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XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1911 NUMBER 270 PLANNING FORMER GOVERNOR RECEIVING A NUMBER OF APPEALS TO EN TER THE RACE. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 13.—Former Gov ernor Joseph M. Brown will not make announcement this week of his lnten* tiona regarding thegubernatorlal cdm- palgn, but those in touch with him stated yesterday that it is very prob able that he will have something to say next week. It is believed that the former governor will make a fa vorable announcement within the next week or ten days. With his customary caution he ii awaiting the opportune time before . having anything to say. So far he Is saying nothing, and is contenting himself with conferences with friends and inquries as to the situation. He will not enter the race hurriedly nor will he hesitate too long In case he makes up his mind to run. Governor Brown is still receiving a large number of written and per sonal appeals to enter the contest which Is ecsVug over the seat to be vacated when Governor Smith decid es to resign and accept his place in the United States senate. Hundreds of former opponents have pledged Governor Brown to get busy in his behalf just as soon as he gives the word, and are urging him to avoid any unusual delay in making announ cement of his intention. The governor expects to spend most of the next week or two at his farm in Cherokee county. FREE HOUSE RENI OFFERED '‘TIGER” GIVEN HEAVY SENTENCE In today’s Herald appears the ad vertisement of that enterprising real estate and Insurance Arm, D. & O. Lott, who make one of the most lib eral offers ever put before the people of Waycross. They offer to give one month’s house rent In Gilchrist Park absolutely free. Gilchrist Park now has a splendid drainage sytem, canals having been cut through there recent ly. Look up the advertisement and read the most liberal proposition made. Mr. J. S. Elkins is sales man- 1 ager, and will take pleasure in show- tried in the City Court at this term. - Yesterday afternoon Gabriel Ward, a negro, was tried and convicted in the City Court of selling whiskey. Judge McDonald has no patience with ’’blind tiger" operators, and he sen tenced Ward to pay a fine of $300.00 or serve twelve months improving thj roads of Ware county. Ward’s attor neys. Crawley & Crawacy. nisi? motion for a new trial. Pending the motion, Ward was admitted to bond in the sum of $500.00. A number of other cases against negroes for various offenses are being ing this property to prospective pur chasers or renters. MUTINY AND FIRE ON HAITIEN BOAT. Cape Hatien, Haiti, Sept. 13.—The dispatch boat "17 Septembre,” lies off Port de Paix with mutiny and Are on board. The steamer Eclaireur, which went to the assistance of the dispatch boat, returned here today, bringing political passengers, who had been transferred from the "17 Septembre.” One hundred and Afty passengers re main on the vessel. These include the medical commission, who were their way to Quanaminthe when the trouble occurred. Qiyraamjntbe is stricken with disease and the peo ple are without proper supplies and food. The commission will come here and proceed by land to the suffering town. Dr. James Donnelly, an Amer ican physician, is here and will Join the commission. OFFER EXTRAORDINARY On Friday September 15, we will put on sale 500 pounds of extra Ane linen waiting paper at 15c pound. Envelopes to match at 5 cents per package. Such goods have never been offered in Waycross before at the price. •, 14 2t Young-Robcrtson Drug Co. ANOTHER TIGER IN THE TOILS John Henry Dawson, a negro por ter, has been arrested on a charge of selling whiskey. Guy Nesbitt, the small negro arrested Tuesday night, claims that he bought the whiskey from Dawson. Both negroes will' be given a hearing before Mayor John Ml Cox. GOVERNORS HELD FINE MEETING 19 8EVERAL MATTER8 OF IMPOR TANCE ARE BEING HANDLED. At the Board of Governors meeting at, the Board of Trade yesterday re ports made by various committees told of several matters of importance that the board is handling. The mat ters of especial interest to Waycross are those relaing to new industries. The committees in charge