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The Journal is the Official Organ of Were County, City of Wa.vcr.w*. him) County Board of Edmcati on.
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WAY0R088. OA.. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1914.
WEEKLY EDITION
PRICE $1.60 PER YEAR.
THE POT WET
THE EAST WIT;
HOLD UPS GET
I NETT SUM
PROMINENT NEW YORK
CLUB RAIDED BY HOLD.
UPS DURING POKER GAMES
AND POTS ARE TAKEN.
By Wire to The Journal.
New York, April 2.—Five arm
ed men entered the Merchants
Club on west Seventeenth street
early this morning and broke up
several poker games. One pot
taken by the hold-ups contained
over $5,000.
■*" The players were so absorbed
in the games in progress that the
men who took charge of the pots
entered the playing rooms and
had the players covered before
their presence was known.
T REPORTS OF
THU'S DEATH
GIVEN DENIAL
MBITS fill
TO ROB UL
By Wire to Tho Journal.
Atlanta, Ga., April 2.—Thrco
masked men attempted to hold
up tho Seaboard’s Now York
train No. 11 just before daylight
near Comer today. Express Mes
senger Fletcher in a gun fight was
wounded. He shot a revolver
from the hand of.a bandit. As
tho train slowed down tho entire
train crew joined in the fight and
the robbers fled without securing
any booty.
It is believed one of tho ban
dits was wounded, A large posse
is hunting for the handits.
CEMETERY PLANS
ARE CONTINUED
HON JAMES 1 SUMMER ALL
Candidate for Superior Coutt Judge Way cross Circuit
REBELS CONTINUE BATTLE
BUT ARE MEETING STUB
BORN RESISTANCE—SE
OREOY BY REBELS.
By Wire to The JonmaL
Juarez, April 2—Latest reports
from Torrcon say that fighting
between the federala and rebels
in Torreon continues, with neith
er side showing any apparent
gain over the other.
General Villa's army is
hausted and hungry. Tho fed
eral, feeling that the capturo of
Torreon means their excoution,
are fighting desperately and giv
ing the rebels stubborn resist
ance at every move.
Reports of the death of Villa
are vigorously denied by the Con
stitutionalists.
Strict secrecy is being main
tained over all sources of com
munication with Torreon.
SHIPS COLLIDE
OFF NORFOLK.
By Wire to Tho Journal.
Norfolk, Va., April 2.—The
steamer Robert Thompson and
the schooner Augustus Snow col
lided in a dense fog this morning.
Tho Thompson wa< bound from
New Orleans for Philadelphia.
Tho schooner is badly damaged.
Munriaiua
IN BIG STOHM
By Wire to Tho Journal.
Montreal, Can, April 2.—It is
feared today that at least 200
have perished in a terrific storm
that is sweeping New Foundland.
.A bulletin has just been received
FOR LATER DATE. from St JoIms .^g. "Terri-
hie disaster. 200 lost.’’ Later
dispatches say: “Ono hundred
and fifty men belonging to the
sealer New Foundland adrift in
blizzard on ice floes. It is feared
all perished. Fifty dead and dy
ing have been recovered.”
It is believed tho sealing vessel
is lost, with many small vessels
swamped.
Owing to the absence of Chair
man H. Lester Marvil of the cem
etery committee last night tho
proposed plans for improving
Oakland cemetery were not pass
ed on by the Park and Tree Com
mission. Chairman A. B. Estes
said that he felt that it would be
beat to take the matter up at a
meeting to be held later.
The commissioners present dis-
-enssed a number of matters re
garding the work now going on
for park improvement and ex
pect to hold an important meet
ing shortly to launch a campaign
in which all citizens will no
doubt be glad to co-operate.
HUE ZEKE
IS HOLDER OE
NEW YORK MARKETS.
New York, April 2.—Railroad
stocks higher but industrials gen
crally shade off today. Cotton
two lower to one higher. Later
moving slowly upwards. May
.12.32; July 12.08.
W. & W. BUYS LUMBER AT OLD
CAR FACTORY-NOTHING MORE
different points along the
A deal has been closed by the
Wsycross and Western for about
a hundred dollars worth of lum
ber in old sheds at the car fac-
Ky tory plant on Albany avenue. The
Timber will lie used by the W. &
''w. at dil
* line.
