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FRIDAY, MARCH 0, 1014.
Here in the Interest of
Canning Ciubs for Girls
It is probable that at the meet
ing of the county eonmuHsioner*
next Tuesday a proposition
thereby girls’ canning dubs may
be organized in Ware will be dis-
cussed. Miss Lila Forrest, of
Athens, was in the city yesterday
afternoon in the interest of th
canning club movement and indi
cated that she would appear be
fore the commissioners and get
their eo-operation. She talked
interestingly of work being done
in Grady, Lowndes and Thomas
counties by canning clubs organ
ized by girls, and thinks much
good will result from such clubs
in Ware county.
Miss Forrest talked with Chair
man Wadley of the county board,
at his office in the court house yes
terday afternoon. She is known
as an ardent worker in the inter
est of canning clubs and her work
in Ware, if undertaken as pro
posed, will probably result in the
Accomplishment of much good,
not only to the members of the
clubs but to the people generally
in the county. Such movements
are known to aid materially in
the “buy at home” campaign,
and enable farmers to use to
greater advantage their Abundant
products.
WEST HELPED
GOV.SLATON
Atlanta, March 2.—Wh»le Gov-
emor Slaton was by no means ae
...I
wlv bi-
like the United States as being
sufficient warrant for a calm ami
patient course while com
pliance with theAemriean de
mands was being sought. Callers
got the impression from the Presi
dent that he was going to try ev
ery peaceful means at his dispo
sal to solve the Mexican problem,
but that he realized certain even
tualities might mean a drastic
course. He spoke with a firm
ness that showed his determina
tion not to be stampeded into ac
tion by radical speeches in eon
gross, but with a bint that when
CONFESSES MURDER
OF MRS. V. H. DAVIS
Brunswick, Ha., March 4.—
|Sheriff Berrie yesterday after-
lion received A telegram from
NVw Orleans announcing that
Albert It. Davis, wanted in this
city for the murder of Mrs. V. II.
Davis, his brother’s wife, had
been arrested there and had eon
fessed to the murder, which wat
one of the most heinous crimes
ever committed in Glynn county.
V. 11. Davis, husband of the
murdered woman, who has once
been tried for the murder, a mis
trial resulting, was jubilant when
3 NEGROES BUTCHERED TO
DEATH AT WILLACOOCHEE
the necessity arose ahe American informed that his brother had
been captured and had confessed.
The Morning News correspondent
broke the news to him in his cell
last night.
IS PLEASED AT
BROTHER’S CAPTURE.
“Your brother has been captur
ed and has confessed,” said the
correspondent. Showing great
emotion, and shouting with joy,
w’ishes in the appointment of a
IT, S. senator to succeed the lnt
Hon. A. O. Bacon, it must hav
given him a good deal of person
nl satisfaction when he decide
after weighing all considerations
to appoint Col. W. S. Went
The admiration of the two men
one for another dates baek to the
years they served together in tin
legislature and the state senate
Their esteem and regard were
tempered by time ami more than
once they stood shoulder t
shoulder when important erise
came up in the assembly.
An interesting anecdote of th'
two was told at the capital this
morning in connection with th
last governor”s race. Col West,
urged by a large number of South
Georgians had decided that k
would run for governor. About
that time he canid to Attanta and
went out to rail on Mr. Slaton
lie found Mr. Slaton laid up in
bed with the grippe.
Slaton, who had heard nothing
of West’s intentions, “Well,
Colonel West, I am going to run
for governor.”
“In that event,” responded
Colonel West, “you will have my
unqualified support and earnest
well wishes.” Whereupon Col
onel West himself immediately
retired from the race and pitched
in to help his friend.
The appointment of Colonel I
West to the senate was not made
until Governor Slaton had consid
ered the merits of every sugges
tion put before him. For several
days he worked day aud night
seeing delegations nnd answering
letters. It is estimated by his
secretaries that he gave his Atten
tion to and signed personally over
2.AHX) letters hearing on the sub
ject.
government could be expected to
move decisively and effectively.
Depends on Great Britain.
Upon Great Britain’s attitude
towards the Benton case depends
largely the extent to which the
United States will become in
volved. Should England show a
disposition to let the Benton case
await final adjudication at a time
when a firm government is estab- Dims exclaimed, “I hope they II
lished in Mexico the United States break bis d neck. If be inur-
will not feel called npon to ehal- dered my wife and sent her a tel-
lengc Gen. Carranza's specific re- .♦'gram misleading her, then they
fusal to supply the Washington should crack bis neck for it.
administration with information Ibivis showed much interest and
out Benton’s death. fired question after question at
Representations have been R"* reporter, concerning the coll
ide to Gen. Carranza, it is un- ; L-ssion of bis brother. He said
lerstood. through American Con- M"’ nn l,is brot,,c
il Simpieli at Nagoles aud on |' VMM * n Drlcans, ns lie had
their outcome depends whether I always expressed a desire t
or not the expedition which bad j there. “I told the officers
•burned to go to Chihuahua from J* M,, nd to New Orleans, he
fuarez yesterday, to examine Planned.
