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IWaycross Evening Herald.
VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1911
NUMBER 120
^SCOUT CARS LEAVEfAPPEAL FROM
FOR DOUGLAS! CITY FATHERS
' ^ 4 The highway scout cars left for
Douglas at 1:30 yesterday afternoon.
I Before leaving Major J. 8. Cohen ex*
pi eased the pleasure of himself ana
^iarty, at the very kind reception
The City Council most earnestly
SEAT SALE FOR ijATLANTIC COAST jSUICIDE ON
MAN ON THE BOX LINE WRECK DIXIE FLYER
given them by Waycross, and espec
ially the honor afforded them by send
ing of a special car to convey them
fiom Jacksonville to Waycross.
Mr. C. 0. Duvall, J. C. Brewer, Dr.
Smith and J. S. Weinburg, in Mr.-
Duvall’s handsome “Speedwell" car
acted as guide to convey the party
to Douglas. Mr. Brewer will contin
ue with them to Kawkinsviller
Senator Geo. W. Deen and daugh
ters, with Mr. C. J. Thomas and Mr.
E. D. Woodard accompanied the par
ty in two autos as far as Waresbo-
ro.
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Aviators Still At Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald, Ga., March 27.—The av
iators are still here and are still
promising to give a satisfactory ex
bibitlon before leaving, but so far
there has been no flying, various rea
sons being given for disappointing
the crowds that have waited each
day. Yesterday one of the men be-
Icnging to the aviation company be
came Involved in a quarrel with some
boys and was arrested on the com*
Jlaint 6f an uncle of the boys. It is
claimed that the man assaulted the
boy, and he was taken before the
mayor and bound over to the City
Court.
First week in April ,1s “Cl.^.ning*
t/p Week" in the city. Get busy!
solicits the co-operation of every man,
woman and child in their effort to
put Waycross in as perfect sanitary
condition as is possible to achieve.
Let us clean up. and stay clean, re
laxing our vigilence not u minute.
Cleanliness is the greatest foe to dis
ease, and if we would be well in body,
clean in mind, we must maintain a
certain standard of excellence along
this line. Let us NOW begin an ac
tive campaign qgainst the house fly,
that carrier of Typhoid, and the ]
Mosquito, the carrier of Malaria. Only j
tr.rough the extermination of the Fly j
or its exclusion from our food, can we
hope to control that dreadful foe,
"Typhoid."
An old tin can carelessly thrown on
the premises with a few drops of
stagnant water, can breed enough
Mosquitoes to disturb a whole neigh
borhood. “What’s everybody’s busi
ness is nobody’s business." Cleaning
up week is the exception that proves
the rule. This is everybody’s busi
ness. Though before the time arriv
es, we expect to formulate plans for
systematically accomplishing
work. Any suggestion from the var
ious 'Labor Unions, Board of Trade,
The Georgians, The Medical Society,
The Civic Improvement Club, and all
crganizations dominated by our color
ed friends will be considered and ap
preciated. Our housekeepers, we are
sure, will put their immediate prem
ises in “apple pie order", (no doubt
they already are), but we want their
Interest to extend further into the
The sent sale for the Man On The
Box, the attraction booked for Wed-
j nesday night at Parker Theater, opens
at LaGrande Pharmacy tomorrow, and
Indications point to one of the best
crowds the theater has had in some
line. The performance will be by an
excellent company, and the play is
from the book of one of the best au
thors of popular Action, Harold Mac-
Grah. Those who fail (o see the Man
On The Box will miss a treat.
THE DUTCH SUPPER
AT LA GRANDE HOTEL
At 0 o’clock p. m., on Saturday
night the Waycross people entertain
ed the distinguished gilcsts on scout
trip, and a number of out-of-town vis*
The death list published on Satur-j J. ,C. Tubuer, on sleeping car,
day in the Heruld has been increased I Greenup, in the Dixio Flyer this
J by one more death, namely that of I morning committed suicide, Just after j itors to an elegant Dutch Supper at
| Mr. J. T. Watson of Wisconsin, whoso the train left Waycross, about 8:00 LaGrande Hotel. Host Wooten had
i body was recovered at a late hour j for Jacksonville. ! charge of the arrangements and es-
n Saturday. j No further Information is obtaiua* ^ tablished a record for edibles provid*
YOUNG MC RAE A HERO.
! Son of Duncan McRae of Macon
Save sThree Lives and Die's.
Washington, D. C., March 27.—Th*c
body of Duncan McRae, Jr., who was
drowned In the Potomac rives Satur
day while canoeing with fellow-stu
dents of George Washington Univer
sity, was recovered yesterday.
McRae lost his life after having he
roically saved the lives of three of
his fellow students.
