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IF YOU 64 FAIL TO GET THE PAPER TELEPHONE The Waycross Journal HELP US 86 BY PHONING NFWS ITEMS TO NUMBER The Journal ia the Official Organ of Ware County, City of Wayerosa and County Board of Education. • VOLUME FIVE. WEEKLY"EDITION WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 1914. WJSKKLY EDITION PRICE $1 PER YEAR. L 13,0fVr'“ riomes Destroyed BIG LINER IS When Second Tidal Wave Sweeps Japanese Island Many Hundreds are Missing Many Ships Destroyed When Wave Rolls Over Big Harbor E; IIHIIIIS III JM SUFFER: GREAT FISSURES MR IN THE EARTH STATE MAKES GREAT RECORD III PIERCE COURT, NO CASES LOST At this week’s terra of Pierce By Wire to The Journal. Nagasaki, Japan, Jan. 15.—A second tidal wave today swept the island of Kiushiu, taking a fresh toll of death and causing damage to shipping along the wpenor court, held at Blaekdiear, coast. The water rolled over the. Solicitor General M. D. Dicker- harbor, sinking ships and quays, sou established a record that will destroying a portion of the city of probably last for a long time in Kumaoto, leaving many dead and this section of Georgia. Of the homeless. The Sakuraijima volcano con tinued more violent in eruption, sending flames and smoke five thousand feet above the aeeth number of cases tried not a one resulted in an acquittal, the state’s score for the session being ; perfect. Some important cases m. ... 1 i were disposed of too. ing crater. The cap of the moun tain was blown off today with aj Flora Nunn, a negro woman, thunderous roar. Streams of mol-; was convicted of voluntary man- ten lava were thrown far out to slaughter and given a sentence of sea, followed by numerous explo- four years. She killed her hus- sions and an immense cloud of band when she caught him in the steam. I net of running off with another Buildings within a radius of woman. Flora used a shot gun several miles were destroyed, qnd on her husband. J. W. Dyess, a railroads destroyed. Great fis*' white man, was given four years Mures opened in the earth, engulf- j for a deal he pulled off at Coffee, ing houses, trees and inhabitants ( where he represented himself to who were unable to escape. he a cotton broker. - Nearly a Thirteen thousand homes were thousand dollars was involved in destroyed today. A hundred | his transaction. Judge J. W. thousand are homeless and / Quineey presided, and with the BE LOST This Is the new apparatus for police signals the Installation of which being considered by the authorities of Washington. Green flashes from the electric globe at the top of the standard tell the men on beat to cull up their precinct stations at once. WIRELESS CANNOT LOCATE HAMB URCLAMERICAN LIN- ER DUE AT HAVANA THREE DAYS AGO. By Wire to The Journal. Havana, Jan. 15.—Great anx iety i« felt here for the fate of the Hamburg-American liner Dinia. due here three days ago. The liner has a passenger list of BOO, and wireless messages have failed to locate the ship. The liner is en route here from Europe. Every effort is being made to get in communication with the overdue ship. None of the liners reached by wireless have seen the missing ship. SHIP RESCUED AFTER A FIGHT WITH WATER PFF5TDENT W/VTTTMCt r rn pvhftvF. T,IND. hundreds are missing, in addi tion to the heavy lossess previ ously reported. solicitor general, passed through Waycross last night en route to i Douglas. WILL BEGIN ON NEXT SUNDAY Beginning next Sunday morn ing and continuing for two days, Dr. J. T. Henderson of Virginia, representing the Baptists, Dr. D. Clay Lilly of Tennessee, repre senting the Presbyterians, and Rev. J. W. Hitch of Georgia, rep resenting the Methodists, togeth er with Dr. C. R. Jenkins, presi dent of Wesleyan Female College, It is desired to make next Sun day in Waycross what has been designated in the larger cities as “Church Going Sunday,” when every man, woman and child, not under the care of a physician, will put in one round full day in the churches. Surely no more attrac tive services could he arranged than have been arranged ; no more Mayor Heaton has called upon all council committee chairmen for estimates of their 1014 expen ditures, so that the budget may he completed in time for eonsidera tion at next Tuesday night’s meeting of council Every department will be op erated on as little increase over 1013 as possible and where the cuts can be made without hurting the workings of any department the budget will be made smaller for the year than was approved in 1913. The estimate of the city’s in come for 1014 will show but a slight increase over 1013. and