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The Journal it the Official Organ of Ware County, City of Wayoroia and County Board of Edacati on.
6TH YEAR FOR DAILY JOURNAL.
WAYCROBB, 0A FRIDAY, JUNE it, MIL
19TH YEAR FOR WEEKLY JOURNAL.
T-- — —— —
MORE VICTIMS
OF
CITY FI
H
SEARCH FOB BURIED TREASURE
WAS SCHEME WOMAN USED
WITH BEST EFFECT ON VIC
TIMS—NO INFORMATION OF THE
MADAME'S WHEREABOUTS.
According to reports which reach:
ed police headquarters today,
number of victims of Madame Rosa
Lee, fortune teller (and fetter)
dally climbing and there seems to be
no limit to the amount she fleeced
people out of during her operations
In Waycross.
An employee of the government Is
among the latest victims reporting
loss to the police. He waB worked
on the buried treasure scheme and
while it is said his loss was but $20
it is not known how much more the
woman actually got while searching
his land near here for a pot of buried
gold.
. The story given the police in this
case is rather unusual, as the woman
actually returned money to the vic
tim after he gave it to her. However,
she worked him by making a later en
gagement, and telling him that may
be with a little more money she
could locate the buried treasure. He
fell and returned to keep the engage
ment. He has as a souvenir
celpt, which Madame Rose Lee gave
him.
Estimates of the amount the woman
got away with vary from 15,000 to
$15,000* Some officers are inclined to
: V^the belief that she did not get away
with as much as is reported, but it is
certain that all the victims have not
complained of how they were stung,
and that many of the losses reported
are really lower than the actual loss.
HAG0N TO BE BAPTIST
EuUGATiGNAL OERTER
Macon, Ga., June 25.—It is announc
ed that Macon is to be made the center
of the Baptist educational work In
Georgia and that within three weeks
the educational board of the Georgia
Baptist convention, of which Dr. John
E. White of Atlanta la chairman, will
meet and name a secretary who will
be a paid official and who will have
headquarters here. It is the plan to
bring the finances of the three Bap
tist colleges, Mercer, Bessie Tift and
Shorter, and fourteen Baptist high
schools all under one head and con
duct a campaign for a $1,000,000 en
dowment for all of them combined.
The actual work along this line will
be in charge of the secretary of the
educational board.
Another announcement made today,
was that of the election of Prof. J.
F. Sellers as dean or Mercer Universi
ty, a new position created especially
for him. At the same time the office
of vice president was abolished. Prof.
Sellers, who has been aettng president
will remain at Mercer and co-operate
in every way with the new president.
Dr. W. L. Pickard of Savannah.
The board of trustees of Mercer a*l-
journed this afternoon. The Baptist
edufcatio&al board met Immediately af
terwards.
Yale and Harvard met on the water for the "steen" time Friday and
to the surprise of everyone, including Yale, Yale’s crew won out over
Harvard In record breaking time. Tohugh Yale won, the finish was so
close the spectators did not know who had crossed the line first until
they got home, and read their evening papers.
TO HIE BIRD BE TRADE
WIST DISCUSSED USE DIGUE
The regular monthly meeting of
the general membership of the Way-
cross Board of Trade was held last
night at the offices in t]ie Bunn An-
. Notwithstanding the extreme
heat a good crowd of business men
were in attendance, and considerable
enthusiasm was shown.
President H. J. Benton presided and
after the reading of the minutes of
previous meetings stated tJJatnhe peo
pie feel fth'at Waycross is td ber Con
gratulated upon securing the services
of Mr. Calvin as secretary, and that
in securing him the board had felt
that the greatest work that can be
accomplished by it is to develop the
agricultural resources of the county,
and that ho better man for the work
could be secured. Mr. Benton also
stated that In order that the Board
may be able to do the work that it
hopes to do it will first be necessary
to get more life Into the Institution,
In other words get more people in
terested In the work that is being at
tempted.
Speaking along the same line Mr.
A. Clark 8nedeker stated that the
Board was loaded down with old
debts and other liabilities, and that
In his opinion the best thing that
could be done would be to form a npw
Organisation, changing from the pres
ent name, move into different quar
ters that would be cheaper and yet,
answer all the purposes, get a new
f
membership, aud START OFF WITH
A NEW AND CLEAN SHEET. This
matter was discussed at some length,
and finally a motion was made that
the president appoint a committee of
four besides himself, that said com
mittee be known as a ways and means
committee, and that it investigate the
financial and all other conditions of
the Boartl of Trade; and report back
at p later meeting, with recommenda
tions as to the best course for the
Board to follow. Messrs. Dan Lott.
