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The Journal ia the Official Organ of Ware County, and County Board of Education and Tradei and Labor Assembly No. 1 of Way crow
VOLUME FIVE.
WEEKLY EDITION WAYCROSS, OA., FRIDAY, DEO. 12, 1913. WKKKf.y EDITION
PRICE $1 PER YEAR.
The Loomis Interest in Power
Plant Sold to Stuyvesant Fish
CORONATION CORTEGE OF NEW KING C* BAVARIA
It became known here today
that the interest of Burdett
' Loomis and members of bis fam
fly in the-Ware County Light and
Power Company of Way cross had
befen disposed of to Mr: Stuyve
Sant fish, of New York .City,
president and’now. sole owner of
the Waycross plant. . ,
.The deal whereby the Loomis
interest was purchased by Mr.
Pish was closed December 9, and
Mr. Loomis, Sr., and his son re
tired from the board of directors.
Local officials of the company
had nothing to say of the change,
and are not advised as to why Mr.
Loomis disposed of his stock in
the company. However, it has
been rumored for some time that
there had been friction in the
company because the gas engines,
advocated and installed here by
Mr. Loomis, had been discarded
and a steam turbine installed in
their/place. Whether there is
anything in this rumor is un
known bnt it furnishes food for
soujeetace. «
iiJust; what interest Mr. Loomis
ha^.'in. the power plant is . not
known but some.time ago it waf
reported:that he. had half inter-
' eat.. He was responsible for Mr.
Pish taking an interest in the lo-
Pal proposition.
,{Fhe directors and officers of
the company.,now are Stuyvesant
Fish, president; P. R. Boemeisler,
vice president; Chas. H. Wenman,
treasurer and secretary; Stuve-
sapt .Fish, Jr., and Jacob nodel.
The company proposes to con
tinue its policy of improving and
furnishing the patrons the very
best service possible.
maun uv 111 cm is
According to Chief of FMlha'an^&ls has discouraged (Ke lopl •
*~ w•'n.MJ.’ai. ,..**.*: "ers'to such anextent - thh't ’man; -
‘of the "professionals” have'gijn i
to work rather than accept thi
citv’s invitation and work on th :
John W.:'Colley,- the new vagran
cyj law recently passed / unani'-
mously by city council, is working
unnsnally well in Waycross.
Very few cases of vagrancy are
being made ns a result of the
warning given habitual loafers by
the police. Under the new ordi
nance the persons arrested for
vagrancy have to show that they
are not vagrants, and the police
are relieved of the burden of
proving the defendants vagrants.
It is claimed that Waycross has
always been freer of loafers than
most cities of. this size. The po
lice have kept the “joints” where
negroes are wont to gather under
the closest kind of surveillance
city’s invitation
city farm.
For some reason, probably th i
month to mouth advertising give;
such cities, tramps are not flocl
ing to the city as much as the]
havo in seasons past. This cit;
has in years past known ns man;
as twenty and thirty such visitor
in a day, hut the “tourists” sooj
found that the welcome sign' wan
not for them and heat it. A few
cases of begging without permits
have been reported, bnt the police
put an immediate end to such op
erations.' '■ ■
tern du
WAYCROSS .. PEOPLE f- WILL
CONTINUE COURTING: TO
- START- OF THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY SEASON. -
many as 250, faced arrest
‘day afteVtooon in Superior Court
PRESIDENT WILSON
10 MAKE
ANY TALKS TODAY
By Wire to The Journnl.
Washington, Dec. 11.—Threat
ened again with grippe, President
Wilson today cancelled all en
gagements. lie suspended Lis |
executive business and remained
In his room.
, maybo as jail.
•est A’ostcr- j case
of th.
At least 200 negroes, maybe as jail. The jail can be seen with
through the large windows
the court's auditorium and |tl\e
, ... .... Judge invited the occupants of
When they applauded the verd.ct g>Mory t0 , ook BnJ sco wlicrc
of not guilty returned by t e jury Lj ie y wou i(j land if they cheated
trying the case of Dclllc Fulwood, an y more disorder,
a negro charged with killing an-| After the warning from the
other negro in the Okcfonokcc court the gallery was so quiet that
swamp a short time ago. - hod a pin been dropped it would
Much interest was manifested have been heard as it struck the
in the trial of Fulwood from tho floor. It was vpjy evident that
start and owing to the popular- the gallery inmates believed nv-
ity of tho negro among members cry word of the Judge.
.... V^n *SS@CJ5? I* 1 * “*•*•. °* Lud Vis, the now Was of Bavaria, In Munich, pasilns before t
fc.Ak *•* ^ baa bean resent fof yean and recently deponed Kina otto *!
had baen Insane sine* before hla accession to the throne. ™™iuj u.possa ama uuo. w
of his race the gallery was crowd-
cd with his friends.
The demonstration was short
lived, as Judge Parker made
known his displeasure in short
order. lie declared:,that if the
county jail was large enough ho
would have every person in tho
gnllcry arrested and taken to
Fulwood was represented by
Attorney John S. Walker and his
acquittal was tho first of the
week’s session. The prosecution
was conducted by the solicitor
general, M. D. Dickerson, whoso
worjt at tho present term of Su
perior Court is establishing quite
a record for the Waycross circuit.
