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FRIDAY. JULY SI, HU.
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SHOULD BE IN STRIPES
D I T OR I A L
Any man who it retpontible for the publication of a newspa
per that will publish a malicious falsehood for the purporeof m,ur-
mg the character of any man is guilty of a crime worse than horse
stealing and should be in stripe, of the style the worst cmrnnal wears.
Ue Alma Times, published at Alma. Georgia, publnhed an
editorial last week in which the Waycrost Journal was accused of
offering to sell out to the advocate, of the new county of Bacon.
.„d further accrued the journal of a piece of rascality in soliciting
subscription, in and about Alma upon the promise to ‘upport hc
newcounty movement. The Waycros. Evening Herald of Ju y
28th copied the editorial from the Times, and is thereforeasguilty
at the Timet. and in fact more so because in all probability th-
editor of the Times did not know any better, and thought he was
rioins something that the people of Alma would be pleased with,
Sf the Waycrou Evening Herald published the editorial with
malice aforethought, and for the express purpose of injuring it.
competitor, the Waycross Jornal. and the Journal s editor
For these reasons we shall not at this time devote any time .0
the Alma Times, but for one time will imp™ upon ou, reader, to
rxpress our view, regarding the Waycros. Evening Herald.
Before expressing these view, however we wuh.to state that
the following notices have been given the Waycross Evening Her
ald and the Alma Time.: j u j y 2 8, 1914.
Publishers Waycros. Evening Herald. Waycros., Ga.
Gentlemen: This is to give you notice that unless you at
once correct the falseneu of the editorial you published in your is
sue of the 28th of July, the same being copied from the Alma
Times I will proceed against the Herald Pnnting Company for
for libel, and will also institute cnmmal proceedings
against the editor of said newspaper.
The part of said editorial which I desire corrected is that which
accuses me of a "piece of rascality.” and that which suggests that I
offered my service, and that of the Waycross Journal for sale to the
new county of Bacon-
Unless this correction is made by August 3rd proceedings
will be instituted.
Yours truly,
L. V. WILLIAMS.
And The Waycross Journal Co.
By L. V. WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
July 28. 1914.
Publishers of the Alma Times, Alma, Ga.
Gentlemen: This is to give you notice that unless you at
once correct the falseness of an editorial published in your issue of
July 24th, 1914. relative to myself and the Waycross Journal I
will institute criminal proceedings against the editor of said Alma
Times, and enter suit for damages against the said Alma Times
Publishing Co.
The part of said editorial which I desire corrected is that which
charges the Journal with a “piece of rascality.” arid suggests
that I offered to sell my services, and that of the Waycross Journal
to the new county of Bacon.
Unless this correction is made by August 3rd, I9 14 , proceed
ings will be instituted.
Yours truly,
L V. WILLIAMS.
And The Waycross Journal Co.
By L V. WILLIAMS.
Secretary.
OFFICERS - AND CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
MMfeb fc)R SLATON CLUB-HOPKINS, OF
HEBARDVILLE, SELECTED AS PRESIDENT
The Waycross Journal has been under its present management
for nearly thirteen years, and during all of this time we are thankful
to say. the Journal has continued to be held in high esteem bv -h'
citizens of Waycross, and South Georgia. ,A few years ago,
the Waycross Herald fell into the hands of men who bought
it because they ho|>ed to control the affairs of Ware county, and the
city of Waycross at the expense of the PEOPLE, and because the
Journal would not become one of their crowd. They must have a
newspaper, so they purchased the Waycross Herald. Since that
time the Herald has been trying to make the Journal out a black
sheet, and its editor a rascal, but at every turn the Journal has whip
ped the Herald crowd to a frazzle, and experts to continue to whip
it just as long as it is either owned, or subsidized, by men who de
sign to run the affairs of the city and county or ruin every citizen
who attempts to interfere with their well laid plans and schemes
Since the Herald ha sbeen controlled by this crowd of profes
sional politicians and plunderers of the people's interests, it has not
been successful in electing a single city or county official, or in car
rying a single cause which it openly supported. It has been flag
ging from side-track to side-track, with a new conductor for each
start, and has changed J ) I ownership so often, until when we hie
our damage case we do not know whether to make the Herald Pub
lishing Companv, Mr, L- J, Cooper, or Mr. N. P. Jenrette. or the
Fiist National Bank, or the Waycross Savings St Trust Co., or the
State Bank of Waycross, or the Bank of Floral City, or the Coun
tv Commissioners of Ware county defendants in the case. This is
the second time within the talk 18 months the Herald has libelled
us. Next to the last time we did not take action because we felt
sorry for the man who apologized to us who was the author of the
itbel, but we want to put the owners and runners of the Herald on
notice right now that they have carried their dirty little game just
as far as they are going to carry it while L. V. Williams is the edi
tor and manager of the Waycross Journal.
