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YCROSS
VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1911
NUMBER 177
KNIGHT
MAKES STATEMENT
Waycross, Ga., Feb. 18, 1911.
the undersigned, hereby guar*
^aj^ee to purchase tickets to the
amount set opposite our names, in
so far as may be necessary, to insure
a guarantee of $2,000, for the propos
ed meet for Waycross March 9, 10
and 11. Half the receipts over this
amount will belong to the Board of
Trade.
The above is a copy of the official
petition prepared by the president of
The Board of Trade, in connection
with the Aviation fiasco.
Had it been adhered to, no one
would have been duped or lost any
money. I lost none.
It wasafterwards decided that the
Board of Trade would accept 10 per
cent.
r , A. M. Knight.
CITY ENTERTAINS i COW; OR NO COW
NOTABLE VISITORS 1 ELECTION ON
EOCENE V, DEBS.
AT COURT HOUSE
WILL DELIVER AN ADRESS HERE
MONDAY NIGHT.
Recognizing the value to our city From early this morning when the
and the honor conferred upon Way- p 0 i e s opened, indications were that
cross by the presence of these dis- j not a great many votes .would be
tinguished national leaders, the city cast f or 0 r against the cow. Many
arranged a delightful entertainment I citizens claiming to take the cow off! leader of Socialist movement will
at LaGrande Hotel last night and all j 0 f t be streets of the city would be!speak at the Court House on Monday
the state and national leaders of the I detremental to the health of the , night.
Eugene V. Debs the most prominent
Farmers’ Union were present, a large town, others claiming opposite.
I Mr. Debs is a man with a national
number of the sea Island delegates
and a representative number of prom-
No doubt that the cows should be ] reputation and of scholarly attaln-
i } ;e pt off of the main streets, and we [ ^wits and no doubt many people wf»
THE SEA ISLAND
The Sea Island Cotton Convention
closed Thursday night, after a most
successful session. It was expected
that the convention would last at
least two days, and President C. S,
Barrett and other officials came pre
pared to stay longer If necessary, hut
it wub evident early in the conven
tion tlint the delegates had come
ready to do business and do it at once
and thoroughly.
While the practical, busines
inent delegates of the A. p. L. rail- hope to see that soon. The vote j take this opportunity of hearing this Lone behind closed doors, we are ablo
cast up to 2:30 at the court house f aM® man expound the doctrines of . B | U t 0 the*, so far as possiblcf at
end opera house, is as follows: I the 8c,1 ° o1 of thought he represents. (tliis Into dato in the senson) plans
NOTICE.
This is to notify the public that
from this date the La Marceller CI-
®ar Factory will be run strictly a
union shop. No other kind of men
will be worked. As soon as labels
can be secured from headquarters
■ *hey will be on all cigars leaving our
shop. We make the 8. & P. Waycross
Ernoker, Sims Panatela and Sims
Smoker. All first class goods.,As in
the past w* will continue to pay un
ion prices and guarantee full value.
Why don’t you help the union? Es
pecially when you can do so with both
pleasure and profit by smoking our
goods.
II It F. B.- Sims, Manager.
road system.
Mr. J. W. McGee had cnarge of the
banquet and proved a splendid man
ager, everything going off without a
hitch and the large crowd well look
ed after, and the Brunswick Stew pro
pounced such a success, that Dr. G.
P; Folks will have to look out for
hit record will be lowered.
Mayor Cox acted as toastmatcr and
the notable guests were called upon
to speak and also some of our citi
zens. President Barrett expressed
his delight to be In Waycross and
congratulated the city on Its growth
end progress, said that the conven
tion had instructed him to call anoth
er meeting in June or thereabouts on
a more comprehensive scale, and that
in view of what Waycross had done,
and the splendid and cordial hospi
tality shown—no other city would be
considered and Waycross would get
next convention.
Rev. R. A. N. Wilson, editor of the
Union Advocate, Hon. W. A. Morris,
chairman of National Board of Di
rectors of Faremers’ Union; Mr. Flan-
nigan, Vico President Blacksmiths;
Opera House 206
Court House .... IM
FLEET ENDS WINTER WORK.
Special to the Herald.
Guantanamo. Cuba, March 6.—The
battleships Kansas, New Hampshire
and Louisiana, which with other ves-
sels of the Atlantic fleet have been
engaged In winter practice In Cuban
waters the past two months, departed
today for Hampton Roads.