L. V. Williams, E. A. Stubbs and A.
C. Snedeker were named by the pres
ident to serve on the committee with
him.
The Fourth of July picnic
Waresboro was mentioned and resolu
tions were passed calling upon the
people of Waycross to attend same.
The next meeting of the Board will
be a called meeting to receive the
report of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
BATTLE THAT
LASTS FOR
FIVE
VILLA OCCUPIES gACATECAS
WITH A LARGE FORCE OF HUN.
THE FEDERALS CAPTURED ARE
ENROLLING IN VILIA’S ARMY
THE KILLED AND V UNDED.
By Wire to The Journal.
Zacatecas, June 25.— Delayed by
Censor.)—After five day of bloody
fighting, resulting practi illy in the
annihilation of one of theTargest and
best equipped armies evfr gathered
in Mexico by the Federal Villa with
the Constitutionalist ara now pos
sesses Zacatecas.
Fully 2,000 Federals ye re killed
and as many more woii ided in the
fighting. Six thousand wsre taken as
prisoners.
Less than five thousand of the army-
defending the city made tjtieir escape.
Those taken as prisoners are enroll
ing in Villa's army.
The Federals lost half their artil
lery, six thousand Mauser rifles, and
immense quantities ot' ammunition.
Eighteen locomotives and. 300 loaded
freight cars were also taRen. j
Before leaving the city toe Federals
robbed the'banks of all icash, dyna
mited many buildings an|i mined the
main street^xploslons later costing
Villa dearly^
The city presents a scene of deso
lation and havoc. Villa; places his
losses at from five to s)x hundred
killed and 800 wounded. Three of
his generals are reported wounded,
probably fatally. The Ffdcral force
here numbered 14,000, afid military
experts felt that the rebels would
ie-Tsd(
Echo of the Prohibition Fight
Hon. Thomas S. Felder's declaration that he now is a prohibition
ist and his reference to Governor Slaton In connection with the mem
orable fight of 1907 brings to mind a vivid picture of that never-to-be-
forgotten fight.
Mr. Felder was a member of the Senate at the time and his six-
hour speech In the filibuster of (hat body is still remembered. He
was finally compelled to take his seat by the President of the Senate.
Mr. Slaton was Speaker of the House. From 9 o'clock in the
morning until 10 o’clock at night he was right on the job. His meals
were brought to him.
Every tour minutes points of order were made and he was com
pelled to decide many delicate parliamentary questions.
The following day every member of the House—prohibitionist and
anti-prohibitionist—rose and extended him a vote of thanks for his fair
and imparit&l ruling.
It was a man’s size job he had that day—pleasing both sides—
but he pleased them and there were no complaints.—Ex.
M. D. DICKERSON ANNOUNCES
FOR SOLICITOR GENERALSHIP^
IfiUT I One office for which nn anno mm. I
GAIN INI CITY
WILL BE NEAT:
T
HARD FIGHT
IS IN SIGHT
TERRIFIC HEAT
WAVE SPREADS
FIREMEN HAVE
P.UN IN RAIN
n Thia afternoon during the rain
form the firemen had a call from 115
Parallel street, where sparks from
chimney started a fire on the roof of
a house owned by West Orage. The
damage did not exceed five dollars.
Both automobiles responded to the
alarm, which was sent in over the
telephone.
WHEAT LOSS
IS
By Wirt to JournaL
Kansas City, June 25.—Because they
are unable to secure harvesters grow
ers of wheat are threatened with
heavy losses. Many fields show wheat
lying unshocked on the ground. The
temperature Is ranging from a hun
dred to a hundred and four in the,
'^abad^ i
Atlanta, Ga., June 25.—What prom
ises to develop into a red hot prohibi
tion campaign is on In the Georgia le
gislature with the Introduction ot the
beer versus near-beer question. For
several sessions both liberals and pro*
hibltionlsts have been wary of touch-
Washington, D. C. June 25.-*-Ter-
rifflc heat that established new June
records in several cities spread over
almost all of the country eastward
and southward from the Ohio Valley
today. In Augusta and Savannah the
mercury reached 102 degrees. Other
new records for June were establish
ed at Louisville "and Jacksonville with
NEAR BEERi tcmperaturef of 100 ln New 0r *
n iifefcfl , eanBj where the official ihofuiuSie-
fors showed 98 degrees.
