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FRIDAY. JULY SI, HU. WAYCROSS m s- ! w£ 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. DO NOT WASTE YOUR OPPORTUNITY -TO VISIT— “The Land of the Sky” Rntor dnjf. ot OoI4*a nunnhtn, In the dorian, mountain, ot Wnatarn Norm Carotin*. IYrf«t nltkta vim allv.rjr mooobaam,. In mta Invltorallnx mountain nlr you will ptajr » bettor *umi of tae UD,urp****d rlfhtrvo hole golf cooreo ot tar Grove Park Inn. Am.rtca'* moot unique and llnmt taortl ul Asheville, North Carolina All Outdoor Recreations The Route of Best Service SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Carrier of the South Many ollwr well known and popular rraorta raally and quickly reached. HENDERSONVILLE, WAYKESVH.LK, HOT SPRINGS. BRE VARD. FLAT ROCK. TRTON. SALUDA. C. Bet A. G. P. A. J. S. Bloodworth P. A Atluu, Ga. Hacaa, Ga. 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.