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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
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Of STATE ROAD
VIA WAYCROSS
Several Counties Organizing to
Push Senator Sweat's Scheme
for Lengthening Line,

WAYCROSS. July 5.-Several
counties are discussing the organiza-
ton of an association for the purpose
Of promoting the suggested route for
the State railroad extension via Fort
Valley and Waycross to st. Marys
and Jacksonville.
Right of way through nearly all
counties named by Judge Sweat in
his resolution before the Georgia Sen
ate will be given to the State, and
some counties have gone further and
agreed to use their convicts in build -
ing the roadbed This, it is argued,
Will materially reduce the cost
WaycrOss for a number of years
has hoped for the extension. Because
Of the low cost Of constructing a
road along what is known as the
ridge route of Georgia, which would
bring the road via Waycross, the ter
ritOry traversed is among that in the
State undergoing most rapid develop
ment. The State owns vast termi-
nails already at St Marys, and this is
fact that it is thought will have
much weight with the commission If
Governor Slaton appoints one.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
BRUNSWICK To
OPEN DOORS To
OLD VETERANS
Georgia Confederate Reunion to
Take Place at City by the Sea
July 1917,

BRUNSWICK. July 5.-This city is
making extensive preparations for the
annual reunion Of Georgia Confeder-
ate Veterans July 16 and Il. There
will be military displays and social
features for the hundreds Of visitors
who are expected.
The State National Guard will be
encamped on St Simons Island. Gov
ernor Slaton and other state offi-
clals and the State Legislature have
been invited.
A large entertainment fund has
been subscribed by the citizens Of
Brunswick 10 cover every contingent
expense The veterans will be shell
tered in army tents. their meals will
be cooked and served under the aus
pices OF a committee Of Brunswick
women. An information bureau in
charge Of competent men will be
maintained in the lobby Of the county
courthouse in the center Of the
square. where all tents will be placed.
Twenty Boy Scouts will act as guides.
The veterans will be met at incoming
trains by committees Of their old COM
rades.
The grand ball viii be given July
16 at the Oglethorpe Hotel The dec
Orations will be magnificent.
The veterans will be given a boa
ride about Brunswick bar and 10 ST
Simons Island as the closing event Of
the reunion.
The official program follows:
July IS, 10 a. m.-Assemble at
Glynn County courthouse. Prayer by
division chaplain. Roll call Of camps
for list Of delegates. Announcement
Of credentials committee. Address OF
welcome for the city, Mayor J. Hunter
Hopkins Address Of welcome IN be
half Of Camp Jackson, by Comrade
Jacob f. Dart. Address of welcome
In behalf OF ladies, Judge Joseph W.
Bennett. Response TO address Of well
come, General Homer T. Davenport.
Music. song. Dixie" Mrs. Mamie
Harris Burts. Of Cairo Ca Re
spouse in behalf OF First Georgia Bat
talon, U. G. v. Mrs. c. D. Roberts,
of Shellman, Ga.
2:3O p. m.--Assemble at Glynn
County courthouse. Prayer. Reading,
The Gray Of the Southern Soldier"
Miss Edna Swindell. Of Savannah.
Report Of credentials committee. APP
pointment Of committees. Address,
Governor John NJ Slaton. Presenta-
ton Of sponsors, matrons OF honor
and maid OF honor. Resolutions. Reg
ular business.
s p. m.--Prayer DIR. Lansing Bur
roughs. Music song, My Old Ken
lucky Home" Winnie Davis Chapter
Children Of Confederacy, Savannah.
Address, Hon. j. w. Preston. OF Ma
con.
10 a. m.-Grand ball, Oglethorpe
Hotel.
July II. 1880 a. m.-Assemble at
Glynn County courthouse. Prayer
Reports OF committees. Selection OF
committees. Selection OF next place
Of meeting. Election Of officers
Reading Of minutes
$50 a. m.-Review of veterans.
Form at Glynn County courthouse.
2:30 p. m.--Boat excursion for vet
Grams Boats leave foot Of Mansfield
Street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

