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VOLUME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1911
NUMBER 263
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•OPENING OF
m
The tMnl annual session of Bunn-
Bell Institute'opened this morning
With appropriate exercises. Prof. E.
; # JL. Ray, president, was master of cer-
k r emonies. T.he,. devotional exercises
F r Were conducted by Rev. VV. P. Price,
^ jJ pastor of the First Baptist church.
• • Judge T. A. Parker, chairman of the
Board of Trustees, was the first 3peak*
'er and he made a strong talk along
educational lines. At the conclusion
of his address he was heartily ap
plauded. Next i came an address bj
Rev. W. H. Scruggs, pastor of the
Central Baptist Tabernacle. He madf
fin earnest plea to the boys and girll
to do their best. He spoke of thf
struggles to erect the building, ia
■which Brother Scruggs did some hard
work. He spoke of the shortness of
life, and made a strong, earnest up
peal to the friends of the institution.
The concluding address was made
by Rev. R. A. Brown, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. He made an
excellent address, which was well re
ceived by the audience.
The benediction w r as pronounced by
Rev. John F. Smith, of Pearson.
vr * About ninety students have already
been enrolled, and others are expec
ted to come In within the next few
days.
ELIGIBILITY OF ALDERMAN
.FOR MAYORALTY
•In response to many inquiries as to
who is believed to be eligible or non-
eliglble to ' become candidate ior
Mayor of Waycross, we publish the
State Law referring to this matter.
Code of Georgia, Chapter 3, Article I.
Councilme.n incompetent to Hold Oth
er Office.
. "Councilmen wherf incompetent to
hold other municipal office, Council-
men and Aldermen of the towns and
cities of this State shall be Incompe-j
tent to hold, except in towns of legs j
than two thousand inhabitants, any
other municipal office in said towns
and cities during the term of office
for which they were chosen; provid
ed nothing herein shall render them
ineligible to be elected during said
term, to serve in a term immediately
succeeding said term, but nothing in
this section shall apply to any mu
nicipal office which is filled by ap
pointment of the Mayor. Any Coun
cilman or Alderman appointed during
bis terra to any other municipal of
fice shall resign before being eligible
to enter upon the office' to which ho
has been appointed." •
/ Apparently from the above law an
Alderman whose term expires before
election to new office goes into ef
fect is eligible to be a candidate, but
an Alderman who has another year
j of his term to serve apparently would
not be eligible to be a candidate to
j fill another office until his term ex-
j pired. That is, any Alderman whoso
I term of office of Alderman in Way-
I cross expires this year is eligible,
j While the hold-over Aldermnn who
'has one more year to serve,'appar-
j ently are not eligible, ns the above
I law seems to show they could not
! take office as Mayor until 1913.
THREE BROTHERS
KILLED IN FEUD
ork. It is understood the
driven by children. The
Regular meeting of Waycross Lodge
No. 97, I. O. O. F., tonight. The
members of the lodge are urged to be
present, and visiting Odd Fellows are
moat cordially invited. Lodge meets
at 8 o’clock in* K. of P. building on
Plant avenue.
Pensacola, .Fla., Sept. 5.—Nails driv
en in pine trees ‘boxed’ for turpentine
are said to be the cause of the bloody
feud between the Cooleys and the
Gays in Santa Rosa county which has
so far resulted in the death of three
of the Cooleys. A member of the Coo
ley family leased turpentine timber
to the Gays and when the first nails
doing the v
nails were
objection to the nails in turpentine
trees is that when the' "chipper
strikes a null while ot work, the.
1 "hack”, an axe-like instrument ts bro-
ken.
The nails led to much talk of shoot
ing and recently F. S. Gay saw Dan
Cooley riding with a shotgun in Ills
arm near the Gay commissary. Gay
shot and killed Cooley but the coro
na verdict was Justifiable homicide.
On Friday of Last Week Arch and Alt
Cooley were killed in ambush. Gay
and Walter Rivenbark were arrested
last night, charged with assault and
with intent to kill Jonas Cooley, a
ere found one accused the other of [brother of Dan.
A Special Bargain
AECUT 30 CR 35 OCD SUITS RANG
ING IN PRICE FROM $15 TO $30, TO
CLOSE AT PRICES FROM •
$9.75 to $15.00
DUNN REPORTS
CONTRACT FOR BRIDGE
Alderman Dunn reported that he
had closed contract for Ingot iron
bridge with concrete abottments .to
cover canal on Folks street, at a cost
of $1,299.00. The Ingot Iron Com
pany to send a man to superintend
the putting in of bridge.
