The Waycross journal. (Waycross, Ga.) 1895-1914, February 13, 1914, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextIF YOU The Waycross Journal The Journal is tlie Official Organ of Ware County, City of Waycross anil County Hoard of Education. 70LUME FIVE. WEEKLY EDITION WAYCROSS, OA., FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 1914. WEEKLY EDITION PRICE $1.60 PER YEAR. USE FRIEND OF illlS HE IS IN OF mil IMPOSES HEM TUXES "ON MEEIN CHURCHES Coldest of Winter New York—Zero weather pro vails here again, the second time this winter. Over four thousand were sheltered last night in char itable institutions. Hy Wire to Tho Journal. New Orleans, Feb. 12.—-Anicli- ano Meigarcjo, close friend of President Iluerta of Mexico, day admitted he was cn route to Paris with the resignation of the Mexican dictator in his pocket. Tho document becomes effect ive when Meigerejo obtains the promise of Francisco De La Bar ra, former provisional president, now Mexican minister to France, that he will accept the presidency of Mexico. HUERTA TO PUT TAX ON CHURCHES. - Mexico City, Feb. 12.—Prcsi- dent Huerta today issued a proc lamation imposing heavy taxes on the churches in Mexico. It is reported today that the Tampico garrison has revolted and gone over to the rebels. The government denies the rumors, but Vera Crus dispatches state three American warships are be ing rushed to Tampico because of important developments. STORY DENIED FROM ATLANTA. Atlanta, fla., Feb. 12,-Scnor Mclgarcjo, passing throngh this city-at neon today en route to New York and from there to jjteurope positively denied the sto- ’ A/thnt he carried the resignation of President Iluerta. -He said he is unconnected with tho Mexican government but has been offered the Colombia ministry, nc snid he was going to Europe for his health and would probably visit Paris. HUERTA HATES BARRA, TOO. I BOARD TO MEET SATURDAY, Mexico City, Feb. 12.—Govern-j ment officials have denied that Cold in Washington. Washingtin—With zero weath er aeeompanied by ic.ve winds this city is experiencing the cold est weather of the winter. Snow at Richmond. Richmond, Va.—The thermome ter registers fifteen above zero with a snow accompaniment. Man Froze to Death. New Haven, Conn.—The ther mometer is seven degrees below zero today. George Norten, an engineer, was froze to death near Branford today. The mercury registers 31 below at Colebrook, Conn. 18 Below at Albany, N. Y. Albany, N. Y.—The thermom eter registered eighteen below zero today. All charitable insti tutions arc overwhelmed. The mercury registers 37 degrees be low at Saratoga. Ten Below at Boston. lioston—A blizzard is stepping over New England todny. The thermometer registers ten below zero here and 2f> below at Green ville, Vermont. Heavy Snow in Middle States Chicago—A heavy snow has fallen through the middle states. The mercury here registers fifteen shove zero. On Watch in Vera Cruz Harber IS. BOND GPES ON STAID Tlie above photograph was taken from the rear deck of the P. S. Battleship .Michigan, one of Rear Admiral Fletcher’s dogs of war. The U. S. S. Rhode Island, another of tlie powerful fleet, may be seen ill tlie distance. Tlie deck of the Michigan does not show any particular signs of ac tivity; hut were certain orders to come from Watshington! What a different scene would lie pre sented t Waycross Boosters Go to Sirmans nuerta hail resigned in favor of Barra, declaring that nuerta listed Barra. MAY LOSE GOOD PITCHER. Baltimore, Feb. 11.—Elliott Dent, of this city, whose pitching helped Atlanta to win the South ern League pennant last year, lias )>cen signed by the Pittsburg Fed- era! League club, it has been re ported here. At a meeting of the city board of education to.lie held Saturday matters of much importance to the school work in the city will he discussed. Mayor Beaton, who by an aet of the legislature of last year is a member of the hoard, has prom, iscd members he will do his best for them while lie is mayor, and lias already insisted upon council making tlie very host appropria tion possible for tho support of the rapidly growing schools. GEORGIA DAY OBSERVED WITH APPROPRIATE EXERCISES TODAY Georgia Day was generally ob served in Waycross today. Exercises were belli in flic puli- lic schools, anil tlie organization. TRAFFIC FREIGHT ARE PILED IN BETWEEN WAY- New Substation Postoffice g Wanted by Postmaster Bui^i known as the Georgians, started) here on Georgia Day several years ago, lias a special program for today. The city’s park and tree commission observed tlie day by planting a number of trees in city parks. During the morning a number of public spirited cit izens met the chairman of the commission at Mary Street Park and aided in the planting of trees. It is proposed to malic this an an nual event. OHE IS KILLED IK 000 OVEl Mr. II. C. Bunn, postmaster of Waycross, has written the First Assistant Postmaster General asking for a postoffice sub-station for Waycross. Tlie place named by Mr. Bunn for the substation is the Wilson Grocery store in the Wilson block at the corner of Plant avenue and Albany avenue. In his request for the substa .V the present site for the postoffice building has always been consid ered a very unfortunate one, as it is so isolated as to be conveni ent to only a very small percent age of the population of the city. Postmaster Bunn is to be con gratulated upon his effort to get a substation, and the people will be greatly pleased if he succeeds in, the undertaking. While Mr. Bonn is working By Wire to Tile Journal. Lake City, Fla, Fell. 12.