A scare-head story in a local
paper today telling of the 1 pur
chase of the car factc*y site by
the road has occasioned consid
erable amusement. It is very
well known in Waycross how the
car factory aite and property ia
involved. No deal in which the
purebaae price amounts up into
the thouaanda has been pulied off
. r-as a matter of fact—bnt on pa
per a deal of some magnitude has
"been handled.
\ Incidentally, tbe Wayerosa and
Western is rushing ita line
Milltown, details of the plana the
road ia making to complete the
line at the earliest possible date
having appeared some time ago
exclusively in the Journal.
DR. W. M. FOLKS
NAMED SURGEON
FOR THE W. & W.
Announcement waa made yes
terday of the appointment of Dr.
W. M. Folks, well known physi
cian of Wayerosa, as surgeon for
the Waycross and Western. He
fills the vacancy caused recently
by the death of Dr. M. M. John-
Tlie following resolution waa
unanimously adopted liy the
Democratic Executive Committee
of Pierce County, that we endorse
in the highest terms the candi
dacy of Hon. J. I. Summerall, for
Judge of the Superior Courts of
thq Waycross Judicial Circuit,
and recommend him to the voters
of the Circuit us a man eminently
fitted from the standpoint of
character, ability, training and by all our people ns one of our
experience to discharge the du- lending men. No man has any
tics of tlie office. Tho rcoord better record, and very few law
made by Judge Suinmcral! as a yors have been so successful. Nut
public mail is a matter of pride only is he well equipped, us a law
to all his friends. Starting in life ycr, hut he also possesses high
ns a poor farmer’s hoy with no ability ns a business man and ad
advantages, having to earn ministrator, mid we submit that
means himself with which to get it tabes more than inero legal
nn education, he has steadily ad-| lore to lit a man for the Judge
vanced until he is now regarded .ship. , t;
St. Augustine Swept by Fire
BIG HOTELS
ARE BURNED
FANS GOING
WITH TEAM
Quite u hunch of local fans
will accompany tho local team on
the trip to Jacksonville Saturday.
Vice Preaident Sinclair of the lo
cal aasociation will include all
who make the trip on the party
ticket if dcaired, and today haa
been told by many to count them
The party ticket rate la
cheaper than the atraight fare.
Manager Clark will probably
take twelve men for the game.
The players who will go will in
clude. Chapman, Covency, Miller,
Warwick, Clark, Anderson, Doh
erty, Campbell, Jones, Fenton,
Wasacn and Davis,
T(
By Wire to The Journal.
Dover, Eng., April 2.—The
French steamer Maine and the
Spanish steamer Jose De Aram
liura collided during a thick fog
today. The Maine waa so badly
damaged that she went under.
Tlie crew were rescued. The
Spanish ship waa badly diaabied
WOOD FIRE TODAY.
By Wire to The Journal.
St. Angustine, Fla., April 2.—
The heart of St. Augustine waa
swept by fire early this morning.
The Florida, the Munson and
two other hotels, with the court
house and many liuninois build
ings, were destroyed before the
(lames were checked. For a time an,i ,nto P 0 "’
it looked like the entire city was' ,
doomed.
Fearing looting, tlie city waa MBS ’ B00TI * ®
put under military control at * ADEL TODAY,
once. ^
The Western Union and Postal Early thin morning at Adel,
offices were both put out of com-1 where she had been seriously ill
mission by the fire
While it will lie late today be
fore the exact loss can lie deter
mined it ia known that the dam
age done will pass the half mil
lion dollar mark.
At 4:45 this morning the fire
men were called out by a fire in
the wood yard of Will Willis, be-* Under Control at 9:46 Today,
tween Reynolds and Pendergraat | The fire that started in bnild-
strects, near Samuel. The alarm lings on the bay front at two-thir-
waa turned in from box 43. Dam-| i
age done ia estimated at 75 cents. * (Continued on List, Page.)
for a number of months Mrs.
Booth, mother of .Mrs. J. F. Har
bin, of Wayerosa, died. She was
72 years old and a woman great
ly beloved by all who knew her.
Mrs. Harbin waa with her moth
er when she passed away. Mr.
flarbin left Waycross this morn
ing for Adel.
The funeral will be held at Ar-
gyle tomorrow afternoon.
LANDS MONSTER EAST OF
WAYCROSS YESTERDAY—
ALSO TAKES FIRST MOTOR.
CYCLE RIDE.
Fishermen of this section have
got to ho up and doing now if
they expect to got ahead of tho
record established yesterday liy
Uncle 55cke Henderson, member
of tlie local polico department,
and known throughout this part
of Georgia ns one of tho original
fishermen.