of tlite has been very active in canvassing for propositions that can be cared for hire and as a result announced nego- tlons with fertilizer and cotton oil mpanies, a cannery and a variety irks. Ml of these industries are being in vestigated and parties representing them will be here shortly. At the rtiggostlon of Chairman Deen, of the riew industries committee, the Board of Trade will call a special meeting upon notice of the visits. This call be Issued by President Sweat as will be notlAed of the proposed f i)»it«. lor i special interert was the market REPRESENTED Nineteen South Georgia counties are represented at Bunn-Bell Insti tute this terra. Several Florida coun ties are also represented at this splon did ininstitution of learning. But few people realize Just what Bunn-Bell Institute means for Way- cross. Its reputation as an Institu tlon of learning is going to all parts of the state, and nearly one hundred boarding students are enrolled. Pres ident E. L. Ray is justly proud of the success being attained by Bunn- Bell Institute, which is one of the best assets the city of Waycross to day. OF TWO STATES Columbus, Ga., Sept. 14.—The Indus trial Index says In Its Issue for this question, one of the propositions re-!week: ceivcd yesterday. This is from an | "Construction announcements corn- outsider, but he has good backing and'prise*a striking feature of the Indus- h$s been assured of hearty coopera-j trial news In Georgia and Alabama, tlon in the city. The Idea Is to erect a great number of buildings, some a hiarket at some central location and j of which will cost large sums, r.re rent stalls to the various persons In- to be erected immediately. Increas- Wrested, thereby enabling marketing ed building operations lirfown by vtthout a tour of the city. j the number of contracts awarded al- The governors took ofllcial note of so. lijens from Dr. J. F. Wilson, of Pou-1 "Bids will be received In a few days lan, regarding a Waycross Boosters; for a contract to construct the nine- the Tlfton Land Exporcitlotr. ■ story, $$00,000 hotel to be erected at The secretary today communlcnted with the fair officials and naked that a day be set apart to bo known ai Macon, Ga., and which will he called •‘The Demsey.” - Intention of an Atlanta, Ga„ man “Waycross Day". The governors will to erect a 22-«tory office building In 30 Into Into plans for the day In! that city at a cost of. about $1,500,000 more detail when the offlmcials nro|| 8 reported. Athens, Ga., la to havo heard from. J n four-sory offleo building. Coirmunlcattona from North Caro-; “Application haa been made for a TO BE LOOKED AFTER GOVERNMENT WILL NOT MAKE A treaty with lone aborig- INEE OF CALIFORNIA. Washington, Sept. 13.—No treaty will be made between the United Staten government and the only sur viving member of the Yana or Nogl tribe of Indiana who was discovered near Orville, Cal., about a week ago In a starved, wild condition. Indian officials bero smiled today at reports that as the government never bad made a treaty with the Yana* It might be necessary to negotlae one with this lone survivor. It was pointed out that It ha* not been the policy for year* past to make treaties with tho Indians, this method of deal ing with them being a thing of the past and that as congress had disap proved of the general principle of treaty-making with the Indians It would not be likely to approve of one with the Yana. He will be taken care of, however, official! said. Ills present welfare according to their reports, la being looked after by the University of California anthropological department which Is studying this language and characteristics. An Indian who spoke sotte Yana was found and In his care the Indian bureau probably will de cide to place the last of the Yanas. A Special Bargain ABOUT 30 OR 35 ODD 8UIT8 RANG ING IN PRICE FROM $15 TO $33, TO CLOSE AT PRICE8 FROM $9.75 to $15.00 IF YOUR SIZE IS IN THE LOT YOU GET A BARGAIN. H. C. SEAMAN. S8B Una trade ludi'ea nri-t (ram an cVctrlc ciil.pvny in Atlanta regarding tho ag itation of moro farmer's telephone lines received and discussed. The plan In vogue In Nortb Carolina Is for merchants and others Interested In trade , t: union to form a fund to aid In the extrusion of rural lines, exper ience showing those placet that the tural telephone developed the bin!