This work will be a great Improve
ment. cost of the Ingot corruga
ted bridge Is considerably less than
concrete and if a,success will be fol
lowed rapidly by other bridges until
ail the street canals are covered per
manently. Removing a great eyesore
and a continuous cost to city In re-
SENATE FIGHT
Sepcial To The Herald.
Richmond, Va., Sept. G.—A Demo
cratic primary election is to be held
throughout Virginia tomorrow for tho
pairing and replacing washouts at nomnation of’two United States sen-
the8e points. The work will ho done | ators. members of the legislature and
at once, ns the clay to fill In and | county officials. Tre campaign has
level streets hns been secured from
post office building excavntion.
. H. D. REED
Tho following facts were elicited
this morning in an interview with
the editor of tho Herald:
The communication recently pub
lished in the Herald suggesting Mr.
Harry Reed for Mayor, was favorably
received by may Waycross people,
who believe that Mr. Reed is well
qualified for the place.
Mr. Reed stated thiu morning, when
isked if he would run„ that a great
many of his friends had urged him
•o make the race, and that he was
considering the matter. Ho said also
that the supporters of some of tho
other candidates had taken the sug
gestion so seriously that they were
COL. W. M. TOOMER IN RACE
FOR CONGRESS FROM
JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT.
The Herald is much pleased at the
announcement of our former towns
man, Hon. William M. Toomor, of
Jacksonville, for Congress.
The statement of Mr. Toomer in
entering the race is very catchy, di
plomatic and full of good common
sense, coupled with a reading between
the lines that progressiveism has’ per
haps progressed too far and It is
time to call a halt, eaBt anchor and
fake mi inventory as a people par
ticularly as tho tax gathering features
of our laws.
Mr. Toomer will make a strong race
and we hope for his election. Here,
where he numbers his friends by tho
population ho \Amld certainly carry
every vote and they all wish for him
a successful election. Should he be
elected Florida will have in him a
Congressman to he proud of, one ev-
already urging against him the fact ery inch an able, courteous, diligent,
that he held a position under a Re- vigorous, far-seeing affffable gentle-
publican national administration. In
justice to his friends, Mr. Reed said
that ho wunteS to say that he is and
always lias been a Democrat, that all
;^il^ associations and sympathies are
and always have been Democratic,
and that, while never taking an ac
tive part in politics, ho has always
voted the Democratic ticket in pri
maries and elections, a fact well
ktin\yn to his superiors in the govern
ment service. Mr. Rcod went on to
man, who will bring tq tier all the
honor, prestige and government pa
tronage possible to attain.
Mr. Toomer is a vory aide lawyer,
strong ib debate, a Chestorfleld in
manner, deep In thought, most pleas
ing in delivery and a we]] versed par
liamentarian and will tak« Into the
office with him a strength of charac
ter and intellect a suavity of manner
that we predict will In tho firBt term
in Congress give him a personal fol-
been one of Hie quietest that the Old
Dominion haB seen In years. Even
tiie senatorial contests have failed to
urouse the usual amount of interest
and enthusiasm, although the inter
est has increased to a noticeable ex
tent during the closing days of tho
campaign.
Senator Claude A. Swanson, who
was appointed to fill out the.term of
the late Senator Daniel, which ended
with the dose of the last session, is
a candidate for election to the full
six-year terf. Senator Thomas 8.
Martin, whise term will not expire
until 1913, but whose successor will
bo chosen by the legislature to be
elected tills fall. Is a candidate for re-
election. Senator*Swanson is opposed
for the nomination by Representative
Carter Glahs of the Sixth district
Senator Murtin’s opponent is Repre
sentative Jones of the First district.
Tho general opinion seems to be
that both Swanson nnd Martin, will
win out'in'the primaries.
TO HAVE CONFERENCE
ON 8EFTEMBER 25.
IF YOUR SIZE IS IN THE LOT YOU
GET 1 A BARGAIN.