On a trip to the Salilln “just
to try his luck” Uncle Zckc yes
terday caught a trout that weigh
ed nine nnd a quarter pounds.
This is the largest trout caught
in years in tlie Satilln near Way-
cross, and is larger than the mon
ster caught at tho Rocks a few
years ago.
With Mr. Ilondcrson on the
trip was Percy Walker, of tho
(ire department. Incidentally,
tho day went down on record as
being the one on which tho vet
eran fisherman nnd policeman
took his first motor-cyclo ride.
Mr. Walker rode Mr. nenderson
out to tho river on his motor-cyclo
nnd it is reported that Mr. Hen
derson, while carriotl at milo a
minute speed, more or less, want
ed to move faster.
Besides the big trout a number
of smaller trout were caught,
with other fish that made up a
splendid string.
THE LOCATION OF
I REGIONAL
IS
Robson will
SEEK PRESIDENCY.
By Wire to Tho Journal.
Birmingham, April 2.—In
statement published ]i 0 ro today
Congressman Hobson's campaign
manager announces that Ilobaon
wiii bo a candidate for President
in 19115 if the presidential pri
mary bill becomes a law. Ho will
run as a progressive Democrat.
810 MI
nmol nv
Early today at Manor the bam
of tho O. L. McQuaig Turpentine
Company was destroyed by tiro,
the origin of which is not known.
Eight mulea, one horse and a
quantity of feed were burned in
the fire, The loss is estimated at
between $3,000 and $3,500.
ATLANTA, RICHMOND AND
DALLAS DRAW REGIONAL
BANKS—NEW ORLEANS IS
DOUBTFUL LOCATION.
By Wire to The Journal.
Washington, April 2.—This af
ternoon or tomorrow tho prelim
inary organization committee
fontted under the new currency
laFt will announce decisions as to
location of eleven of the
tlvolve regional reserve hanks.
The following cities have been
selected: Chicago, Minneapolis,
St. Louis, Kansas City, Boston,
Now York, Philadelphia, Rich
mond, Atlanta, Dallas and San
Francisco. Tho fato in Now Or
leans is ill doubt.
If a bank is not located in Now
Orleans a branch of tho St. Louis
institution will bo established
there.
The fact is sot forth that tho
South, instead of being a large
borrower, is really a largo cred
itor, as tho Soutli obtains only
about $60,000,000 annually from
Now York nnd Chicago, while
transmitting about $200,000,000
annually to thoso centers.
FIVE PLAYERS
H
E
Tho pink slip was again in evi
dence in baseball circles in Way-
cross today and when Afanagcr
Clark had finished the distribu-
tion no less than five plnycrs had
been turned loose. It is true that
some of the men cut off are good
plnycrs hut it just happened that
men considered butter for tho
team had been secured and there
was nothing iufl but tu release
tho extra men.
Schroder, Leaman, McGann,
Trecce and Iliglcfort are the men
released today and Campbell, an
inflcldcr, is the new man on the
job, Tbo cause of Higiefort’s re
lease was given in the Journal
yesterday. I
There is talk today of playing
a benefit game next week, prob
ably on Monday, for the disabled
pitcher.
The work of moving tho left
field fence back twenty feet
started this morning.
\
Weather—Fair and warmer.
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING IN BALANCE;
THE CAMPAIGN ENDS TOMORROW
The workers in the eampsignto
for the Young Men’s Christian
Association turned in $2,370
subscriptions today at tbe dinner
reports. This leaves $4,218 yet
to be secured to save the building
from being sold under foreclos
ure. Tho final meeting of the
campaign is to be held tomorrow
at 12:30 o’clock when tho ladies
will furnish a luncheon to all
workers and friends of the cam
paign.
Waycross is somewhat stirred
bnt not sufficiently stirred on this
question, for if all our people
really appreciated what the loes
of this institution would mean in
the way of deatroying the hither-,
splendid reputation which
Wayerosa haa borne ai a city
"where things that stand for tho
best side of life are well thought
of and adequately supported”
the subscriptions would come in
unsolicited. Not only so bnt
there would be enough addition
al subscribed to provide for im
provements that are necensry in
esse the Association ia to do sat
isfactory work.
Let every well-wisher of Way-
cross come to this meeting of
workers tomorrow after having
subscribed this afternoon and
join in the rejoicing over tho res
cuing of this pet institution of
ours from the peril which is im
minent.
