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Vo The Public:— Tag day was originated Sy he King'a Daughters for charltnble pur- roiea solely, and wo have only one Tag Day each year, Next Saturday, April 15th has been decided, upon as Tag Day for Way- crusa; the money derived therefrom to-be -applied toward a necessary en largement of our Hospital facilities. The many urgent cases have made this enlargement a necessity; hence ve ask-that the public be as liberal In their donations bs Is consistent with your Ideas of giving to real char- Easter Hats Easter Shoes Easter Shirts Easter Suits FOR MEN The canvass this year will be In charge of Mrs. Fred Brewer. Let me say that the ladles who so licit your donation by pinning a tag on you, do not do so bocause It la pleasant to approach you thus; but because It Is part In' a charitable work they have engaged, and they are without any earthly reward there from, except tho consciousness Of n duty performed. You will be asked to buy only one tog 'and may wo ask that you do so cheerfully and liberally, bearing In mind the good work you are 'thus taking a part In, and we assure you that all you give will be expended In The ofllclal programme Is now out lor the Georgia Educational Associa tion, their forty-nfth annual meeting tc be held at Macon, April 27 to 29. And the list.of speakers promises a great Intellectual feast, to those Who can attend. Among the notable spea kers are Prof. M. M. Parks, President Georgia Normal and Industrial Col lege; Hon. M. L. Brittain, State School Commissioner of Georgia; E. C. Branson, President State Normal College; Bupt. Otis Ashmore of Sa vannah, and many other men of prom inence In the educational life of Georgia and the South. The depart- Line of Women and Childrens 1 a wise charity. Mrs. W. W. Sharpe, Chairman. BAPTIST COTTAGE Community prayer meeting* were held at the following alx home* today and tho good women in these various localities met together and-report a glorious time. Those meetings are doing much good. They were held at the homes of Mrs. A. C. Blythe, Mrs, C. B. Tatum, Mrs, C. if. Low- tlitr, Mrs.’ A. A. Williams, Mrs. John Lett and Mr*. P. A. Cadeaux. VOLUME xvm WAYCROSS, GA, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1911 NUMBER 135 At Douglas tonight a good roads meeting win be held under the au- OF THE SAVANNAH PRESBYTERY TOWN8 ARE SWEPT BY CYCLONIC WIND8 IN OKLAHOMA, MIS SOURI AND KAN8A8. DR. PRICE GAVE A SPLENDID SER MON AT FIR8T THE BAPTI8T CHURCH. DR. PHILL1P8 SPOKE WITH GREAT POWER. Mission Committees Report At Black- shear Meeting. spices of the Douglas Chamber of • Commerce. Delegations from sever al points on the proposed National ^ijlighway route will be present. ^Jjfmicetlng of the Waycross Automobile Association and Board of Trade waa l*eld this mortiing and a committee of three; Calvin W. Parker, L. V. Wil liams and L. B. Harrell, named to secure a Waycross delegation, ft is cprite likely that a large number will attend from here, especially !f the showers let up this afternoon. Fol lowing the business session tonight a Dutch supper will be tendered tbe delegates. ' \ SPECIAL MEETING MEDICAL SOCIETY . . The Ware County Medical Society wlty hold a special meeting tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock at the Board of Trade for the purpose of discuss ing the feasibility of inviting the 1912 state convention of the Medical As sociation of Georgia to meet at Way- cross. . Rome entertains the convention this year, tbe date being April 19, 20 end 21. The state conventions are lifcuatly attended by from two to four hundred delegates, making the gath- Despite the weather a very goodly number were present at the special service at First Baptist rChurcli last night. Prof. Schofield and his choir made the house ring with sweet songs. Dr. Price delivered one of the great fcet among his excellent sermons ot tbe series. His subject was "Paul Peiore Felix." And he spoke both eloquently and earnestly to the peo ple. Tonight Dr. Price will preach on The Four Leading Sins of the Age.” Mr. Schofield stated he had heard Vr. Price speak on the subject-sever- a; limes, and urged the people to he piesent, as he considered It olle of Dr, Price’s greatest sermons. While Mr. S. B. Avant was taking his supper‘last night some miscreants crept up to his house and proceeded w set it on fire. Mr. Avant discovered the blaze Jn time, but while he was putting out tiie flames the man or men escaped. He at once telephoned to Sheriff A splendid crowd gathered at Cen tral Baptist Church last night to take part in one of the greatest meet ings so far In the series. A drizzling Pittman to see If he had any dogsj 1 *^ was falling and it was surprls- that could trail the culprit, but un-j ,IJ b to find the building well filled fortomutely the' county has no suen j with an earnest and appreciative animals available dience. Mr. and Mrs. Butler sung But Sheriff Pittman has decided to at onoe get some bloodhounds, the law permitting him that privelese. Close Investigation has been made, but ST far no arrests have been made beautifully. Mrs. Butler’s solo being specially attractive. Tbe choir of nearly 100, under the spell of Mr. But ler's leadership sung with vim and rower. Dr. Phillips was at his best, CONDUCTOR SHOT BY TWO TRAMP8 Greensboro, N. C., April 13.