The other vessels of the fleet will
follow next week.
STATEMENT FROM
MR. J.S. BERGER
In view of the reports and talk
going* around as to the aviation moot
in this city, Manager J. S. Berger
this morning made the following stato
ment:
At any time that Mr. LowkowIcs
satisfies me that he la willing to carry
rut his contract I will gladly reenao
the attachment I took out on yester
day on his Blcrtot monoplane at tho
aviation Hold. Lcwkowlcz came hero
r'tcr I had spent several hundred
dollars arranging to get him, and
Wherever he goes on his lecture | were adopted that will eventually re- had received advance salary and
tour, thousands flock to hear him and | suit In tho planters securing and main J expenses $1,350, He wanted more
doubtless Waycross wlir go out in a j mining complete control of sea island I money in advance, but I told him I
cotton from its planting to its man would not pay any moro advance un-
utacturing. I til he made a satisfactory flight. This
Plans were set on foot for the com I he has not yet tried to do, but when
The City Court of Waycross con
venes on Monday morning next, at
10 o'clock, and all parties, Jurors and
witnesses should take due notice.
Hon. J. L. Lee, financial agent of
Union Phosphate Company; Mr. Jas
Conset, Mr. J. S. Smith and a num
ber of others spoke short Jolly talks.
A good time prevailed and the dele
gates of both conventions left tho city
singing the prasies of Waycross.
200PAIRS OF PUNTS
To Close at
$3.00 A PAI
K
Worth From
$4,00 to $6.00
AT
H. C. Seaman
large body to the Court House on
Monday night.
The following is a brief sketch of
the career of Eugene V. Debs:
Eugene V. Debs Is one of a family
of ten, six of whom are still living
children of Jean Daniel Debs and Mar
guerite Marie Betterlch, both of Col
mar, Alsace, France, who came to
New York early In 1849 and were
there married September 13, 1849.
Both parents died In 1906 at Terre
Haute, Ind., to which place they mov
ed in 1854. This is still the home of
’Gene Debs.
Debs graduated from the old sem
inary school of Terre Haute. Ind., and
In May, 1870, began to work for the
Indianapolis nnd Terre Haute Rail
road, first In the shops nnd after
wnrds ns a locomotive fireman.
In October, 1847, he went to work
for Holman & Cox, a grocery house
at Terre Haute, remaining- with this
firm until September, 1879, when ho
was elected city clerk, sorting In that
office four years. He-was a member
6t the Brotherhood of Locomotlvo
FJiemen from Its first organization at
Terre Haute, Ind. He h&d orgamveu
the Brotherhood of Ra!)*oad Train
men; bad helped , organize Switch
men’s Mutual Aid Association, the
Order of Railway Trainman and other
uuions, and at the Buffalo convention
iu 1878, he was made associate editor
of the Firemen’s magasine In July,
1880, was appointed grrnd secretary
and treasurer and editor of the mag
azine, serving In tho former capacity
until February, 1893, and In the lat
ter capadity until September, 1894.
With the assistance of a few others
he organized the Amc'lran Railway
Union in June. 1893.
pleto systematic organization of all j he does I am ready to release the
planters In sea island belt Into a
concrete body. Practical reduction of
acreage was decided upon. Plans set
on foot for controlling and financing
machine, as stated.
“I havo an aviator hore now with
his machine, and another enrouta
They are not grass cutters, but can
the crop now being planted; and a. flj and tolll fly. I get nothing unless
strong committee appointed to tako j successful flglhts he made. I have
u) matters with United States govern ! received absolutely nothing from the
ment, and secure absolute and cor* J amounts expended nere, nut navo
Tect information us to location, con- been put to heavy expense in getting
sumption and details of manufacture
of this long staple. ThIA Investigation
will probably lead to tho establish
ment of mills in south to manufacture
the sea Island cotton. This prompt
business-like action in point of del
egates will practically revolutionize
sea Island cotton business and placo
the planters on firm ground and tus-
tifted the statement of President Bar
rett, that this was the most Impor
tant convention over hold by sen
island cotton men.
Next Convention At Waycross.
At close' of convention President
Barrett was empowered to call an
other convention at an early dato,
probably in June, to receive report
of this special committee and take
up matters of Importance, and Pres
ident Bar*-it stated that he would
call It at Waycross, as the hospitality
and location of the city leaves him
no other alternative.