and protected bays or inlets. Bar
bees tarrapin do not have access TO
salt water at all. but appear to thrive
just as well without it. The little
terrapin are dropped INTO a bucket
of fresh water several days after they
are Matched
Sleep Through Winter.
The period Of Information of the ter
rapin begins soon after the advent
Of cool weather, but for some weeks
he energies whenever there is warm
day. Eventually he buries himself
at the bottom of pool and remains
until spring. EgES are laid in Max
and June. The female. with her hind
legs digs a hole in a convenient bank
and at depth from five to six inches
deposits five to twelve eggs. She
then covers up the nest and departS
The eggs hatch in about six weeks.
II he weather is warm. but NAV re
quire twice as long if the season is
A cold one. The young soon after
Matching go to the marsh and dig into
the ground, where they spend the
nrst winter and a part Of the second
summer. The growth is, for turtle.
talrly rapid the average increase in
length being about one inch q wear
Gntli I'VE inches is reached. when IL
becomes slower. Twenty FIVE or thirty
years is the limit of life
Inc food Of the diamond back ter
rapln consists largely of crusraCeans
ana moHuskS il catches and brushes
but as its jaws are weak il is com
Pr.-eN To feed upon the smaller and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Change Is Planned
In WaycrosS Board
Membership Is To Be Increased
From Six to Seven if New
Bill Is Passed.

wAYCROss, July Sit looks as if
the Ware County Board of Commission
ers will continue in politics, despite the
efforts made at last years session Of
the Legislature to get the board out OF
politics The proposed changes in the
act creating the board removes from
the Grand Jury the privilege OF select
ing the commissioners and puts the
boards election back to the people.
The number on the board is to be
increased from six to seven, four to
come from the Waycross district and
three from country districts. The
chairman, instead Of having to be one
Of the Waycross commissioners, is to
be elected by the board regardless of
his place of residence
A feature OF the change as now ad-
vocated is the creation Of board Of
information" consisting Of one mem
Der from each of the ten districts in
Ware County This board is TO make
recommendations for road work and
construction. The board. il the act
passes, will have 10 maintain a repair
gang, to be on hand for hasty work
made necessary by storms.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
BIGGEST MAN IN
NATION ISPRIDE
Of WAYCROSS
His Name Is W. 7, Brinson and
He Weighs 500 Pounds-Is
Prominent Elk and Pythian.

WAYCRoss. June 2s.-Not a city
of any State of the United States
has as a resident a man with the
two distinctions possessed by a Way
cross man-W. T. Brinson. First. he
is to-day the biggest living man IN
the United States, if not in all Ameri-
ca. Second, he is the jolliest man in
the United States.
incidentally. he enjoys also the dis
tinction Of being the largest Elk in
the world, besides being the largest
Pythian in the world He is a mem
Der of Elks' Lodge No. 86s Of Way
cross and of Wakefield Lodge No
p Knights of Pythias.
Average Weight 500 Pounds.
BrinsOn's average weight is $50
pounds. He has passed the 500 mark
and has been as low as $50 pounds
The man supposed to have been the
worlds largest man was reported to
weigh only 565 pounds. and if this
record is authentic, Brinson heads the
list for the world so far as size
goes.
He is a turpentine operator and a
Crosstie dealer. He is interested in
real estate and farms, too and is as
active in looking after business as
any one. He has been successful,
too and is always optimistic. When
it comes to passing around jokes
he can hold his own with the best.
Takes Ride With Governor.
In recent years when so MANY
warm political campaigns have been
waged in Gorgia and so many Joint
disputements" held here. Brinson
has met most of the big men Of
the State but he has yet to meet a
man who has anything on him, physi-
cally speaking During one of his
visits to Waycross Governor Joseph
NJ. Brown met Mr.. Crimson and ac-
cepted an invitation to take a drive
about Waycross. II is said that Gov
ernor Brown remarked at the time
of meeting Mr.. Brinson that he would
never dispute the fact that he was
Little Joe" Brown. A photographer
took a snap shot Of the Governor
and Mr.. Brinson seated together IN
Mr.. Brinson's buggy. The picture
has been highly priced ever since.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
GEORGIA
TO ASK SCHOOL
FOR 100 DEAF
Legislature Will Be Asked for APP
preparation to Establish Branch
of Cave Spring Institution.

