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The Waycross Journal
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The Journal is the Official Organ of Ware County, City of Wayeross ami County Hoard of Education.
BKLY EDITION
WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, JAN. 30, 1914.
WEEKLY EDITION
PRICE $1 PER YEAR.
Fire Sweeps Business Section \ whUeHo ^7~ro mEu ,o P JBAPTIST MINISTER KILLED
of Manchester; Fireman Killed
„And Several Persons Injured
JUDGE SPEER
PROPERTY LOSS IS $700,000,
ENTIRE CITY S THREATENED
MANY PERSONS
GEI CLOSE CALL;
BEST BLOCK OF
' CITY DESTROYED
BY A PISTOL
15v Wire to The Journal.
Manchester, X. II.. Jan. 29
Fire which was discovered at an
early hour this morning swept
the retail business district, caus
ing damage estimated at .$700,000
and killing one fireman.
A solid block of the city’s best
stores was wiped out. and ad
joining property badly damaged.
When the fire was at its height
it looked very much like the en
tire city was doomed, and it was
only by the most heroic work of
the firemen that the flames were
checked. k
Five members of the fire de
partment received serious inju
ries, one of them being so badly
hurt his recovery is doubtful.
From the rapidity with which
S *,he fire spread it appeared that
tJie flames had been burning for
time before being discover-
The large modern brick j
buildings in the block wiped out
crumbled before the flames al
most as if they were the flimsiest
kind of wood structures. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
j^e flu
J.ast night at tin* home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Moore,
on Gilmore street, Cyril Chand
ler was painfully injured by the
accidental discharge of a pistol.
The bullet entered his left side,
glancing outward when a rib was
struck. But for this the wound
might have been a serious one.
Physicians were called immedi
ately and dressed the wound.
Young Chandler is well known in
the city and has many friends
who will learn with regret of his
injury.
Thu discharge of the pistol was
caused when Chandler tried to
catch the falling weapon, he hav
ing knocked it from a shelf while
reaching for a box of matches.
CALLED CZAR
3 KILLED IN
PENN. WRECK
By Wire to The Journal.
Johnstown. Pa.. Jan. 29. A
Pennsylvania through passenger
train, westbound, was wrecked
near Ea-J Coneinaugh at five
o'clock this morning. Three train
men were killed and one fatally
injured. Three others received
serious injuries.
GOETHALS IS
Bv Wire to The Journal.
Washington, Jan. 29.—Presi
dent Wilson today sent to the
Senate the appointment of Col.
George Goethals to be the first
governor of the Panama Canal
Zone. Governor Goethals will as
sume his new office April first.
GOETHALS TO
ACEPT PLACE.
^Washington, Jan. 29.—Secre
tary of War Garrison today an
nounced that Col. George Goe
thals had formally accepted tin*
governorship of the Panama Ca
nal Zone. Xo mention of Goe-
thal's acceptance of the police
commissionership of New York
has been made.
COLD WAVE
ON ITS WAY
tv Wire to The Journal.
Chicago, Jiiii. 29.—An extreme
old wave is sweeping eastward
and southward today, followiu;
an almost unprecedented warm
January. The weather in the
northwest shows temperatur
ranging from ten to thirty de
grees below zero. It Ls predicted
that the southern section will hav
a hard rain,* which will be follow
ed by one of the worst spoils of
weather known this winter. Tem
peratures in all southern states
around twenty degrees is the fore
cast for the end of the week.
FATALLY WOUNDS
WIFE, THEN USES
GUN ON HIMSELF.
Bv Wiiv to The Journal.
Asheville. X. C., Jan. 29. -
Janies Capps, aged JO. fatally shot
his wife, aged 25, after a quarrel
this morning, then turned the gun
on himself, inflicting a serious
and probably fatal wound.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
A*.
By Wire to The Journal.
Xew York, Jan. 29.—Stocks ir
regular. Cotton steady, two low
er to one higher. Later market
slowly advancing. March 12.43;
May 12.25. - .
ARE ARRESTED
Last night Sheriff Pittman in
creased his boarders in the coun
ty jpil by four, all negroes, ar
rested last night.
Three of the men arrested are
charged with misdemeanors, the
fourth being held as a witness. 1 anesthetic
WAYCROSS ATTORNEY ON
STAND THIS MORNING
CORROBORATES TESTIMO
NY OF OSBORNE.
By Win* to The Journal.
Savannah, Ga.. Jan. 29. W. W.
Osborne, a well known uttorney
of this city, was the first witness
ill the Speer investigation today.
He declared Judge Speer was a
czar. lie said Speer was a good
lawyer, a literary man, but unfair
and has colossal conceit. Accord
ing to Osborne Judge Speer loves
the spotlight and notoriety. “The
Department of Justice should
take steps to relieve the situa
tion, ” said he.
