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The Journal is tlie Official Organ of Ware County, City of Waverose ami County Hoard of Educati i
VOLUME FIVE.
WEEKLY EDITION
WAYCROSS. OA. t FRIDAY, FEB. 27,1914.
WEEKLY EDITION
PRICE $1.60 PER YEAR.
WEST IS NAMED UNITED STATES SENATOR
MA YOR BEATON TALKS MORE
ABOUT WORK OF Y M. C. A.
EVENING; WEST IN ATLANTA
S0UTH GE0B61A LANDS PLUM.- NO TROUBLE IN BEING SEATED
Within an hour after Governor
John M. Slaton yesterday named
W. S. West of Valdosta, as Tint
ed States senator from Georgia
to serve until the November elec
tions Waycross was discussing
ern section of the state.
Col. Went has long been con
sidered in lino for political recog-
nition. Ilo has been a roiispic- y„ i ni .|i,„,,| to r „i se r( „ v
nous figuro in state politics for
years and has rendered splendid
POLICE WORK
RATHER DUEL
Quiet nearly all the time, it
police circles since the cold wavt
reached Waycross business h
even more qiuct now than usual
The cold weather has a tendency |
to keep night prowlers indoors,
and those who in good w
BONDHOLDERS MAT BUT
A. B. 8 A. WHEN
OFFERED FOR SALE APB. 22
are too
To the Citizens of Waycross:
I feel deeply interested iu the subscription campaign now in
Progreso by the Y. M. C. A. V
My'inferesf is due largely to the fact that 1 aifr-personally
aware of the good work that is being done by the Association.
IT IS HELPING MY HOYS, and if it helps my boys it helps
other boys, and WHAT HEM’S ANY HOY HELPS EVERY CIT-
MEN’, even those who have no boys.
' There is no use to say that $.36,000 is too much money to raise
iu Waycross at the present time, because it would he an easy matter
to rui-c such an amount if only a few men would become intensely
interested. If one men should fail to do bin duty this fact is no
excuse for another man failing to do his duty.
The people of Waycross should get awake to the fact that there
is a probability of our beautiful Y. M. A. building being sold on
the auction lilock by the sheriff to satisfy debts due by tlio Associa
tion. As Col, L. A. Wilton stated at the noon day luncheon yester
day, “Waycross is in danger of having her Y. M. C. A. building
sold to satisfy creditorn, r.nd sueh a thing would bring a blush of
shame to every loyal citizen of Waycross.”
I appeal to the pond people of Waycross in n most earnest
spirit THAT IT IS TIME TO ACT. It is no time to plead hard
times, or as the Journal aptly stated a few days ago, “1 HAVE
DONE ENOran.” If you love Waycross, you love the Y. M. C. A.,
and EVERY MAN SHOULD HO IHS PART in keeping the Y. M.
C. A. and making it bigger and better than ever.
Most sincerely yours,
SCOTT T. HEATON.
All T
the appointment with keen inter-j part,
Locally opinion v
between the appointment, of a
Savannah man and the Moultrie
indidnto, W. 0. Vereen, »iiL
though a few claimed that they
had picked West as the winner
from the first.
It is believed now that Gov
ernor Slaton, by naming a Val
dosta man for the place, will re
sign as governor and offer for the
longer term, his resignation mak
ing as governor J. Randolph An
derson, of Savannah, who is pres
ident of the Georgia Senate.
This, it is reported, is why n
Savannah man was not given the
place, although information from
Atlanta regarding the candidacy
of Governor Slaton is somewhat
indefinite.
The appointment of the Val
dosta candUJaLfi is told in the fol
lowing dispatch from Atlanta:
rani’s m snow
Atlanta, Fob. 26.—Col. W. S.
West of Valdosta yesterday af
ternoon was appointed by Gov.
Slaton as United States senator
to succeed the late Senator A.
O. Bacon. The appointment was
announced shortly after 4 o'clock
It was made for the adinterim
term, or until the vacancy is fill
ed by an election by the people,
which will take place in Novem
ber, when the regular congres
sional elections arc held.
It is understood Col. West will
not he a candidate for the
inainder of Senator Bacon’s
term.
The appointment would have
been announced yesterday morn
ing hut for the fact that Gov.
Slaton delayed it to give audi
ence to a number of delegations
who sought him in the interest of
other candidates.
JORDAN BOOM
IN COLUMBUS.
The Cohrmhns delegation ex-,
pressed a desire Tuesday night tO|!
come to Atlanta and place the I
name of 0. Ounby Jordan before |
j the Governor. Although Gov.