Benton’s body, will carry out its 1 The »»'»rder was committed on
■ the night of October 30. Tw
I weeks later the dead body of the
murdered woman W'n.s found in a
secluded spot a short distance
I from the tracks of the Atlanta,
Atlanta, March 3.-Mrs. Rob- Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
ed Bowers, the plucky younfc wo- roa ,| coroner’s jury investi-
mnii who bid in the cellar with a ^ a te«l for several days. The bus-
revolver and fought a gun battle l»nn«l surrendered and warrants
with two negroes to prevent them | were f or the brother, but
from again robbing her gas meter ) xc mu d e good bis escape,
is Raying some pretty painful |
things about the Atlanta police.
“I reported to them that my
meter was being robbed regularly
bv burglars.” she complains, and
all they ever told me was that J One dollar was the total
they would be out soon. 1 knew amount the city treasury gained
what soon meant with them, and a j the weekly session of record*
I knew I wouldn t be able to have ,. r ’ H CO urt yesterday morning,
any spring bat if the robberies j This is the lowest amount on
kept on, so I got my husband s record since the custom of hold-
revolver and went into the collar j,,^ court but once a week was
and waited for ‘cm myself.” j inaugurated over a *y<mr ago.
The burglars, who were two ne- There were several eases on the
ROASTS ATLANTA COPS.
NEWS IN BRIEF
gro«*s, returned Mrs. Bower’s pis
tol fire, but she severely wound
ed one of them, and fortunately
escaped unscathed herself. She
says the police who wore coming
‘soon’ got there fully a half hour
after it was all over.
Big Fight Starts
Douglas City Court
docket, hut a fine of a dollar was
all the recorder imposed. Tiger
ease.s tried in the afternoon made
the day’s receipt* much larger.
At the March session of city
ourt in Waycross and Black-
shear two of the biggest damage
jucs ever filed in this setoion
against the Atlantic Coast Line
will be among the cates called.
Recently J. S. Thom as. as ad
ministrator for the estate of J.
|.L Thomas filed suit for $50,000
ourt at Douglas to- in Blackshear, claiming this
•ase involving $100.- ( amount in damages for the death
heard, and attorneys of J. J. Thomas in a wreck last
r of cities will be year in Florida, and last week in
city court of Waycross Dr. II. A.
Bovde filed siuts aggregating a
little over $51,(XX) as the result of
an accident on a street crossing
her last December.
WOULD DEPLORE
INTERVENTION.
Washington, 1). C\, March 4.—
President Wilson revealed to
those who discussed Mexican af
fairs with him today that he ful
ly realized the gravity of the situ
ation resulting from the killing
of William 8. Benton, a British
subject, the reported murder of
Gustav Bauch and Clemente Ver
gara, American citizens, and Gen.
Carmnsa's denial of the right of
the United States to look after the
interesta of foreigner* generally
in Mexico.
The President spoke deploring-
ly of srmed intervention, but at
the same time pointedly referred
to the size and power of a country
In city <
morrow a
OOO will Ik
from a mu
present to participate. The suit
is the Barnett National Bank of
Jacksonville vs. J. C. Brewer,
and is for $10,000. However. Mr.
Brewer claims an off set of $100,-
000, which makes the case one of
the largest and most important
that has been filed in a city court
in this section in years. Repre
senting Mr. Brewer in the suit
an* Attorneys McDonald and
Willingham of Douglas and J. C.
Reynolds of Jacksonville. The
Iwnk is represented by Dicker-
son and Kelley, of Douglas, W.
M. Toomer, Fleming and Flem-I
ing. of Jacksonville, and Wood-ithe pecan industry to a large ex
ward and Smith, of Valdosta. ‘tent, and incidentally this sec-
lt is noted in this case that twojtion will get a lot of good adver-
proininent attorneys, former resi-itising from his reference to the
dents of Waycross and for sev-j rapid developments in the pecan
eral years member* of the same‘growing business through Geor-
firm, are on opposite sides. They jgia.
are J. C. Reynolds, former judge I 1
of the city court, and W. M. | Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Christian
Toomer. Both will be in the city j of 28 Columbus street, announce
tonight en route to Douglas. Sev-'the birth of a son.
oral days may be consumed in the j
trial. I Mrs. May R. Bower left Satur
Dr. J. F. Wilson, editor of the
Nut Grower, has inaugurated a
publicity service in the interest
of the pecan industry.