McRae was 21 years old, a son of
Col. Duncan McRae of Macon, Ga.,
and a nephew ~ot MaJ. Janies H. Me- dnyB
Rae, U. 8. A., of the War College In wrec j t
I
The injured were all carried to the blc.
A C. L. Hospital, and there received
ail the tender and kindly treatment
possible at the hands of Doctors
Blackshenr, J. E. Knight ana
and a staff of nurses. The patients
and their friends ar eoutspoken in
their gratitude and appreciation
the treatment they nre receiving at
the hands of all the A. C. L. officials,
who are sparing no efforts •.* mini
mize the sorrow and trouble as a
result of the accident.
Fletcher Leaves Hospital.
One of the injured passengers
brought to the Atlantic Coast Line
hospital here from the wreck wns dis
charged from the hospital this morn
ing. He was W. D. Fletcher, of Tam
pa, Fin., whose bride of only three
as killed instantly in the
Mr. Fletcher wns in the same
FROST MAYBE,
FOR T0HI6HT
For Georgia: Fair tonight and Tues
day colder, frost in extreme north por
tion tonight.
TO THE MEMBERS CO. F.
1ST. INF. N. G. OF GA:
You are hereby ordered to be and
appear at tho Armory of the “Way-
crosB Guard" at 7:30 p. m., on tho
27th of March, 1911, in Khaki uniform.
By order of
W. A. Gray, Lieut. Fred Brewer,
1st Sergt. Comdg. Co.
\\ ashington.
Big selection ladies’ and children’s
ready-to-wear hats.
2G 2t. Humphreys & Williamson.
highways and lanes. We want wo
men to help us tidy our alloys, streets
c-nd waste places/and lets stay tidy.
Eternal vigilence Is the price demand
ed, though but better that than sick
ness and sorrow.
John M. Cox, Mayor.
200PAIRS OF PANTS
To Close at
$3.00 A PAIR
Worth From
$4*00 to $6.00
AT
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H. C. Seaman
berth and was injured about the loft
shoulder and left nrm. Although It
will be sometime before he has the
use of his arm, ho was discharged to
allow h:m to accompany tho remains
of his wife to Tampa.
The other Injured passengers nre
all getting along nicely, and with a
few exceptions will be able to leave
the hospital within the week.
The bodies of Conductor Parnell,
Fireman Ellis, Express Messenger
Woodwai d and of Mrs. Fletcher loft
Waycrosn. today for various places
for “burial. Conductor Parnell’s body
being accompanied to Savannah by
his wife
The negro fireman will be buried
at Helena, Ga. Mrs. Fletchers re
mains were carried to Tampa. The
bodies of A. B. Baurawart of Hen
derson, Ky., and Albert Simmons, the
colored porter, were taken away to
night for burial.
The remains of Express Messenger
Woodward, which were taken to Jack
sonville, his homo for some timt,
probably will be carried to Dublin,
Ga., tomorrow for burial.
General Superintendent J. N. Brand
of the Atlantic Coast Line, establish
ed heaquarters in Waycross tempor
arily yesterday and will remain here
until the line is opened again. W. E.
Kay of Jacksonville, general counsel
for the Atlantic Coast Line, arrived
last night for a conference with offi
cials.
Engineer J. E. Greene.
Many kindly comments are being
madfe on the presence of mind and
pluck displayed by Engineer Greeno
during the accident to Dixie Flyer. It
is stated that when the accdent oc
curred he cut off the power, but the
jlrk started it again and despite the
intense beat ho hung on to the engine
until the last minute possible. A
fellow engineer commerft^ng on it
stated that it was difficult to compre-
hend how he did it. These men are
generally found loyal and devoted to
theli duty, and display at times great
heroism that deserves noting.
President Cooper's Narrow Escape.
Mr. L. J. Cooper, president of the
first National Bank .of Waycross, a
passenger on the Ill-fated *Dtjc<e Flyer
had a very narrow escape, and from
accounts of eye witnesses displayed
Bieat presence of mind and courage
on the sudden emergency.
Mr. Cooper occupied berth No. 5 Im
mediately behind the -berth occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, in which
>'rs. Fletcher was killed. After the
crash Mr. Cooper was the first to
reach Mr. Fletcher and with assist-
prre of others, extricate him from
A HOME INDUSTRY.
€<i and service rendered. Mrs. P. A.
Hay assisted in the table arrange
ments, which were elegant and at
tractive. A feature on the center of
the tablo was a .display of products
from the Ddonwod farms; tastefully
arranged in a huge pyramid and at
tracted much attention; consisting of
cabbage, beets, pears, beans and oth-
or edibles. Among the guests pres
ent at tho banquet were: Col. W. N.
