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200PAIRS OF PANTS
$3.00 A PAIH
Worth From
$6.00
Special to The Herald.
New York, March 22.—Among the
notable* aalllng (or England today
were Lady Sarah Wllaon, Mr*. Wil
liam B. Leeda and Ambaaaador and
Mra. Wbltelaw Raid.
IT IS INDISPUTABLE
that many a man’* only aaaet after a
Are ha* been an Inauranc* policy.
And many a man ha* been ruined be-
cauae h* bad neglected to protect
hlmaelt with '
PI RE INSURANCE.
Don’t run th* risk of finding youft
•elf In inch a predicament. Hare u*
Inaur* you today and pak* youraelf
aaf*.
CURRENCY HEARING DEFERRED.
Special to The Herald. %
Washington, D. C, March 22.—The
hearing of the currency committee of
ih* American Danker*’ Aaioclatlon
and Son
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCI
AGENTS.
ng Herald.
WAYCROSS; GA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1911
NUMBER 116
CITY CHARTER
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Demurrer FUed in Mayor’s Court Today
Attorney Reed
By
of the Mhyor'*
FIRE DEPARTMENT
KEPT BUST
PENSIONS FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
TUG OF WAR OVER !j|N
NATIONAL HIGHWAYi
this morning was occupied with
“Blind Tiger”
court room was crowded
great interest shown by those
present.
This was further increased by the
fact brought out in evidence that the
irincipal witnesses for the prosecu* • , . ,
— ; Woycross Fire Department is being
tion were men who had been hirea - . .. . « {
for the purpose of finding these blind
tigers and who were promised $25 for
each conviction. Three cases were
tried and in each case the Mayor held
np his decision until completion of
three other cases to be tried this ag-
ttrnoon.
If reliance Is to be placed in the
tvidcpce of these detectives, there
will probably be convictions in each
case.
Hartford, Conn., March 22.—Lead
ing educators of Connecticut spokej
today before the committee.on educa
tion of the general assembly in sup !
port of the measure to grant pensions !
to the public school teachers of the!
State.
If the measure is enacted int law
ill the teachers .inthe publitfscbopla
and normal colleges of the S»te will
eligible to retire on li pension
after thirty years’ employment, the
One alarm i a,uouut of t,le pension to be in pro
Two Sections Working Hard to Secure National
Highway
NEW PHARMACY
Fixtures aro now being installed
mid in u few days the new Red Cross
Pharmacy will open its doors to the
As will be seen by following re- Five Georgia, One Florida, Counties | public. The Red Cross Pharmacy will
purts there Is a very determined <?f-1 Represented At Tlfton. (occupy the old Da'y Cigar Stand 11
fort being put forth by the counties Tifton, On., March 21.—An enthus [Lott street in Southern Building. Mr,.
in two tlliferent sections to secure j iastic meeting of the counties and | Francis Bagloy and Mr. P. LIde are
principle parties interested in the
the highway route. Whether the re-(towns along the Central route pf the
ult is worth the turmoil is just a (National Highway filled the Tlftoj
kept busy , iu these day
following the other very rapidly. Thei*'-" 1 ®" ‘°“>o salary received at the
alarm thla morning, resulted from a i llme of retirement.
misunderstanding of a request that
they call at a house on Jane street
let some magazines for the boys to
read, the prompt response showed
hew ready the department is to meet
the call.
The alarm this afternoon was a
call to a fire at a house on the comer
TEX. MACCABEES
ROW IN SESSltM
question of opinion. But we are back
ing the Waycross division for results:
FROM PULASKI TO CHARLTON
THE GOOD ROADS MEN MEET.
Fitzgerald, On'., March 21.—A large
and enthusiastic gathering df dele
gates from and citizens of Pulnskt,
Wilcox, Ben Hill, Irvin, Coffee; Ware
and Charlton countle^4n favor of
rood roads, more particularly In favor
tf locating the National Highway
through these counties, was called to
order this afternoon by W. R. Bowen
a*, the court house at Fitzgerald.