H. C. SEAMAN.
say that when he \v:i3 sixteen years j lowing that will carry nn Influence
of age ho went to work for Judge J. j of great benofit to his district, his
C. McDonald nnd Col. Leon A. Wil-j state and the entire south. The Her-
son os stenographer. After tha( he aid wishca Col. Toomer success,
worked for Col. S. W. Hitch, nnd
served ns official court reporter under
Judge Sweat. In 1 SOS he passed the
civil service examination and receiv
ed an appointment in Washington, as
any other Democrat may do nnd as
hundreds of Democrats are doing ev
ery year, lie worked in tho Treasury
Department in Washington until 1903,
when he. was transferred to the Pana
ma Canal service, and served until
1909 ns Executive Secretary of the
Canal Zone. .
POTTER OPENS
Dr. W. H. ‘Buchanan, president of
the WaycrosH Automobile Association
has received a letter from Mr. Fred
Lewis, who is in charge of the Atlan
ta Constitution's “round the state
tour,” asking him to meet him In Val
dosta on September 25th for a con
ference. Dr. Iluchannn nnd a num
ber of others will go to Vnldosta to
meet Mr. Lewis In the interest of
having Waycross included in tho tour.;
There now seems to bo no doubt but
what Waycross will be Includod in
the route.
MILKMAN DROWN8 IN
.TANK OF BUTTERMILK.
When Governor Magoon was trans
ferred from the Canal Zone to Cuba
in lSOG^ho strongly urged that Mr.
deed, who was his assistant in .the
Canal Zone, should be appointed Gov
ernor to succeed him, and if • Mr.
Reed bad not been a democrat there
is iittle doubt thut ho would have re
ceived the appointment. But ho held
hl.s position on* merit ulouo, and it
*" s no, ,ho policy ot thcaUmlnlitra-' 0 of the , r venturc'un unnuallilcd
tion to appoint Democrats to Impor- j 8UCcegg
taut pJT.fical offices. President Rooao-j ____________
Mr. C. M. Potter left for Atlanta
last night to purchase cartoons, bot
tles and supplies for opening up the
Potter laboratory for the manufacture
of the Potter Dandruff Remedy. The
company havo secured commodious
quarters and are preparing to enter
into the business on a largo *scalo.
They have ulready secured distribut
ing ugents in most of the Southern
States. The unquestionable value of
tills remedy is amply attested by
many prominent citizens who have
thoroughly testod It. And The Her
ald extends to these enterprising
young men every hogo they may
velt,- however. In I90T, did appoint ^ PRESIDENT FALLIEres
*orn:cr United State, genator JoO| REVIEWS FRENCH FLEET
Blackburn, or Kentucky, Governor of Par „ Sept r „_ The m0 „ formlll(1 .
Zone, in aplta of the fact that hoi Me of modCT „ over
Gilmore, Neb., Sept. G.—-Thomas
Ilor, a milkman, was drowned near
hero yesterday in' 1,000 gallons ot
buttermilk. Her was driving a tank
containing the buttermilk to thfs'dtjr
when tho wagon dropped Into de
pression in tho road and bverturned,
Tho tank burst and the milk filflled
the depression. Her was caught be
neath the tank. He was dead when
found half au hour later.
ha.l aerved ae a Democrat in both „ cmMcil under the Krench flag wai
houses of ConsreSB for thirty yeara,
hut tho appointment waa entirely per*
cl, and was due to the President's
revl^wd off Toulon today by Presi
dent Fallleres. Tho fleet included
eighteen baUlcshlpe and nine armor-
friendship for Senator Blacbum Mr.. cJ cr . lUcr ,. ,„ Hulon t0 , overa |
Reed acted as Governor of tho Zone
from tho time of Governor Magoon's
transfer until Mr Blackburn's ap
pointment end then continued to
eerve as'Executive Secretary and as*
sUtsnt to Governor Blackburn until
be ro.icrned to return to Waycross In
"*9C?. Since Mr. Reed’s return
Wa": rest
score of destroyers ami other war ves
sels of the smaller classes.
neat place as n member of the bar.
Mr. Reed’s friends do not question
.bis politics, and they believe that It
be Is elected mayor his ability and ex-
to nerience are such at to enable bfm to
Laa occupied a proml* I f.R the office with credit to the city.
ISN'T IT GREAT
to sit on your own porch and behold
the beautiful residence! that* are-
built'near you? And these dwelling!
not only give you an excellen envi
ronment, but improve the value of
your property.
FROM THE VIEWPOINT
of your own home, the world becom
es a very cherry , place Indeed. Let
us help you to snch a position.
.38
A.M.Knight
& Son
REAL ESTATE AND KSURANC?
AGENTS