The next convention will probably
bring a thousand delegates to Way-
cross. E. Cabblnoss, president of Farm
era* Union of Georgia, was ono of the
most notable characters in the con
ventlon. He is a delightful gentle-
man, and all who met him enjoyed
ready for tho meet 1 have had $
cancel other dates which I had, at
a loss nt the very lowest estimato of
from $25,000 to $30,000.
"Before I leave Waycross tho peo
ple will have hnd an opportunity of
seeing successful flights. I came
hero to do this, and *. will do ft. The
people have been very kind, although
some have taken to unjust and what
I consider entirely uncalled for crlt*
Iclsm.”
Mr. Lewkowicz and bis help have
been active in gotting the broken
parts of the machine repaired, and.
It Is more than likely that arru«g*»
ments will be madt, for the flighty
shortly.,.Mr. Lewkowicz is inclined to
satisfy the people of Wayorotf tg
showing that he can fly. more so now
since the cry of "fake" has gotten
around.
his racy chat. President Cabblnoss
In April, 1884, tho n:on on fne | l,: “ " lronK ™nervattve loader of tho
Great Northern struck for a Boole . Farrac-a movement, anil holtla
of wanes on a par with ither trnns Iconfidence ™<1 oateem of all the turn
continental lines and linger guidance , * lc re P reB °nt«, now nearly 100,000 In
of Debs won a complct- victory In ! thc stnt0 of °®or;tla. Mr. Cabblnoa.
eighteen days. •will return t0 Waycross In April and
will stay here somo little time.
The Tong detentions ol^bebs under
the jurisdiction of the United States
courts and tho following blackllstim;
or A. R. U. men v recited the union
and left legal obligations outstandiig
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
There are several nonunion paint
ers in town soliciting work. In the
of $400,000. This by long years nt j fntercHt of our local union painters,
writing and lecturing, Debs helped to * We aB j{ our citizens to require each
pay, although under no personal ob- i man to 8ho * ft unIon cardf and e „
ligation to do so, art *oday the debt | p , oy onIy til080 wbo can 8how a w
,s fu,,5r P aId * ! In good standing.
These bitter struggles ai d the con- „ 7t U c . Broffn 8ecretary<
sequent actions o' the courte in Is- ‘
suing injunctions otc.. ttrnzd Debs 1
Local No. 602, Waycross, Ga.
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mind toward th* political field In
search ’of relief for labor. While In
Jail Victor Berger visited him and
gave him many books on philosophy states our position on this issue,
and socialism. These he studied care- j careful perusal of which will amply
fully and to there he owes his con-1 repay any man.
version to the cause of socialism. i Debs has said these mortal words
Debs has already stood for equality tc the working people:
of rights, equality of opportunity for • “I am not a labor leader; I do not
men and women everywhere without
distinction of race, color and sex, and
no socialist platform falls to clarly
state Ita attitude on tho great, vital
questions. The Idea has been dissemi
nated that Mr. Debs is advocating the
cans# of the prohibition party. Noth
ing could be more erroneous. Tho
Scca’ict party plrtfcrm
want you to follow* me or any ono else
It you are looking for Moses to lead
yon out of the capitalist wilderness,
you will stay right where you are. You
must use your heads as well as your
bauds, and get yourselves out of your
own present condition; as it Is now
the capitalists use ycur heads
distinctly and your hands.’’
j -
SANITARY STEAM PRESSING
CLUB—OPERA HOU8C
Beit of work at no moro coat than
the other kind. Work aent for and
returned on phono notice to phono
690.
Qoft. Lynn and A J, fTiirmicb, Prop..
11 2t,
BEGINNING PROM THIS DATE,
MARCH 10TH ALL ACCOUNTS
MUST BE PAID MONTHLY OR CRE-
DDIT WILL NOT BE EXTENDED.
11 «. G. R. BRINSON.
PUTTING MONKY
IN A IIOU8B
la a good ’Invctment If tho hou.o Is .
wl.ily choaen. The ordinary <Saa
cannot bo expected to bo an export
on such matter., but
WE ARE.
So If you think of buying, bettor
lei u. help. We will help you chooe*
the right location, the right bouao,
and at the right price. Our .ervitse
will be worth many dollar* to yon.
both now and In the yean to come.
A. M. Knigkt
and Son
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
AGENTS.