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aycross Evening Herald
f.UME XVIII
WAYCROSS, GA., TUEaDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1911
NUMBER 280
SCOUTS GOME I6AN0 WILL PLAY
by willacoogheeIregular CONCERT
Mr. C. Fort Andrew* and Dr. W.
H. Buchanan, who went to Valdosta
Sunday to escort Mr. Fred Lewis, ol
the Atlanta Constitution’s “round the
state tour,” to Waycross, reached the
city yesterday afternoon.
On account of the roads in Clinch
bounty, the party came by Nashville
hnd Willacoochee. Along this route
they found good roads with the excep
tion of the roads between Nashville
and Willacoochee.
Last night, Col. R. G. Dickerson
of Homerville, met Mr. Lewis at the
Board of Trade and held a confer
ence. He assured him that the roads
in Clinch would be put in splendid
conditoin at once. Mr. Lewis, about
the middle of October, will inspect
the roads between Waycross and Val
dosta by way of Homerville. He is
anxious to come this route as it is
ajiich nearer than • around by Nash
ville and Willacoochee. Mr. Lewis
left''last night by train for Baxley,
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Band Will Also Play On
Next Saturday Night
At Usual Place
The W’aycrosB Band will play the
regular concert on Wednesday night,
besides the band will endeavor to play
every Saturday night.
The band have only five more regu
lar concerts to play this year, the last
Wednesday in October will conclude
these popular concerts.
COUNCIL HELD
SPECIAL MEETING
The City Council held a special
: meeting last night, Alderman Sinclair,
and will go from tfiere by automobile mayor protem, presiding. But little
to Savannah today with a party frdm
Bat place.
j. allen With the herald.
m£. O. J. Allen is circulation mana-
it Tor the Herald apd is authorized
tt> collect and receipt for all daily and
• weekly subscriptions for this paper.
lie is also authorized to collect other
bill, due us to -solicit and contract
for advertisements, etc. Mr. Allen
lenows our old friends and we desire
td commend him to all who he has not
tpt met. He will be around to sec
right away. —_ tf
business was transacted. The cow
question did not come up, and it may
be allowed to take a rest.
The street car franchise matter
was set for a hearing at a special
meeting of the Council to be held to
morrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, as
it was the sense of the members pres
ent that this matter should be up be-
I fore the whole Council.
WOMAN’S BAP.
MIS. UNION
LADIES ARE INVITED.
Will Hold Sessions At The
Bunn-Bell Institute.
The Woman’s Baptist Missionary
Union of the Piedmont Association
ill hold Its annual meeting at Bunn-
Bell Institute Wednesday and Thurs
day, September 27th and 28th. The
women of other denominations are
cordially invited to meet with them.
We will entertain the delegates in
our homes Wednesday at dinner. Af
ter Wednesday dinner will be on the
grounds each day during the meeting
of the association.
Qro. Roberts, of Brunswick, will
preach the Missionary sermon at
Bunn-Bell Institute Wednesday night
at 8 o’clock.
POT BOILING
“LITTLE JOE'S” ENTRY
Every lady In the city should visit
Humphreys & Williamson’s millinefy
opening October 3 and 4. Don’t for
get the dates. '’***•*<♦ n’elock.
WATSON SPEAKS
HERE SATURDAY
Hon. Thomas E. Watson speaks
here Saturday. On Friday he speaks
at Douglas, and from there come* on
to Waycross.
The speaking has been thoroughly
advertised by Mr. Watson’s friends in
Ware and adjoining counties and an
Immense crowd is expected.
The speaking will be held near the
new post office building, the City
Council having given permission for
the meeting to bo held there.
The speaking begins at .lj).:30
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Into The Race Arouses
Much Enthusiasm All
Over State
A Look at The New Fall Clothes,
Shoes, Hats
and Furnishings
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
AND CHILDRENS SHOES ,COMING
IN EVERY DAY. ALL THE LATE8T
8TYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST
. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 26.—The guber
natorial pot began to boll with enthus
iasm, following the announcement by
former Governor Joseph M. Brown
Sunday that he will be in the race
that is pending.
While Governor Brown will under-
Jake -no activity In his own behalf for
the present, and probably not until
Governor Smith llles his resignation,
hte friends became active just as soon
as they learned that he will poBitivo
ly be a candidate.
Reports from Macon are io the ef
feet that steps were taken on Mon
day to reorganize the Brown club in
Bibb county. Brown bus carried Bibb
by big majorities in all of his rhees.
Likewise, friends of the governor
begun to get busy here. Several un
dertook preliminary plans for organ
izing a club In Fulton county.
J. R. Smith Enthusiastic.
One of the most enthusiastic Brown
men to be found in Atlanta Monday
was J. R. Smith, who has been close
ly identified with all previous cam
paigns of the governor. He directed
the memorable fight of 1908, when
Brown defeated Smith for a second
term by more than 10,000 majority.
“Yes, siree, you can put mo down
Tor Jlrown,” Mr. Smi^h declared.
telLyou his announcement pleased me
verkmueh. It is just what he should
hhve done and what I have urged him
to do from the first. He will win, too,
lake it from me. He can count on
the best support I can give. I don’t
know yet what official position, \ if
any, I shall occupy in the campaign,
but -whatever it is, my shoulder is
going to be at the wheel with all my
strength/behind it.
"His 'announcement has put enthu
slasm into his followers here in At
lanta. They are stronger than they
w6re In 1908. It seems to mo he
should carry the county by a bigger
majority than he did then.
"A conference of gome of the gov
ernor’s friends probably will be held
In a day or so to map out some pre
liminary campaign work.”