other distinguished speakers, (capable speakers can he had on will conduct a campaign in Way- the continent; no more important cross in the interest of the Lay- subject could be presented. All man’s Missionary Movement. j Waycross people are urged to- This campaign is one of five manifest the Waycross spirit to hundred now being conducted in the highest degree, and fill the the United States. These gentle men are experts in their line and come to us with a message for business men in religion—and bus iness men are taking a hand in religion as they have never done before. The purpose of these cam- paigns is to enlist all laymen in the aggressive work of the churches. The movement, as you see, is inter-denominational. The First Methodist church has been selected as the central place of meeting. Sunday morning these distinguished visitors will occupy the different pulpits of the city; and Sunday afternoon there will be two great meetings, one 3y Wire to The Journal Memphis, Jan. 15.—Patrolman Andrew Jackson, aged 40, was electrocuted this morning when for adults at the First Methodist [he touched a live wire, ne was churches and one for young peo- trying to keep people from corn- churches to the very doors at ev ery service, mo long as this UNIT ED MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN is on. The full* program will ap pear later. TO ,• Wire to The Journal. St. Johns, Jan. 15.—Captain ITowson and the eleven sailors who remained aboard the wreck ed steamer last night, were re moved today. The vessel is fast oing to pieces. The passengers were lauded at Halifax today and ure praising the captain and mem-j hers or the crew for their bra and heroic work. E MAY BE COANGED BY CITY COUNCIL, KIDDIES CAN USE SIDEWALKS Must Stay Off the Business Walks; Council Will Tackle Big Question FIREMEN OUT SOUTHERN BUILDING CATCH- ES FIRE SHORTLY AFTER NOON TODAY — SLIGHT DAMAGE RESULTS. Catching fire from burning tar, with which the roof was being covered, the Southern building, in the heart of the city’s business district, was threatened shortly after noon today, flames doing damage estimated nt $25 before they were cheeked by the fire do pnrtmnt. The burning tar caused a lot of jsmoke and for a time it was fear od the firemen faced a stubborn fight. However, the prompt use of chemicals soon extinguished the blaze and all danger was over in a very few minutes. An alarm was turned in from box 55, at the corner of Lott and Plant avenue, and both machines responded. The Southern build ing is one of the lnrgost in the city and fronts on Elizabeth, Lott and Mary streets. LIVE WIRE KILLS A MAN pie at the Central Baptist church. AH the churches of the city and suburbs will concentrate their forces on these two meeting places Sunday afternoon and night, all other services, at the churches and Y. M. C. As. being suspended in ine interest of these great meet-. -'t™ ing in contact with the wire and accidentally touched it. CHICAGO MARKETS. State Convict Inspector J. B. West, who spent yesterday in Ware county, returned to Savan nah today. He found the camps here in good condition and says the highway improvements un der way and contemplated in Ware will make this county one of the leading good roads coun ties of Georgia. “It’s fine to see so much interest in good roads, he declared, “and nothing would please me better than to see Wore come up to Chatham in point of road construction. You know Chatham boasts of the best road system in the state, but there is no reason why Ware and othej counties should not equal if not better the road system of Chat ham.” PLANS START To consider plans for an expo, sition and trade week for Way cross a committee composed of N, n. Rhoads, J. W. S. Hardy, II. J. Rent on, ,}. W. Seals, h. L. Har vard and T. Jeff Hailey was nam ed at a meeting hold in the Hoard of Trade auditorium last night It was declared last night hy rnl speakers that a properly ducted exposition would bring a large number of visitors to the city and result in the establish ment of closer trade relations with people who are not now giv ing this city much if any of their business. The committee named will hold a meeting at once and review the proposition in detail and decide what to recommend for the city. Til ere CABLES RESIGNATION TO GENEOAL HUERTA Paris, Jan. 15.— After protest ing to General Huerta, the Mexi can dictator, against the default of the payment of interest on gov ernment bonds Francisco Dc* La Barra, Mexican minister to France, today cabled his resigna tion to Huerta and left for Swit zerland. When we get regular passenger- arrying airship? we won't wake up suddenly from a Pullman berth ilist as good fish j/i re ever caught and notice the school of suckers is an dthink wc are at our cleatina- By Wire to The Journal. Chicago, Jan. 15.