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IFYOD (4 FAIL TO GET THE PAPER TELEPHONE IME WAYCR088 JOURNAL HELP Ui The Journal ii Um Official Organ of Ware County, City of Waycross and County Board of Eduaeti on. VOLUME five. WEEKLY EDITION WAY0BOM, OA, FRIDAY, MABCH 6, 1914. WEEKLY EDITION PRICE $1.60 PER YEAR. President Urges Congres to Repeal Panama Canal Toll Exemption QUESTION HIS BIS HUMS: WORLD POWERS ARE IN MUD WITH HIM By Wire to The Joernel. Washington, March 5.—Declar ing that the exemption of Amer ican coastwise shipping from the payment of Panama canal tolls was based upon "mistakes of an economic policy” and was “in contravention of our treaty with Great Britain,” President Wilson today asked Congress to repeal the Adamson act containing the ■exemption clause. 1 The appeal was made in person by the President, who appeared before the Senate and House joint, session. President Wilson declared that all world powers were unanimous in the judgment that exemption of canal tolls was a violation of treaty obligations and only in the United States was exemption re garded as debatable or open to question. He said he had not come Congress to deliver his personal view but that considerations of justice and wisdom led him to be lieve provision should be repeal ed without delay. The President added “The United States ought not quibble in the matter of treaty obligation.” He intimated that the Panama Canal tolls ques tion was involved in all the for eign questions now before the United States, ne said he would not know how to deal with the other questions unless the exemp tion clause was repealed. AMENDMENT IS OFFERED TODAY. Washington, March 5—Senator Chilton, of West Virginia this af ternoon introduced a bill to amend the Panama Canal act per mitting the repeal of the exemp tion of American coastwise ship ping from tolls. MACON HOLD-UPS GIVEN DECEPTION THAI HIS By Wire to The Journal. Macon, March 5.—When two stranpo men attacked tlfo night watchman at the Massey Lumber Company’s plant here early this morning the watchman opened fire and killed one, fatally wound- ing the other. The dead man is unknown. The wounded man is J. L. Waites, age 22, of Griffin. Pending an investigation the watchman is being held by the officers. LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OF FAMOUS PANAMA CANAL BUILOER STEEDLEY’S GUN USED ON DIXON? RATE MATTER 18 POSTPONED. By Wire to The Journal. Washington, March 5.—The In- terstato Commerce Commission today suspended nntil Sept. 30 the proposed increases in mini mum weight applied to shipments in refrigerator ears of dressed poultry, beef, fish, game and dairy products, Chicago to Florida points. A new turn in the Dixon mur der case, for which C. G. Pow'ell and Mose Stccdley were ordered held by the coroncr’a jury after an investigation last Saturday night, was taken this afternoon at the Stccdley preliminary hearing conducted before Judge Harry M. Wilson. According to Henry Wil liamson, of Offerman, the pis tol with which it is alleged Denny Dixon wae killed in Waycross last Saturday night was the property of Mom Steedlcy, who gave it to 0. 0. Powell at a cold drink stand in Offerman, with the re mark: "Yonr .32 might not do the work and we want to make sure and get rid of Denny by twelve o’clock— Attorney John Walker in exam ining Williamson tried to break down this story, which William son said he had not told to any- one before. Williamson stuck to the story, and his statement was the same at the end of a severe grilling as when he first made it on the witness stand. ' Williamson was the sixth wit ness on the stand in the prelim inary hearing for Steedley this afternoon. He said be did not warn Dixon of what he had heard because he did not want to butt into anybody’s business. R. A. Tyre, M. M. Dixon, Bnd Walker, Conductor Sullivan and L. 0. Crews are the other witness es examined. Policeman W. C. Gardner was called to the stand just ns the Journal went to press. The court house was packed to capacity, and the sensational tes timony given by Williamson cre ated quite a stir. Conductor Sullivan’s testimony was against Powell and did not in any way implicate Stccdley. He told of the trip from Offerman to Waycross on Coast Line passen ger train No. 57. The testimony of most of the other witnesses was about the al leged disturbance at Offerman, before the three men came to Waycross. II 1 WON’T ‘ 'of OLD STATION HERE; CITIZENS SAY IS NUISANCE \Ve publish herewith a new photograph of Colonel George W. Goethals, builder of the I'annum Canal and future governor of the Canal Zone, photographed in the smoking salon of the United Fruit Steamer Metapan. Col Goethals, because of his excellent administration in the Canal Zone has been much sought after as Police Commissioner of New York City. For some time past the New York papers have been filled with accounts of Col Goethals’ probable acceptance of the Commissionendup, all of. which reports have been unofficially denied from Washington. Although Col. Goethals has persistently refused to he interviewed