A regular service reaching sev
eral hundred publications
throughout the country is being
given, giving items of the indus
try in short, concise stories.
He expects the service to aid
MUCH GUESSING
IN STATE OVER
THINGSPOLITICALLf
Atlanta, March 3.—It begins to
look like every man is going to
“tote his own skillet” in the po
litical ring this summer. Fac
tional line-ups are being discour
aged by former leaders of both
sides and the general sentiment
seems to trend toward peace, or if
not actually peace, then as much
peace as possible.
While political predictions,
like those about the weather, are
often torn to shreds by winds
from unexpected quarters, partic
ularly when the predictions are
made far in advance, lots of poll-
ticians are already doping out the
probable outcome of this sum-
r’s activities. If their dope is
correct another year may see both
Hoke Smith and John M. Slaton
in Washington.
That Senator Smith will ♦e re
turned to the senate unnpposed,
that Governor Slaton will resign
the governorship and foe elected
senator to fill Bneon’s place, nnd
that Georgia will have a new gov-
rnor—in all probability Ran
dolph Anderson of Chatham, is
the way people think the wheel is
going to turn.
If that line of dope doesn’t fit
in the gentle render’s notions of
the way it is eoniing out, let him
stiek to bis own guessing. His is
just as good as anybody else’s,
nnd with snow still on the ground
nobody is foolish enough to sup
pose that be knows for certain
what will actually happen in the
summer.
And then besides, there is al
ways the possibility that the suff
ragettes, who are rapidly increas
ing in numbers in Georgia, may
take a band nnd turn everything
topsy-turvy.
Testimony In
Gray Lumber
Co. Case Heard
By the first of April it is ex
pected that announcement will
be made in the well known Gray
Lumber bankruptcy case, which
has been figuring in the courts
for a number of mouths. At an
all day bearing conducted in this
city yesterday United States Ref
eree James F. McCracken of Val
dosta, acting as special master,
took testimony in the case.
The Lumber Insurance Com
pany of New York was yesterday
added to the list of creditors who
arc asking for the appointment
of receivers. The petition for the
appointment of receivers was
originally filed by the Douglas
Grocery Company and D. R. San
ders. of Douglas, ami R. A. Roth-
erniel, of Illinois. The creditors
represented by Osteen and
Wallace, McDonald and Willing
ham. of Douglas, and Max Isaac,
of Brunswick. The Gray Lumber
’onipanv is represented by W. C.
.nnkford, of Douglas.
A deed of assignment was made
by the corporation, which is cap
italized at $150,000, on Feb. 27,
1913. and trustee* were named to
conduct the affairs of the com
pany. B. B. Gray of Pinebloom,
is the president and largest stock
holder of the corporation.
Numerous contentions against
tin* appointment of receivers and
the placing of the corporation in
bankruptcy have been made, and
the outcome of the case will be
awaited with more than usual in
terest throughout the state.
NEW DANCES IMPORTANT.
Atlanta, March 3.—Lenten sen
timent, apparently, has not been
strong enough to cope with or
stem the craze for the new dances
Three negroes, two women and
a twelve year old boy, were butch ( , n , he oW dsyi when there was
ered to death late yesterday af- nothing but , hp Mdste waUz anil
ternoon at Willacoochee.
Tillman Sherman, a
PECULIAR AFTER EFFECTS
OF GRIP THIS YEAR.
Leaves Kidneys in Weakened
Condition.
Doctors in all parts of the
country have been kept busy
with the epidemic of grip which
negro
whose wife was among the vic
tims. is charged with the triple
murder.
The house in which the negroes
were killed was fired, presumably
by the person killing those found
in the plaee. Alex Moore, a drug
elork of Willacoochee, saw the
flames and extinguished the fire
before much damage was done.
It was when the fire was put out
that the bloody bodies of the ne
groes were found.
In the right hand corner of one
room, on a bed, was the mutilat
ed body of the twelve year old
boy, a son of the man who is said
to have done the killing. His
throat was cut from ear to ear,
and a big gash cut in his head.
By his body was 'the blood
stained axe.
On a bed in the left hand cor
ner of the room, covered by bed
elothing, the bodies of the two
women were found. Both had
their heads split open, showing
flint the axe found by the body
of the boy bad also been used on
them.
The kitehen of the house was ’USE OF WIRELESS
Imdy tom up. indicating a fight, ON THE INCREASE.
