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AYCROSS VOLUME XVIli WAYCROSS, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911 NUMBER 276 Farmers’ Friends Must Help Fight For Fair Prices, He Says |For Graduating Exercises i Miss Dart at Kings’ Daughters’ Hospital ' In a very good game of base ball at Waresboro, last Saturday, Waresboro: again beat Waycross by the .score of i , Editor Herald: j What would ; n f vent the candidai'.'i j for Mayor and Alderman declaring j I themselves as to how they stand on j tho cow question? Now It Beeras to! | nie this/ is an ideal time to bejrin a! _digcussion of this matter, especially; The follow! has been am Atlanta, Ga,, Sept. 20.—Returning from the National Convention of the / Farmers’ Union at Shawnee, Okla., and the Cotton Growers’ congress at Montgomery, President Charles S. Barrett issues a statement that the 17 to 1.' The game promised to I: exciting up until tho end of the third inning. Thomas for Waycross held the local boys down like a veteran, only allowing 2 scratch hits, but the Waycross second baseman must have been born tired and had a relapse J for it was impossible for him to stay southern planters must stahd shoulder i , to wlfbulder for fair price, the coming ° n 1 “* feet - wherouuou Mr. thomas rertson. He denies absolutely the dec!led he could ,10t a & me of statement that there will be any bum-! ljad himself and quit Playing, per crop. "" I Those Waycross boys play good hall as long as they, can play together but It . seems as It they can’t get n j, Mr. Barrett says that now 'Is the Jtimo for the friend of the farmer lo prove bis friendship. "Cotton Is the best collateral In tbe world, and the banker and small merchant,” says Mr. Barrett, "will accept it as such In case where "distress" cotton might otherwise be thrown on the market only to glut It” ' “All business men, whether bankers or merchants," Mr. Barrett says, "must join the farmers In this move ment to preserve their rights. One- fourth of a cent from the Just price will be felt through every trade chan- team of players that will playtogeth- er v After the third inning Waresbo ro had a walk-over, not allowing Way- cross to score until the .lait Inning, when by the ball being wet from playing on wet grounds Jeffords for Waresboro, let the ball slip throwing wild from first to home thereby let ting them score. With the exception of the Waycross second baseman and right-fielder the Waycroas boys play ed good ball hut was outplayed by Waresboro, as the boys worked to- nel.” 1 ’ gether throughout tho game. Then Mr. Barrett'calls attention to j A feature of the game was the 3- the fact that the mills In New Eng-! have hits of^Ed. Crlbb and Spence IamT are resuming operations, and he > for Waresboro: Following Is the asks the question If this looks like the absence of demand for cotton. The conference In Montgomery, says Mr. Barrett, proved as never be fore that the farmer and the business score by Innings: Waresboro, 0 0 0 6 1 2 2 6—17 29 2 Waycross, 00000000—I 6 10 ' R H B Lineup ns follows: Waresboro, man are prepared to battle side by j Spence, rf: H. Jeffords, lb; O. Jef- IsMe. . j- rfords, 3b; P. Crlbb, cf; IP." Durden, to be given on tho occasion of the graduation of Mlaa Janie Dart, who linlshes her nurses course at the King’s Daughters Hospital: Music, Bfuml-Bell Orchestra. Invocation, Rev. O. F. Cook. Duct, Mrs. Seals, Mrs. Seaman. Address, Hon. J. M. Cox, mayor. Music, solo. Mrs. F. P. Howel! Address, Hon~D. J. Miller. Address, Prof. E. A. Pound.. Duet, tl^e Misses Perhafh. Presentation of Diploma, Mrs. W.' W. Sharpe. Quartette, Mrs. Seals, Miss Jones, Messrs Sharp and Hopkins. Presentation of pin, Mrs. P. Harley. MuslCj Bunn-Bell Orchestra. Charge to the Nurse, Dr. R. Islar. ! c; McLaughlin, 2b; Hargraves, ss; E. Crlbb, If; Rowell, p. Waycross, J. Fitzgerald, rf; Jeffers, lb; McDonald, 3b; H. Fitzgerald, cf; Clark, m Hud son, 2b; Lane, ss; Kellam, B. Thomas, p, , Umpire, L. W. Crlbb. as there so many of our people’ In terested in the*’ disposition of tbe fltvs. Slialil they be removed or shall they continue to roam nt largo on our streets. Let us hear from you