Triton. July 5.--The urgent need
for a school for the deaf in South
Georgia is demonstrated by the sta
tistics furnished by the State school
census, which shows that of S62 deaf
children in the State, 1873 are in South
Georgia. There are approximately $50
deaf children in South Georgia who
are not attending school. ..
According to State superintendent
of Schools NJ. L. Britain the Stats
tics furnished by the State school CEN
sus taken in May are complete ex-
cept for four counties and twelve 10
cal systems, where the enumerations
must be made again. In 144 coun-
ties there are 200 white and 124 col
ored deaf children. OF these 102 white
and 81 colored are in South Georgia
The counties and local systems not
enumerated will add twelve or fifteen
more to this number.
Last year the total enrolment at
the Cave Spring School was 1888. OF
this number less than fifty were from
South Georgia, leaving approximately
$50 deaf children in South Georgia
to whom the liberal appropriation
for the institute at Cave Spring Is
practically worthless. It is to rem
edy this that the Legislature will be
asked to pass a bill to establish a
branch school in South Georgia.
At a meeting held in Triton last
March an executive committee with
f. c. Postell, of Triton, chairman, was
appointed to inquire into the need for
a school for the deaf in South Geor-
gia. Chairman Postell has called
.N.e -
ton Chamber Of Commerce rooms
Monday afternoon, July I, at o'clock.
The purpose Of the meeting is to
frame bill providing for the es-
tablishment of such a school and to
arrange for its Introduction.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
SIX ORGANIZATIONS APPOINT
TRUSTEES FOR BIG LEGACY

SAVANNAH. July 5.-A charter pc
tition for the R. J. Num- trust fund has
been filed in the Chatham Superior
Court. This association is being organ
lied 10 administer that part Of the es-
tate Of DR. r. J. Num- which was be-
queathed to Zerubabel Lodge, Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite. Georgia His
rorical Society, Young Women's Chris
tian Association, Savannah Female Or
phanage and the Society Of Colonial
Wars in the State Of Georgia.
Under DR.. Nunn's will most of his es-
tate was left TO Miss Annie G. Purse,
to go at her death to the institutions
named Each was to appoint trustee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

south OF Baltimore Atlanta. Macon
and other cities in this and neigh
boring States usually purchase a doz-
en- or more in a winter to supply tour
lists, 1t is said before the war that
slaves along the coast counties were
fed upon them extensively
Barbee sells direct to the larger
hotels in Washington. Baltimore.
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, New York
and Boston. With the growing
scarcity OF diamond backs French
chefs are substituting cheaper and
inferior terrspin. Men with discrim-
mating taste though can tell when
the distinctive flavor Of the diamond
back is lacking
The farm on which rhe terrapin are
raised is securely enclosed and
rooted. but We'll ventilated. The en-
tire place can be flooded with water
al Will Pens always are flooded when
the terrapin are fed usually about
three times a week in the spring and
summer and not az an in the winter
when the terrapln bury themselves
for their annual hiberna ton. Bar
bee has had 10 dig as deep as three
feet % unearrh rsrrapIn for the win
ter trade. They are packed into g.
barrel like potatoes.
The trouble with raising terrapir
heretofore always has been that the
animals when iu confinement win in
variaa.y eat their own eggs II was
many years before BSrbee was able
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
WaycroSs Western
Goes Ahead Rapidly
Ten More Miles of Track To Be Put
Into Service Soon-Construc
ton Gang Busy.

WAYCROSS, July 5.-Rapid progress
forces of the Waycross and Western,
and IT seems that soon from eight to
ten miles more of the new railroad will
be put into service. The line is being
built from WaycToss toward the GeOr-
gia Southern and Florida, and rumor is
that with connections and other extern
sions the line is going into West Geor-
gia and probably into Alabama.
Alex K. Seasons, president OF the
road is spending most of his time with
the construction force,
The next extension that will be
opened to traffic will be the one to
Sirmans, in Clinch County, the home Of
the road $ vice president, +. B. Sirmans
When this is finished the road will add
to its rolling stock and make arrange
ments without delay for rushing the
connection with the Georgia Southern
and Florida.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
BOYS OF PARISH BUILD
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNEX

SAVANNAH, July Sat practically
no cost St Paul's Episcopal parish has
acquired an additional Sunday school
room for the infant class, with a seating
capacity Of approximately 200.
A temporary room has been con-
structed out of scrap lumber by Samuel
K Ward and Robert T. Waller, with
the assistance of some of the boys of
the parish The building Is situated
Immediately in the rear of the church
and is very presentable
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
BOARD REFUSES
TO VACATE ITS OFFICES