Around the Great Lakes and In the
Northwest the weather was compara
tively pleasant.
Washington, with a temperature of
7, was the hottest city in the East.
That was the record for this summer.
Buotuu and Philadelphia sweltered
Ing the question, knowing It was “hot under 92 degrees. In Chicago, Nash'
at both ends” and being content to vllle and St. Lofiia the mercury climb-
bear the ills they had rather than fly ed to 98. Denver had a temperature
to others which m|ght be worse. j°f 92 - **ew York was comparatively
But the members from Bibb county, : co °* Rt 8 *’
Mr. Wimberly In the house and Sena-
tor McNeil in the senate, have fired WEATHER HERE
tha tint run h* lntmAnoln> hllta In-
not be able to force the
retreat
derals .to
MARVEL GETS
AN AMBULANCE
One of the most modern Red Cross
ambulances in use today haa just been
brought to Waycross by H. Lester
Marvil, the well known funeral direc
tor of this city. The ambulance is
equipped with electric lights, has an
emergency medicine cabinet, Ice wa
ter cooler, bed and stretcher, and the
wheels are rubber tired.
The very best of springs are used,
enabling a sick or Injured person to
be moved by the ambulance without
the semblance of ajar. In color the
ambulance it white, with rtd letter
ing. Those who have seen It pro
nounce it a beauty and say that it
fills a need of the city. i
Atlanta, Ga., June 25.—An unusual
ly vigorous fight is due in the Georgia
assembly when the attempt to repeal
the tax equalization bill comes to the
floor. Two bills providing for the re
peal are under consideration, one by
Adams of Hall and the other ,by StO'
vail ot Elbert and Meaders of McDuf
fie.
Supporters of the law and friends
ot Governor John M. Slaton, who
stands behind it, are confident that the
effort against the bill will fall. They
say the ways and means committee
of the house will report against the
repeal for the members are overwhel
mingly in favor of it; that the house
would vote down a repeal; that the
senate would never concur even If
the house passed it and that finally
the governor would most certainly
veto a repeal and it would be oui ot
the question to force it over his veto.
Leaders in the assembly, even those
not poltically friendly to Governor
Slaton, did not hesitate to praise the
tax bill and to decry the attempt at
its repeal.
EDITOR IS OUT
FOR SUFFRAGE
One office for which no announce
ment has been made until today
has a candidate. M. D. Dickerson, of
Douglas, announces tor re-election to
tho position of solicitor general of
tho Waycross circuit.
Mr. Dickerson has made the circuit
an able solicitor during his term of
office and will no doubt fafo returned
without opposition. He is a popular
man, and has many friends through
out the circuit who are delighted
with the record he has made in the
circuit. The announcement follows:
For Solicitor General.
a the Voters ot the Waycross
Judicial Circuit:
I am a candidate to succeed myself
for the qffice of Solicitor General of
the Waycross Circuit, subject to the
Democratic primary to be held on
August X9th, 1914. I greatly apprecl
ate the confidence And trust which
the people of this circuit have placed
in me, and I trust my conduct of tho
affairs of this lmp<fotant office merit
cuiiiiuueu support ami iulSumiuQ
of the people. I am serving my first
term In this office, and ! will greatly
appreciate tho support and Influence
of the peoplo In behalf of my candi
dacy for a second term.
Yours very truly,
M. D. DICKERSON.
WIIKN SPECIAL WORK ENDS IT IS
RELIEVED TAX BOOKS WILL
SHOW INCREASE OVER IBIS OF
AT LEAST $300,000 — IS MORE
THAN WAS EXPECTED.
While the figures for the 1914 tax
returns have not been V’mplled as
yet, owing to certain apfetKil work
which is in charge of E. Cottingham,
the returns already on file ln the of
fice of the city tax collector Indicate
that the gain of 1914 over 1913 will be
In the neighborhood of $300,000, may
be much more.
Tho gain that la already known is
greater than the present administra
tion had figured on. The steady
of the city Is responsible for
increase, no boom of any kind
been on ln the city to create
rease.
