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LEATHERS. Special To The Herald. Canton, IU- Sm>L 37.—Tho elaty- •Ixth lenlon or the Northern Illinois ennnal conference of the United Brethen Chucrh mefherc today with a larze attendance of church leaderc. Dlebfp 0 torge M. Matthew* of Chi ago la presiding. . A.M.Knight ONION SETS. Silver shin, Pearl and Yellow Onion r" Heat cvr'.'l: , at Heddini'a, iURANCi* REAL VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., WEDNE DAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 191! NUMBER 281 Special To The Herald. The annual session of the Piedmont New York, Sept. 27.—Another pure'Baptist Association will convene in food crusade, to be icijnducted on broader plans than any of the similar movements of the past, is soon to be launched by the National Civic Feder ation. At a meeting held today at the New York Board of Trade and Trans portation the new Pure Food and Waycross, tomorrow morning, begin ning at 10 o’clock. The sessions will be held at Bunn-Bell Institute. There are forty-four churches with in the bounds of the association, and a good attendance is expected. Judge Thomas A. Parker ft moderator and Rev. A. M. McCoob of Waynesville, Drug Department of the Federation j is clerk of the organization. Rev. W. was formally organized and prelim! j J. Carswell, of this city, is treasurer. nary plans discussed for the proposed | — campaign against alleged food and drug adulterators, misbranders and short weighers. Seth LowJ president of the Federa tion, presided at the meeting. GENESEE M. E. CONFERENCE. Special To The Herald. LeRoy, N. Y., Sept. 27.—The Ge nesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church met in annual ses sion here today, with Bishop Joseph F. Berry of Buffalo presiding. The conference will continue over next Monday. O. J. ALLEN V/ITH THE HERALD. Mr. O. J. Xllen is circulation mana ger foi^ the Herald and is authorized to collect aritf receipt for all daily^and weekly subscriptions for this paper. He is also authorized to collect other bills due us to solicit and contract for advertisements, etc. Mr. Allen knows our old friends and we desire to commend him to all who he has not yet met# He will be around to seo you rightj away. tf WILLIAMS TO MANAGE POPE BROWN CAMPAIGN. Atlanta, Sept. 26.—L. Volney Wil liams, of the Waycross Journal, will THREE DAYS’ SESSION Several Hundred Attend ing This Important Gathering Special r n Tue Herald. Abilene, Texas, Sept. 27.—The sec ond nnnual meeting of the Central Wert Texas Dry Farming Congress evened here today with several hun- G~fcd me Interested in raising grain and vegetables with little rainfall present. The session will last two days, du< ring which time a number of agricul- GETS GOOD JOB WAS ELECTED AUDITOR State Board of Education. Board Met In At lanta Tuesday FIAT DRIVERS SHERIFF PITTMAN ARE SELECTED WILE BE IN RACE manage J. Pope Brown’s campaign»turai experts and practical farmera for governor. The Waycross editor will open Pope Brown headquarter? Wednesday at the Aragon hotel. Later offices nearer the Kimball house, the political center! may be secured. Mr. Brown is spending this week in At lanta to assist in establishing the headquarters. A big sign displayed across the cor ner of the Kimball house announces that hotel as the location of R. B Russell state campaign headquarters; but thus far the headquarters has not been opened there. James B. Nevin, of Rome, will direct the campaign work. The Fulton county headquar ters is -still open In the Empire hotel. Thus far J. *R. Smith, who will manage ex-Governor Joseph M. Brown’s campaign, has not arranged for state headquarters, the campaign plans not having been fully worked out. willy explain to the convention what dry farming methods can accomplish under seemingly adverse conditions. LIES DOWN ON TRACK TO BE KILLED BY TRAIN. Live Oak? Fla., Sept. 26.