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nt UME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. I9II NUMBER 278 WILL PROBABLY A SPECIAL The Atlantic Coact Line otSclah, in reply to a request to run a special to TUjJton October 6, "Waycross Day” \ South Georgia Land and Ag rlcuuural Exposition, agree to grant the request provided at least seventy* five passengers can be secured. It is not thought that any trouble will be experienced in securing the required number. Waycross and Ware county should send at least two Ihundred to the exposition on thatj day. Should the special be operated, a Iqw rate will be granted. The train will leate Waycross early in the morning, and retuning will leave Tif« ton at 8 o’clock that night. SPECIAL MEETING Ot CITY COUNCIL HIS WOUNDS A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon, Mayor John M. Cox presiding. The matter of a policeman for Deenwood was taken up, and a special police man is to patrol that part of the city In future. * Mayor Cox was authorized to pay half of the expenses of entertaining the recent convention of the Georgia Agricultural Society. The city clerk j cape and has not as yet been a] was instructed to notify the county j bended. Both .of the men were enT commissioners of this fact, and to ployef 0! the Coast Line. McMillan Jack McMlan, the young wl man, who was cut by a'fellow work man at High Springs, some days ago died from his wounds at the A. L. Hospital in Waycross. From the first no hope was held out for Me- Milan’s recovery as he: had been badly hacked up ?by his antagonist who used ja ha|clie9< that did the cutting mai Retirement of Admiral Harbor. Special To The Herald. K Washington, D. C., Sept. 23.—By operation of the age limit law Rear Admiral Giles B. Harbor will be plac ed oh the retired list of the army to morrow. Admiral Harbor comes from Ohio and watr appointed to the naval academy -soon after the close of the civil war. He commanded the Jeanette search expedition to the Arctic In the early ’80’s, and was on the battleship Tex as In the war with Spain. He was naval attache at St. Petersburg an< Paris for several years. In the famous world cruise of tht Atlantic fleet he commanded the bat tleship Maine and later he was placed In command of the Asiatic station. infor mthem that the county is ex pected to pay the other half of the expenses incurred in entertaining the convention. A resolution was introduced by Alderman Dunn calling for an election on the cow question at the same time of the city primary. The matter was deferred until the meeting of Council next Monday night.. The Council adopted W. and L. E. Gurley’s weights and measures as the standard fof Waycross. The automobile ordinance was amended, providing tor the examina tion of drivers of private machines as well as public ones. The amend ment passed first reading. An invi tation to the Mayor and Council from the pastor and members to at tend the corner stone laying of the First Baptist church, (colored) this afternoon was accepted. was 28 years of age, and originally from Charleston. The remains were turned over to Mr. H. Lester Marvil, the undertaker, and will be held at his undertaking establishment pend ing advices from the deceased’s rel atives. NO CONCERT TONIGHT. The usual Saturday night concert of the Waycross Band will not be given tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Both Recovering Cordele Rambler. Mr. W. B. Lyens, his son Archie, Mrs. W. B. Lyens, of Rockingham, and Mr. A. J. Woods, of Savannah, who have been attending the bedside of Mrs. J. T. Hudsoq since Monday returned home yesterday . afternoon accompanied by Mrs. Hudson, who had sufficiently recovered from the effects of the pistol shot wound re ceived In Sunday afternoon’s sensa tional affair, to travel. The ball was removed Wednesday from its lodge ment in the left breast and she is ap parently rapidly recovering. Mr. Hudson who was slightly wounded in the left shoulder by the same ball that struck his wife is also rapidly recovering. ASSASSIN BETS DEATH SENTENCE A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Hats / and F urni strings Will Convince You That You can get as good goods and as nice Styles as are Shown in the larger cities The Prices Are Much Less. H. C SEAMAN. NEW LINE OF LADIES, MISSES Editor Hemic!: v-fc> .11,- atteii’lon has been directed to attain i-.