New* I* All FavoraOTe.
Everything coming to the ear* of
the governor or hfa friend* Monday
wa* of an exceedingly favorable char
acter.
C. C. Brantley, editor of The Val
dosta Time*, was in the city Monday
afternoon.
Governor Brown I* stronger in my
section than he was In either of UIs
previous races,” Mr. Brantley declav-
j ed. “He has carried Lowndes county
, by a big majority each time and I am
; confident he will carry It again by as
l large or a larger vole. His old
MANY KILLED IN
AN EXPLOSION
ON VESSEL IN FRANCE
Great Ship Wrecked And
Sank To Bottom of
Toulon Harbor
Toulon, France, Sept. 26.—More
than half her crew of 793 officers and
men met death early today when fire
broke out In the ammunition hold of
the battleship “Liberte”, one of the
finest vessels in the French navy.
The explosion which followed wreck
ed the great ship. The fire was dis
covered at 5 o’clock. At first it was
not thought to be serious, but It gain
ed great headway over the sailors
fighting It, and suddenly reached the
magazine, which had not been flood
ed, owing to the apparent slight na
ture of the blaze.
The explosion was terrific, shaking
the vessel fore and aft, each* seeming
ly stronger than that preceeding, and
opened great fissures In the armour
and frame work.
The vessel Immediately became a
mass of fire and smoke nnd soon 3ank
to the bottom of Toulon harbor.
At an early hour, unofficial esti
mates placed the number of dead at
five hundred. Estimates by naval
men vary widely.
Scores of seamen died in their
berths. A few dozen saved themselv
es by jumping overboard. Many of
those Injured leaped Into the water
and drowned before other boats In
the roadstead could reach them.
Two Hundred Had 8hore Leave.
Two hundred of the crew escaped
death because they were on shore
leave. Commander Juarez was not
aboard.
The explosion’s carnage was worse
than could ever occur in actual nnval
warfare. The first crash caine when
the fire dispersed to various section!
of the vessel. The explosion was
without warning, and Scores were hurl
ed high into the air, accompanied by
groat fragments of framework, nr-
bursting shells and finding
powder smoke.
The men below were killed In tholr
aleep. Others, awakened by the ex
plosion, started to jump overboard
and were caught by the second deto
nation.
Many vessels were in the harbor at
the time, including several warships.
There were throe tremors of exploB-
Ions in quick succession after the fire
reached the magazine.
A BIG BOOST
FOR WAYCROSS
IN SAVANNAH NEWS
Mr. Thompson Here To
Write a Review of
This Growing City
Mr. W. P. Thompson, a Savannah
Morning News man, is In the city, for
tfie purpose of writing-a review and
otherwise exploiting Waycross In the
pages of "The News.” Numerous
cuts and illustrations will be used In
thi-3 write-up, as nlso statistical mat
ter of interest.
Mr. Thompson will, during the next
few dnys, call on those interested and
The Herald nsks for him and his pa
per a hearing.
No doubt a four, six or eight page
section of The News would be of
much value to WaycroBS, and Thd
News proposes to do to the extent ol
amount of patronage received. Mr.!
Thompson can bo seen at the Phoenix
Hotel.
P. E. O. MEETING IN ST. LOUIS.
Special To The Herald. v
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 2f—St. Louis
Is entertaining this week a distinguish
ed gathering of women visitors from
all over the country, who have come
to attend the national convention of
the P. E. O. clubs.
The organization, which was first
formed in 1869 at Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity, is ths largest woman’s secret
society In the world.
No one except members know wbafc
the letters P. E. O. mean. The Init
ial session of the convention this af
ternoon was devoted to the exchange
of greetings and the work of tho or
ganization. Mrs. Winona E. Reove*
of Keokuk, Iowa, the national presi
dent, occupied the chair.
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friends are for him solidly and there
are numerous recruits.”
That the campaign Is on full sway
Is indicated by the fact that the
“straw balloting” has begun.
At Mrs. Bell’s popular boarding
bouse Sunday an Informal poll was
taken by some of the boys. Out of
about twenty-five only two declared
that they intend voting against the
former governor. Of course all of the
“Bell house boys” were not present
at the time, bat those who expressed
themselves were a representative lot.
ONION 8ETS.
Silver skin, Pearl and Yellow Onion
set*. Pest quality, at Redding’s.
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EXPRESMAN
ARRESTED HERE
G. F. Radford, messenger tor tho
Southern Express Company, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon upon his
arrival on train No. 21 from Savan
nah and was lodged in Jail.
Radford, who was under the influ
ence of whiskey, was handling the
money, said to bo between $6,000.00
and $10,000.00, in a reckless manner,
scattering It all over the car. Rad
ford claims that he objected to com
ing out on his run from Savannah on
account of not being In condition.
After checking up everything, the
Herald learns, there is only a short
age of $16.00.
Humphreys & Williamson invIU?
the ladles of the city to attend the bl?
millinery opening October 3 and 4.
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MILITARY 8URGEON8
MEET IN MILWAUKEE.
Special To Tho Herald.
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 26.—Distin
guished military surgeons from many
parts of the United States, and from
several foreign countries ns well, have
assembled In Milwaukee to discuss
the general subject of soldiers and
sailors’ ills and wounds.
The occasion is the twentieth an
nual convention of the National Asso
elation of Military Surgeons, of which
General Qcorgo H. Thorney, surgeon
general of the United States army, is
president. The meeting will continue
its sessions for four days.
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 BU8IN&88?
Insure theso, and they can never be
lost to you. Your peace of mind Is
worth tbr small cost of the policy.
A.M.Knight
& Son
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
A3ENTS
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