on the subject, the New York paper* now have it that when the canal is ready for use July 1st, he will probably accept the Polico Commissionership. Col. Goethals refused to discuss the John Burke matter except to say that ho hoped the charges would ho taken up toy tlio New York Courts. He expects to return to Panama on April 1st when the new wagff scale for the canal employees goes into effect. ENTER RACE FOR CONGRESS STEEDLEY HEARING DELAYED;* Tl After nearly an hour’a confer- consultation with a friend from ence between attorneys and wit nesses for the state this morning the preliminary hearing in the Mose Steedley case, scheduled to start at ten o’clock, was postpon ed nntil esrly this afternoon. The hearing will be before Judge Harry M. Wilson. The state is represented by Attorneys John W. Bennett and F. V. Para dise, the solicitor-general, M. D. Dickerson, being unable to attend today. Steedley is represented by Parker and Walker. When the coroner’s jury inves- tigsted the killing of Denny Dix on lsst Saturday night Steedley was charged with being an ac complice in the murder with which C. G. Powell is charged. Both Steedley and Powell were in court this morning. Powell ap peared worried, and held a long Bristol regarding arrangements for the employment of counsel. Among the witnesses who will be called daring the hearing are Captain of Police A. P. Padgett, Policeman Gardner, H. Lester Msrvil, Conductor Sullivan, who was in charge of Coast Line train No. 57 last Saturday night, En gineer Cox and others. The court room was packed this morning in anticipation of the hearing. NEW YORK MARKETS. By Wire to The Jonrnal. New York, March 5.—Stocks stesdy, generally substantial fraction (higher. Cotton steady, four to nine higher. March 12.17; May 11.69. By Wire to The Journal. Mobile, Ala., March 5.—A lump of ambergris worth $0,000 was found on Horn Island, near here today by Benjamin Bailey. The lump was immediately disposed of. The find is considered unusu ally valuable and is one of th« lsrgest of the kind known in this section. NAVAL NON By Wire to The Journal. Tokio, March 5.—.Japan is to day without a premier. Follow ing an audience with Mikado this morning the Preimcr resigned, ne is disgruntled because Parliament reduced the naval estimates. Another vacancy waa caused by the death of Minister of Justice Matcuda this afternoon. WILL COME OP A special meeting of the Park and Tree Commission will be held next week to discuss the plans of Commissioner n. Lester Marvil for improving Oskland cemetery. It is proposed to make some ex tensive changes in the cemetery at once and as soon as the com mission approves the plans of Mr. Msrvil no time will be lost in put ting them into effect. If the editor of the Dougins En terprise, Mr. W. It. Frier, is any judge of tile mutter Judge J. W. Quincey of Douglas, will he ill the race for Congress against lion. J. It. Walker, the present incumb ent. l Besides being somewhat of n politician, Editor Frier is a close personal friend of Judge Quin eey, and what ho has to say rol ative to the Judge entering the race for Congress is worth more than passing consideration. Mr. Frier was in Waycross Wednes day night between trains, and while here made the following statement to a representative of the Journal: “Of course Judge Quincey has never made any positive state ment to anyone that he would be in the race for congress against Mr. Walker this year, hut I have my private opinion about the mat ter, and it is this: He is more than likely to he a full-fledged cadidate in the next three weeks. “Yon would be surprised to sec his mail relative to his entering the race, accompanied by pledges of support. These letters have hcen coming in thick snd fast for the past two weeks, and they come from every county in the district. He is giving these let ters and other advices thorough consideration, looking into the situation from every viewpoint, anil when he announces to the public thnt he is in the race, yon will see one of the liveliest cam paigns that the old Eleventh has had in many years. "Judge Quincey is a natural- horn campaigner. He understands how it is done, and never lets up nntil the finish. lie plans his campaigns on the level, deals with his opponent in an open and above hoard manner, hews to the line, and in the end his licks have counted.” This statement coming direct from a close personal and polit ical friend of Judge Quincey’s makes it appear almost certain thnt he will lie a candidate for Congressman from the Elovcnth District. At the same time word comes from Valdosta thnt State Senator Converse, who has been saying for some time that he would op pose Congressman Walker, still has his hat in the ring, and will within a very short timo open up headquarters in every county In the district. OF W. J. CLARK IS TAKEN BY DEATH Ycstfirdny Mr. \V. J. Hark was notified of tin* death in Jackson ville of his brother, Mr. It. K. (’lark, who for some time had town in ill health. While it was known that the deceased was ill his condition was not considered eritical and the news of his death came ns a great shock to his brother, who today is attending the funeral in Jacksonville. The deceased was well known in Florida, although originally of North Carolina. He is survived by three siters, who live in Flor ida, and two brothers, W. J. Clark of Waycross, and John Clark of Texas. 