It is believed the negro boy put,
up a bard fight for bis life be- • /jshington, D. 0., March 2.—
the sometimes monotonous two- has visited so many homes. The
step scores of Atlanta debutantes j symptoms of grip this year are
and matrons found it an entirely
proper thing to give up dancing
for the forty days prior to Easter,
but now, with the forty-nine
forms of the hesitation waltz, and
a new tango step being invented
every day. they don’t want to
quit, and they don’t dare to quit.
“Why, gracious me, if I stayed
away from the dances for a month
I never would catch up on the
new steps,” said one lady when
a more devout friend suggested to
her the advisability of cutting out
the dancing for the Lenten sea
son.
As it is, the tango tens, and all
the regular dances at the leading
clubs are continuing on regular
schedule just as if it were not
Lent at all.
Because of a direct appeal from
often very distressing and leave
the system in a rundown condi
tion, particularly the kidneys
which seem to suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of
lame hack and urinary troubles
which should not he neglected,
as these danger signals often lead
to dangerous kidney troubles.
Druggists report a large sale on
Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root which
so many people say soon heals
and strengthens the kidneys af
ter an attack of grip. Swamp-
Root is a great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy, and, being an
herbal compound, has a gentle
healing effect on the kidneys,
which is almost immediately no
ticed in most eases by those who
try it. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y., offer to send a
the Ibishop, a great many Catholic j sample size bottle of Swamp-
young people have given up the Root, on receipt of ten cents, to
new dances, though in many in- every sufferer who requests it. A
stances with extreme reluctance, trial will convince any one who
As to the majority in the other j may be in need of it. Regular
churches, they simply haven’t jsize bottles 50ets. mid $1.00. For
le at all druggists. Be sure to
en them up at all.
fore be met death.
According to J. II. Gray, who
came here this morning from Wil-
tacooohee, the negro charged
with the triple murder left Willa-
eooehee yesterday afternoon late,
walking rapidly. When last seen
the negro was along the Geor
gia & Florida right of way, walk
ing in the direction of Douglas.
Sunday at Leilaton Sherman
har a fight with his wife, whip
ping her severely. He was not
any more until yesterday af
ternoon about 4 o’clock, when ho
seen on a street in Wills*
coochoe. walking with Ills twelve
year old son.
Just what took place in the
house in unknown. The negro
evidently had another row with
his wife, and flying into a pas
sion got the axe and killed the
woman and her visitor, whose
name is said to be Lottie Beats.
The killing of the two women
was not known until some time
after the body of the boy was
found. A search was being made
of the house after the hoy was
found, citizens thinking that the
They were looking for evidence
to bear out this theory when the
bodies of tlietwo women were dis
covered.
Feeling against the negro is
said to be unusually high. The
crime thoroughly aroused the en
tire section about Willacoochee.
Officers in Waycross were told
of the killing so that they could
although itis reported he cannot
get very far from the scene of
the crime.
mention this paper.
\V;eless messages nuiriboring
285.091 were sent in the United |
States in 1912, according to a cen
sus report. This is an increase of
84.4 per cent in five years.
The total income of the four
companies doing business for 1912
was $669,158 compared with
$106,791 for five companies in
1907, hut the net income was on
ly $4,738. There were 958 em
ployes who received $393,606 in
wages.
The totals include only the
plants operated for commercial
purposes. Federal government
plants and all plants, whatever
their ownership, in the insular
possessions are excluded. The re
port of one wireless company in
the hands of receivers is not in
eluded. •
The amount expended for con
struction and equipment inereas
ed $888,156, or 280 per cent over
1907, and the number of em
ployees 782 or 444 per cent; the
increase in salaries and wages-he
ing $311,835, or 381 per cent.
For Weakness r
The Old hUn.luM f -
r.uovirs tastki>;
l Loss of AppctUc
FOR SALE OR RENT—50-
scre farm supplied with seed for
year 1913, a few hogs and cows
and necessary fanning imple
ments and mule. A. M. Knight
To Stop the Cough—Core the Tickling
*P*»r or BMp the threat wKh the woodrrfnl
antiseptic. DR. POKTKR S ANTIMin-IC
HRALINO OIL. It Cj*-v in One Dajr. /ill
Mrs. J. A. Brown and children
left Monday for Ilodges where
they will reside in future.
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This liniment also relieves rheu
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For dusting hens and in nests
use Conkey’s Lice Powder. 10c,
25c f and 50c. For mites in poul
try houses get Conkey’s Lice
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dliicks get Conkey’s Head Lice
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PINE-TAR-HONEY
II aim Inhibit! further
TELL BY THE BELL'*
Mrs. Ben Grace has returned
to her home in Screven after a
visit to Airs. J. W. Bellinger.
Subsribe for The Journal.
•day for Philadelphia where she
will spend several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Simians of
Simians, who have been spending
a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Ales Sessoms. have returned
home.
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