
tal bearings on public health and
comfort were recognized by the
far-seeing men. who planned so
wisely for the upbuilding of the
state. A growing town or county
cannot afford to let a year pass
without planting trees.
The good roads movement that
is holding out a beacon light to
the people of Georgia must be
made attractive as well as ser
viceable, A shaded highway will
enhance the vnlue of every farm
by which it passes and the cool
shade will be a benediction to the
wayside traveler.
The tree planting association
stood, and has been so published,
of Ware county must grow until .that ffie plans for the immediate
[lie was returning to his home from
u trip to tiie business section. Sev
eral clues have been carefully in
vestigated during the month but
none of them led to any arrests.
Officers are completelyjmfflcd by
the mystery and it now seems that
only by accident will the slayers
of Joiner ever be known.
Hefore he died he charged the
crime to two negroes but in view
of happenings in and around
Waycross since his murder the
theory that the crime was the
work of white men has been ad-
vanoed and held to strongly.
COMESS MEETS ID
DIRECT DEEUNCE TO ORDEB
Of 0. S. TO EEREIML HIM
PRIMARY DfllE ill BE Jsiriun is cbiticrl iod»1;
HXED ON FRIDAY NIGHT foreigners fear
wedding of Jessie Woodrow Wilson, second daughter of the president, snd Francis Howes Ssyre Is the
thirteenth to be celebrated In the White House. Our Illustration shows the bride snd groom, the esst room of
the White House, scene of the ceremony, and, above the future home of the young couple In Wllllamstown, Mass.
HDEI RlPPr OB
SMS BETTOR 'WINNER IR W
Mr. J. E. T. Bowden, director
of the Scott.T, Beaton campaign
for mayor, returned to the city
this morning after Tiaving been
absent since Monday night. Dur
ing his absence the campaign roll
ed successfully on under the di
rection of Mr. Calvin W. Parked,
and his assistant Mr. John W. Mc
Gee, so when Mr. Bowden turned
up nt Headquarters this morning
he was made to smile all over qt
the progress the campaign has
made, as he said.
Mr. Bowden will he at head
quarters today and tonight, until
1 “Dr. R. P, Izlar happened not
to be present at the time the Her
ald reporter is supposed to have
called, but I would state for the
benefit of the* Herald that the
chairman of the campaign com
mittee calls at Headquarters ev
ery day, and is greatly interested
jn Mr.’Beaton’s behalf.”
“I was not in the eity last night
hut I am told by Mr. John W. Mc
Gee that during the evening
voters called and signed enrds
pledging their support to Mr.
Beaton. The crowd that called
at Headquarters last night is just
It o’clock when he leaves for a sample of what happens every
KILLS HR
By Wire to The Journal.
Chicago, Nov. 20.—Albert
Einkie, age 44, today shot and kill,
ed his mother, then suicided. Tbo
fninlly was one time wealthy hut
lias been in straitened ciruum
stances for some lime.
is,000 GIVEN or
GAS FRANCHISE
HOLDERS T0DAT
Mayor II. D. Ileed today reeeiv-
ed a telegram fro mthc National
Surety Company, of New York,
stating that a MS,OOO bond of the
Scott Investment Company and
W. II. Harrison, Jr., payable to
the city in the event $20,000 is not
expended on a gas plant in Wav-
cross within six months, had been
issued and was being sent here by
mail.
The Aling of this bond means
that the promoters of the gas
plant mean business. It is ttndcr-
Biriningham. Mr. C. W. Parker
is out of the eity today, but the
work of getting voters registered
has been successfully handled by
Mr. J. W. MoOee.
In reference to the reported
meeting of the Beaton Club last
night as appeared in the Morning
Herald, Mr. Bowden gave out the
following statement:
"I have noticed the “23”
night, and it is safe to say,
in fact it is a known fact that af
ter having advertised a big Bal
lard meeting for last night LESS
THAN 40 MEN ATTENDED.
“When the Heaton forces do
have a meeting I will guarantee
that it will BE SOME MEETING,
and the “23*' will he on the other
side.”
