IKCISS WEEKLY JOUHNAL
Established in 1890.
Published Every Friday at
Waycross, Ga.
L. VOLNEY WILLIAMS
Editor and Manager
The Only Weekly Paper Publish-
ed at the County Seat.
SUBSCRIPTION
1 YEAR $1.50
6 MONTHS 75c
A POPULAR CANDIDATE.
Several weeks ago when Gov
ernor Slaton announced that he
would he a candidate for United
States Hcuntor to till the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator
Bacon it was freely predicted in
the city of Waycross that he could
not carry Ware county. At that
time it was generally thought
that Hon. Thomas S. Felder
would carry the county, on
count of his having carried the
county twice in his races'for At
torney General, and Govcnor 81a
ton having lost the county in his
race for governor two years ago.
Early in the campaign few peo
ple thought that Congressman
Hardwick would do much in
Ware county. A little later Mr.
Hardwick came to Waycross,
made a speech to the farmers, and
visited with the town people for
three days, and then there was
considerable Hardwick talk. This
Hardwick talk rather weakened
the Felder talk. Then came Mr.
Felder who spent some time in
the city, making one speech to the
farmers in the afternoon, and one
to the town people at* night, and
gained'haek a little of the talk he
lost by Hardwick’s visit. But as
a matter of fact neither Felder
nor Uardwiek made much head
way iu Ware county.
Governor Slaton has not been
in Ware county since lie made bis
announcement lor senator, but all
during the time that Ware has
been somewhat of n battlefield for
his opponents the Governor has
gradually gained ground, until
today it is generally conceded
that he is by fur the strongest
candidate, and if the election
were to come off at once that he
would easily get more votes than
all of his opponents combined.
What has been true in Ware
comity will be true in other coun
tics o fthe state. The people look
upon Governor Slaton as being a
strong, able, and fearless states
man, firm in his convictions, hut
absolutely fair in all of his official
actions. In the discharge of his
duties af Governor he has been at
all times conservative, but at the
same time progressive. He has
been progressive by upholding
every progressive law that has
bpcu writeeu iuto the state's
statutes, and by recommending
and working for additional laws
of a progressive nature. When
he was a candidate for governor
two years ago it wa* argued by
enemies that if elected he would
at once seek to have repealed all
the progressive laws, and would
turn over to paid lobbyists, ami
house. All of this have been prov
en false, and today lie is hailed by
thousands of strong conservative
men in both the old factions ah
being the REPRESENTATIVE
OF NO FACTION, BUT TUB
GOVERNOR OF ALL THE PEO-
PLE.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1914.
studies the county unit plan the
more one is convinced that there
is no merit in it.
In the first place it is a reflec
tion on the intelligence of the vot
ers of the small counties.
sition. Maybe he is counting up-
on his friends carrying the day
for him.
Waycross secured a good man
It iin-lwhen Martin Calvin was elected
Mr. L. J. Cooper says that he
is going back to the Georgia legis
lature, even if does take ttfo runs
to get there.
plies that they are so deeply ig
norant that they haven't any
more sense than to be used by the
secretary of her Chamber of Com
merce. If Ware county wishes to
develop her agricultural interests
politicians who flatter and cajole, 1 she has the right man on the job
them into supporting them [to lead in the work.—Moultrie
against the greedy politicians of
the large counties. Such piffle
might have carried weight in day
gone by, blit certainly not in these
good days.
The Oeilla Star sizes the pin
up as follows:
“We do not take any stock in
the story that this is done for the
protection of the smaller counties.
We believe that the advocates of
the plan desire it in order that
they have a chance to manipulate
the convention. The Agitation
for the county unit plan eomes
largely from the politicians of the
cities. We distrust the Greeks
even when hearing gifts.
The Macon News shows with
the following illustration how un
justly the scheme works:
To observe how it works,
how unjustly, just note: It will
be absolutely useless for a Slaton
supporter in Fulton county to
vote for Mr. Feeler . His vote
will not amount to a thing. So
far as Mr. Felder profits, it will
be just the same as if the ballot
was not cast for him. That is be
cause Slaton will probably carry
Fulton, bis home county. Any
how. if he does carry it, suppose
he carries it by just one vote, all
of the votes cast for Mr. Felder
will go for naught. Mr. Slaton, feet. I would
will have Fulton’s entire unit
vote in the state convention.