-tides in the papers recent ly with reference to how the various candidates for the office of Mayor stand on the "cow question." In view of tbj tact that I was first to make a formal announcement of my candidacy for this office: the first publish applet form, which I am ems to hnve been ap [e part by other ctndl and t$| people as a whole, 1 suppose;,*that 1 should blase the way for my.opponent* on thla all Impor tant Question!^ . V If elected to. the office of Mayor, win abide tMfiteault of the wishes or the majority I or the voters oh the question.” I am a crest vfcellev- the democratic principle 1 of the Ity rale tmd if the majority of the qualified voters of Waycross ex press themselves In favor of cows running St latfe,, we will have the vows, If I ak elected. If they ex press .themselves as opposed to the cow, then t shall see to It that the cows are not fjmrmltted to run on our streets. ' g In view of Xs'tUrn the gubernator ial race has tRken In reference to the liquor question, I deem it meet and proper tbatfahe people of Waycross should knop how I stand on this question also, so far as It effects Way- cross and Ware county. Should there ever be a "wet and dry" cam paign inaugurated In this city or in our county, I will maintain the Bame position as I have In the past: I WILL BE FOR PROHIBITION. Being a candidate myself, I am taking no part In the gubernatorial election. If "Voter” or "Citizen" deslree to know bow I stand on any question J concerning our city, I shall be glad j to inform him publicly or privately, j F. H. McOEE. J V ! Kiev, Russia, 8ept. 23.—Dmitry Bogrog, the assassin of Premier stoly. pin, was tried today by court-martial and sentenced to death Ijy hanging., Bogrog shot M. Stolypln a week ago bellcved the elec,lonB would be held last Thursday night, during a ga!a | 0ct - b « 1-«>«‘"c coutmy would not performance at the opera and thel" 0 at I,Caee ' thus the elcctlon W0ul<1 Mexico City, Sept. 22.—Gen. Ber- nardwo Reyes practically withdrew as a candidate for President today. In a published Interview he said he Premier succumbed to the wound last Monday night. Bogoff is about 24 years of age and a graduate of Kiev University, was a member of the secret police and also a revolutionist, and i* said to have been assigned to the murder ous task by the revolutionary organ ization. The court-martial was attended by twenty officials, six of them having been witnesses of the shooting, a- mong them Minister of Justice Chtch- eglovitoc. In view of Bogroff'* plea of guilty, however, none of them was called to the stand and only Col. Ku liabko, chief of secret police, was ex amined. It was through the instru mentality of KuMabko that Bogroff 'gained admittance to the theater to aeearlnate M. Stolypln. Bogroff declined counsel. Every one was amazed at his calmness and the firmness of his voice as he relat ed the history of his life. He also described how he had t’eceived the police In getting the opportunity to assasTnato the Premier but did not be- trayv any of his accomplices. He heard the sentence of death pronoun ced without even a tremor. The sentence must be confirmed by the commander of the military dis trict before Bogroff can be hanged. be illegal and urged bis followers to desist from voting. In an Interview accorded the Her ald Mexlcano, the venerable warrior declared that he was not ignorant of the fact that If be wished to resort to arms it would be an easy matter t£ iOVffuifp th» exj&tlng order of things, but be gave assurance that he had no Intention of engulfing the country further; In announcing his virtual retire ment from the race Gen Reyes said: Would Bo Illegal. "The elections will not be legal. The country is not In a condition which will permit them to be held. If we persisted In taking part In them the partisans of Mad ero would have recourse to all sorts of measures to impede our voting. Therefore the Reyfsta party, the popular evolution ists, and others, will have nothing to do with them.” DISTRICT AGENTS HELD MEETING AT Y. M, C. A. *• . *— The entertainment last night at the . M. C. A. was a complete Those attending the meeting besides Supt. Walters, were Messrs W. I " T~ . . TAFT'S BUS>V",(>AY IN 8T. LOUI8. I Special To The Hhrald. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 23.—Upon his arrival In St. I-outn this morning President Taft found prepared for him a programme calculated to keep him on the move almost every min ute from the time he finished his breakfast at the Mercantile Club un'il lEImrnds and J. M. William,, of Val- .the conclusion of his address at tbojdocta; Messrs F. L. Tatum and R. Coliseum tonight and the resumption E. Schoeppe], of Brunswick; end the of his westward Journey. | Waycross agents, Messrs T. K. Mil- On tho arrival of the special train jIcr, J. L. Carter, A. W. Chinch and at the Union Station, where thons-lj. A. R. Otlcy. Tito meeting was ands of cheering people had gathered, 1 called for tho purpose of explaining the 4 ordinary rate of insurance. The party dined at I.aGrande and had a very pleasant time. success. A lnrgd crowd was present and every one had a great time. Secretary Norvell dressed, as he thought, to represent a Deenwood farmer, had charge of the affair. Before the mock marriage ceremony the Y. M. __ jc. A. Quartette sang. Those who Pursuant to a calf issued by Mr. F. j * ook P ar * lo the marriage wero Met- A. Watters, of Savannah, Superln-1 Bri • ' fubbB * aB brIde ’ Wright as groom, tendent of the Rome Insurance'^CSom- ■ Spencer, maid of hone)*, McCall, pany, a meeting of the agents In this j bridesmaids: Finn, Lowthcr and Winn district was held in Waycross today. attendantB * and J,nk * Perham ' flower special reception committee of lead ing citizens made a passageway to the street, where automobile* werfe In waiting to convey the visitors to the Mercantile Club. A trip over the boulevards was tak en after breakfast. The chief fea tures of the programme for the re mainder of the day an evening includ- j ed luncheon at the City Club, attend* ance at the National league baseball ! game, dinner at the JofTerson Hotel, and the night address at the Colls- AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATEST STYLES AND ANLL THE LATE8T German-Amerieans Of California. Special To Tho Herald. Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 23.—Rep resentatives of German socletlo?. lodges and clubs throughout the state ore pouring into Sacramento to at tend the eighth annual contention to be held here tomorrow by the Ger- man-Arrerlcan Leagues of California. Judging from the number of early ar rivals the convention will be the larg est In the history of the league. The business sessions of tho meet ing will be held in Sacramento Tur ner hall, with President John Herr mann of San Francftco presiding. The ocal organizations have provided ^ J entertainment tot the risi- 8UFFRAGI8T BABIES ON VIEW. Special To The Herald. New oYrk, Sept. 23.—-To refute the arguments of the antis that the suffragists do not give to the common wealth the due number of babies, and do not care a* much as they should for the food and housing of the grown members of society, the Wo man Suffrage Party of this city has Intsalled a baby show and a pure food booth at the Domestic Scienci. and Pure Food Erhlhltlon, wbicn pened in Madison Square Garden this afternoon and will continue until Oc tober 4. v The proceeds derived from the suf frage exhibit will go toward, a $100,- 000 fund that is being raised for po litical tfork. . HEBREWS CLEBRATING THE NEW YEAR. The Hebrew merchants of Way- mots are celebrating the Jewish New Year today. Their places of business were closed last night, and will Jtot be opened, until Monday morning. Servicer were held today, being con ducted 17 Rabbi CoSen. tendants, and Jinks Perham, bower girl. The costumes were excellent. 8AVANNAH REFUSES BEULAH BINFORD PICTURES. Savannah, Ga., Sept. 23.—Mayor Tlodeman has barred the Beulah Bln- ford moving pictures for all time. He wrote yesterday to the promoters of jtho plan refusing pertftfstiofi for them v to bo shown and saying the city yvfis rqddy to defend Its position In the courts. 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 BUSINESS? (nsuro these, and they can never be lost^to^jteu. Your peace of mind is worth the small cost of the policy. A.M.Knight A Son REAL ir«TI AND INSURANCE «• AGENTS