Mr. Beaton will
“pipe dream” that appeared in , walk, ami it is really not necessa-
the Morning Herald relative to ry for ns to do any more work,
a meeting of the Beaton Club last
night, and wish to say to any one
that would possibly he misled by
same that there lias not been a
regular meeting of the Beaton
forces either Inst night ,or any
other time, excepting those held
at Gilchirst Park and at Dcen-
wood.”
hnt we are going to WORK UN
TIL THE POLLS CLOSE JUST
TO SEE IP WE CANT MAKE
THE THING UNANIMOUS.”
“I sin gind to see that the op
position continues to conduct
their campaign upon a high plane,
and I am aure that all forces will
continue to do so until the end.”
the (unkissed branches will shel
ter every county in Georgia and
'Arbor Day univeraally observed.
Each day until the 5th of Decem
bers Rat of names of those who
will plant trees will appear in the
. Journal.' The Ware county farm-
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erection of the gas plant have
been completed. Material is ,en
route and work will probably be
gin within a very short time.
When finished the gas plant will
represent sn ontlay of between
♦125.000 and $150,000. Mr. Har-
(Continned on Last Page.)
Gov. Slaton Will Be
Guest of City Tonight
DOUGLAS WIND RATE
CONTEST WITH A.B.&A.
By Wire to The -’ournal.
Washington, Nov. 20.—The In
terstate Commerce Commission to
day ruled the present, rntes on the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
unjustly discriminatory at
Douglas, favoring Fitzgerald, Val
dosta, Quitman, Thomanvillc,
Moultrie, Tifton and Waycross.
The commission directed that
the rates be equalized.
Tonight the eity registration
| hook for thu 1013 primary closes.
A registration much greater than
ever before known for a city pri
mary is expected. This shows to
some extent how milch interest is
being taken in Hie approaching
primary, when a mayor and three
aldermen will he nominated.
City council Inis designated an
registrars for the year Warren
Lott, Dr. W. II. Buchanan
T. J. McClellan. They will g
work on the list al once so that
tin' primary may ho held a
early a date as the executive com
mitteo may designate. .
The executive eommitte: will
tomorrow night take the final step
in perfecting plans for the pri
mary by adopting rules for tho
primary and fixing the data for
nominating city officials. It
predicted that the primary will
be hold within the next few
weeks, as all candidates seem
anxious to bring to nn end the
campaign.
CARNIVALS MAT EXHIBI
NEAR WAYCROSS
Tonight will he Slaton night in
Waycross.
From the moment lie starts
from the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic train from Douglas
until he leaves the city shortly af
ter 11 o’clock Governor John M.
Slaton will be shown the Way-
cross welcome in the Waycross
way and needleas to atate he will
enjoy himaelf.
Over a hundred members of the
Board of Trade are expected at
the union station to greet him and
escort him to the hotel, after
which he will be the guest of Rep
resentative L. J. Cooper ‘at din
ner. At eight o’clock tho Gov
ernor will be the honor guest at a
public reception at the Board of
Trade auditorium.
The banquet arranged in honor
of the visit of the governor by tho
Entertainment Committee of the
Board of Trade starts at nine-
thirty, coming to an end a few
minutes before the Governor’s
train for Columbus arrives. Prof.
A. G. Miller will be toastmaster.
If you have not Btarted start to
day-shop early.
TWO SOUTHERN TRAINS
COLLIDE THIS HORNING.
By Wire to Tho Journal.
Bartons, S .C.. Nov. 20.—Four
•re slightly hurt this morning
when two Southern Railway pas.
nger trains met liendon nenr
here.
The cause of the wre/ek has not
been determined
NO REPORT OF
HOLDUP MADE TO
WARE'S OFFICERS.
While no report has been made
to Sheriff Pittman regarding the
attempted robbery of New .Jersey
tourists who passed through this
eity yesterday en route to Florida
it appears today from the inform
ation given by the tourists that
the holup was not committed in
Ware county. The men who
would have been victims hut for
their heady work did not care to
get tied up with local courta in
the event an investigation waa
made ond as they lost nothing de
clined while here yesterday to aak
for an investigation.