Every train passing Waycross 8:25 this morning from Atlanta. Slaton intimated that it would
today from the snow covered sec-1 Railroad men coming in from avail nothing, the Columbus peo-
pie insisted. A number of
friends of W. C. Vereen of Moul
trie and of other candidates also
saw the Governor yesterday, and
in order that no one might he de
nied a hearing the Governor
withheld the announcement un
til the afternoon.
It is generally believed in local
political circles that the appoint
ment of Col. West to the Senate
entirely eliminates him from con
sideration in connection with the
governorship, and the political
outlook is now being figured
upon that basis. Col. West, hav-
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 26—(Spe-jing heen considered for the last
cial.)—The Maryland State Fed-[two days as one of the four most
cration of Women’s Clubs, which likely to secure the appointment,
has been holding meetings for the the announcement was hardly n
past week, will today be address- .surprise, particularly so after the
ed by Mrs. Trevi Simondetti, on correspondence between Clark
the Mexican situation. She will Howell and Gov. Slaton, which
tell of the hardships and her per-j clearly indicated that the ap-
sonal experiences. Ipointment would go to the south-
busy hugging stoves to give the
police any trouble. No arrest of
service. lie has nlwnys; co , lsl „ luu ,„.. e |,„ s | iee „ f or
|heeu strictly n.ul consistently ol-j„ vo (1 . IVS , t0l |„ v j s scheduled
divided.lied and aliened with the clement t 0 ]. c another off day for the po-
of a j in Georgia polities represented ‘ )j ec>
by Governor Slaton and former j
Governor Joseph M. Brown, both*
of whom he strongly supported. |
He was also an active supporter
of Clark Howell in his race for
Governor against Hoke Smith.
SERVED IN
LEGISLATURE.
Col. West has always taken a
keen interest in Georgia politics.
From 1802 to 1807 he served in
the House of Representatives
from Lowndes county find
1808-00, was a member of the
state Senate. He declined elec
tion to the House the following
year, but returned to that body
in 1002-04. In 1005-06, he was a
member of the state Senate and
was elected president of that
body. The Senate of that year
was a noted one, and'President
West was widely congratulated
upon its achievements. In 1008
Colonel West was sent ns a dele
ft© to the Democratic National
Convention at Denver.
Washington, D. C., Fcl». 26.—
No contest over the seating of
W. S. West as senator from Geor
gia to succeed the late Senator
Bacon, can develop in the Sen
ate, as the appointment was made
under the Georgia law recently
enacted for such emergencies.
Senator Kern, chairman of the
Privileges and Flections Commit
tee, last night said that Mr.
West's credentials would he con
sidered ns soon ns Gov. Slaton
forwarded them to Washington,
and that the committee would fa
vorably report them to the Sen-
A broken rail at Montezuma
caused the derailment of an en
gine on the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic last night, delay
ing through traffic between Way-
cross and Atlanta two hours.
None was injured in the accident.
Parties from here who wero at
the scene of the wreck got in
snow knee deep while watching
the derailed engine being right
ed. The morning train from At
lanta readied Waycross shortly
after ten o’clock.
CITY COUNCIL
NEXT TUESDAY
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NO WIRE TODAY. *
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Owing to wire trouble he- ♦
* tween Waycross and Atlanta ♦
* today flu* Journal's special ♦
ire service was not receiv- •>
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* absence of telegraphic news. ♦
**■ Every effort possible is lie- ♦
* ing made by the Western <•
* Union lo re establish wire +
* communication with Atlanta. +
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III1C -DISASIEB I
GAVE SOI LESSONS
Loudon, Feh. 26.—(Special.)—
The new White Star liner Bri
tannic will he launched today
three years and three months hav
ing been spent in her construc
tion. This is more than a year
longer than the time required for
the building of the Olympic. The
delay was due largely to the al
terations made necessary by the
sinking of the Titanic. The chief
improvements is the inner shell.
Three feet divide the inner skin
from the outer shell, while the
plating of the inner skin has been
milked, so ns to make it water
tight. Internally the vessel will
he a big improvement on the
Olympic. She has BOO firsT 'cab
ins with bath.
Home-made happiness is about
the best brand there is.
FUTURE OF LINE
Much interest was aroused here
over the announcement from At
lanta that the sale of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic on
April 22 had heen ordered.
While mast of the railroad gos
sip centering around the sale of
flu* A. B. & A. makes the Louis-
Iville and Narliville the purchas
er opinion here is divided on the
question.