’ NEGRO TURNED LOOSE
TODAY IN WARESBORO
ASE
ISONS ENO A BIO YEAR: ,
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECIEB
By Wire to The Journal. 1
Johanniaburg, Deo. II.— Sir
Lionel Phill!pb,fa multimillionaire,
mining magnate well' known
throughout the country, was shoi
three' times and probably fatally
wounded in u street hero today.
The assailant was arrested.
MAYOR TREED THANK
.JOURNAL FOR INTEREST
IN FOOD CAMPAIGN
ONE KILLEO IN BLAZE
THAT DESTROYS J
HOTEL
At the end of ono of the most
successful years in Waycross
Masonry Waycrosa Lodge No. 305
Monday night clotted officers for
the year 1914
All officials for the year 1913
were advanced, Worshipful Mas
ter II. Lester Marvil stepping
down in the interest of advance
ment, which is of great import
ance to every secret order, in or
der to keep down little politics
that usually get into secret so
cieties.
Waycross Lodge No. 305 is
financially and otherwise in the
best shape it has been in for
William Young, a negro charg
ed with criminally assaulting a
young white girl hear Warcsboro
during the summer just past, was
today declared not guilty by the
jury trying his case in Superior
court. The case was started yea
terday and it was apparent from
the start of the defense’s conten
tions that the case was somewhat
complicated.
The father of the girl involved
in the case is charged with shoot
ing Young and has I ’ ot . yet b "° years, and during the past year
tried. Upon the conclusion of the possibly done more in the™... ...
^Tonng case the trial of U. L.; 0 , outside charity than dur- j ized at 120,000,000. Deprccia-
f Iu8 ic, charged with urg ary, • any otker y Car . Every meet- lions of Mexican investments is
Was started. Early this afternoon 0 j (hc jjj ue Lodge has been given as the cause for the bank’s
the.Music case has not en con-1 j ntereBt j n(?> an( j tt grcat man y new | failure.
members have been added.
Officers elected for 1914 are: I GRAND JURY MAY
Worshipful Master—Lee M.
Stewart.
Senior Warden—Dr. J. C. Rip-
pard.
Junior Warden—.!. N. Stinson.
Treasurer—II. C. Bunn.
Secretary—Sherod Collins, re
elected.
Senior Deacon—J. F Morgan.
Junior Deacon—n. C. Clemens,
Senior Steward—C. T. Strick
land.
Junior Steward—F. W. Lee.
Chaplain—Rev. R. A. Brown.
Deputy Grand Marshal—J. if.
Bell.
eluded.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
By Wire to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. 11.— May wheat
92 1-2; pork 21210; lard nominal;
ribs 11-32; hogs steady.
A bacchelor thinks he is cither
too young or too old to marry.
SPANISH BANK
GOES TO WALL
By Wire to The Jonrnal
Madrid, Dec. 11.—The Banco
Iliapano, in which many Ameri
cans arc interested, was closed to
day. The institution was capital.
ADJOURN LATE TODAY
This afternoon it is reported
that the grand jury has about
completed its work for the pres
ent term and may adjourn late in
the afternoon. Presentments will
probably he read in court before
adjournment for the night.
Mayor II. D. ltced today thank
cd the Daily Journal for the in
terest the Journal ia taking in tho
pure food campaign for Waycross
und Ware county. Mayor Reed
has alwuys been an advocate of
improvements for health and san
itation, and feels that there is no
subject of more importance to the
citizcns of the city nud county
than that of health. "
His idea is that the relief will
lie found in the early organization
of u health board, either acting
for the city and county or separ-
ato boards for city and county,
witli a joint all-time health of
ficer. In this way, ho believes,
much good cun be accomplished,
and the foundation made for
work that can lie broadened each
year until tho city and county
have conditions that will compare
favorably with the best to bo
found anywhere.
Under the present eharter city
council has the power to appoint
a health hoard. It has been sug
gested that this liosrd be compos
ed of three physicians and two
Inymen, or all physicians. Tho
health officer for the city apd
county, if co-operation can be se
cured, would he under the orders
of the board of health. The sub
ject of pure ton 1 is one in which
everyone is deeply concerned and
it is expected that proper steps
will be taken without delay.
By Wire to 'I'he Journal) r
Macon, Ga., Dec . 11.—Early
this morning the Williams Hotel,
at the corner of Fourth and Mul
berry streets, was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin. Ope un
identified man was burned to
death. Many guests had close
calls.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Loring,
hero on their honeymoon, were
rescued from an upper window,
(Searly* suffocated to death from
smoke. They lost $4,000 in jewel
ry ami many of their wedding
presents.
Sixty-seven, guests were in the
hotel when the fire broke out. The
loss is plneed at $110,000 with
partial insurance. The hotel
was piwgtirnlly now, having been
erected only a few years ago
FIEBCE BUTTLE IITMIPICO
REPORTED TODAY; WHIES
- MlTBEUIOj >
i'j Wire to The Journal.