We could multiply iustaiie
the working of the plan from
scores of newspapers in the state
‘but what’s tile use? Tile thing is
the plan is being denounced from
Dade to Chatham.—Dutton Citi
The Journal has failed to note
any Slaton paid advertisements
in the daily papers. Guess they
are all just naturally for Slaton.
THE POPULAR VOTE.
Martin V, Calvin, former legis
lator, director of the Experiment
Station at Experiment, and one of
the best posted men on agricul
ture, is going to Waycross June
1st, as secretary of the Boord of
Trade. They nil come to South
Georgin eventually. — Quitman
Free Press.
Senator Hoke Smith is hard at
work in an effort to have the lie
gro, Henry Lincoln Johuson, who
was appointed by President Taft,
removed from his fat position us
recorder of deeds in the District
of Columbia. Mr. Smith right
fully takes the position that the
place should go to a Democrat.—
Adel News.
All the other candidates to
succeed Senator Bacon are turn
ing their guns on Governor Sla
ton because he seems able finan
cially to advertise his candidacy
in the daily and weekly papers.”
‘‘We can see no special ain in
this method of campaigning, cape-
rally when Governor Slaton pay
for the advertising.
In fact, the press looks upon
* method as much more honor-
aide than the other candidate
plan of knocking the governor
from the platform with the hope
that the press will report their
•lies as news items and thus
advertise them without paying
for it.”—Coffee County Progress.
Faithful public servants usual-
get their rewards by being re
turned to office if they so desire.
Such has beeu the ease with
Sheriff Pittman and Clerk Berry.
SLATON’S COMMITTEE.
The Macon News, that “wise
old owl,” says that it has explod
ed the Slaton 3,500 committee
“myth.” The News says:
“Citizens were arbitrarily
named on it, without their knowl
edge or consent, and in spite of
the fact that they were not Slaton
supporters. Letters are being re
ceived at the headquarters of
Thomas S. Felder which ^iow
that members of the “committee
of 3,500“ are working for him and
have never been for Slaton.”
This is just another instance
where the News has been over an
xioiiM to do its candidate Thomas
S. Felder a service, and by jump
ing at a conclusion has put itself
in a position to be called good and
proper by the Slaton campaign
management. The facts in the
case are these. About four weeks
ago Gov. Slaton mailed to a num
ber of citizens in each county in
the state letters which read about
as follows: I would be glad to
know that I will have your sup
port in my race for United States
senator, and should be greatly
pleased to be advised to that ef-
nppreciate the
’ho are support
individual citizen of Berrien and
other large counties. We cannot
conceive of the justice of allow
ing Charlton county with its hun
dred or two voters to have just
Chautauqua week is over, the the same amount of representa-
county primary has passed, and tion as Berrien with its thirty-
now there b nothing to do but to eight hundred voters. Why
finish. should a man who happens to live
in Charlton county have nineteen
times as much voice in the con
vention as a inan who happens to
live in Berrien?
But after all, we do not take
much stock in the theory that this
is done for the protection of the
smaller counties. As we have
Two of the most popular offi
cials Ware county ever had are
Sheriff Pittman and Clerk E. J.
Berry. The votes they received
in the county primary proves this.
Carrying firearms has grown
to be very unpopular in Georgia,
placed in splendid condition, and
the change will make a big im
provement at the corner.
“THE GREATEST KIDNEY
REMEDY ON EARTH,”
SAYS A GRATEFUL
WOMAN.
I want to tell you how much
good your Swamp-Root did me.
About four years ago I suffered
from what the doctors called fis
tula and for two years of that
time, I endured what no tongue
can tell. I also had inflammation
of the bladder and I tried doctors
medicines without receiving any
state press relative to the shoot
ing affair in Waycross last week.
names of others
ing me.
Now it is reasonable to suppose
that from these letters and other
sources Governor Slaton received
enough names to make up a eoin
mittee of 3,500. We know of 200
iiAtnes sent in from Ware county
and we would he willing to make
a wager that out of the 200 names
there could not he found five men
who are not supporting Governor
Slaton for Unite*) States senator.
The trouble with the Macon
News is that at the very begin
niitg of the campaign it got the
“gumps” with everybody who
would not come out for Mr. Fel
der, and finally worried itself into
hydrophobia. We have been
pleased to note that during the
past few weeks the News has
shown marked signs of improve
ment, but are sad to say that
there are still strong Nigns of
rabies.
Suppose the News put up a for
feiture of about $1,000 and see
how quickly the Slaton Campaign
Committee ean produce the 3,500
names.