—Wil liam limiter and Maine Hunter, living a few miles from this city, engaged in a gun duel late yester day afternoon. Hunter was kill ed instantly and Cook was scri ousiy wounded. A stray bullet hit a negro womnn and she was also serious injured. lion Postmaster Bunn states that upon the substation he is also ’ the postofficc building is on one side of the city, and that many citizens are forced to walk nearly two milea in order to reach same. He states that a substation in the Wilson block would accommodate a great many business men, as well as hundreds of other patrons of the office. The need of a substation on lower Plant avenue has long been felt, and at one time an effort was made to put one at the Cen tral Pharmacy. The selection of busy trying to get the honrg of keeping open at the postoffice in creased. For instance he desires to keep open the register window until 6 o’clock instead of 5 as at present, and the general delivery until 7 o’clock instead of 6. The object in making these changes is to give the shop men an oppor tunity to register mail after work hours, and to give people coming into the city on the 6 o'clock trains a chance to get their mail ir. the evening. 110 DEVELOPMENTS IN JIM OYER CASE No new developments have been made public in the murder ease which confronts officers here now. None of the arrests made so far has resulted in throwing any new light on the killing of Jim Dyer, a negro, Monday night. One theory that is receiving considerable support is that the killing of Dyer was not the work of negroes, as is generally report ed. hut was done by white men. The same theory was advanced in the Joiner ease last October without results. \ GROSS AND LAKELAND IS DETOURED—NO ONE IN- JURED IN WRECK. Thirteen loaded freight ears wero piled up in Suwance river And about 150 feet of tlie Coast Line’s trestle torn down in a freight accident yesterday after noon near Lake City, Fla. All traffic between Waycross and Lakeland is lining detoured via Georgia Southern and Florida nnd Seaboard Air Lino around tlie scene of the wreck. The cause of the accident is not known. Tlie cars in the wreck were filled with phosphate. None ivss injured. The Way eross wrecker went to the scene early last night. It was estimat ed last night that at least 4fi hours would lie required to re open tlie line to traffic. FOB IS DFID FAST IN ICE By Wire to The Journal. Bonncbay, New Foumllanil, Feb. 12.—Food and supplies were taken today over the iec to the United States naval tug Potornnc, which ia held fast in the Ice sev- eral miles north of Rock Harbor. The ice floe is steadyily drifting northwest, and officers in charge of the tug report, release improb able until spring, hut state the vessel ia in no serious danger. SPECIAL TRAIN CARRIES NEARLY 200 CITIZENS FROM THIS CITY With liiinili'eils present tlie formal exercises in connection with tlie completion of the Way cross and Western from Way- cross to Sirmans, in Clinch coun ty, were held today at Sirmahs. A special train from this city carried nearly two liundrod citi zens, heading the delegation be ing Mayor S. T. Beaton nnd Bros- Idont W. K, Hirmani of tlie Board “f Trade. Citizens from tlie points between Waycross and Sir- mans joined the Wnyeross people and with the Clinch county dele gation gave Sirmans an immense gathering. From Sirmans the now road propose* to extend to Milltown and other points, and Waycross experts to get a lot of new bus iness ns a result of the construc tion of tills rnnd. Expressions heard at tlie Sirmntia gathering today indicated tlint Waycross is regarded with high favor. All those present toilsy were nterlaiiied by Vice President E. B. Sirmans nnd hi* neighliors with big Georgia barbecue. Numer ous short talks wero made at the dinner, and Mr. Sirmans told of bis devnlopmcnt plans wliorehy Simians will shortly heroine scene of great-activity. President Alex K. Sessoms came in for much praise today for the successful I handling of the construction, i which has been pushed despite trying weather. E. T. King, sup erintendent of th« road, Traffic Manager L. L. Harvard nnd oth ers went to Sirmans today on the Waycross speeiai. TELLS OF ALLEGED ATTACK BY SEN. GORE Wire Flashes Ireland May Have Civil War. London—Unionists in I’urlia- ment are threatening civil war in Ireland if the Home Rule hill is passed. Japs are Alarmed. Tokio Tim intense anti-gov ernment feeling ia causing great alarm and the downfall of tlio piVaent. enhinet ia predieted. Sweden Without a Cabinet. Stockholm—Sweeden is atill without a cabinet and reports that King Oaear will abdicate are widely circulated. # Huerta’s Orip Weakening. Mexico City—Huerta, whose grip of power ia daily weakening, baa been warned to be more dig erect in hig allusions to Fregideut Wilgon. More Warships to Mexico. Washington— More warships have been ordered to Mexican waters. TROLLEY WAR AVERTED. Cleveland, Feb. 12.