A permanent organization called
Attorney Harry Reed representing * A " ce 8,reet and Brunswick Avenue ; 0RAT|Fy|Na growth OF THE the Atlanta and Jacksowrllle Highway
one of the defendants filed a strong
demurrer, raising the point that the;
Charter of City of Woycres? If uncon
stitutional. Mayor Cox overruled the
demurrer.
NOTICE.
Plant Division 383 G. I. O. to the
B. of L. E., will meet at Red Men's
Hall Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
A full attendance. Is desired.
See notice of Miss Frances McDon
ald’s spring millinery opening, Satur
day 25th from 4 to 10.
resulting from fire igniting the wood
work close by a cooking stove on the
fioor occupied by Mr. W. C. Paul. The
damage was not great.
NOTICE.
To The Clerks Union No. 1240: You
are requested to be at the hall Thurs
day evening at 7:30 ns business of* Im
portance will come before the meeting
Refreshments will be served.
CL Wilkerson President.
W. C. Paul, Fin. Secty. 2t
Be sure and wait for Miss Eddie
See thope beautiful parasols at Miss ' Parnell’s spring millinery opening be- :
Eddie Parnell's. fore selecting your hat.
LODGES IN TEXAS.
Special to The Herald.
Dalas, Texas, March 22.—Delegates
representing the Texas lodges of the
Knights of the Maccabees of tho
World met in State convention In thla
city today.
A gratifying growth is reported in
the order in Texas, there being ,250
local lodges with an aggregate mem
bership of 25,000.
Association was effected and W.'R.
Bowen elected President, J. E. Moyer
L'hnmber of Commerce this afternoon
pursuant to a call issued from Tifton
last week. The counties represented
pre Dooly, Turner, Tift, Berrien and
Lowndes in Georgia; and Hamilton
rounty in Florida. Letters were
rtjpd promising the hearty eo-opera-
Hon of Crisp county, Georgia and Co
lumbia and Baker counties, Florida.
Turner county sent a delegation
thirty strong in eight automobiles and
Berrien and Lowndos sent twenty
each. County commissioners of Doo
ly, Turner, Lowndes and Berrien were
present and the officials of all of tho
prominent cities along the route.
The first/Visitors to arrive were
taken in automobiles and shown tho
secretary; while jv subcommittee of work being dono along the prposod
AT
H. C. Seaman
three from each county beside the
county commissioners of the county
was named to effect a permanent
county organizations.
Enthusiastic speeches were made
Ly many of the delegates and tho
following vosolutlon was adopted:
“Resolved, that it Is the sense of
this meeting thnt the New York-At-
lanta National Highway route should
bo built by way of Perry, Hawkins-
ville, Fitzgerald, Dougins an Way-
cross and that we pledge in addition
to the roads now being built our co
operation to tho end that such roads
as will be equal or superior to those
of other routes under consideration
will be built.”
Telegrams of boarty co-operation
were read from Charlton county and
Hawkinaville.
County committees were elected as
follows:
Wilcox— S. B. Reid; E. M. E. Cor-
*nes; O. L. McLeod; with county com
missioners J. 8. Crummy, G. C. Nix
on and D. D.Falrcloth.
. Bon Hil^ County—W. R. Bowen, J.
E. Mercer and I. fielders; with com
missioners H. M. Warren,'W. Walkci
end G. Mlnshow.
Coffee county—E. P. I.owther, C. O
Duvald andJ. C. Brewer; with com
missioner J. A. Gaskin.
Ware County—G. P. Folks, A. M.
Knight and, E. J. Berry; with com
missioners B. 11. Thomas, D. ,T. Mil
ler, J. J. Murray and J. F. Taylor.
Committees also wero selected to
rccompany the scout cars.
This section will make a determin
ed fight for the highway. The meet
ing was adjourned subject to call of
the president.
ciry council
SPECIAL SESSION
Tbs City Council will hold • special
mooting tonight. Matters of groat im
portance will bo transacted. Mooting
is called by order of the Moyor.
SEAMAN DE8ERT8 WHEN
LEARNED OP WARRANT.