—Ben Hines, a stranger, said to he unbalan ced'on account of h!s religion, delib erately laid down in front of a train near here today and was instantly killed. The engineer, on making a curve, sighted Hines walking down- the track when suddenly the latter turned and, after wavering for a sec ond, prepared for his death. Your orders for fresh meats will re ceive prompt attention. ’Phone 2S8. W. J. Parker. 2 Good line bags and suit ccVps qheap. 27 2t‘ J. W. Ailanis. ■>// A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Fiats 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 SHOE3 COMING IN EVERY DAY. ALL tHE LATE8T STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST The State Board of Education, crea ted by the .Legislature at its la«t meeting, met in Atlanta yesterday for organization. Mr. C. C. Buchanan, Jr., of Way- cross, was elected auditor. This Is a splendid position, and Mr. Buchan an’s election is very gratifying to his numerous friends in thi3 section. Mi Buchanan is an expert accountant, and will no doubt fill the place to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Rural school supervisors were elec ted as follows:-Prof. M. L. Duggan of Sparta; Prof. F. E. Land, of Daw son, /and j Miss Celeste Parrish, of Athens. Miss Parrish is now In r Ware county visiting rural schools. The State Board of Education ft ompos.-d of Governor Hoke Smith, ex-officlo chairman; State Superinten dent M. L. Brittain, cx-officio Bocre- tary; Judge H. G. Lawson, of Eaton- ton; Prof. -Tore M. Pound of Barne3- ville; Prof. T. J. Welters, of Athene, nrd Prof., J. C* Langston, of Sylva ni.i. Prof. Pound ft a brother of Prof. E. A. Pound, superintendent | the Waycross schools. Prof. Langs ' ton formerly resided In Waycross, but is now superintendent of the schools at Sylvanjn. ’I' The rnral school supervisors will conduct teachers’ institutes at such times as the state hoard deems best: and in addition will visit rural schools in every county of the state, anl keep closely in touch with conditions, ' The auditor will audit the books of every school In the state that receives funds from the state, will examine books of various county boards and superintendents, to fiotlcc expendi tures. The auditor receives a salary o f $2,OQO per annum with $1,000 for trav eling expenses. FoR VANDERBILT RACE At The Savannah Meet On November 27th And 28th, 1911 To Adjust Baptist Differences. Special To The Herald. Old Point Comfort, Va„ Sept. 27.—* To adjust certain differences that have arisen between the two great divisions of the Baptist church in America, a Joint conference was be gun bore today by representatives of tie Northern Baptist Convention ano representatives of the Southern Bap tist Convention. Difficulties growing out of recent New Mexico organizations form the principal matter in dispute. , Savannah, Ga., Sept, 27.—The Flat drivers for the Vanderbilt race to take place in Savannah on November 27 have been announced. David- Bruce-Brown, who will drive one of the Fiat cars in the Grand Price Race on November 30th will lead th e Van- derbilt Cup team. The other drivers will be E. H. Parker and Teddy Tatz- laff. These with Felice Nazzaro, who bag been definitely engaged to drlvo nj Fait In the Grand Prize, Caleb S. Bragg, the other Flat Grand Prize driver, make up one of the greatost rating teams ever seen at a race on thin continent.- Tntzliff is a product of California, having leaped into farno through his winning of the lBl.g miles race for thq Ferris Cup at Los Angeles last fall with an average ■speed of 73.27 miles an hour. He^ began racing at Los Angeles in 1909 when he won a place In the Santa ^lonicp. races. In 1910 he won both the Santa Monica races, free-forall, and stock, In one day, making the free-for-all In 71.22 miles an hour, and the Stock Chassis in 7v.27. He followed up these vic tories by beating Hajph de Palma In a hundred miles match race on the Los Angeles Motordome track, aver aging over 80 miles, and winning from DePalma by six miles. Parker is a seasoned veteran with plenty of experience in both road and track racing. He Is ’not new to Jthe Fiat camp, having won.Becond place FOR SHERIFF .AGAIN He Has Made An Efficient Official e - Will Have Strong Support Sheriff David W. Pittman stated to a Herald reporter this morning that he would positively be In the race for re-election as sheriff at the next elec tion. He is serving .Ms first term as sheriff and has made an efficient offi cial. Sheriff Pittman was born and rais ed in Ware county, and has some strong -supporters. That he will have a strong following goes without say ing. Should he again be elected to tnis important office the experience be has gained will enable him to bet ter serve the people than ever bofore. Mr. Pittman’s announcement tflll ap pear at the proper time. DR. WE8TMORELAND QUIT8 A8 PRESIDENT OF 8TATE BOARD. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 26.—Because of alleged friction between himself and Secretary R. F. Harris, Dr. W. F. Westmoreland, president of the state board of health, has resigned, accord ing to an annocncemcnt made today. Dr. Samuel C Benedict, of Athens, •was elected as Dr. Westmoreland’s successor. COTTON MANUFACTURERS MEET Special To The Herald Manchester, Vt., Sept. 27.—Opening this evening with an address of wel come by Governor Mend and the pres idential address by Franklin W. Hobbs of Boston, the ninety-first semi annual meeting of the National Asso ciation of Cotton Manufacturers will In the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup race with j continue its sessions over tomorrow a stock 46-horse power Flat Chassis, end Friday. Caleb Bragg was In Savannah as-1 Many Important papers on cotton sfttlng In the managing of tho Flat. manufacturing have beon prepared, team last year, and participated In! dealing principally with the technical the races on the Atlanta track Just j ^e Industry- , before last year’s Grand Prize, at ~ which time he turned professional.! 0*ther For Eucharlstlo Conference. Bragg first startled motoring circles Special To The Herald. by beating Barney Oldfield on the Los Ar. re!os Motordome, In 1910. The same year he had a thrilling exper ience on the Brighton Beach track when he crashed through the .fence but turned h^s car back on thf. track and won the .race. Wyman Hill, a negro, entered a plea of guilty to stealing one peach Valued at 10 cents In the City Court yesterday. Judge-McDonald senteno Some New Mexico congregations j ^ Hill to pay a fine of 110.00 or serve itbdrqw from the Northern Bapllat ^ thirty days on th<j gang. Convention, nnd Joined tho Southern, j Henry Brimmage and James Tur- with, it is clnimed, the cooperation a gP# negro section hands on the A. B of some Southern leaders. & A., were arrested yesterday at Hay- The action has produced consider- w<KJt | by Deputy Sheriff J. E. Shaw and lodged in jail. The negroes are chnrged with stealing cane from a farmer near Haywood. Jude Smith, a young white man, who was serving a twelve months sen tenee on the county gang for selling whiskey, made biz escape last nl3ht. Smith had served a good portion of his sentence and bad been made a “trusty/* ! able friction, which It is hoped will ! be removed by the present conference. AMERICA TO SEE NOTED ENGLISH ACTOR Special To The Herald. London, Sept. 27.—Lewis Waller, who for years has boen regarded as the finest romantic actor on the Eng lish stage, sailed today for his first visit to America. Mr. Waller ha-4 been engaged to play the leading role in Robert Hichcen’s “Garden of A1 lab,’’ on Its production in fcow York next month by Ltebler & Company. . UNITED BRETHREN CONFERENCE MEET8. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 27.—Many eminent clergy and laymen of the Ho man Catholic Church have arrived In Cincinnati to take part In the Notion al Eucharistic Congress, wlich Is to meet tomorrow for a tension of four days. Archbishop Ireland of Bt Paul will preach the opening sermon tomorrow morning. Bishop Maes of Covington will preside over tho sessions of the congress. AN ELEGANT HOME, of your own o/ rented, hi within reach. All that you have to do fs In quire of us. Perhaps you have had trouble in house-hunting at other t mes. let US KNOW YOUR WANT8, and quite likely we will have some- hfr..; Jus tsuited .to you on our lists. We have a number of Ideal places Just now. r