—The prom ised street ear war here has been averted by the icty and the Clevelan Railway Company agreeing to raise the fare July 1, 1914. $30,000 IN BILLS ARE BURNED WITH WOMAN. New York, Feb. 12—Mias Mary Shannon, aged 56, a recluse, who is said to have kept $30,000 in hills and United States bonds sewed in her dress, was burned to death while she slept in her room in the residence of Mr*. Erl ward Thompson, in New Rochelle. It is believed the money and bonds were burned in her eloth- inff. | Sign More War for Haiti. Port an Prince—Gen. Theodore refuses to recognize the Prcsi- deucy of 0rente Znmnr mid de clares lie will continue the civil war. Revolution Growing in Ecuador. (Juito—The revolution in Ecua dor is growing. Defeats of gov. eminent forces are reported. Brazil Without a Cabinet. Hio Do Jaiieru—Brazil is with out a cabinet because of tho dis tasteful policies of President Fonatfcn. . - - - Demand That Zar Abdicate, Sofia—Bulgarian Socialists are laily sending demands to Czar Ferdinand that he alalicate and form a republic. / New President for Pern Boon. Lima—Tlie Peruvian congress will meet on March first to elect a president to succeed Billing- hurst, who wns overthrown by the revolutionists. COURT ROOM IS CROWDED TO HEAR SENSATIONAL STORY By Wire to The Journal. Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 12 —Pale and trembling with nor voiw agitation, Mr.s. Minnie Bond this morning went on the stand and told her story of the alleged attaek made upon her by Thomas Core, the junior senator from Oklahoma. Mrs. Bond was dress ed in hlaek and frequently dried tears from her eyes with a hand kerchief. Tho court room was crowded with people to hear Mrs. Bond's sensational story. Mrs. Bond testified that Core, after repeated advances, pushed her over on a bed. Sho scrcnmod 'and I. P. Robinson rushed into tho room. Senator Core tried to get her to say nothing wrong had happened in the room but she re fused. Mrs. Bond said she immediately telegraphed to her husband but the message had been delayed two days. She saw Senator Core the next day nnd talked the case over. She declares sho never en couraged the senator and has been a nervous wreck since the occurrence. Mrs. Bond showed some loss of memory on cross ex amination. JURY SELECTED YESTERDAY. Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 12. Seven farmers, two salesmen, a hanker, n broker nnd a groccry- inati, yesterday were accepted as the jury to determine the suit in stituted by Mrs. Minnio E. Bond against United States Sonator T. P. Core, who charged that tho Oklnlioma Senator attacked her while she was a guost at a Wn»h % Iv.^ton hotel, and asks $50,000 in damages. • Before court adjoumod for Hi* day both sides had outlined their eontentiona and Judge George W, Clark, who will preside at the trial, defined the scope of evi dence to be permitted. The tak ing of testimony was begun this morning. ' In his ruling Judge Clark held that the past life of neither the (Continued on Last Page.) Three Ex. Committeemen Cal| County Body Together Three member* of the Ware County Demoeratie Executive Committee have issued a call for a meeting of tho committee at tlie court house on February 18th nt 11 o’clock. The call atatca that the ineating will lie an executive session, anil that business of im portance to the party will he transacted. It is reported that Mr. James Sinclair, who is temporary chair man of the committee cither re fuses, nr fails, to call the meeting, and that it waa understood at the Democratic mass meeting that seleeted the new committee that a meeting would be called at an early date to provide an early primary. This is supposed- to be the rtsson for. the three members of the committee making the call for the meeting instead of the chairman. All of the candidates seem to be very anxious for an early pri mary, and for this reason have been urging that the new execu tive committee meet and set a data for a primary, make assess ments, and rules covering same. Tift and a number of other coun ties have already aet the date* for their eounty primaries for aome time in March, end it had been expected that Ware’* would be the first of April. The call for the meeting fol lows : Called Meeting. All newly elected members of the Ware County Executive Com mittee are requested to meet at the court house Wednesday, Feb ruary 18th to go into executive session and transact sueh business is may come before that body. This call ia issued by ns at tbe request of voters of Wnyeross and Ware county by petition. (Signed) W. E. Dempster, \ Geo. C. Wells. E. O. Jones. Waycroee Member* of the E. C.

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The Waycross journal. (Waycross, Ga.) 1895-1914, February 13, 1914, Image 1