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V Waycross Evening Herald. VOLUME Win WAVCROSS, GA., SATURDAY, MARCH 25. 1911 " NUMBER 119 DRIB.PHILLIPS IFIRSI BAPTIST '•* ON APRIL 3RD! MEETINGS BEGINS - I OWLS HOOTED LAST NIGHT DIXIE FLYER WRECKED [FIRST SOCIALIST AT ALAPAHA RIVER TO ENTER PALACE every thing will be conducted in an ' son to deliver an address to the citi- lnformal manner. zens on this Important subject. 200PAIRS OF PANTS Worth From SAcOO io $6.00 "ATE AND IN8UBANCB AGENTS. Dr. W. P. Price of Jackson, Miss., and Prof. J. P. Scholfleld of Chicago. Ih., have arrived in the city and will begin special meetings at the First i The Central Bapftist Church are j TOMORROW—DR. W. P ^making all prepqfctlons and look for- WILL PREACH, ward with great pleasure to the com- ing of Dr.»J. £. Phillips and his not ed singer Mr. Butler, who will con duct a special Revival service at Cen tral Baptist church commencing Mon day April 3rd. The Central Baptist church regrets the unavoidable con flict with the special meeting at First Baptist church, but the date with Bro. Phillips has been arranged and an nounced for several monhs and could not be changed much though they) would have preferred* not to have the two meetings at the same time, but It Is hoped the one will help th eother and prove advantageous to both and to the Ally at large. The Waycross nest of Owls had a large meeting last night and quite a number of little owlets were taught to fly, Including several ouf best cltl- vens, A great deal of Important busi ness wns transacted, aud several members of the local nest, had prac tical cause to recognize the real Seven Killed And Nine Wounded Relief Train Reached Here j At 2:30 Today Baptist Church tomorrow at 11 a. m' brotherllueis that underlies the order reached Waycross early this and continue through the week. Lj 0w j g Definite arrangements were morning of .the wreck of the Dixie Preaching each day at 3:30 and 7:30 j rnnde for flna , i ocaUon of permanent fi > er . southbound. .So far as can be m. Prof. ScholfleM will conduct j qUQr(erg and plans get on foot for a ascertained the train was crossing the music and wishes all who will J pleagant me etlng next Tuesday night | assist in the music to jo:n the chorus ( There are now nearIy 400 members in choir. To the. churches ana people t ,. 0 j ocfl | negt of Waycross a most cordial invitation Ip extended to all these meetings. HON. 8. A. THOMPSON IN CITY. A NOVEL WINDOW. The Muual Grocery Co’s winaow Is attracting quite a ’ot of attention. It Is a novel idea emanuatlng for the original mind of Mr. Elmgren, and is a special appeal to the bump of curi osity that is inherent In all of us. Lots of people have peeped in and have been impressed with the novelty ci the advertlsment. CIGAR MANUFACTORY MOVED. The Pittman Cigar Company have moved from the Walker building and are now located In most convenient quarters on Francis street. The new factory is light and sanitary and will enable The Pittman Company to great ly increase their facilities for doing DUTCH SUPPER AT LA GRANDE The plans are well underway for the entertainment of the Herald- Journal cars when they arrive on the scout trip from Jacksonville this even ing. Despite the gloom In the M a natural result of the serious ac cident to the Dixie Flyer. Every at tempt will be made to give the visitors a royal good time. Tho supper will be given at the LaGrande hotel and about 100 of our citizens win tw» present to greet the guests. No set programme has been arranged and' Hon. S. A. Thompson, of Richmond, Indiana is in the city resisterd at La Grande Hotel. Mr. Thompson is field secretary of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress and is touring the South visiting the various placos In terested in waterway transportation question. His specal purpose in visit ing Waycross is to gather data and give information regarding the pro-, posed opening o! the Satilla River for j shipping. , Mr. Thompson carries many rtrong- ly worded testimonials from Congress-, men W. G. Brantley, C. G. Edwards j and other government officials inter ested in the improvement of waterways and is a very interesting speaker. It Is probable that arrange ments will be made through the Board of Trade or other ways for Mr. Thomp- AT H. C. Seaman the trestle. 