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Waycross Evening Herald
TO RAISE MONEY T0DA YIS orphans da y
rnn unuiiuciiT THROUGHOUT GEORGIA
Twenty.five Homes Need $100,000 To Provide For
The Homeless Little Ones Who Are Dependent
On the Public.
Tuday li the day on which every
man, woman and chilli* naked by the
headt of the >5 orphans homea In the
atite to give something to any one ot
these homed, “one day'a work for
every one* la the request that la being
aont out, and any amount will be
thankfully received. The
Douglas Enterprise.
The move to raise money for tho
erection ot a monument' to the late
Frank Sweat.took deSnlte Shape tbla
week and up to this hournearly $1200
has been subscribed. Meaara E. L.
Tanner and J. R. Moore have had la
hand the subscription lists and this
amount was subscribed voluntarily, ft
lathe lntenalon of the cltlsens to raise
12,500 or $3,000 for this purpose which
no doubt will be subscribed during
nest week.
City Court will convene Monday
morning, September 26 at 10 a. m„
with Judge J. C. McDonald and Sol
icitor-General A. B. Spence, who will
try to dispose of all the business be
fore the week Is over.
There are many criminal cases and
some clvtl cases to be disposed of.
This morning’s session l n Police
Court was a busy one for Mayor Cox.
Eight cases were tried with the result
ot the City Treasury was swelled by
as many dollarsjm there were eases.
John Reddick was first up, forfeited
$1.00. Also did Joe Gardner, and Will
Willis,' for falling to comply with
hitching ordinance.
Jim Kenedy was also caught vlolat-
this part of .the city ordinance but
Mayor Cox let him off without a line.
John Dougan paldo ne dollar for rid
ing on the sidewalk. J
W. L. Bunn and Oscar Thompson
both got fined to the tune of $1 each
for violating the auto ordinance.
Alpine barrier between Switzerland
and Italy In a heavler-than-alr ma
chine was accomplished today by
r.trrge Chavez, the young Peruvian
aviator,
The plucky hero ot the exploit, how
ever, lies tonight In a local hospital,
badly Injured as the result of an ac
cident that occurred just as he had
completed the most arduous and
nerve-racking portion of a task he
had set out to accomplish, } flight
from Brig, Switzerland, across to the
Alps to Milan, In Italy, In all a dis
tance of seventy-five miles.
Aeroplane Turns Ovsi.
Both his legs are broken, bis left
thigh Is fractured and bis body la
badly contused; but the physicians In
attendance are of the opinion that
these hurts will not prove fatal and
that unless unlooked for complication*
ensue Chaves will bo about In twi»
months.
The accident occurred as Chaves
was endeavoring to make a landing
here. The Alps ^ had been crossed
successfully and the aviator was des
cending with the,power ot his machine-
cut off.
When about thirty feet above the-
ground a sudden gust of wind seemed
to oatch the monoplano, which turn
ed over and fell. \yhon. tho.crowd*
that had been watching the descent
ran up they found Chaves lying bleed
ing and unconscious amid the twisted-
wreckage. *
widow's
mite and the poor man's dollar will
be welcomed as warmly as the gifts
of hundreds which they hope to get
from the more fortunate citizens of
the state.
All of the homes In Georgia need
more room to take care of the chil-'
dren and applications for places are'
constantly coming In. Figured on a 1
conservative basis, It Is said that at
least $100,000 Is needed by the or.
phans homes of the state, and they
hope to receive that amount on the
work day. Thoso who are willing to
help the orphana it the state are
asked to send their earnings for the*
day to any orphans home ln the state. I
SHE CHARGED HE 8PREAO DERO
GATORY REPORTS ABOUT HER.
MUSCOGEE TOWN LOT CA8E8.
McAIester, Okla., Sept. 24.—When
the so-called Muskogee town lot cas
es, In which Governor Haskell and
others are charged wllh conspiracy to
defraud the government, are called
for trial In the Federal Court hero
next week an attempt to secure a fur
ther delay will probably be made by
the defendants. Judge John Marshal
of Utah has been assigned to try
the cates.
1 Thomatvllle, Ga„ Sept. 23.—Mrs.
Frances Thompson was given a verdict
1 , ot $500 In City Court today in her
', suit for $25,000 damages against R. L.
’ ( Redfearn of Pavo, this county, for al-
1 leged defamation of character. The
1 cate has attracted attention since last
' spring whe n Mrs, Thompson made an
attack with a whip upon Mr. Red-
1 team In the court house yard.
' The Jury was out all of last night
1 and much of today ln arriving at Its
■ verdict. The court room was crowd
ed during the trial and some of the
I testlmony was of a very unusual char
acter. Mrs. Thompson asserted that
reports which she claimed were cir
culated by Mr. Redfearn tended great
ly to Injure her,
Mr. Redfeam stated that It was In
his capacity as steward ot the Meth
odist Church, which has care of the
ysahtl Home for Girls, that he was
1 led to speak of Mrs. Thompson In a
manner that caused her suit. . Reports
about what he had said caused Mrs.
Thompson to attack him with a horse-
whip -In ths court house yard last
spring. The fact that an Inmate of
the Vaahtl Home was to take a post- ]
tlon vacated by Mrs. Thompson Is
said to have caused Mr. Redfearn'a
remarks In rogard to her character.
Houston, Texas, Sept 24.—Delegat
es representing a large section of
Texas were in
pupendance at the
opening of ji big Interdenominational
Sunday school convention In the First
Baptist church this afternoon. Wil
liam C. Pearce of Chicago, Professor
I Eby ot the University of Texas, Rev.
