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The Journal is the Official Organ of Ware County, City of Waycross and County Board of Educati on.
VOLUME FIVE.
WEEKLY EDITION
WAYCROSS, 04., FRIDAY, FEB. 20, 1014. * WEEKLY EDITION
PRICE $1.50 PER YEAR.
YOUNG GIRL IS HURT
ONE BURNED TO DEATH-
3 PERSONS ARE IN JURED
Daughter of L. P. Taylor
Taken by Death Last Night
FIGHT WITH NEGRO
ni nrnrp myiirn'LO™- OFHGEHS SUNG
HOW CLOTHES IGHIlEDi fim m shbgh fob
GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF K. OF P. 10
GELEBOATED TODAY
THE SMI UO III JAPAN IN ACTION
10 A NIYOTERY
HIS MISSING DAUGHTER
Her clothing catching fire from I . . . . ..
. i , .Joining in the nation-wide
an open fireplace yesterday morn- .....
. ... T m I search for pretty little Catherine
mg, little Miss Inez Taylor, eight-i * ' ... . .
i, j u* * nc. Winters, ten years old, local of-
year-old daughter of Mr. and / . . . . .
t , n m i . ficers arc aiding the grief-stnck-
Mrs. Leonard P. Taylor, who live i rv a w- ♦ r
_ -it * cn father, Dr. W. A. Winters, of
near Beach, received burns that
. , . ,. ... „ Indiana, in every way possible,
caused her to die shortly after . .. - . . .
. . , . . ... | The description of the missing
ten o clock last night. . . .. - .
_ . . , . ,. /, girl, with full information of her
In trying to put out the flames | ’ . ,
, . %•» .«..« . . mysterious disappearance, has
that cost the life of the little girl > . J.. .
_ . , . , i been received by Sheriff Pittman.
Mrs. Taylor and two daughters, *\ - r . OA
, , , c . It seems that on March 2D,
Miss Mamie Taylor and Miss . . ,
., _ . . P .... 51913, the little girl disappeared
Alma Tavlor, were painfully . , • . . T j* ,
. , 1 . ... - »*• !from her home in Indiana, and
burned. The clothing of Miss ... , , ,
. . . « , that on the same day a band of
Mamie Taylor caught fire also, ? . * T
Gypsies left the same city. It Is
and but for the quick work of
Mrs. Mamie Smith she would in
all probability have received
T burns that would have cost her
^life.
v .Tust how the clothes of Inez
caught is a mystery. She was
standing before the fire, only a
few feet from her older sister.
Without warning the clothing she
had on blazed up, and with a
scream she jumped towards her
sister.
Others were attracted by the
screaming girl and lost no time
(Continued on Last Pago.)
the general opinion that the lit
tie girl was stolen by the gypsies,
and with this theory in mind the
search has been including all
gypsy camps. * £ „ ^ _
The description of the missing
girl is as follows: Ten years old,
rather small for her age; smart
and talks as though she was older
than ten years; brown eyes, light
brown hair, skin without a blem
ish, perfect teeth; has no tom
boy traits but likes to play with
dolls and is fond of gardening.
Weather—Warm and cloudy.
50,000 JAPS ARE TAKEN
BY DEATH IS THE REPORT
By Wire to The Journal.
Tokio, Feb. 19.—That over 50,-
OOO men, women and children
have perished in northern Japan
where millions are starving as the
result of the failure of the rice
erop is the startling information
given out by government investi
gators today.
Disease epidemics are also rav
aging among the poorer classes.
Most of tin* deaths were due to
the recent severe earthquakes and
volcano eruptions, but many have
died from lack of food. The situ
ation is regarded ns critical and
relief of some kind must be given
if ihe death toll is to be kept
from reaching up into the hun
dred thousands.
By Wire to The Journal.
Washington, Feb. 19. The
Knights of Pythias are fifty years
old today; the order having been
founded on Feb. 19, 1864, and
their golden jubilee will be mark
ed with appropriate celebrations
throughout the land.
It is to be nationally celebrat
ed in this city for three days,
and all the orders throughout the
states are represented by dele
gates.
Secretary of State Bryan, who
a member of the order, and
Thomas J. Carling, Supreme
Chancellor, of Maeon. On., will
address the assembled Knights.
The President declined to speak,
hut will receive delegates at the
Capitol tomorrow, the second day
of the meeting. Grand Chancel
lor Clem F. Kimball, and Grand
K. of R. T. S. John IT. Merkcns,
sent to nil lodges an address re
ferring to fact that many will not
Jive to see the centennial of the
order and asks that the celebra
tions of this jubilee be of such a
nature ns will be remembered by
all for their patriotism, love of
fellowship and their sentiments
of loyalty to the home.