—1 Bell, a Southern railway freight con ductor, was shot - four times last night by one of two negro tramps, when Bell attempted to put them off his train. The -shooting occurred between ibis place and High Point, about mid night and as soon as the news was received posses left from this city and High Point for the scene. ering one of the most important in Ihe state. but several are under very close ej-! and delivered one of the most power- peonage and something may fall at ful and scorching 'sermons we have pnj time. * j ever heard. Good common sense gos pel talk Interspersed with telling sto- U. OF V. FOUNDERS DAY. Charlottesville, Va., April 13.—The annual celebration of Founders’ Day was observed with interesting exer- s at the University of Virginia today President Schurman, of Cor nell University, delivered the princi pal address. QUARREL OVER A DOG RE8ULT8 IN DEATH Durham, N. C., Aprl 13.—Henry Jones, a promlnet cattle dealer, died yesterday at Chapel Hill as a result of a pistol wound Inflicted by Ernest Wray during a quarrel recently over He possession of a dog. Wray is in Jail. H. C. Seaman ilea and vivid Illustration., that rivet the attention and carry home vital truth, with striking force. Hi. subject, In a nutshell, was “Who’s Employee Are You; Christ’s or Satan’s?" and he elaborated a won derful picture for condemnation. At tho close of the service eleven per sons came forward and united with Ihc church. A striking and unusual feature, not often seen, was the sight witnessed last night when three stalwart men with their noble wives united with the church at same time and atood hand In hand, as they stood when they took their solemn marriage vows. Phillips and Dr. Scruggs very much appreciate the Christian co-op- trutlon of other churches, as shown by the presence of tbe preachers and others la,t night, and Dr. Phillips ex pressed his appreciation of the kind ness of Dr. Cook and the First Meth odist church, In giving, the use of their beautiful building for the "Wo men's Meeting” to be addressed by Mrs. Butler and Miss Herndon on Sunday afternoon next. The after noon Bible readings are dally grow ing In number and Interest, yester day afternoon a large number were present. The Baptismal pool la now practically completed and In view of the -fact that there aro already more than 40 candidates awaiting BapUitm, 11'. Scruggs has arranged for the flrst Faptlsmnl service to take place at close of the regular meeting on Fri day night. As this wilt be the flrst Baptising in the new building, they «l|i he unusually Interesting. Anoth er groat meeting for tonight. U.lnckshcar, Oa„ April 12.—The Rev. W. A. Nispet. D. D. of the Westmin ster church Savannah Is the new Moderator of the Savunnuh Presbytery nnd Elder Warren Lott of Waycrosa was elected eadlng clerk Tho Presbytery received Rev. W. A. Pierce of St. John’s Presbytery, Into Its membership this morning. The Rev. R. A. Brown of Waycross delivered the sermon at tonight’s ser vices The Preabytery’a flrst session was hold Tuesday night In the Presbyter ian church In Blackshear. Rev. W. Mcore Scott, of the Flrat Church, Sa vnnnnh the retiring moderator preach ed the opening sermon. Tbe follow ing answered to' the roll call; Min isters—W. A. Nlsbet Wesmlnster Chares Montgomery, Mount Vernon A. L. Patterson, Blackshear; F. Thomas, Brunswick; W. Moore Scott, First church, Snvannah; Henry Ran kin, Flemlngotn; L. A. McLnuren Statesboro; W. 8..Mine, Darien; R. 8, Brank, Independent Church, Savan nah; R. A. Brown, Waycross. Elders —F. D. Hicks, Adel; J. L. Wilkes, Aimar; J. T. Brantley, Blackshear; R. H. Clay, Bryan Neck; J. E. Martin Flcmlngton; 1. P. McCalllster, Me Gregoi^ W. C. McCaro, Mount Vern on; Warren Lott, Waycross. THREE STATES ‘TAG DAY’ St. Louis,-April 13.—A heavy wind storm, attaining tho velocity of a tornado in some seotlons, nnd accom panied by rain, hall and lightning, swept over Western Missouri, Kan sas and Oklahoma today, killing thir teen persons, practically destroying two towns, injuring almost’* hundred persons, wrecking scores ot buildings end putting almost every telephone- ond telegraph wire In the territory out ot commission. St. Joseph, Mo., April 13.—Tho St. Joseph and Grand Island depot and box cars at Manvllle, Kas., were blqwn over by a tornado this after noon. A farmhouse also was wreck ed and one child killed, acaordlng to information received by the Grand Island offices here* Telegraph and telephone wires are down. Topeka, Kns., April 13.—A tornado traveling In a southeasterly direc tion, destroyed the town of Whiting, 25 miles north of Topeka, late this afternoon. Sixty houses were blown down nnd thirty persons Injured. Men gre reporfs received here. by long distance elephone tonight Indicate that the towns of Powbattan, Note- wska and Eekrldge were •truck’ by the same etorm. Wlree are down -and particulars are bard to get. Big Heart, Okla., April 13.—Eight pertona were killed and ten Injured In a tornado which struck Big Heart clock this -afternoon, leaving bousea standing. in a iur / /' 4 °'' •jf J bat few TO EVADE LAW JACOB W. CHUTE, THREE TlfoE8 MAYOF OF SCHENECTADY, KILLS HIMSELF WITH PISTOL Schenectady N. -*Y., Aprjl 13.—Ja cob W. Chute, three times mayor of Schenectady, killed hlmaelf with a pistol In the bath room of his heme today while fbo sheriff and under- sheriff wero waiting at the door with body execution for him, growing ouj of alleged Irregularities In tho handling of an estate. tho betterment of our State school rieleni. ADVERTISE )N THE HERALD, NO MATTER HOW PROMPTLY THE FIRE LADDIES may respond to an alarm, or how careful they may bo In their work of subduing .tho. flames, there Is always considerable damage. THE FIRE INSURANCE CO. we represent pays all losses from Art* cr from water used In putting out a Arc. A little loss would cost yon muny years’ premiums.- Think It REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE ’ AGENTS. M. Kniglit and Son