Judge J. I. SuinmeraU contin
ues to he by far the strongest
candidate for judge of the supe
rior court. The judge’s candid-
daey is like the snow ball, the
longer it rolls the larger it gets.
LOOK AT YOURSELF
Is Suffering Writing Lines
In your Face?
Many «
Mr. Sum II. i.t'irii a prominent
merchant of Nicholls says that
nearly everybody in and about
Nicholls an- in favor of Governor
Slaton for I'niled State* senator.
Our bat is off to the Macon
News. We like to see a paper
that i» not afraid to say where it j Tom Uardwiek is to deliver
.tends. So fur ns we have any
knowledge the News iu the Brut
of the influential dailies to de
nounce the county unit plan. The
Citizen waa the first newspaper
in the state, to fer at we have ac
knowledge. to openly declare the
unit plan a fahe—the pawn of the
demagogue end the hope of the
•’down-and-out. 11 The more one
the commencement address at Ca
milla. lie had better apeak to
the game wanlen before he under
takes to kill two birda with one
stone.—Pellham Journal
(Wngrraman Walker ueems to
be taking things powerful eazy
for a congressman who is running
for hia second term and has oppo-
ture line,
of the old
al-
, show in
her face. Secret suffering and sickness
is writing those lino, every day plainer
and plainer..
They don't know what to do. Their
backs ache, their bodies ache; poor ap*
petite, bad digestion, sallow skins,
drooping shoulders, always tired. Prob
ably suffering from organic or function-
si trouble peculiar to women. Doctor*
don't seem to help them. It’s pitiful.
But there is a way out.
A distinguished Southern physician
fare a life time of constant study to
perfecting a remedy for suffering a
men and when he had perfected it
called it IMh Vito*, the star
aaid we believe that the advocates help. Someone told me about Dr,
so some very unfavorable com-j of the plan desire it in order that Kilmer’s Swamp-Root,
ment may be expected from the they may have a chance to ma-j After giving it a thorough trial
nipulate the convention. I received relief, so kept on using
The agitation for the county it and today I am a strong and
unit plan comes largely from the| wc ll woman! If I ever feel badly
Three polls taken by voter, politicians of the cities. We dis-| or ollt 0 f sorts, I take Swamp-
during Wednesday . primary ( trust the Greeks.even when bring- K„ ot am , it always .tightens m.
show beyond doubt that at least ( ing gifts.—Oeilla .Star.
60 per cent of the voters of the
county are in favor of Governor
Slaton going to the United States
senate.
The Macon News
working night and day for the
past two months trying to create
a Felder boom, and now the News
says the boom has arrived. No
one is in possession of this infor
mation, however, excepting the
editor of the News.
The late II. W. J. Ham’s defi
nition of a “snoligoster” was
about as follows: “A ‘snoligos
ter’ is a fellow whi is everlasting
ly hankering after office without
any hope of getting it, or any ca
pacity to fill it.” We sincerely
hope the present campaign will
not develop an animal of that
kind.—Darien Gazette.
Col. J. E. T. Bowden who stood
at the polls for eleven long hours
last Wednesday working for his
favorites, was heard to remark
the following morning that he did
not know there were as many
hot Slaton men iu Georgia ns he
found out were in Ware county
alone. Jut says it was about all
he could do to keep them from
voting for Slaton in the county
primary.
THE POPULAR VOTE.
out. I honestly believe that this
medicine would cure all troubles
you recommend it for and it is
pleasure for me to send ray testi
The Democrats of the Second • raony and photograph to you. I
Congressional district are atill in thillk Ur . Kilmer's Swamp-Root..
aa leen nior o the popular vote plan, one of the greatest medicines on
I he Albany Herald says:
“The Democratic Executive
Committee of the Second Con
gressional District, at its meeting
yesterday to arrange for this
year’s congressional primary, did
not follow the .'ead of the state
:omf&.i!r>e it*. adopting tl»e county
unit system,‘but stuck to the pop
ula,* vote plan which has been the
rule in the district for nearly
twenty years.
There was no demand from any
source or quarter for a departure
from the rule which has been
working satisfactorily for so
many years, and the committee . , r ... ,
vmce anyone, lou will also re
booklet of valuable
The editor of the Journal made
another trip to Atlanta during
Sbriner week, but neglected to in
form the Macon News. We have
been so very busy during the past
few day* that we have not had
time to read the News, so do not
know whether it has been asking
us about the trip or not. Howev
er, for the pleasure of the News
we would say that we wore our
fez, ami stopped at a hotel, the
name of which we will furuiah
upon request.