In our suit for damages we‘ shall, pay no attention to T. Jeff
Bailey as he is nothing bilt the hired man to do the dirty work of the
others. The only attention that we shall pay to T. Jeff is have
him arrested for criminal libel, and make him give bond or go to
;ail, and to give a little sketch of his public career while a citizen of
Waycross.
The first thing we heard about T. Jeff was when this same
rrowd that we are talking about wanted to control the Waycross
Board of Trade. The committee to select a new secretary for the
Board of Trade Iroked over the local, and foreign fields, and finally
the name of T. Jeff was suggested as the probable secretary. The
only thing that thr general membership of the Board of Trade knew
about T. Jeff was that he was a newspaper man from Nashville,
Tenn. The Journal had the interest of the Board at heart ami
therefore wrote all the nice things we knew how to write about T-
Jeff as soon as it was officially announced that he would be the new
secretary of the Board.
Continued in Columns Six and Seven
Richard L. Singleton Made Secretary;
Plans for Speaking Next Saturday
Night* and/or Permanent
Headquarters Made
The Ware County Slaton Club met graves.
Imt night for the purpose of perfect- Blckley District—Walter Smith, C.
Ing a permanent organization. C. Anderson. K. L. Anderson, John
Mayor Scott T. Beaton who waa White, H. K. Sears and A. J. Little,
temporary chairman of the club wan Fairfax District—Obe Giddeus, W
absent from the city, but sent word It. Crews, S. V. Goodin and D. S. Ed-
to the club that his heart la with it, denfleld.
and that he expects to return to Way- Braganza District—E. B. Sundy
cross soon to help In the fight :xt and Ed Oriffln
“Send Slaton to the Senate." | Beach District—J K, Sweat, J. F.
Owing to the absence of Chairman Taylor, T. H. Calhoun and A. Britt
Beaton Mr. J. W. Hilton, locomotive | Millwood, Olenmore, Haywood and
engineer, was elected chairman of Walter town will be named later,
the meeting. After this a number of | Waycross District—8. T. Beaton, J.
short talks were made, and every B. Strickland, T. G. Hilliard, L. V.
man present expressed himself as Williams, Dr. A. Fleming, Dr. Jame*
confident that 81aton will carry Ware Beaton, J. N. Wilton, Judge John T.
county by a majority of rotes over Myers, J. B. I*»wis, Harry Mitchell, J.
all of his opponents. Iw. Hilton, L. F. Anthony, D. A. Wood*
A committee was appointed to ar-jard, W. F. Haybon, J. F. Bailey, W.
range permanent campaign head- • T. Strickland, J. A. Murray, Sr„ C.
quarters from now until the election. Fort Andrews, Frank Parker, J.
and to also arrange for the speaking Young, Jr., J. W. Furlong, 1*.
next Saturday night by Hon. John Kirkland. John A. Cameron, T. J.
Clay Smith. This committee Is com- Martin, O. R. Brinson, F. M. Young,
posed of Mr. J. B. Lewis, Mr. Frank J. A. Wildes. A. C. Snedeker, O. A.
P. Wade, and Mr. R. L. Singleton. Griffin, Jas. Polklnghorne, S. J. Dun*
The following officers were elect- can, Harry D. Reed, T. J. Lofton,
(.(]. 'Frank P. Wade, Lee Goodson, J. F.
President. John M. Hopkins of Heb- Ketterer, L. H. Osssett, A. W. Town
ardville . send, H. A. Boyd, H. E. Cason, W. D.
Secretary, Richard L. Singleton. Morton, Geo. B. Haggerd, W. H. Me-
Vice President. R. P. Izlsr, M. D. Rae, J. W. Strickland, B. Mills, J. B.
2nd Vice Pres., A. M. Knight, Jr. Cason, Joel S. Walker. Geo. Lynn, W.
3rd Vice Pres., C. M. Sweat.