However, in the event of any
developments in the case they left
their address so that they could bo
secured as witnesses.
in view of tho strong front of
city council on tho carnival prop
ositiou it is regarded here as very
doubtful if Waycross is visited at
nny time in the near future by
any carnival or amusement ooni
panics.
Had the business men of tho
eity failed to express themselves
on the subject it is certain coum
oil would have declined a license
for tile earnival that has been
trying to get into the city.
Today it was reported that one
of the several attractions that
wanted to show in Waycrosa waa
seriously considering locating on
the edge of the eity and thereby
avoiding any conflict with coun
cil. Representatives of other
companies arc hero looking into
the feasibility of the plan.
By Wire lo The Journal.
Mexico City, Nov. 2(1. -This af
ternoon the Mexieau congress will
meet, in direct defiance to the de
mands of tho United States as
made to Gcuorul Huerta.
It is expected that Huerta will
transmit a message defending the
course lie lilts followed ill dealing
with the recent congress which
wns controlled by Madcro follow-
Huortu will state in his mes
sage that his course lias not in
to,i'rupl'ed constitutional' govern-
nient.
There is no doubt that tho con
gress will endorse the dictator’s
course. The utmost tension pre
vails in Mexican government cir
cles and fears prevail among for
eign residents.
Today the diplomatic corps re
fuses to discuss the situation, say
ing “We will await evonta.”
SHOUT CRUISER
AT VERA ORUZ.
Vera Craz, Nov. 20.—Tito Unit
ed States scout cruiser Chester ar
rived lust night and anchored near
the bnttleship Rhode Island and
the gunboat Whooling. Thirteen
hundred and fifty men can now be *
lauded at a nynent* notice. Ru
mors are flyu^TOlek today that
the marines aro soon to bo landed.
NEW DEMANDS
ARE NOT MADE.
Washington, Nov. 20,—Vigor
ous denial was made at tho White
House today that now demand#
had lieeii sent to Charge D'Affairs
O’ShaughnoSsy in Mexico City.
Reports of any communication
presaging it change of poliay on
the part of the United States were
denied as absolutely false and
without foundation. These deni
als were all the information given
out today at tho White House.
LV.B. SMITH LOSES
MOTHER AND BROTHER
AT fHE' SAME TIME
Wuycross friends of L. V. R.
Smith, who made this city his
home several years ago, and who
has frequently visited in Way-
cross since will regret to learn of
the double bereavement he line
just suffered.
Mrs. Annie P. Smith, his moth
er, died at Norfolk, Va., Tuesday
night, and within a short time af
ter her death Henry Ward Smith,
a brother, died in the same city.
Tiie time between the two deaths
was leas than an hour.
Hr. Smith haa been reaiding
Savannah two yean and he left
that eity yeeterday for Norfolk
to attend the funeral services of
his mother and brother. In hie
liereavement he haa the sympathy
of his maiiy Waycroaa friends.
SHOOTS WIF<,
MOTHER-IN-LAW,
THEN SUICIDES.
By Wire to The Journal.
Pittsburg, Nov. 20.—Charlea
Beitz this morning shot and prob
ably fatally wounded his wife and
mother-in-law at his mother-in-
law’s home st Brsddock. Deitx
then sent a bullet through his
head, dying instantly. The eouplt
had been separated.
After tonight it will be too iate
—registor now.
SAME CROWD
MEETS TO PLAN
CAMPAIGN FOR
CRAFT. BALLARD.
Practically the same crowd that
haa been attending previoue gath
erings of the Ballard Good Gov-*
eriimrnt Club met laat night in
the Walker building. Plana for
the campaign in behalf of Capt.
Ballard were again discuised and
steps taken looking to systematic
work by members of the club. It
was stated at the meeting that
Ballard’s candidacy is growing
stronger every day and that his
friends are all very optimiatie
over his prospeets in the ap
proaching primary. . - ’Safi
CHICAGO MARKETS. «
By Wire to The Jonrnal,
Chicago, Nov. 20.—December,
wheat 86 5-8; lard 11.26; riba
11.25; hogs fire to ten higher.
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