AGAINST COUNTY UNIT.
The county unit, like Ban
quo’s (I host, is one that will not
down. The question is being dis
cussed now «s rarely ever before.
With five or six candidates al
ready in the field for governor,
and nobody knows how many
more to enter, the county unit
plan presents some unexpected
features.
According to the rule of the
state Democratic executive com
mittee the delegates to the state
convention shall be elected from
the friends of the successful can
didate* for governor. With the
large number of candidates run
ning for this office, it hardly
seem* probable that any one of
them will win a clear majority of
delegates to the convention. In
all likelihood when the conven
tion meets no one will feel reason
ably sure as to who will win the
nomination. Very probably the
plum will go to the man who is
the best wire puller, whether the
people have chosen him or not.
' It is urged that the county un«
^ it plan protect* the rights of the
smaller counties—assures them a
voice in the affairs of the state
convention. As one of the small-
utilities we ought to be well
earth.
Respectfully yours,
4 MRS. JOHN BAILY,
West Main St. Portland, Ind.
Subscribed and sworn to be
fore me this 12th day of July,
1909.
C. A. BENNETT,
Notary Public.
Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Go.,
Binghamton, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will do
For You.
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for
sample size bottle. It will con-
voted unanimously for the same
rules and regulations that were . ... , ,
promulgated in 1912. The Jouii-i tormat,ou - U ' lllng about the kld
ty unit plan was not mentioned ueJ ' 8 and bladde1 ' When wriUn »'
during the session of the commit-,
tee except in an incidental wav! Weekly Journal - Rc * lllar fift - v
by the chairman, and no member ce,lt a,ld one - dollar size bottles
of the committee seemed to want| for sale at a " drug storcs '
to depart from the system that
makes the entire district the unit
WARESBORO NOTES.
and under which every man's
vote counts, without reference to
county units or the county in
which the voter resides.
ORDERS GIRL DANCER TO
WEAR KNICKERBOCKERS.
Oshkosh, May 25.—The city
council has lifted its hail on the
appearance of Ortille Pretonius,
classic dancer of Chicago, in con
cert here, on her mnnager’s prom
isc that she will conform to Oslr
kosh taste by wearing knicker
bockers iu her l>arefoot dances.
NOTICE.
The regular state teachers ex
iliyation will be held in Way-
oss June 12-13.
All Ware county teachers are
required to take this examination.
Tlio examination will begin
8:30 a. m. and no applicant will
be permitted to leave the build
ing until each day’s woik is com
pleted. No communications with
ny one allowed.
J. R. BOURN, Snpt.
-S-vrUly-jiine-12.
sws
All dealers sell It sad so certain an
efitynu. If too want to stop that rag-1
| satis fieri with the arrangement
cal attractions try a bottle of Mb. that gi\fl| us hslf the voting
itcostJyottnothingifttMrength of Berrien county equal
ymLYowrdfafer sells it In II Iwttks. voice iu the convention, but we
p>«**r Medietas Co., at Chattanooga, do ^ ^ rfght t0 ^
TEARING UP
ALBANY TRACK AT
WILSON CORNER.
Workmen today started remov
ing the old street-car track from
Muiit avenue along Albany ave
nue as far as the point where the
asphalt paving starts. The track
was discontinued when the Hue
was changed to Butler and Par
allel streets but the portion nam
ed wag never removed.
The curve at the Wilson corner
has beeu complained of especial
ly. The brick paving is being re-
BILE
pOQO|AX
A number of the young people
of Waresboro were pleasantly en
tertained by Misq Minnie Le*
Rouse with a picnic and fish-fry
at the Hargraves millpond near
her home Saturday, and with a
fine dinner and plenty of fish a
most enjoyable day was spent by
those present. Those attending
were Misses Miriam and Gertrude
McCausland, Mabel Painter, Min
nie Lee and Lola Rouse, Maggie
and Jennie Walker and Georgie
Mae Cribb; Messrs. Herbert Jef
fords, L. W. Cribb, Pierce Cribb,
Clyde Jeffords, Leon Hargraves
and Leon Cribb.
Prof, and Mrs. Warren Wind
sor have moved into their new
home on Main street that they re
cently purchased from Mrs. Mary
Willett.