WAYCROSS, July because the
county commissioners have given the
offices of the County Board Of Edu-
cation TO Sheriff Pittman, due to
crowded conditions at the courthouse
lively scrap is in prospect when
the board meets next Tuesday. Coun-
Vt superintendent J. r. Bourn has so
far failed 10 vacate the office. That
an order ejecting the county board
from the courthouse viii be issued
by the commissioners is probable
This. it is said will be resisted. and
the outcome lbs awaited with interest.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Three Towns Kick on
RID. Mail Service
TayIors Greek, Pennington and Trim.
ity, in Liberty County, Want
Postoffices Reopened,

SAVANNAH. July 5-Three thriving
Liberty County postal centers have a
big kick on against the Democratic
administration.
The postoffices at Taylors Creek,
Pennington and Trinity, all OF which
have been in operation for many years,
have been closed. and these towns have
been made a part OF a rural free delivery
route that meanders out Of HinesVille
into the wilds of Liberty County.
As a result IL requires nearly a week
10 write a letter in Savannah. dispatch
il and receive an answer from one Of
the towns named.
Congressman Edwards and Senator
Bacon and Senator Smith are being
bOmbarued with letters and kilograms
from their constituents demanding that
something be done to improve condi-
lions
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Fugitive
Captured at Manor
Stacy Geiger, Under Fifteen-Year
Sentence, Had Changed
His Name.

WAYCROsS, July STACY Geiger,
who was convicted five years ago in
Wayne County for assaulting a young
white girl near Jesup and who re-
ceived a ffteen-year sentence in the
penitentiary, was captured at Manor
west Of Waycross, and turned over
TO Wayne County officers to-day by
Sheriff D. w. Pittman.
Geiger escaped from Jail in Jesup
shortly after sentence was passed on
him and has been able to keep out
of the hands of officers ever since.
He has been going under the name Of
Barton. He is 80 years old.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Spots at Crossings
To Save Pedestrians
White Spaces viii Be Painted, and
All Vehicles Must Pass
Around Them.

SAVANNAH, July 5-As a means of
giving further protection to pedestrians
crossing the streets at busy corners.
white spots, known as safety spots"
will be painted on the pavement at
the intersection of several of the con-
gested thoroughfares.
Some time ago some of these white
spots were put on the pavement and
proved of great assistance. In a rush
of traffic, the pedestrian seeks the
white spot, which the traffic regulations
require all vehicles to pass around
There is no danger OF any person stand
ing on the white spot being injured
The method has been successfully
tried out in many cities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Lanier'S Motion for
New Trial Up Soon
Aequittal of Wife May Have I'm
portant Bearing on Case of
Convicted Man.

WAYCROSS, July 5-Three weeks
hence the motion Of W. c. Lanier for
new trial will be heard by Judge
T. A. Parker. Lanier is under life SEN
tenCe for murder, convicted al the May
term for killing an infant
His wife, who was indicted Jointly
with him, was acquitted at an ad-
journed term of court in June 1t is
likely that in the motion for new trial
in will be stated that evidence of
material nature that was not given at
Lanier's trial has been secured and
that Lanier should be given the benefit
of this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
2 Adjudged Insane
By Savannah Juries
Woman Insisted on Posing in the
Nude-Man Believed Himself Men,
tai Replica of Christ.

SAVANNAH, GA. July 81 H Mer-
edith, a white man, has been adjudged
insane. lie suffered from an hallucina-
ton that he was patterned after Christ
in every particular, and that this dis
tinCtiOn was confined 10 himself and
one other man.
Meredith told the commission that he
Communes with the stars, and that he
understands them as the three Wise
Men did the star that led them to
Bethlehem.
Julia Bryan, who insisted upon posing
in the nude. was also sent TO Milledge-
VILE by a lunaCy commission. While
she was in jail she refused to wear any
clothes. The weather was favorable to
the humoring of her whim, but the COM
mission was not.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Brave ParsOn Tells
Girls How to Dress
More Modest Clothes, Also More
Clothes, Needed Reform, Says
Savannah Preacher.