Cliff of Folkston, Hon. Jes?« w. *Vic-
cary clerk superior court of Charlton
county; Hon. B. F. Scott, representa-
tilve-elect of Charlton; Hon. J. F. Ml-
sell, chairman board of county com
missioners of Charlton; Col. J. C.
Brewer and C. O. Duvall of Coffeo
ofeunty; Judgo J. A. Summerall and ,
Sheriff J. W. Roborson of Pierce; Dr.
Smith, J. S. Weinburg, C. Jordan of
Douglas; Mayor J. M. Cox, A. M.
Knight, J. E. Wadley, Judge J. L.
Sweat, Judge Jc. C. McDonald, Sena-
Tho “Prlmo" Cor now being need by j ,or ° 00 ' W - Dcra - 1Ion - W ' W ‘ 8harpe >
tho Scout party In tholr trip Invest-1' 1 ' N ' Nol,lc ' Alderman Ja». Sinclair, .
•gating tho roads of Georgia, Is n.anu- K aua FolkB ' Dr ' uul,ner ’ C ' R An ‘
factored In Atlanta, and Is a Georgia p' 0 "'"- U V - Williams, Harry Johnson,
cur. this car is especially adapted for
tie somewhat sandy roads of South
ern Georgia. Everyone who has seen
it gives it great praise, and is an-
ether demonstrations that Georgia
can build good cars right at home.
i.<* crashed berth.
several very curious coincidences,
one of which, is that he was first giv
en berth No. 7 where the death of
Mrs. Fletcher occurred but at re
quest of the conductor changed to No.
5 and escaped Injury. In the same
coach was a young lady, who had a
berth In front of coach, but preferring
another position, a young man volim<
teered to change with her, the change
was effected and the young lady
escaped without injury, but the young
man was killed.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT AT
ALAPAHA RIVER ON A.C.L.R.R.
The Herald learns that tho Dixie
Flyer wreck at Aiapaha river was
caused by a broken main driving nxle
under engine 211; the breuk occurlng
inside the hub of tho wheel and at
a place that the fracture could not bo
seen, nor provided against, thereby
placing tho cause of same In tho prov
identic! list, from which no amount
of caution could protect; and adsolv-
es the road from responsibility.
The Recent Railroad Accident.
The recent ra^oad r)bcidety In
Coffee county, forty-eight miles from
Waycross has cast a feeling of gloom
end sorrow over this entire commun
ity and section. Nothing so terrible
has occurred on this great system
for nearly a quarter of a century, and
we all feet that It is a personal cal
amity. The A. C. L., with ita various
branches and connections Is the bone
and sinew of thousands and thous
ands of miles of our. southland. It
hss built up the wsste places and
brought millions of money to a sec
tion which only a few years ago was
almost a desert No corporation In the
has a more liberal, just and efficient
corps of officials, from the smallest
to the greatest, than the A. C. L., Com
pany, and while we mourn with those
land has more liberal, juat, efficient
officials who are doing all that can be
done without stint of expense or work
to relieve those who have so terribly
suffered. The public may rest assured
that nothing is being left undone that
can be done In the direction, wo have
Mr. Cooper tells mentioned.
Judge J. Myers, Jasper Wylding, Way-
cross Herald; Dr. W .H. Buchanan,
L, P. Taylor, representative • Warn
county; J. F. Taylor of flench; H. H;
Thomas, Ordinary of Ware county;
J. Murray of Hasty; J. B. Lewis, ,
cud many other lending citizens.
Mayor Cox acted as toastmaster
and in his jolly manner carried out
the informal programme successfully.
Mayor Cox welcomed to the city the
vlaltora and guests of the occasion;
then called on Judge J. L. Sweat, who
epoke for a few minutes in his Inmf-
table style, welcoming the represen
tatives of these two great papers.
New York Herald and Atlanta Journ
al, in the splendid work they were
doing in the linking together of the
urious states and counties into A
great highway. He also welcomed
with warmth the representative coun
ty men from Coffee, Pierce and Chari
.on, present, to show tho Interest and
desire to carry out this movement of
u national highway through the most
desirable section of Georgia, and bo
emphasized the undoubted fact, that
this can and would bo made the best
route in point of good roads and also
was probably 70 miles shorter than
rny other route that had been sug
gested.
The next speaker was Judge J. C.
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that manjr a man’* only anat altar a
Are baa been' an Iniunnce policy.
And many a nun baa boan ruined be-
cftuBo ha had natlacted to protect
tiiroi.lt with
FIRS INSURANCE.
Dost run tho rlak of flndlnt yonr-
Mlf in inch a predicament Bay* u*
in. nre you today and make yourrelt
■ale.
A. M. Knigfkt
and Son
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
AGENTS.