- • “Hotels, Carrollton, Ga., AUcevllle, ness of the merchants much quicker[ Ala., and Manchester, Ga.; school THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS MEETING. Pursuant to call, a meeting of Gamp 819, U. C. V., wan held at Court House at 12 m., today as follows: J. L. Sweat, presiding; J. W. Strick land, Adjutant; R. D. Harris, Lieu tenant; E. Cottlngham, Sergt Major; J. I. Waite, J. C. Miles, W. S. Carter, D. C. Carmichael, W. A. Martin, Jackson Grimes, T. S. Palno, and W. McKnlgbt. Unsettled duel of members present paid. The Adjutant charter for a company with capital was Instructed to report and pay dues •tock of $27,000,000, which proposes of Camp to the Adjutant General of to construct an electric railway be- j the Georgia State Division, the Cap- tween Stono Mountain and College tain Commander propoalng to par Park, Ga., by way of Atlanta and any deficit due by the Camp. other cities. “Some of numerous other construe- Itlors planned are: then almost any other development in the county. The governors refer red the communications to the tele phone committee with the request that the matter be Investigated and reported on at the next general mem bership meeting. Several membership applications were recoiled and recommended to the membership for election. Tho governors expects to have a reply shortly'from fire Insurance as sociations regarding a meeting to bo held In Waycross and will give notice of same In due time. SPECIAL MUSIC AT THE MAJESTIC. In addition to tho vaudeville and moving pictures the following musical program will be renSered by the Ma jestic Orchestra: Oceanic Roll, Two Step; In The Nick of Time, March; Tbs Carolina Rag; Dream of tho Rose, Waltz; Selection, IITravatcre; InspocMon Day. March; When I’m Alone I'm Lonesome, Two Step; Since I Kell In Love With Mary; Irish Pa trol Alexander's Ragtime Band; Be- ten. C iirrseterfstic, First or a atilt of the Four Wlndq. J. F. Graf, Musical Director. New lot Linen Torchon match vets, special Sc. Humphreys ft Williamson. Lacn, buildings,' Atlanta, Birmingham, Alice- vlITe, Ala., Easley, Alt., sad Cordclo, Ga.; $70,000 underpass, Macon, Ga.; depots, Attalla, Alt., and Amboy, Ga.; eburebn, Montgomery, $50,000, and Augusta, $100,000; Jackspn, Ga„ bas voted a bond Issue for electric light plant and waterworks system exten sions. Colquitt county, Georgia, will vote on Issue of $300,000 of bonds for Improving roads, and building a Jail and steel bridges; Byromvllle, Ga., will decide as to the Issuing of bonds for erecting a school building, con structing sewers tnd waterworks sys- tefs and paving streets. "Plana have been completed for erecting high school buildings In Electlc, Lincoln, Oneonta, Oxford and Llvlnxtton, Ala. Bids have been opened for contracts to erect postof- Oce buildings at Eufauls, Gadsden and Ensley, Ala. “August bank clearings for six cities In Georgia tnd Alabama show an aggregate Increase of $16,844,411 as compared with the amount for Au gust, 1910, Tho total tor last August was $84,200,260. "New tianks will be established at Attalla and Robcrtsdale, Ala. “Twenty-four now corporations with aggregate minimum capital stock of $27,362,000 are reported. 'News of land salts show exten sive transactions at good prices, more than twenty-Cvo large deals being re 1-orted.” The following members were chos en to be present at the next State Reunion of the Georgia Division U. C. V., to be bold In Rome on the 20th and 21>t Instant. Dalogatea: J. L. Sweat, R. D. Harris, C. C. Grace. Alternates: T. S, Palno, T. L. Drown W. E. McKnlgbt There being no further business Al Camp adjourned. Mr. S. M. Cannon came up from Valdosta tbla morning and Is spending the day In Waycross. IF YOU COULD INSURE everything you possess, you would never suffer much of a loss In any thing. Why not keep insured, to the fullest extent, your most Important possessions— YOUR HOME AND YOUR BU8INE88? Insure these, and they can never be lost td you. Your peacs of mind Is worth the small cost of the policy. A.M.Knight & Son REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE' AGENTS