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The Journal ia the Official Organ of Ware County, City of Wayerosa and County Board of Education.
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VOLUME FIVE.
WEEKLY"EDITION
WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, JAN. 16, 1914. WJSKKLY EDITION
PRICE $1 PER YEAR.
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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 - •
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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.
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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.