Norfolk, Vs., March 22.—M. E. EUr-
ling, e seaman on the battleship Boutn
Carolina whom tbo naval authorities
had boon notified was wanted In Quit-
man, Oa., upon a charge of forgery,
escaped from the ship last night. Tho
| Portsmouth police locating Starling,
applied for his delivery but the naval
(authorities refused to surrender him,
unli
highway in Tift county.
The visitors were welcomed by
Col. Dinsmorc of Tifton, with a re-j
sponse by Harry Burns of Valdosta. j
Mayor C. L. Adams of Jnspcr, Fin.,
was made temporary chairman nnd
Harry l,oyton of Tifton secretary.
Under resolutions offered by Dr. R. C.
Woodard of Adel, a permanent organ
ization was effected, knvyn os tho
Central Route Association; of this ‘H.
H. Tift wns elected president and
Harry Leyton secretary.
A vice president was elected from
cnclj county along the route and one
from oach principal town. These act
in connection with their county com
mlssloners making an organization
for each county to act in co-operation
with tho head body. These vice pres
Idents are:
Dooly County, D. L. Henderson;
Menna, Ed Howell; ByromvlIRb i
S. Byrom.
Crisp county, I. M. Powell; Cordele
W. C. Hnmbloton.
Turner county, J. 8. Betts; Ashbum
l). C. McKenzie; Sycamore, W. D.
Fountain; Dakota, W. A. Greer.
Tift county, John W. Groor; Tifton,
N. Poterson; Chula, W. 15. Tyson; El
dorado, T. E. Phillips.
Berrien county, W. If. Gaskins;
Lenox, Dr. M. L. Webb; Sparks, T. J.
SludstIII; -Adel, It. C. Woodard; Ce-
cil, E. L. Ivey.
Lowndes county, B. W. Brantley;
Vuldontn, W. B. Connelly; Huhira, R.
E Barfield; Lake Park, J. K. White.
Hamilton county,'Florida, C. L. Ad
oms; Jennings, j. I. Jennings; Jas
per, J. U. Stanley; White Springs, J.
S. Mobley.
Columbia county, F. F. Harbin of
Lake City.
AMBASSADOR REID
RETURNS TO END.
new venture nnd arc pinning for one
of the most up-to-date drug stores in
our city. The fixtures will be all Ma
hogany finished nnd all modern con-
vc iences for thb benefit of tiller pa
trons with be installed. The soda
fountain is of a very unique character
nnd is sanitary and mo-d convenient.
Mr. J. P. Lido will probably be I he
actual manager of tho concern nnd
will nt once locate in our city. Way-
cross will be delighted to weiconio
him hero with his family.
Mr. Francis Bagley is well known
to all and tho combination of these
two men will make a popular firm
fro inthe ^cry start. It is planned
shortly to put In an attractive now
plate glass front, that will materially
add to the business appearance of the
Southern Building Block.
WATCH ME;
1 NOT AFRAID
LITTLE BOY 8ECURED BROTHERS
PISTOL AND TO REAS8URE
PLAYMATE8, eULcEO TRIG
GER AND WA8 KILLED.
Atlanta, Ga., Mnrch 22.—‘‘Watch
mo, I'm not afraid,’ cried Robert Har
rison aged 14 as ho placed a revolver
to his head while playing policeman
today. Ho snapped the trigger as his
playmates yelled and the only car
tridge left in the magazine exploded.
He died, a fow minutes without speak
ing. the boy's playmates including
his smaller brother, wero armed with
toy pistols. Robert slipped into the
house and secured a 32 calibre recol-
ver belonging to a brotcr who was
asleop. Tho other children were a-
fraid of the pistol and hi an effort to
reassure them Robert placed It to bis
head and fired with fatal results.
Miss Parnell personally
overy one of thoso beautiful
she Is now showing.
COME.
Help the AthtetlcAwoclotloo of W.
H. S. Entertainment WcdnoiiBay
March 22, Adult* 26 cent* Children IS
conte, School Auditorium nt 8 p. m, 2t