Many feel that the Frisco Sys
tem, anxious to reach the South
Atlantic seaboard, will buy the
road, while others think that ro-
eent inspections of the property
by officials of the Seaboard Air
Line mean that when selling timo
arrives the Seaboard will be
heard from.
However, since the first time
the sale of the road was mention
ed the property hns heen sold to
mighty near every road in tho
South, and as sido deals the
Pennsylvania has purchased the
Atlantic Const Line and Louis
ville and Nashville.
Being on the ninin lino and
having through service from At
lanta, Waycross is interested
more in the future of tho A. B.
& A. than any city located on the
road, as it is generally believed -
whatever line buys tho property
will extend from Wnycross into
Florida in order to get in line for
(Continued on Last Pago.)
ate.
Tho first regular meeting of
city council for the month or
March is scheduled to he held
next Tuesday. The routine bus
iness that nlwnys comes before
council the first of each month
will make the session a busy one.
Up to date few special matters
are listed for consideration next
Tuesday but there’s no telling
what may develop before the
meeting is called to order.
Y. M. G. A.—Report of
All Companies Today
OFFICIALS BEGIN
BIG MEETING TODAY
tions had evidence of the snow i Dupont this morning say a light
storm of yesterday. The Allan- 'snow was seen there during the
ta, Birmingham and Atlantic night.
train from Atlanta last night was Up to date it seems that of all
covered with snow and ice, and [the sections hit by the storm this
the tourist trains today had part of Georgia has escaped with
enough snow on them to permit,the least damage and lesa bad
snow hailing again at the Union weather than any other section,
station.
The trains arc running
much better schedule than antici
pated in view of the
weather conditions. Ihe South
Atlantic Limited had to be op
erated in two sections today, so
heavy was the travel from the
territory reached by the Sally.
The last section passed the city
between ten and eleven o'clock.
Wire trouble was reported on
the A. B. & A. today, the wires
between Douglas and Atlanta be
ing down. No reports were ob
tainable regarding the wherea
bouts of the train due here at
WORD DIRECT
FROM MEXICO
I Boston, Mnss., Feh. 26.—(Spe
cial.)—Miss Louise F. Adams won
this afternoon married to Ashley
Day Adams by Rev. Dr. George
A. Gordon. Both arc distantly re
lated to the early figures in Amer
ican history of the same name.
“Joe” Walker, Yale *13, son of
former Speaker Walker, was the
hast man.
11 Will GO
TO DEATH AT
Cleveland, O., Feb. 26.—(Spc-
IcinJ.)—Operating, traffic and me
chanical officials of the Central
states intcriirban railroads con
vened here today for the annual
meeting of the Central Electric
Railway Association. Mayor Ba
ker addressed the delegates, wel
coming them at the opening ses
sion. Other speakers will zo K,
G. Price, vice president and sec
retary of the Indianapolis Switch
and Frog Company; L. A. Mitch-
ell, superintendent of track and
roadway of the Union Traction
Company, and Traction Commis
sioner Witt. The sessions will
o\/*r two days and many new
ideas will be introduced.
Uniontown, Pa., Feb. 26—(Spe
cial.)—Frank Wells and Lugi
f )e Leo, convicted of murder in
Fayette County, will he execut
ed today, pursuant to an order
from Governor Tener.
It is ram to find a thing as well
done as you would do it yourself, .tion respectively.
WHITE MAN ON TRIAL
FOR KILLING NEGRO.
Shreveport, La., Feh. 26.—
(Special.)—The trial of Lake
Sexton, a young white farmer,
charger* with killing Yet Oliver,
a negro, was begun here today.
Both whites nnd blacks are lined
up for the defense and prosccu-
Pint Regiment—H. J. Benton, Colonel.
Co. Captain.
No.
Amt.
No-
Amt.
No.
Amt
A T. Jeff Bailey
2
$200
2
$126
4
$328
B L. J. Cooper
3
460
3
1,160
0
1,610
O W. J. Oassett
3
260
2
100
6
360
D Dun Lott
1
100
1
100
B J. H. McPipldn
8
226
9
276
17
600
Total
17
$1,226
10
$1,000
$2,886
Fifth Regiment—8.
I
!i
»
Co. Captain.
No-
Amt
No.
Amt.
No.
Amt
J J. 8. Elkins
1
$ 60
2
$76
3
$125
K Herman Goodwin
2
75
1
125
3
200
L Ben 8. Gibson
3
76
3
76
N H. D. Reed
3
677
2
150
8
827
O L. V. Williams
4
276
12
1,600
10
1,775
—
—
—
—
—
Mizcellaneonj
Grand Total
10 $1,169
3 $3,000
33 $6,377