4th Vice Pres., E. P. Little. M. D„
Manor.
6th Vice Pres., J. B. Lewis.
Every precinct in the county was
represented excepting Millwood and
Glenmore, so a campaign committee
was elected from all other precincts
excepting these. The campaign com
mittee. named from those who had
signed Slaton Club Cards or express
ed themselves in favor of Gov. Slaton
Is as follows;
Manor District—M. D. L. Rsy, Dr.
E. P. Little, W. T. Corbett and E. B.
Sapp.
Waresboro District—W. H. Rob
erts, Bartow tblgpen, L. W, Cribb,
Warren Windsor and Bartow Har-
"riP
M. Johnson, C. C. Hudson, J. D. Gam'
ble, F. 8. Grlbble, V. L. 8tanton, J. C.
Witheringtonj W. P. Thacker. B. F.
Hearn, E. L. Gorman, Geo. L. Mock,
W. H. Hughes. N. McFle, J. A. Mur
ray, Jr., J. M. Thigpen, C. T. Miller.
R. A. Sayre, A. I. Hunauck. A. L
Bowden, W. C. Paul, Frank W. Gil
ford, M. J. Peach, J. P. Luther, M. J.
Murray, L. L. Cason, James E. Eng
lish, M. A. Thomas, J. N. Stinson,
Harry M. Wilson. E. J. Berry, W. T.
Arrington, W. J. Hogdson, M. J. Hen
derson, J. R. Smith, James Sinclair.
O. L. Baker. T. F. Broadwater, Geo.
A. Croom, Jr., H. A. Croft, R. F.
Sahnow, Harry Moran, J. W. Deal, O.
D. Gray, M. L. Moore, Dr. J. H. Lat
imer.
LEJHS ATTACKED
tlces. Mr. Plcquet retorted that Mr.
Fulbrifht knew who the violator*
were and ahojild have them dealt with,
himself. He concluded by introducing
a resolution to rigidly enforce the rule
keeping the house floor clear of those
who have no right to be there. The
resolution met with some opposition
and was referred to the Rules Com*
mlttee.
The incident Is said to have been
provoked as the result of maneuvering
the part of the prohibitionists to
get up the pending bill to enforce the
Webb law In Georgia.
Atlanta, July 29.—Representative
Charles A. Plcquet, of Richmond, on
the house floor today attacked lead
ers of the Anti-Saloon League with
out- mentioning any names, declaring
that they were present acting In the
capacity of lobbyists without having
registered with the Secretary of state
as the law requires. He also stated
’..at they were violating the rulo of
the house with reference to the priv
ileges of the floor. At his request
Speaker Burwell invoked the house
rule with reference to those not per
mitted the privileges of the floor.
Mr. Piquet insisted that merchants
and members of the clergy had no
right on the floor of the house, no
matter what their capacity. Replying,
Air. Fulbrlght of Burke asserted that
the gentleman from Richmond should
have the violators prosecuted, as he There is a light house every four-
aeents to be aware of the alleged prac- - teen miles along the English coast.
UNDERTAKERS IN
FATAL QUARREL
Jackson. Miss., July 28.—Robo.-t
Taylor, age 46, an undertaker, shot
and killed hla older brother, Thomuo
Taylor, also an undertaker, today.
He then suicided. They had a quar
rel about business.
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LOTS OF bOWER
Atlanta, Ga., July 27>—Georgia lx
about to become the greatest electric
state In the country, not even except
ing New York, where Niagara Falis
furnishes such an enormous current,
according to hydro-electric experts
who paid a visit to Atlanta this week
and made a tour of the gigantic pow
er plant properties of the Georgia
Railway and Power Company at Tal
lulah Falls.
The new power plant is turning
vast proportion of the wheels of At
lanta now, and experts say that even
should every coal field In this section
run out there is enough water power
stored in the Tallulah river and other
North Georgia streams to run every
enterprise In the state.
The company will, before the work
is finally completed, have investe*
more than $27,000,000 in this work
Manufacturers of many lines
making Inquiries as to factory site*
along the- power lines and an influx
of new industrial enterprises Is ex
pected within the next few years.
A noticeable effect of the new plant
and the reduced rate In current oc
casioned by Its building Is the fact
that new office buildings are using
the company’s juice Instead of build
Ing their own plants as many largo
buildings in other cities do.