Misses Pearl, Cora and Arrie
Mullis are spending the week at
Nicholls, the guest of Mrs. Allie
Murray.
Misses Pearl and Jewell Rob
erts visited friends in Nicholls
Finlay, going through the coun
try in an auto and returning Sat
urday afternoon.
Misses Georgie Mae Cribb and
Gertrude McCausland spent Tues
day iu Hasty, the guest of Miss
BIG CANS
ONLY
5*
Let flE got Your Compost
I am the champion rotter of Um world.
Ill rot Imtm, draw, atelka, manure,
sawdust or any other vegetable matter,
•ten dirt, into u rich, high-grade fer-
tiltor, la !c« than two moo the.
Juet keep aw on the Job and I will mt*
you a big lot of that fertiliser money.
If you waul to know all about this
enmpoet rotting, u well as ■ graying
and preventing hog cholera, write
"«*d Devil. 1 * tU S. Second Street,
St.Lmtte.11^ aad ill acud you a
UtUo book, Dm, that telle how.
I ain Red Devil Lye
3
c. For BIO CANS
Hsntiab^i, IZm. eMUsflSz
UVE MT uuu
Maggie Thornton.
Mrs. D. F. Young anil Mrs.
Fred Cribb were visitors to Way.
cross Monday.
Mr. W. J. Mullis was a business
visitor to Waycross Tuesday.
Mrs. Beulah Mercer of Way-
cross, visited her sister, Mrs. K.
L. Cribb, Friday.
Mr. D. N. Cribb has accepted a
position with R. G. and W. H.
Bennett at Hasty, Ga.
Mr. John J. Bennett who was a
private in Company A, Signal 4;
Corps U. S. Army, stationed at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kans., has returned
home where he entered the nav.-il
stores business with his father, R.
G. Bennett.
Prof. Warren Windsor, whose
home is in Shelbyville, Del., is
spending bis vacation in Wares
boro. Prof. Windsor who was
principal of the Waresboro High
School last term has contracted
with the trustees to teach the
next term which starts Sept. 1st.
Messrs. It. L. Jeffords and 0.
W. Tyre were business visitors to
Waycross Monday.
Mr. Herbert L. Jeffords has re-
turned home from Atlanta where
he attended the Shriners’ conven
tion.
Mr. A. B. Cribb, contractor and
builder, has completed the erec
tion of a pretty 5-room bungalow
Church street for Mr. H. M.
Morris.
Mr. E. M. Bullard, deputy
warden of convicts, spqnt Sunday
in Waresboro with relatives.
Mr. Josh J. Spence attended
the Waycross-Americus game
Tuesday.
CORDIAL RECEPTION
GIVEN ANDERSON.
Atlanta, May 27.—Following
his address at Carrollton Monday,
where he was given a splendid re
ception, lion. J. Randolph Ander
son visited Newnan and LaG range
esterday, where he was cordially
welcomed by many friends, and
assured of a most encouraging
support in Coweta and Troup
counties. I * ’
Mr. Anderson is at Talhotton
today, and will visit one or two
other points, returning to Savan
nah the latter part of the week.
Politicians generally are look
ing forward with interest to Mr.
Anderson’s opening campaign
speech at Marietta Saturday,
June 6, in which he will define his
attitude toward important state
questions.
DRINKS BEER ON DARE;
FALLS 90 FEET TO DEATH.
Davepport, Iowa, May 27-
Acting on a dare from his fellow
workmen, Harry Beacon, alias
Smith, an escaped burglar from
Joliet, IB., stood on a half inch
scantling 90 feet above the
ground and drained a pail of
beer. He lost his balance and
crashed to the pavement. His
neck waa broken.
Beacon escaped from the Illi
nois prison more than a year ago.
BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE
HOLDS MEETING.
Charlotte, N. C.. May 27.—Tim
contractors,, material men and ar-
ehetects who have to do with the
construction and adornment from
all sections of the state, attending
three day convention of the
North Carolina Builders’ Ex
change, which opened in this city
this morning. Various topics of
interest to builders and contract-
will he discussed, while among
the social features a Dutch supper
and a banquet have been include^
OPENING OF COLLEGE
IN HISTORY.
Washington May 27.—The Col
lege of History, the first building
he completed on the campus of
the American University, will be
formally dedicated and thrown
open to students today. The
I Methodist Episcopal Church in
the United States ha* established
this school, and a number of dii-
tinguished people from all sec
tions of the country are present
to take part in the dedication ex
ercises today.