Osborne also charged that when
there were two electric traction
companies in Savannah and a rate
war started Judge Speer sided
with one and issued a bankruptcy
order against the other. In less
than an hour, lie charged, the af
fairs of the opposition company,
the hooks, all papers and other in
formation. were in tin* hands^ofj
the competing company. Osborne
•dared he believed Judge Speer
us officiall.\ corrupt.
Judge Speer’s attorneys did
not cross examine Osborne. Judge
Speer was not present. Counsel
for Speer stated the judge was
at work oil a statement to he pre
sented to the committee after ad
journment. J. L. Crawley, nil at
torney of Waycross, testified to
day, corroborating testimony giv
en bv Osborne ami Lawrence.
BY ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE
OE RIS CONSEALED PISTOL
MUST REGISTER
’ IF YOU WANT
FO PARTICIPATE
Mil jes
about
great
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couple
photo-
•d
GREEK Ml
GETS AIM
Recorder C. L. Redding this
morning tried Greeks at a special
session of Recorder's court, the
uses charging fighting and dis
orderly conduct. Three cases
Were on the docket, fines resulting
in but two, those against Peter
George ami Peter Brown. The
latter was fined $10, the first $!
Xo fine was imposed in the third
case. The trouble that resulted
in the cases in Recorder’s could
was reported this morning.
Ml*, and Mrs. Francis It. Sayre, the Wmte house mnievmoon*
ers on their arrival froth Europe aboard tin* storm tossed
tie said they enjoyed their stay in London and their trip*
Fnglaud tin* best of all their experiences abroad.
“We not only found the cities ami historical points v
teresting.” said the President's daughter, “hut we made ;
many new friends, besides the Knglisli men and women \
met before o Iosya*!."
The Knglisli people took a great interest in the young
also, the lug London dailies frequently featuring their
graphs. They were interviewed many times and both
the opinion that the bonds of kinship and ITicndshi|
Britain and America arc too strong to be broken.
Mr. and Mrs. Sayre will live in Williamstown, .Mass.,
they have furnished a modest home. Mr. Sayre will he sei
to the president of Williams College.
Wmrnmm
DATES EDOM FLORIDA
•xpres
bet w
By Wire to The Journal.
Chicago, Jan. 29. Special Kx-
amiiier Boyle, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, is today
possession of figures an^l testi
mony showing a iiliar relation
between certain railroads and tin*
owners of private car lines.
Kdward Davies, general con
signee in Chicago for southern
ihippcrs, trstifhul that carload
’reights coining to the north cost
levers I times more than the same
shipment southbound. If a shi|
incut of Hut hampers of lettuce
was sent from Cliieago to Jneli
sonvillc in refrigerator cars t!:
charge would be $51.32. The same
shipment Jacksonville to Chicago
costs $22G.
Tin* Xiekle Plate, Lackawanna,
Gould Lines and other railroads
are involved. They claim that pri
vate ear lilies are not public car
riers and therefore are not subject
to the regulation of tin* coininis-
The man who does not change Two negroes arrested yesterday
his mind seldom has any mind to in Coffee county on minor charges j
change. here were released on bond. j
HUNT GOLD IN LUNG
WITH ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Chicago, Jan. 29.—Probing oik!
gazing into reeesses of a man’s
lungs with a long, narrow, elee-
trie-lighted tube, such as marine
explorers examine the bottom of
the ocean from eraft to surface.
Dr. K. Fletcher Ingalls, of the
Rush Medieal College, has loeated
i gold dental hand which had
Iropped from the teeth of Lu
ther J. Abbott into his right lung
two years ago. After its discov
ery removal of the ham! was com
paratively easy.
Mr. Abbottt. who is a promi
nent business man of Colorado
Springs. Colo., did not take an
the operation and
with remarkable nerve waited for
!>r. Ingalls to announce the dis
covery of the gold band.
South Atlantic Limited is
Wrecked on L. & N. Road
Southbound South Atlantie
Limited, due in Wayeross at l»:35
o'clock this morning, is expected
to reaeli the city tonight between
8 and 9 o’clock, the delay being
caused by a wreck at Benton.
Tenn.. on the Louisville and Nash
ville, last night
Very few particulars of the ae-
eident have been obtained in
Wayeross but it is reported that
the wreck was not as serious as
tl ally morning rumors, which
were to the effect that a number
had been killed.
The South Atlantic Limited
! runs between Jackson villc and
Cincinnati, and is one of the best
trains operated hy the Louisville
ami Nashville.
A special to the Journal states
that in the wreck Kngineer Simp
son was instantly killed and sev
eral seriously injured.
Country Club is Making
Number of Improvements
To participate in
ig count v primarv
snlliel liillg
Ware hav
III.- Iiew
failed to do.
gist rat ion law
a per
alwa.v
’c’’ Inn
registered. But the
got to he a fact before the “al
ways’’ can apply.