At 9:30 o ’clock tonight
throughout the land a toast to
“Pythianism” will be offered, so
that from border to border at the
same moment all the voices will
express substantially the same
sentiments at the snm P time.
WO FOUND IH GIRL’S
MIH MAKES HIS ESCAPE:
HO TBACE CAN SE FOUND
IAY COMPLETE
- 't&mj
'file eruption oi TTie volcano, ., L which me nrst pictures ar
rived here today, occurred oil January 11. At first it was thought
that thousands of lives bad boon lost, but it developed that the
total lass of life was less than 500. Terrible scenes of panic fol
lowed when the top of the volcano was blown off and great
clouds of smoke and flame burst into the sky. The volcano is on
the Island of Sakura and across from it is the populous city of
Kagoshima. All the inhabitants of Kakura Med as the lava pour
ed down the mountainside. Many Hung themselves into the sea.
Kagoshima was deserted and many places in it were set on fire.
The photograph shows wrecked buildings in Sakura village and
olenno in distance. itf • J; 3
The Journal’s Page
Of Our Presidents
A HIGH TONED EDUCATIONAL PAOE-A FEATURE PAGE
WITH A CONTEST AND A $10.00 CASH PRIZE TIED ON
TO THE END OF IT.
IS ENTERED BY BURGLAR
Savannah. Ga., Feb. 19—While
puffing, panting locomotives
drowned the sound or his work,
a thief broke into the private car
of R. A. McCranic, general sup
erintendent of the Atlantic Coast
Line, where it stood on a track
of the Union Station last night
and made away with valuable
loot.
The robbery was committed
while the greatest number of
trains were coming into the sta
tion. The plate glass of a door
was broken, and the lock turned
by reaching through the hole thus
made.
Everything in the car was in
confusion when the robbery was
discovered. A silver water pitch
er, a dozen bed spreads, a dozen;
blankets, a dozen towels and a
considerable supply of groceries,
including twenty popnds of su
gar, were taken.
Mr. McCranie is in Florida
looking after the interests of his
road. lie came to Savannah on
Feb. 1.
City detectives were put on the
case, and by means of a cap left
behind by the thief expect to
trace and capture him.
Burglars broke into the oil
house at the Union Station about
the same time that the private
ar was robbed. So far as could
be learned nothing was taken.
1600 H1IS
IDE ERASED
Bv Wire to Tin: Journal.
Chicago, Feb. 19.—Over sixteen
hundred names were erased today
from the voting registers in the
First ward where “Ilinky Dink
Kcnna and “Bathhouse” John
Coughlin bold sway. The eras-
ures resulted from the activity of
the women supporters of Miss
Drake, the progressive candidate
for alderman against Coughlin.
TRAFFIC GETS
E
Unique in the annals of local
newspaper enterprises will be The
Journal’s “Page of Presidents.”
Tt is a high class educational
feature.
Beginning with the “Father of
Our Country,” the gentleman of
cherry tree fame, The Journal
will publish accurate pictures,
autographs and biographical
sketches of each and every presi
dent that has been of the United
States, including the hero of San
Juan Hill, explorer of Africa an/I
the Chief Bull Mooser, down to
William Howard Taft, the man
with the perpetual smile, and
Woodrow Wilson, the president
that sticks to an/1 carries out
Democratic principles. The ac
curacy of these sketches is insur-
•/! by the fact that they were tak
en from the Congressional Li
brary at Washington. To increase
further interest, thus adding to
the educational value of the page,
a contest involving a $15 prize
that will he given by the Way-
cross Daily Journal. The prize
will he a cash one. Contesl
will be called upon to discovei
intentional unspoiled word, one
each advertisement on the “Page
of Presidents.” They will also be
called on to answer two or three
questions about the presidents of
the United States. This page will
be interesting to the old ns well
as the young, and especially will
it please the advertisers as It will
be one time be will be told that
bis a/1 vertisement was rend. Be
sides, hundreds of these pages
will be torn from the paper and
preserved for future reference,
thus further enhancing the vnli|^
of the advertiser’s space.
The new feature will appear in
tin* Wnyeross Daily Journal in a
lays. Announcement will be
made what /lay it will appear.
Everybody in Wnyeross or out
side of Wnyeross is invited to
join the contest for the #15 cash
prize. Be sure to read these no-
daily in the Journal. Will
tell von something about the pres
idents tomorrow.
60 FOOF BOIDGE
LATE TOMORROW
Superintendent John VoumaiiH
the street department, of Way-
ass today stated that, lie hoped
I/i re-open for traffic late tomor
row the canal bridge at the point
known as “Sixty Foot,” on the
Wn.vcross-Blackshear highway,
and near the boulevard. Work
men arc making rapid progress
on this bridge and it is belavcd
the new bridge can be competed
within the time nnmed.