400 yards in length, across the Alapaha river when the acci dent occurred. It is rumored that ft was caused by a broken axlt, out the statement at present cannot be verified. The reports, so far are meagre in detail but as far as is definitely known, the engine and four coaches were hJrtetf into the river. Those who were killed are: Con ductor Charles J. Parnell of No. 210 Waldburg street, West, Savannah; W. Culpepper, TifUm; O. F. Bonwart, Henderson, Ky.; Mrs. W. D. Fletcher, Rowland, Ill.; Fireman Lucius Elliott, colored; Express messenger Wood ward; Porter Whidden, colored, Sa vannah. Those who were injured are: Express messenger, baggage mas ter Powell, who It Is believed Is fa tally hurt; W. T. Perkins, Cattles- burg, Ky.; Mrs. O. F. Bonwart, Hen derson. Ky.; Nick Vandormeulon, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Peter Gerlofs, Holton, Mlcb.; Mrs. J. P. Klein and three year old daughter, St. Louis; W. T. Francis, Crawfordvllle, Ind. Mr. L. J. Cooper of the First Na tional Bank of Waycross was a pass enger on the ill-fated train, but it is reported that he is active and well. Mr. J. D. Greene was the engineer, brother of our well known townsman Joe Green and had taken his brothers run. It is reported that he was slightly Injured, but was able to as sist In the recovery of the dead. The accident occurred between Ala- 1-aha and Willacoochee, about 48 mil es from Waycross. Immediately on notice of the acci dent a relief train was made up and hurried from Wr.ycrosa to‘tho scone, bearing Dr. Lane and others, with nurses and all necessary for Imme diate relief‘and has not yet returnod to the city. Mr. J. E. T. Bowden and Dr. J. E. Knight came in on the Seminole Lim ited, the train Immediately preceding the Dxlo Flyer. A number of citizens left in automobiles for the scene. And wo will endeavor to give other news as it reaches us. SPECIAL WIRE RECEIVED FROM, MR. L. J. COOPER OF WAYCR088. 12:30 p. m. He states he Is all right himself, but that 7 or 8 are killed and about that number Injured. He is now at Willacoochee with re lief train, but does not expect to reach Waycross before night. Spring Millinery Opening, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 28th and 29th. 25 2t. Humphreys & Williamson. NEARING END OF FIREMEN’S STRIKE HAS BEARING ON NEGR0E8 ON C. N. O. AND T. P. Washington, D. C., March 25.— Representatives of the conductors, firemen and locomotive engineers on the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Tex as Pacific Railway, who have been striking because negro firemen are alleged to have been given preferred runs on tho road, reached a tentative basis of settlement with the railway through the national meditation board yesterday. The details of the agreement were not disclosed, It being decided to make them public whon submitted to a meeting of the general committee of the strikers at Cincinnati today. President W. W. Finley of tho South ern Railroad acting for the subsidiary company involved In the strike, ap proved tho basis of settlement as sug gested by Justice Martin W. Knapp of the United states Commerce Court who was the sole representative of the national meditation board pres ent E. W. Curtis of Smlthville, Tex., Valentino Fitzpatrick of Columbus, O. and Edward Corrigan of Cleveland, O., who represented the conductors, trainmen and engineers respectively at yesterday's negotiations left for Cincinnati last night. ITALY'S KING LETS DOWN THE BARS AND DEPUTY BI8SOLATI WALKS IN. ! Rome, March 25.