Registration has hern going
along at a good gait lately hut
many have failed to register. The
hooks are lit the office of the
county tax collector, ami necont-
ing to the dope given hy the T.
(’.. J. T. Strickland, he will have
the hook at your place of bus
iness for your name if you will
notify him you have not register
ed.
The honks are apt to close al
most any day and in view of the
keen interest that is being taken
in the approaching county pri
mary it would lie advisable for all
not registered to lose no time in
registering.
Recently numerous improve
ments have been made at the
handsome home of the Wayeross
Country Club, east of the city,
adding very much to the appear
• of the home. All of the in
terior plans hav
completed but as
sihle the club is
tore and within a
i* the entire
in splendid style.
The ground pi.
rv extensive
e not yet been
rapidly as pos-
installing furni-
i short time will
home furnished
a ns provide for
improvements,
whi' h it is hoped can he made
during the year. The club occu
pies a location that is unusually
prominent and susceptible to the
carrying out of a pretty land
scape scheme.
Tennis courts will lie construct
ed at an early date, and the golf
enthusiasts who are members of
the club want to lose no time in
getting a golf course. It is be
lieved the addition of golf to the
country club will make it in
crease in popularity and become
RIDDLE GOES TO
EAST.COAST R. R,
St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 29.
Morton Riddle, general superin
tendent of the third division of
tin* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad,
will heroine general superintend
ent of the Florida Fast Coast
Railroad Feb. 1. according to an
nouncement todav at hcndqiiart-
of the latter road here. .1.
II. Nelson, present general sup
rinteiidriit, will become superin
tendent of transportation.
L. A. WILSON
IS CALLED BY
CHAIRMAN WEOB
IN SPEER CASE
That tin* expected hearing ill
the Speer investigation at Wii.v
will not l>e pulled off was
made certain today, it is believed,
w hen another Wav cross attorney
was called upon to appear in Sa
vannah before tin* Congressional
committee now in that city. At
torney L. A. Wilson is the latest
witness called from this city,
Judge John C. McDonald and At
torney J. L. Crawley having re
ived notice h few days ago tQ
attend the hearing.
It is probable that the Way-
cross attorneys will he questioned
regarding certain peonage eases,
in which a mini her of well known
Wayeross attorneys were Inter-
ested. Attorney John W. Ben
nett will also attend the hearing
tornorow.
more of a center for social affairs
in Wayeross than ever before.
The membership already in
hides some of the most promi
nent business and professional
men of Waycross and Blackshear,
ml will probably continue to
limb. Visitors to the cltih all
omplimciit the city highly for
having such an organization.
STOOPING TO
KISS CHILD-IN
MAGON TODAY;
BULLET IN BRAIN
Wire In The Journal.
Ala
.la
29. Rev
G.
I>. Tidwell, a Baptist minister,
stooping to kiss a child goodbye
this morning, received a pistol
wound that cost his life. A pistol
lie had in one of his pockets fell
as lie leaned over to kiss the child,
ami when it struck the pavement
it was discharged. /
The bullet crashed through the
minister’s jaw and then lodged in
his brain, lie was given immedi
ate attention hut died within a
short time. ?
A. C. L. EMPLOYE KILLS
SELF AT HIGH SPRINGS.
High, Springs, Fla., Jan. 29.—
Sherrod Warren, an employe of
(In* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
here, committed siiieidc at the
passenger depot yesterday, by
sending a pistol hall through his
head. Xo cause is given for the
act.
SEMINOLE IS DELAYED
BY ALABAMA WRECK.
South hound Seminole Limited,
operated hy the Illinois Central
between Chicago and Jackson
ville, via Birmingham and Way-
cross, was delayed seven hours in
reaching Wayeross today by a
passenger wreck near Opelika.
Ala., last night. None was killed
in the wreck, according to in
formation brought here by pas
sengers on the Seminole, which
reached the city at II o'clock.
TRUST BILL
By Wire to The Journal.
Washington, Jan. 29. —An
amendment to the proposed inter
state trade coni mission bill, pro
wling that the trade secrets ami
ustmners lists obtained from cor
porations siiaii not he made pub-
lie is included in n new draft of
the hill sent from the government
printing office to the Senate com
mittee today. Representatives
Root, Harry and Stanley who
have prepared the trade commis
sion bills, will confer with the
Senate committee.
»wiu
hem in
Hy Wire to Till! Journal.
Washington, Jan. 29.'—General
Coxey in planning to lead Booth-
arin.v of unemployed into
Washington. He declares he will
enter Washington May first head*
ing five hundred thousand men. >
It is possible to he sorry for
one's creditors and still not ba
aide to settle up. * Vi