—May wheat P° r k,2L72; lard 11.35;‘never greatly diminished no rnat-ltion just because the engine stop- h»-¥ %l , °W t * n higher. (ter how big the haul. *ped to take water. uo*d s iwrfW late ?***» Wr j=> *. i A* i ,vsi ffiw Jail KX'm * •ijoiti. » Mi Ultta hat - • fi.fi :o hi f . } Children of Waycross may con tinue to use the sidewalks of Waycross for skating. This announcement, made to day after a conference was held by* Chief of Police John W. Col and members of city council with Mayor Beaton , will lie re- !»d with delight hy hundreds of children of Waycross, who, square. This is final and all children found skating in the restricted area \vijj_ get in trouble ^with the city police/ ***•’ The skating ordinance will he brought up at next Tuesday night's meeting of council and judging by expressions of aided- have been wearing long faces and men will he amended so that the scowling like everything ever walks in the residential sections since the notiee published in the of the city van he used by the I P ortcl L ri«ou«nnd s fled into the Journal to the effect that after abater.. No of ,if * baH Saturday no .skating would bej If the ordinance ia not so 1,011 reporter permitted on walks within the amended tile police will be given "it.v limits. orders to enforce the ordinance The children will not lie per. to the letter, which will rrjean the mitted to skate on business streets, abolishment of skating on all and around the court house walks within the city. ’QUAKES FELT n NEW PRESIDENT WANTS LEAGUE TO DAVE A By Wire to The Journal. Leghorn, Italy, Jan. 15.—8ix terrific earthquake shocks were felt today through this section. Extensive minor damages are re NEW YORK IS Just as soon as the 1914 sehed- it is not known what he will de- lile for the Georgia State League eidu when the time for the meet is completed the directors will lie ing is known. Pans here are nnx- nllccl together for for an import-j ions to meet the new president unt meeting, according to inform- and if the directors meet in this iition received here from IVesi-jelly they will be given a cordial lent Knlinon of Amerieiis. Mique reception Finn, of Memphis, is working on lhe schedule and experts t.i fin ish it for thi t.-ague this month. Indications arc that every city in the league will start this year off in better shape than ever be fore. It appears that every city wants to make the 1914 season of the State League the best enjoy ed by any Class I) organisation in the country and with this end in icw the different associations are all hard at work getting things in shape for the opening of the sea- ELECTRIC CO. REDUCES PAY There seems to be a strong sen timent for making the opening date of the league a little earlier than the date fixed in 1913. April 15 or some day near that has been suggested. President Kalmon has made known his purpose of see ing that every team stays within the salary limit as he feels this ia one of the main reipiirements to have a successful season. An invitation has licen extend ed him to hold the next meeting of the directors in Wayerosa but By Wire to The JonrnaL Pittsburg, Jan. 15.—Two thou sand salaried employees of the Westinghousc Klcctric Company were notified today of a 16 2-3 per cent reduction in their pay. All employees hut those on piece work arc affected. NEW YORK MARKETS. By Wire to The Journal. New York, Jan. 15—Stocks opened fraction higher, but later turned easier and generally shade under yesterday's clos. Cotton steady on firm cables, two to four higher March 12.61; May 12.41. Hy Wire to The Journal. ( New York, Jan. 15.—With fif teen dead in the metropolitan dis trict from the recent blizzard, to day the temperature is rising steadily. This morning it wax 30 above zero. Many churches have ben thrown open to shelter the homeless. Coffee and sandwich wagons nr being sent through the poorer rpiarters, relieving the hungry. LICENSE NO. 1 SECURED TODAY BY A. A. WARREN. The sale of the 1914 lieenM started off with a rush this morn; ing and hy noon the city had col lected several hundred dollars from business men of the city. Li cense No. 1 went to A. A. Warren for a grocery business. / ‘••■■If far Mil Dili By Wire to The Journal. Richmond, Va., Jan. 15.—John Jones, a negro, walked into a powder magazine here today smoking a cigarette. lie was blown to atoms in the explosion that followed, and the entire town was jarred.