The brick abutments for the
oilier bridge washed out on the!
Blacksliear highway are being
put in without delay, and the
bridge will be opened to traffic as
as possible. The Dewey
street bridge will be replaced
during next week, and when com
pleted will be two feet higher
than the old level. Brick abut
incuts will be put in for tlie
Dewey street bri/lge also. The
bridge washed out on Knight
Avenue lias been rebuilt.
FATHER DEAF, HEARS SCREAM
TOO LATE TO CAPTURE
Kept /pi
forts tbaf
locate a n
room of a
O’Berry Ti
•t because of the of-
were being made to
gro who entered the
/laughter of R. 1).
•sdn.v night, it liecame
ONE KILLED IN- -
PISTOL DUEL.
Lexington, Ky., Feb. 19.—Con
stable Burgy was killed and B.
Coombs seriously wounded in a
pistol duel at dooms’ home Inst
night. Burgy attempted to ar
rest Coombs.
GBEAT BRITAIN THREATENS
10 ABROGATE 3
known yesterday that no trace of
tile alleged negro had been found
but that the ease was still being
investigated.
According to the information
obtained by the Journal the
young lady heard some noise in
her room and when she was fully
awake found a negro in her room.
She screamed hut ns she did so
the negro grabbed her, trying to
quiet her. The girl’s mother
hear/1 the scream and ns soon as
possible rushed to the girl. Th/*
father, slightly deaf, did not
know of the trouble yntil the ne
gro managed to make his escape.
The O’Berry home is not far
from the house on Blacksliear
avenue in which Mrs. Reed lives,
and who reported shortly after
ten o’clock Tuesday night n
prowler at her home. >
Tt is believed the man seen at
the Reed home and the one later
found in the O’Berry homo was
the same.
The description given is rather
ague beyond the statement that
the intruder was a negro.
(Continued on Last Page.)
By Wire to The Journal.
Washington, Fell. 19.—Today
the dominant issue in legislative
and official circles is that of the
Panama tolls.
Attention has centered on this
matter because of the publication
report to the effect that
Great Britain lias threatened to
abrogate three existing treaties
unless Congress repealed the fro/:
tolls provision designed to aid
American shipping.
Despite the opposition that
President Wilson has been warn
ed^ he will meet in the demand for
the repeal of the free tolls clause
he is going to press the question
for immediate action.
DRAINAGE PROBLEM FOR
CITY IS A SERIOUS ONE
There are 642 hanks in Wiscon-
i, with an aggregate capital of
$21,163,750.
By Wire to The Journal.
New York, Feb. 19.—Traffic in
New York got another set-back
to/lav when a heavy rain turned
into sleet. This makes traffic on
all streets extremely dangerous.
Many persons and horsese have
been injured by falls. Less than
a fourth of the streets of the city
have been cleared since the heavy
snows of the past week, and hun-
Jreds are heinw worked trying to
get the mass or snow out of the
streets.
27 MEMBERS GF OUTLAW BAND
EXECUTED NEAR U.5. BORDER
By Wire to The Journal.
Wachita, New Mexico, Feb. 19.
—Maxirno Castillo’s band of out
laws has been exterminated, ac
cording to reports received here.
The 27 members who were charg
ed with killing over 40, fifteen of
whom were Americans, in Cum-
bre tunnel, were captured on
Mexican soil by soldiers under
General Villa.
All of the outlaws captured
were executed immediately after
their capture. The outlaws were
fleeing to the United States when
they were overtaken. At Kspia,
where the capture was made,
they were but 20 miles from the
border.
In the British museum there is
to he seen theTirst envelope ever
made.
That Wnyeross has got to pro- jto rest in the digging of anothef
vide extensions of the present ^ canal, draining a section of the
drainugc system without further j city *off into some other stream
delay has become aparent, an/1 an/1 not forcing the present ayi-
tlie problem of bow to handle tern of canals to care for all the
the situation is one that is con- water. ,
sidere/1 of serious moment just J An estimate furnished last
now. year showed that the canal nee*
The drainage canals which fessary to relieve the situation,
serve the city have in recent j would cost approximately $10,-
heavy rains done much damage 000.
because they are not large It was thought this amount
nough to carry off the unusual could be paid by the property
volume of w'ater which reaches'owners and the city. In the bond
them within a short time after > issue which was voted in the fall
each heavy rain. of 1912 050,000 waa provided for
The opening of new territory: improvements to the waterworks
that drains into the canals has j plant, sewerage and 'drainage
helped increase the volume of i systems.
W'ater carried off, and the soln-j ■
tion to the question is believed I (Continued on Last Page.)