BUTTE QUIET AFTER
NIGHT OF RIOTING
‘CANADA WOULD HELP
U. 8, AGAINST JAPAN. 1
Atlanta, Ga., June 25.—The July
number of The Call of the South, the
blight magazine published by Jonath
an B. Frost, is off the press with a
handsome dress and unusually attrac
tive content#. The cover design is de
voted to “Votes For Women" end the
issue contains an article on “Woman
Suffrage in Macon” by Mrs. Cioa Par-
ker-Fuller, who also contributes
"Because—Why Women Should Vote."
Iowa City, Iowa, June 25.—That
Canada Will ♦*>« United States in
case of war with Japan, was the mes- J Mrs. Adele Carter Ulm writes
sage of Dr. James Alexander Mac- "Should Women Voter and Mrs. Loi-
Donald, editor of The Toronto Globe, lie Belle Wylie has an article on
to tho senior class of the University "The Advancement of Suffrage In tho
of Iowa here. I South.” The magazine is attractively
A menace from the Pacific against Illustrated and carries a wealth of tn-
the western shore of this country Is foresting matter.
a menace against Canada also,” Dr. i
MacDonald said.
the first gun by Introducing bills to le
galize the sale and manufacture or
real beer and also to reduce the min!
mum sentence for selling whiskey
from one year to three months. Im
mediately there was a buzzing and a
bustling in the ranks of the prohibi
tionists. There will come a test of
strength on these bills. If the liberals
win it will mein something more fn
the way ot liquor legislation. If the
prohfs triumph they will not stop
there but will tie a still harder knot
in the whiskey traffic. So there you
are. /
The house has signified its rock-
ribbed Democracy by passing a reso
lution endorsing the administration of
President Wilson.
A blU carrying out the wishes of
Governor Slaton is creating a state
highway commission is under consid
eration In the senate. It is by Sena-
REACHES 104
A new high record for June was es
tablished here today when the temper
ature reached 104 and a fraction. Most
of the morning the temperature hung
around the 104 mark while In some
locations it was hotter.
This afternoon a shower relieved
the unusual warm spell to some ex
tent but the weather prediction says
the hot wave will continue several
days longer before much of a break
comes.
PRESIDENT AND WIFE
MARRIED 29 YEARS.
Washington, June 25.—Today la the
twenty-ninth wedding anniversary of
the President and Mrs. Wilson and
the second anniversary of the day at
LEAVES FOIl TOUT AU PRINCE.
FIVE KILLED IN
AUTO’S PLUNGE
By Wire to The Journal.
1,08 Angeles, June 25.—One i
Washington, D. C„ June 25.—The
armored cruiser Washington late to
day steamed from Vera Crus for Port . .... , ,
An Prince. Secretary Dnnlel, today “ nd three »■>»«»*«• hte
■aid the crulaer had no order, loin- <“* n "' ht *6™ their automobile
terfere with Haltlen armies or cua- « ,lun *« d ov,!r 8 clltt 8 hundred * nd
tom hounea/and that the action of the 'w*nty-!lve feet to the ben h below,
department In aendlna a Teasel wa» Another person wna faulty Injured,
not connected with reported demnnda Th * accident happened near White
of France and Germany on the little Point,
republic for the payment of debts.
T.R. BACK FROM
FOREIGN LANDS
74100 WILL
SEE BIG FIGHT
OFFICER MIST DEFEND
SLIT SKIRT REMARK.
too."
Detroit, Mich., June 25.—For crltl-
clim of a wilt aklrt worn by Mr». L. M.
Cowell, on a .treat car. Sergeant Phil
By Wire to Journal. Klrwln, Detroit policeman, will be
Peril, Jane 25.—Seven tried before Police Commluloner
will nee the championeblp fight bo- Ollloeple.
tween Jack Johnson and Prank Moran I Klrwln eyed tha garmaat. causing
Saturday night. Seal, sold for as the wearer to remark:
uch as $125. I "Take another look."
Both fighters hare a big following. | Klrwln then adrlaed Mre. Cowell to
More Moran money Is coming out to- go home and fix her aklrt.
tor B, M. Turner of the Serestb dls- i the White House. No formal obeerr- day but tho odds continue to favor . . .
tricL It la proposed to pay the ex-ance of the day was planned, became JobMon about two to ont. The light 1 U !• »« rlghttotreatyoiir girl
pauses with fundTfrom the automo-'Mrs. Fraict. B. Sayre and Mlu Mar- alerts at nine-thirty (four-thirty cen-.oooly. If K '• with Ice cream that you
bile tax. garet Wilson are out of the city. tral U. 8. time.) treRt “ er *
Butte, Mont., June 26.—Butte .was
quiet yesterday after a night of riot
ing caused by Interna! strife In the
Western Federation of Miners, which
cost the life of one man, Injuries to
four others and a heavy property loss.