SAVANNAH. July 5.--"How Women
Should Dress will be discussed from
the pulpit by the Rev. John S. Wilder,
pastor Of the South Side Baptist
Church, tomorrow evening
Mr. Wilder believes the present day
women not only should wear more mod
est clothes, but also more clothes. The
fiimsy. clinging gowns. the tight skirts
and those made with Sits, which now
are so popular will be arraigned by
Mr. Wilder.
Il don't intend to spare anything that
has come under my observation, and
/ intend to tell the women some things
that they seemingly have overlooked.
he said
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Such Makeshifts Have Forced Thou
sands Into Risking Dangerous

operations
Wearing elastic and spring trusses
year after year is almost sure to shorten
your life.
You can't make them hold. even when
drawn so tight you can scarcely stand to
keep them on.
They usually let you get worse all the
time-that's why every year they are
forcing thousands Of people into under.
going operation.
They are simply a crime-squeeze the
rupture, often causing strangulation-
dig into the pelvic bone in front-press
against the spinal column at the back
body who wears them.
The Plain Truth Is This
You can't possibly get well--cant even keep
from getting wOrss-unless your rupture is
stantly held In place. Just as broken bone
can't knit unless held securely together.
And lust as a bandaes or spInt IS the only way
broken bone can he held. so the right Kind
Of truss is the only thing in the world that can
keep rupture from coming out and growing
worse
You'll feel like new person from the day
you put on that kind OF truss.
and such a sure-to hold truss al any drug store.
Yet it's easy enough to get. And YOU can
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rs the famous CIuths Truss or Cluthe Auto
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Just how il does that-entirely automatically
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
PLANS PREPARED FOR
UNION STATION ADDITION

WANCROSS, July Sit is reported
the union station here have been ap-
proved by the officials Of the Atlantic
Coast Line and that probably during
the month the contract will be let
The addition Will occupy a vacant tract
between the station and the OFFICES Of
the southern Express Company and will.
Ike the station proper. front Plant Ave
nue..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
g Waycross g
Latest Ne,Ds of South Georgia
Brunswick Greatest
Port for CrOssties
Shipments Made Recently Total $780,
600, Which Breaks All Known
Records for the Trade.

BRUNSWICK. July 5.-Brunswiok is
the greatest crosstie port in the world,
as shown by shipments during the past
month. One steamer. the Grayson, I'M
der charter to the Joyce Watkins Com
pany, with the next shipment will have
taken from this port within one month
more than 900 crossties
Other shipments made by the Ameri-
can Tie and Timber Company, the BaX-
ter Company, the Joyce Watkins Com
pany, Emanuel, Mason and others dur
ing the last 80 days. aggregate over
i5U.0 900. That is an unprecedented rec
ord for ties. The wholesale price Of
crossties is ranging now around the
highest levels
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
MULE TEAM RUNS AWAY
WITH WAYCR0SS AUTO

wAYCROSS. July 5.--Mules hitched
70 the automobile Of Charles r Strick-
land, Of this city, to-day became fright
ened at a passing train near Waycross
and ran away. taking the machine into
the woods with them and finally leaving
II lodged against a large pine The
supply Of gasoline had given out and
the auto was being brought into the city
al the time Of the runaway, one mule
was badly hurt. The car was not dam
aReS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
WARE COUNTY OBJECTS
TO LOSING ANY TERRITORY

WAYCROSS. July 5.-Failure TO find
any unanimous sentiment in any sec
ton Of Ware County for the creation
Of new counties that include in their
areas portions Of this county probably
will cause Wares delegation in the
zgisla ture 10 oppose all new county
propositions that in any way cut into
this county. Three different new coun-
ty movements touch Ware, those ad-
vocated by Nichols. Alma and Pearson.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Mayor Orders Ice
Law Enforcement
Customers Complain of Short Weight
by Savannah Companies-Wag-
on Scales Required.

SAVANNAH, GA, July 5.-Numerous
complaints that the ice companies are
giving their customers short weight has
caused Mayor Richard J. Davant to
order a rigid enforcement Of the ordi-
nance governing the sale Of ice.
This ordinance provides that any per-
son has the right to demand that the
ice be weighed in his presence. 1t also
requires ice wagons to carry scales
which have been properly tested.