gentlemen, giving trs your position on this importing matter. READER. ^ The Herald Is reilably Informed that the report that Mr. Allen Mor ton would lie- In tho race for Mayor of Waycross Is all n mistake. Mr. Morton bus no such Intentions or desires in that direction. He Is not in the Mayor’s race'and will not bo. However, it Is stntel that Mr. .Morton may be a candidate for a county of- For Past Week As Told By flCo Ia,er ’ Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index BOWDEN INTERVIEWED Bl.CONSTITUTION 8AV8 THE BAXLEY BRIDGE IB A SURE THING. Mr. J. W. Boutwell, representing tho old reliable Savananh Miming News, Is In Waycdras today In the Interest of that paper. * A look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Hats . ;* ^ . ‘ . v arid Furnishings Will Convince You Thitt _ You can get as good goods and as nice Styles as qre Shown in the larger cities The Prices Are Much Less. Atlanta Constitution. That the proposed br'dge over the Altamaha river near Baxley is* now a certainty and will shortly be built, Is the statement of J. E. T. Bowden, a well known real estate man of Waycrosi, Who wa» in the city ye»- terday. The plans haye been accepted and the contract Is now ready to be sign ed," Mr. Bowlen said, "and If tbe con tract has not been already formally entered Into, It- will he within the next lew days. "It 1b the ambition of the people of Baxley and that section of the state to have the bridge ready for tho 1911 Tour Around Georgia, and, whilo I hardly think this can be achieved, there Is no question about tho fact that they are going to try It, Due To Constitution. ”Ij consider the erection of Ibis bridge, and there are many who Join :n my opinion, due practically to'the efforts of The Constitution In Its good roads and development work,” ' Mr. Bowden continued. ''. "It was The Constitution’s 1910 tour around the state that started the agi tation which Is now shout to result in tbe better opening up-of that terri tory through the construction of this bridge. That tour, more than any thing else, made tbe need for this] Columbus, Ga., Sept. 21.—The In dustrial Index will say in Its lsaue for j this week: I "Three new power plants that will | control waterpower* and cause them ! to generate electric energy which win turn tbe wheels of factories In Geor- sla and Alabama are to be establish ed Inimed.ately, as shown by reports to The Index this week. The Indi cates the steady, continual develop ment of resources, for the establish ment of plants- of the kind means more and more factories and tbe util ization of increasing quantities of the raw materials In which the two states are so rich. '“Thfrty-slx new corporations with total aggregate minimum capital stock of 310,207,000 have been organ ized In the pats seven days. "Some of the Industrial plants to be established are: "Blow pipe plant, Savannah, Ga. fertilizer factories, Byromyille, Ga., and Cartersv'l Ga.; Ice factory. At lanta, Ga.; ctfjraclty of Ice factory to be more than doubled, Augusta, Ga.; oil mill, Haleyville, Ala.; woodwork ing plants, Alapaha, Ga., Mobile, Ala., and Savanna.:, Oa. Company has seen Incorporated to build railroad ’h. tween Eufaula and pitBVlew, Ala Announcements of proposed railway .cons-ructlon are made as follows: KxUnsIc n of line front point south ol Albany, Ga., to point on gulf of Mey- Ico, conclusion of plans for building live botween* Moultrie, On., and Fort Ualnos, Ga'.; line to be built between Andalusia, Ala., and Milton, Fla., end line, to be constructed between Falco, Ala., and Oalllvcr, Fla. Contract has been awarded for construction of electric line through counties In northern part of Qeorgla. Some of the construction work to be done Is; Bridges, Covington coun ty, Ala., GImer county, Oa., and Au* churches, Birmingham, LYCEUM OPENS OCT. 19. The Lyceum course opens on Oc tober 19th, United States Senator James K. Vnrdemnn, of Mississippi, being the first attraction. Mr. Var- deman ls recognized as die of the ablest and most eloquent orators In the United States today. Those who wish tl hear him will be entertained from start to finish. Tbe announce ment that Senator Vardeman wll be tbe first attraction seema assures a large crowd on the opening night A. C. L. STRIKERS WILL RETURN TODAY. Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 20.—Fol lowing a conference here "today be tween D. E. Smith, general superin tendent of motive power of the At lantic Coast Line,'and E. M. Doughty, chairman of the grievance committee of tho car workers of . tho company, / with representatives of tho,men from the ytocky Mount and Wilmington shims, It was announced . that the strike of repairers and Inspectors of the system had been settled and that the men who aro now out would re turn to work tomorrow morning. No detail# of the'settlement were given oJt. • v ; ' bridge apparent, and as ft result of ft and of other work of The Constitution j gu , (!li Qt. has done Jn this direction, the only Ala-| $ioo,000; Atlanta, G»., 145,000,■ bridge across the Altamaha through-1 nichjand, Ga; depots, Chapman, Ala, out- a distance of neatly 200 mlloa : Demopolls, Ala, and Chllman, Ala.; from Dublin to the sea, will soon ho bote i,, Huntsville, Ala, and Tallade- H.C. SEAMAN. a'reallty. "The construction of this bridge will shorten road routes all through that section of the state, and mater ially lessen the road distance between Charlotte and Jacksonville. r - Road Through Clinch. ga, Ala.; contract has -been let toy construction of $360,000 hotel at Sa vannah, Ga.; library building, West PolnL Ga.; school buildings, Calhoun county, Alabama; Florala, Ala- Huntsville, Ala, Norwood, Ga.; Quit- man, Ga.; Tuscaloosa, Als, Parrott, If the new road now being con- 0# An d t lusla, Ala, and 8ales City, structed through Clinch county la W |ji on (nuance of munlct completed In time, the 1011 Tour ^ ^ inuirovement hoods- Bids art Around Georgia ought by all mean*, for contract to construct post, to use It. 0 (gco building at Florence, Ala. Con- ‘•Clfnch county baa gone to work on | (ract for ercctl(m oI jail* have been this road In earnest and much of It i awar4<| , by Fran k|ln and Pike com. haj alreafiy been 'constructed. 14 11 ' tlal> A ubsma. practically a straight road running; „ slx w jjj ha established. Of right along tbe' tracks of tho Atlantic # 0 , lropor tant land,sales, tbs Coast Line, all the way from I/>wndea‘ largest 'is of 17,600 acre-i in South across to Waje. j UcarI ) a " "Lowndes,*1 understand", has a good 1 road mi to the county line, and Ware ! t | fat i ng " has a splendid road Joining the Clinch j Mr iw ,. aen 6ay , -south Georgia county road at the Hne between the, coa tinue»-on a boom and land value# two counties. If It Is possible tor ^ keep climbing up as .the remit of th? the 1911 tour to use thHf route, you; S00 d roads work that has been douo will save fully 25 mbeo on tho trip an( j. 4i ,uil being pushed throughout between Valdosta and Waycroas. that rectlon. ’My opinion Is that the road will , —1 — THREE MEN ARE KILLED IN DI8PUTE OVER GIRL. Knoxville, Tonn, Sopt. 20,—Because Miss Elsie Ellis refused to accompany Oble, llutler homo from a dance at Rafter, Tonn., last night three men are dead. When she refused to go with Butler Miss Ellis, requested OI- nay Phillips, a boy of 17, to ao- company her. When Butler saw them leave tbe dance he followed and shot Phillips dead. John Heading, aged 25, then rushod up t9 Butler and: asked why bo had ihot Phillips. In reply Butler shot Heading In five 'places, killing him Instantly.!- The third death'came when an unknown person shot Butler from behind, tbo ball piercing bli brain. Butlor waa 30 years old. Young Phillips was es pecially, prominent In bli section. The Bon Ton, tho only, place you tan v buy Fabian suits. 11111 IP YOU COULD INSURE overyUilng you possess, you' would: nover suffer much, of a loss In any. thing. Why not keep Insured, to the fullest oxtent, your most Important posiesslons— YOUR HOME AND ' VOUR BU8INES87 Insure those, and they can never be lost to you. Your peace of mind’ la worth tbe Bmall cost of the policy. A.M.Knight & Son to ready In time tor tho tour, and It Car j oa d of California fruit to nr- RCA j_ estate AND IKSURANLF* Is a .-..t.'.er that is vlell --orth luvot- ., le r,,^. a , variety-Store., a-jsnT» mmmmm HHHUH