Mayor Duncan, however, would not
commit himself as to turmoil being at
an end. He fears reprisals between
the factions but said he would not.
aak for troop* as he believes the sher-
Iff should make that request. The
sheriff, however, has taken no action
toward that end.
Citisens looked to Oov. Stewart at
Helena for a solution of the trouble.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the
federation and others who were driv
en fro mtho miners' hall i^der fire,
appealed to the Governor at Henela
yesterday for state control at Butte.
The mines worked as usual. It was
officially announced the mine owners
have taken no part in the factional
fight.
Altogether 250 pounds of dynamite
was exploded In the streets of Butte
Tuesday night in four hours. The
dynamite was obtained from a mine
after rioters had forced the engineer
to lower them to the powder maga-
sine.
One msn stood in the mlddte of
the street In front of the miners'
union hall, cut'holes In sticks, insert*
ed caps.and fuses and then tossed
the dynamite into the building.
Civil authorities made no attempt
to stop the rioting. Mayor Duncan
expressed the opinion that more se
rious trouble had been averted by not
making arreste. Charles Henderson*
a former sheriff, who was chairman
of a citizens’ committee, went to the
police station at 1 o'clock yesterday
morning and complained of tQe inac
tivity of the police. Henderson said
ho found seventeen of the policemen
in tho station and that thirteen were
playing cards.
New York, June 25.—Theodore
Roosevelt, who returned to America
on the imperator last night, vigorous
ly defended George W. Perkins, chair
man of the Progressive national com
mittee* whose resignation aa chair
man was demanded recently by Amoe
Plnchot. Mr. Pincbot had declared
Mr. Perkins’ affiliation with certain
big business Interests made him un
fit to hold bis position.
“When they reed Perkins out,” said
Col. Roosevelt, “they will havo to read
me out too."
Health Is All Right
The Colonel reiterated that he
would not be a candidate for governor
of New York this year. He said his l| t |f|D|f| AN|)
health was mil right now and that he ■ ■ WnAIHiill
would speak at Pittsburg June 30.
“I shall not be able to speak in the
open air or make continuous speaking
trips," the colonel said. “However,
I shall be able to deliver a certain
number of speeches indoors.
’Mr. Perkins," declared the colonel
In his reference to the national ex
ecutive chairman, “has been,
whole, the most useful member of the
Progressive party. He has striven In
abs lately good faith for all of the
principles of the party. As for read
ing him out of the party, when that Is
done, they will have to read me out
IN WAYCROSS
General Manager D. F. Kirkland ot
the Georgia and Florida, trarellnc In'
hla private car, reached Waycross to
day (or a ahort visit to hla mother
and other relntlvea In the city. Mr.
Kirkland waa formerly a resident ot
Waycroee and be has a large circle of
frlende In the city who are glad to
ace him again.
He haa only recently gone with the
Oeorgla end Florida, and has head-
quartern at’Augusta.
YOUTH MELD FOR MURDER.
DARON FORBES, SCOTCH
PEER, KILLS niHSELF.
Knoxville, Tenn., June 25.—Ncleott
Dundee, Scotland, June 25.—Horace j Peck, 17 year, old, waa arrested hero
Courtenay Oammell-Forbes, nineteen- yeelerday In connection with the flod-
th Baron Fortwe, a representative
near ot Scotland, cut hla throat In a
hotel here where be had been living
for three months.
Baron Forbee was 85 yean old and
succeeded to the tIUe In IMS. Hie
heir is the Hon. Atboll Moneon Forbee,
a brother.
An authority say* it pays to give
advice—advice not to everybody.
Ing earlier In the day of the body ot
17-ycer-old Fred Satterfield. Satter
field’s body, bearing many knife
wounds, waa found In Oakwood, a su
burb. Tha police Bay Pack haa con
fessed he itabbed Satterfield to death.
They aay Peck claims he used tho
knife la eelf-defense.
Always pat off till tomorrow wbal
you can do today—If It’s worrying.
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