SLATON COUNTIES
ARE NUMEROUS
Atlanta, Ga., July 27.—A newspaper
man with a thirst for accurate know!
edge and the energy to go after
went through the hotels In Atlanta
today and asked every out-of-town
man be could And about the political
situation at home. He tabulated tlx
answers, and this is what he found.
Cltixens of fifty-three counties as
sured the reporter that John M. Sin-
ton would carry their home counties
in his race for the senate. They were
not all Slaton men. Some of them
had leanings toward one of the oth
ers. But they were willing to tell
what they believed the truth.
At the Slaton headquarters they
say It isn't a question of who will
win, but of how big the 81aton ma
jority will be.
Governor Slaton is back at his of
fice today and hard at work on state
’business. He tbok advantage of the
Saturday holiday in the legislature
to deliver an address at Elberton,
where he spoke on the tax equaliza
tion law. He reviewed the history of
the state's finances, showed how the
tax law had made it possible
Georgia to pull herself out of tho
slough of public debt, and recom
mended the measure as an hones!
man's law. He was well received by
the cltixens of Elbert. He did nor
refer to his candidacy or mention
either of his opponents.
SHOULD BE IN STRIPES
-EDITORIAL-
0NE KILLED AND
FOUR INJURED
Chattanooga, Tenn., July 28.—One
man was killed and two passengers
were badly Injured last night when
train No. 1, Southbound on the Queen
A Crescent Railroad, was wrecked,
one mole south ot Rockwobd, Tenn.
The dead man Is John Long, baggage-
master, of Cincinnati, who was scald
ed to death.
The train was running at a high
rate ot speed when a hay balling ma
chine was pulled across the track.
The engine left the track and turned
completely around, the mail, baggage
and passenger cars piling up on top
of it.
Engineer Jeffreys and hla greman,
name unknown, are said to be fatally
injured. Two passenger*, whose
names are not known, are also badly
hurt.
English tobacco factories employ
twenty thousand women.
F#r 10 Dart Oalf
Win Sell Yai The
The Famous Deakins
ennessee Batter
Is 6 ul 12 lb. backett
At 25 emt Pound
Every purchaser of a
backet, cu get et the
same time a 24 poul
sack of Pillibaryt Best
Flo? fa* 3) cents.
C. S. HARDY
& Son.
Continued From Columns land 2
A, we just said a certain crowd was trying to get control of
the Board just at the rime T. Jeff was chosen as secretary. jBut-it
must be remembered that so smoothly was the matter of selecting
T. Jeff handled that no one suspicioned that he was coming as the
secretary of the Board as the special representative of thu same
crowd. Such fake ideas were not entertained very long however.
At the first meeting held by the Board to welcome T. Jeff a certain
man in his remarks said. “You gentlemen may not ALL know it,*
hut I have known Mr. Bailey for a number of years. He made
application to me several years ago for a position, and I thought he
was a good man then as I do now." This was all the information we
needed but we kept real still for a long time just to see which way
ihe cat would jump, and when it did jump it went right straight into
its masters’ hands. And is still there.
All the time T. Jeff was the secretary of the Board of Trade
he was most true to his master, and during the few months of his
secretaryship he succeeded in killing the Board of Trade so dead
that it seems almost a hopeless job to try to revive it. He arrayed
the country people against the city of Waycross. and dragged the
Board into every political battle during his term in which his master
was interested, and always got licked.
Finally T. Jeff succeeded in putting the Board of Trade out
of business, had to be given a new job, so he was transferred and
made the editor of his master's newspaper. The Just fight he got
into as such editor was in trying to defeat Sheriff Pittman, and C*erk
E- J. Berry, two honest and efficient county officials who would
not do the bidding of T. Jeff’s master, and every citizen will remem
ber his defeat in this fight. This defeat took place just after the
master's paper had been licked to a finish in the city election, during
the campaign of which the Herald practiced its usual custom of pub
lishing libel after libel about Mayor Scott T. Beaton, who was
fleeted by the largest vote ever given a man in the city of Waycross.
The next fight to take place since T. Jeff has been serving his
master as the editor of his paper is the present campaign. As an
illustration of what dependence can be put in his master's organ we
might mention the fact that the Herald started the campaign sup
porting Gov, Slaton for senator, but as soon as it discovered that the
journal was supporting Gov. Slaton the Herald switched to Felder.