—King Emmanuel J received Deputy BIssoIatl, leader of tho Socialist pari I men tar y group, at the Qulrinnl today and consulted him regarding the ministerial crisis wth a view to possble co-operation of tho Socialists in tho government to ceed that of Premier Luzzatti, resign ed. This move in his majesty is unpre cedented, this being the first occas ion in which a Socialist deputy had entered the Itnlian royal palace speak with the King. But beyond this the audience was notable for the reason that it. was BIssoIatl, who, during one of the stor miest 1900, when obstructionists wore blocking tho progress, shouted loul- ly three times, "Death to the King.* few months later King Humbert was assassinated by the Anarchistic Mftetnno Bread at Menza. New shipment of Val and Linen Laces, Match Sets, special, 5 cent's. 25 2t. Humphreys & Williamson. DOWNING FLOYD DEAD. The announcement of the death oi Downing Floyd the little son of Mt. and Mrs. S F Floyd which occurred at Hoboken Thursday Is received with regret here. This is the second death it: the past few weeks in tho family. Walker Floyd, the little five year old son dying only a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd have the deepest sym pathy of scores of friends in Way- cross in this terrible bereavement. Y. M. C. A. BEAT THE BOOK WORM’8. Waycross Y. M. C. A. scratch ball team defeated the Bunn-Bell Institute boys yesterday by score, 11 to 8. It was a scrappy game right through, and the boys on both sides showed lots of ginger. A few of the older brethren got a little too excited at times, but the gamo was enjoyed. Especially by the girls, who rooted with great ardor on both sides. The line up was: Y. M. C. A.; p W. Lowther, c DuBose, lb Lowther, 2ndb W. Wilson, 3rdb B. Norvell rf Sim mons, If Starling, cf J. Wood, ss Sin gleton; Bunn-Bell: p Ray, c Jones, lb Bland, 2ndb Dorsey, 3rdb Justice, rf Lewis, If Peeks, cf Parker, ss Gray. Batteries, Y. M. C. A.: W. Lowther and DuBose; Bunn-Bell, L. Ray and B. oJnes Hits off, Lowther 4; Ray S. Btruckout, Lowther 2; Ray 2. Errors, Bunn-Bell 8; Y. M. C. A. 9. Umpire, J. Bunn; scorer, R. Jenkins. The next game will be announced later In The Herald. THE AIR8HIP8 AT FITZGERALD. Mr. Berger and his airships have gone to Fitzgerald to five some e* hibitlons to the people there, but It is said that the first flight In-that city resulted about ag it did in Val dosta and at Waycross. It is said, however, that an effort would be made to "get off the ground" but the cross currents around Fitzgerald Ecem to be somewhat against success ful aviation, especially for the avia- ttrs now on hand there.—Valdosta Times. One Thousand Pounds Taken Up In Asroplans. Douat, France, March 26.—M. Dreg- gett, In a monoplane today carried a There will be fine preaching and weight of 1,262 pounds at a speed of ifine zinging at all the dhurches^to- w miles an hour at height of about ! rorrow. if:* feet. J LAUNCH OF THE 80MER8ET. Th. N.w Ship Will Ply Between Baltimore, Savannah and Jack- aonvllla. Special to The Herald. Camden, N. J., March 25.—Tho Bom- erect, one or aeveral magnificent Bfeamahlpa to be added thla year to the fleet of the Merchants and Miner*' Transportation Company, was launch' cd today at the Camden yard* of the New York Shipbuilding Company. The Somcraet will ply between Baltlmt.'e, Savannah and Jacksonville. The vea- aal la 333 feet long and will have ac comodation! tor 130 first cabin "and twenty steerage passengers. Our good friend W. T. Brinson may yet achieve bla ambition to aoar aloft In an aeroplane, aa tbt following re port thowa they are now training to carry Weight: rne regular morning and evening services will bo held In tho now Cen tral naptUt Tabernacle tomorrow i-t eleven a. m>, and seven p. m. Sun day achool r.t 3:30. Rev. Scruggs will preach. Everybody la moat cor dially Invited to attend the services. IT 18 INDISPUTABLE that many a man's only asset after a Ore has been ad Insurance policy. And many a man has been ruined be cause he had neglected to protect himself with FIRE INSURANCE. Don't run the risk of finding your self In such n predicament. Have us. Insure you today and make yourself •afe.