0EA1U PROBE IS UNDER WAY SlU COFFEE: TO HE HANGED By Wire to The Journal. Donnhlsonville, La., March 5.— I’nola Pelcan, who killed his mother because she was slow An serving him some coffee, waa to day found guilty and sentenced to hang. MAYOR SOIIK IN FLORENCE Mayor Beaton leaves tomorrow night for Florence, 8. C., to in spect a crematory recently install ed in that city. Waycross is con sidering the crematory proposi tion seriously just now, and if the Florence plant is found satis factory Mayor Beaton may re commend to council that this city install a duplicate of it. The garbage disposal question is one that has been giving the city con siderable worry, and members of council feel that the erection of a crematory is the solution. By Wire to The Jonrnal. El Paso, Tex., March 5.—The special commission appointed by General Carranza to inveatlgate the death of William Benton, the wealthy British £yicher, and the disappearance of Gustavo Bauch, nil American, established Itself nt Juarez today anil prepared to start the examination of witness- The commission learned that most of the witnesses in both cases had been sent to the front with General Villa’s army and would not be ahlo to return to tes tify until after the battle of Tor- reon. TORREON FIGHT STARTS FRIDAY. Chiahushua, March 5.—A long expected shipment of arms fop the Constitutionalists reached Jnarez today. It is intimated that the rebels will begin thoir at tack on Torrcon Friday night or .Saturday early. Artillery today is being drilled with new field pieces. EFFORTS HAVE FAILED SO FAR TO GET STATION MOVEO FROM THE GITY If tile United States govern ment expects to do anything with tile remains of the syrup experi mental station located in Way cross immediate steps will he nec essary to make any use of the Wn.veross station. The building is on the verge of complete collapse. In fact, some portions nf it have already tum bled, and it would not take much wind to topple what remains and make a wreck of the structure. Such machinery as waa origin ally placed in tile building that haa not gone to ruin is in sad need of attention. An inspection made recently allowed that out side of the boilers there was littlo of the machinery of any use. The city has condemned the structure as n nuisance, hut up to date tile government has made no move to rid tho city of tho nui sance. Congressman Park pro poses to uso tho machinery in tho old station for a new station at Cairo, hut nnno of tho machinery has been moved and it loolci like it will all end in the junk pile. City Building Tnspcator L. B. Boggs lias lmd a lot of corre spondence on tho subject but so far about all accomplished has hern to have tho state department of ngriculturo to refor tho ques tion to the government. Those who have visited tiic station anil who hnvo seen it at a distance re gard it as s very unsightly struct ure. It’s tottering condition is not a nice sight for tho eye, and those who livo in that section of tho city are hopeful of somo re lief. If the government delsye much longer there won’t he any station here to remove, because examina tion of the building shows that it ia mighty near the collapsing stage today. CHICAGO MARKETS. By Wire to The Journal. Chicago, March 5.—May wheat 93 14; pork 21.40; lard 10.06 > ribs 11.40. IS CONTRARY TO STATE LAW Accordingto information from etc., shall eauso all candidates for governor, atatehouae officers, Atlanta, the Ware County Exec utive Committee may have to make somo changes in a recent resolution regarding candidate! for representative unless the county committee wants to vio late a state law. In naming May 20 as tho date for the county primary the com mittee passed a resolution requir ing candidates for representative to submit their candidacy to the voters at the same timo as the county candidates. This, it appears, cannot bo le gally done. The law on the subject is as follows: (Acta 1908, p. 56.) Code 129—Whenever any po litical party, etc., shall hold pri mary elections for nominations of candiates for office, such party, members of congress, United States senators, judges of supe rior and supreme courts and court of appeals, solicitors general and members of the general assembly to bo voted for on one and the same day throughout the state at such date as may be fixed by the state executive committee of such party, etc,, provided that said ex ecutive committee shall not fix the date for said, general primary earlier than sixty dt$s jjefore the date of the general atate election in October. The primary for judge* sad so licitors to bo in their respective circuits, for members of the gen eral assembly in their respective counties and for aenatots in their counties as the authoHtiee of the party may direct.