It had not supported Felder very long until it found that he did
not have any show to carry Ware county so it has now gone to
Hardwick, and if its master lines up with Tom Watson it will he
supporting Rufe Hutchens before the election comes off. As an
other example of the Herald’s stability we might mention the fact
that until a very few weeks ago it never missed an opportunity to
stab Senator Hoke Smith. Now it sees that Senator Smith has a
sure thing in Ware county, so it is trying to be for him.
The Herald seldom issues a paper that is not filled with gross
errors and misrepresentations. In the same issue in which it publish
ed the libel for which we expect to make it scorch it carried the
following:
“In commenting upon the stand union labor should take in
politics Mr. Williams declared that he knew, as well as others^,
that labor unions should not dabble in polities.-"
This statement is a lie as black as the intentions of the writer
of it and every member of the Slaton Club who heard the remarks
of the editor of the Journal knows that what we said was "Men
high up in the official ranks of organized labor will not force'their
opinions upon matters of a political nature unless such matters have
first been officially acted upon."
A Word From An Honest Man
Beach, Bn, July 39th, 1914.
Thin la to cert It j that aa a representative of the new count, of Ba
con 1 culled upon Mr, L. V, tVllllunis editor of the tVajrcronn Journal, to
talk to him relative to the Wajreroas Journal aiding In the new conntr
movement, and that In none oj our talka waa there northing add ret*,
tire to the Journal or L. V. Williams, accepting any par for any cervices,
neither waa the Journal, nor Mr. Williams ever placed, or looked npon
ns being In Ihe nttitnde ot asking for, or accepting any money consider,
ntton whatsoever.
J. F. TAYLOR.
PEACE IN MEXICO
IS NEAR OT HAND
Washington, D. C„ July 28.—Secre
tary Bryan today announced that the
aituation between the Carbajal gov
ernment and the Constitutionalists
In Mexico was “progressing very sat
isfactorily toward a settlement.'' The
delegates appointed by Provisional
President Carbajal left Mexico City
today for Saltillo, where peace con
ferences will be held and there la ev-
!uu!cm!ou, According to the State
Apartment advices, that an amica-
>le arrangement will be made to
transfer the government to the Con
stitutionalists.
Advices from Southern Mexico stat
ed that the envoys sent by Carranza
to disease the general situation In
Mexico with emissaries of Zapata had
long conference today which waa
satisfactory.
Officials now expect that Zapata
will co-operate with the Constitution
alists In maintaining peace.
Members of the Constitutionalist
junta In Washington said they inter
preted Carbajal's appointment of the
peace commission aa meaning that
the first chief probably would enter
Mexico City before the middle of Au
gust.
CARBAJAL'S DELEGATES
GO FORTH.
Mexico. City, July 2$.—Gen. Laura
Ylllar and David Guterres Allende,
who will represent the ad interim
government In tho peace conference
with the delegates appointed by Gen.
Venuatiano Carranza. , left tor the
north today In a special train. They
will go to San Luts Fotosl and later
proceed to the point selected for the
conference, which has not been deff
nitely announced, but b understood
to be Saltillo.
ON WAY TO
SEE CARRANZA.
Lauredo, Texas, July 28.—With a
commission direct from King Alfonso,
Senor Manuel Walla of the Spanish
embassy in Washington reached Lare
do thb afternoon on his way to Sal
tillo to confer with Venuatiano Car
ranza, after which he will proceed to
some designated point for a confer
ence with Villa.
AUTO SLIDES
INTO A DITCH
Responding to an alarm .of fire
from the turpentine plant at the foot
of Jane street at twelve-thirty o’clock
this morning the combination boas
and chemical auto of the department
went Into a ditch when within tw>o
hundred feet of the fire.
One side of the road along whlca
the auto ‘was being driven was close
to a ditch following a railroad and
the weight ot the machine and the
bad condition of the road caused the'
road to crumble into the ditch, tftep
outer’wheels going with the earth.
The firemen lost no time In getting
chemicals from the pumper and the
smaller car on the flames and soon
checked the fire. A shed over a
pump was ail that burned, causing
very slight damage.
Getting the hose and chemical anto
out of the ditch required about two
hours hard werk. No damage was
done to the machine other than the
loss cf cue hand lantern.
Considering the condition of the
road over which the machine hhd to
*o it is regarded as very fortunate
Bwf* was no damage or Injury of any
kln<L
The real race problem—getting th<
money back that you lost
track.