Mexiep'City,. j?_ec, ,1L—
Ilf SEW BP
NEW YORK MARKETS.
By Wire to The Journal.
New York, Dee. 11.—Stocks
showed mixed fractional changes.
Cotton steady, three and fonr
higher, later easier. Jan. 12.85;
March 12.98.
By Wire to The Journal.
Savannah, Oa., Dec. 11.—Three
white slavers, Allen Young, pt
Augusta, Charles Crosby of Sa
vannah, and John Derbyshire! an
Englishman, were sentenced to a
year and a day in the federal pris
on in Atlanta today by Judge
Sheppard in Federal court.
Young and Crosby were convicted
on charges that started with a
trip from Jacksonville to Augus
ta. Derbyshire came here from
Pennsylvania.
GRASS FIRE TODAY.
The fire department was cnlled
to II street near Albany avenue
early this afternoon hy burning
grass. Fences were in danger and
an alarm was sent in from box 14.
for foreigners in Mexieo increas
ed today.
Government officials began an
anti-American campaign with the
evident intention of uniting the
hostile factions hy forcing intcr-
xention which tho Unite dStatcs
will order if foreigners aro at
tacked.
It is reported that the Zapata
rebels, who were held at bay near
Cuernavaca, have decided to at
tack the Intcr-Oceunio Railway,
thus cutting off the capital from
the coast and preventing the
llight of foreigners.
Stories arc in circulation here
that tho two iontlcra of tho rebels
hove admitted to receiving money
and arms from the United Stntcq.
Other stories telling of American
aid to tlic rebels aro being told,
all-stirring tip feeling to such an
extent that it is feared tho day
will not pass without icrious de
velopments.
FEDERALS RUSH
MEN TO TAMPICO.
Vera Cruz, Dee. 11.—Federal
reinforcements left today for
Tampico, making the trip aboard
the transport Pariogreaso. Tho
government is sending every
available man to Tampieo. Spe.
clal Envoy Lind is watching Tam
pico developments clofely. Or
der* may be sent today to the
battleships there to land marines.
OEP.MAN SHIP
GETS REFUOEEB.
Hamburg, Dec. 11.—A cable
gram received here this afternoon
says that a Hamhnrg-Ameriean
liner at Tampico is taking refu
gees aboard as fast aa possible. It
is reported that the rebels and
federal* are having a fierce battle
in and aronnd Tampico this after
noon.
MARINES READY
FOR TROUBLE.
Tampico, Dee. 11.—(Via wire-
. < With an 'llnuaually, heavy.' dock
et, city court, convenes, in 'Way-
cross next Monday; Dee.. 15, with
•Itnjgo John C. McDonald presid
ing.'
Despite the fact that city court
follows two weeks of Superior
court the session is going to be
a busy nnd interesting one. The
civil business will be tackled first
and will, probably bo concluded
during the first day or two of the
session. _
Solicitor A. B. Spence has been
busy lately getting ready for the
session and is ready to prosecute
a number of cases.. The docket
will be cleared as much, as: pcssi-
•tble-andif it hfoundthhtaG.'btts-
•! inrss, rcady.ifor thi'conrt .'cannot
Id ibaJHiiiSosAd of .'during thetteek
fudge Mcnribeld may . decide to
call , an adjourned term.
. I."ii 'TTWI*5 s’JXO
WILL
HOLD AN ADJOINED
TERM IN JANUARY
u : was d,cfinitely,decided today
•hat an adjourned term of Waro
Superior Court would bo held
here fluring January, tho ad
journed term to start January 19.
.The*heavy docket made it nee-
cShary to call the ndjournod term.
Besides the Lanier cnee the case
of state \h. J. O. Drown, charged
with murder, will l, 0 tried at the
January term. Quito a number
of criminal cases which will not
jsforo court adjourns
tomorrow after-
r tried at tho January
wily appointed judge
w-%^** ero " c,rouit . non. J.
W Quineey, i>f Douglas, will p re .
", flt edjpurned term, as he
takos office tho first of January
(Continued an Lut Page.)
LANIER CASE COMES
TO TRIAI IN JANUARY
When tho case of state vs. W.
C. Lanier, charged with tho mur.
dcr of an ihfant boy, was called
in superior court today for an
nouncement it was continued at
the atate’a request until the Jan
uary adjourned term of eonrt
The defense announced ready for
trial.
Lanier waa given a new .trial
by the Supreme Court and ia an-
xioua to again appear before a
Jury. When first tried Latter
waa convicted and on the jury’a
recommendation of mercy waa
given a life sentence by tho judge.
HU trial is awaited with much
interest. *
18 YEARS POR
KILLING A MAN.
By Wire to The Journal.
Ellijay, Ga., Dee. Jl.—Wilbum
Konncrmcr, convicted today of
killing Arthur Lowing, waa given
a sentence of fifteen yean. The
fury returned a verdict of volun-
tary manslaughter.
Shop early. Start today.