W. O. Rogers of Oklahoma, Rev. Ar-
I tbur E. Rector of Galveston and sev-
Ural other Sunday school workers ot
J wider reputation will address the con
vention during its three days' session.
Canton, O., Sept., 24.—Amid the
blare of brass bands, the stirring,
| strains ot martial music and the huz- j
zas of enthusiastic crowds, the Demi
( ocratlc State campaign was opened
| here today ln the home town of At-
I lee Pomerene, candidate tor lieuten
ant governor. I n addition to Mr.
Pomerene the speakers Included Gov-!
brnor Harmon and Timothy S. Hogan, I
candidate for attorney general The
meeting, ln point of numbers and en
thusiasm, was one of the greatest
[ demonstrations of Its'klnd ever held
in this section of Ohio.
Humphreys 42 Williamson have'fit
ted up the entire upper story of their
building and on Sept. 28th. and 29th.,
Invite the ladles, especially, to visit
their big millinery'*nd-«**dy-to-wear
opening.
The magnetic musical sensation,
"The Soul Kiss,’’ which Is the under
lined a'ttra-llon announced by tre man
agement of the Parker Theatre, for
Tuesday, Sept. 27, has demonstrated
by past performances In the different
cities It has'been presented, that It
Is the strongest attraction that the
box office of the theatre has ever
known, and there Is every Indlcatlou
that when It Is presented In this
City next Tuesday, that It will prove
to he a record-breaking performance.
It returns to the road this season,
overflowing pith a budget of new nov
elties and songs, rendered with ap
propriate costume changes, and In a
manner characteristic of the Artist*.
The Company of Sixty People Includ
es Ethel Gilmore, a danseuse ot grace
and skill, who has created a great
sensation by her winsomeness Utm
ost Europe. During last season, she
was the most talked of dancer In
England, and appeared at the Crys
tal Palace, in London.
THE CAUSE OF TROUBLE
WITH THE ELECTRIC LIGHT?
The Electric Light Co., state that
the main bed frame of the big engine’
that belonged to the old company
broke Into and caused a shut down of
But Macbln-
AT THE MAJESTIC
That the vaudeville" performance
seen at the Majestic for the last half
cl this week Is wsjl up to the standard
as Introduced by Messrs Russell and
Paschal slnco they U.vc assumed own
ership of their theatre, Is shown by
lie large audiences to which ‘.The
Connor team Is playing. "Tho Con
nors” ‘give comedy, acrobatic work,
and singing and dancing being excep
tionally clever In tbslr line. They
have made good from their first ap
pearance here. Tho acrobatic work
of Mr.’Connor being not only funny
but good. Also the dancing of Mrs.
Connor'being very clever. Theso two
artists make a very strong team which
cahnot' fall to make a hit, wherever
they may perform.
Tonight Mr. Connor will Introduce
ln bis act a vary funny comedy play,
entitled "East Lynn.”
For the first half of next week th>
management take* pleasure In pre
senting, Dick DeLorla In bis funny
and charmingly musical act. This act
met with great success at the Majes
tic Theatre In Jacksonville. The tea
ture of Mr. DeLorls' act Is his mar.
velous execution on the piano* while
standing on his head, and having a
cover thrown over tho Instrument, of
Which Col. Rooveyi.lt said, as quote*.
‘Bully, thats bul-
r rart ot the current.
Ists and Engineers worked day aua
night to repair the break and could
not get It fixed before last night.
They hope that nothing further will
occur to Interrupt the servico betwocn
this and the time of getting tho new
plant In operation, and ask tho public
to bear with them until then. . V
Men’s Low Shoes.
weather forecast.
Washington, D. 0., Soph 24.—For'
Georgia: Generally fair tonight and
Sunday;
Children’s Toques, Sweaters and
Saquas—Dlcklns.
Your Choice of Anything
In the Window,
The ladles of the city are Invited
to call at Humphreys 42 Williamsons
On the 28th, and 29th„ Wednesday
and Thursday of next week and visit
the millinery and ready-to-wear de
partment Which will be opened to the
public.
Take Out
x arT'
Accident
Policy
With Us.
METHODIST TO
obberve rally day.
Toronto, Ont., Sept. 24.—To stimu
late enthusiasm In all lines of church
•md missionary work the Methodist
church-a throughout Canada have set
:'do tomorrow for tho annual observ
ance of Rally Day. One hundred
thousand copies of the programme of
r.xerdses to be followed have been
distributed gratuitously by tie Goa
oral Board of the church.
H. C. SEAMAN,
V-vr* *»swv» ra
in the N. T. World,
ly! You Can beat lots of people I've
beard play the piano, silting right
side up.”
Motion pictures changed everyday.
Two reels of pictures, comic and dm-
NOTICE!
A*. Me •
Knight & Son,
TUESDAY AND WUDNESOAY,
OCTOBER 4 AND 5, MISS EDDIE
PARNELL INVITES THE LADIES
OF WAYCR08S TO HER FALL AND
WINTER MILLINERY OPENING. A
BEAUTIFUL LINE OF PATTERN
HATS WILL BE SHOWN- 84 tf
, WE TRY TO HAVE WHAT YOU
WANT,AT THE LOWEST PRICES
QUALITY PERMITS.
-J. H. JONES’ RACKET STORE.
Real Estate, Insurance - and
Ranting Agent*.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WAYCROSS AND WARE COUNTY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOLUME XVIII .
WAYCROSS GA. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 1919
NUMBER 35
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