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NUMBER 295 FORMED IN WAYCROSS Company Has Fifty Thou sand Acres of Land In Ware County VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1911 JITOR KILLS OLD FEUD THE CAUSE, Both Slayer and His Victim Were Classmates at Wake Forest THE STATE FAIR AEROPLANE FLIGHTS Exhibits Being Judged- Children Given Holiday To See Fair TO DISCUSS COTTON CONFERENCE CALLED TOR MAYOR REED WAS ENDORSED AT CITIZENS’ MEETING To Meet In New Orleans, For Aldermen LeCount, October 23 By Gov. Chandler and Dr. Meeks Cjolquitt • Were Endorsed TENURES OF BIG TENTS IS A TOWN IN ITSELF Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Great Circus in«urb now. Zfeot look upon the Mo* u gambling wttti the law of dance. Fire loco*, ■aoa h the legitimate Investment of the boelncss mao. rt la part of bast- Charlotte, N. C., Oct. y2.—Thom- as Kallum, lawyer and editor, shot and killed Henry Whitaker, a brother attorney, upon the main street of Pi lot ’Mountain this afternoon. The homicide grew out of an old feud. Whitaker is said to have been advancing upon Kallum with a knife when the fatal shot was fired. Both the slayer and his victim were class mates at Wake Forest College. The dead man leaves a family. Macon, Ga., Oct. 12.—The state fair had its first real crowd today, Austin, Texas, Oct 12.—A confer ence of governors of southern states farmers from all sections of the state | to discuss way-3 and means to prevent being In attendance. The weathev | further reduction In the price of cot in pursuance to a call for a meet ing of those who signed the citizens’ When the Great Adam Fcreimugh and Sells Brothers’ circus Is under agreement, a large crowd assembled j canvas It covers ten acres of ground, at the Court House last night. Mr. j it is a city in itself, operating its own CABBAGE PLANTS. . Wfll have ten thousand cabbage plants to apive Tuesday or Wedne3- day. I will sell to you at same price as the growers and save you the freight 13 2t J. W. S. Hardy. NO NEWS FROM RELATIVES. The body of Mr. John P. Martin, who died Tuesday night, an account of which was published in the HeraM, Is still being,held at the undertaking establishment of Mr. H. Lester Mar-. v.*l. Efforts to locate relatives of the deceased have been unsuccessful' so was Ideal, and Eugene Ely, the Cur- j tan ha3 been called by Gov. O. N. ( l. J. Cooper was elected chairman 'poBtoffice, electric lighting plant, h of the meeting, and Messrs T. W. j tel, library, hospital, club rooms and Morrison and J. A. Tomberlln sec-, all the various shops found In a small ties aviator, made two successful ex- j Colquitt, of Texas, for October 23, at hibitlon flights. , J New Orleans. At noon the aviator soared over • In his call issued today, Governor the business ahd residence portion Colquitt requests the presence of the of the city and In passing over the governors and commissioners of agri; FOR FRE8H APPALACHICOLA OY8- -7£R8jr~PHON£‘-242 r - city hall dropped a letter addressed to Mayor Moore. The letter fell di rectly In front of the hall, was pick ed up and delivered to the. Mayor. It was the first time an aeroplane has ever flown over the city and many viewed the flight from positions on top of the high buildings in the bus- ncs3 section of the city. The after noon flight was made Inside of "the enclosure at the state fair groundh. Today the school children of Macon will get a holiday in order that they may attend the fair, and the Southern Railway’s good roads train will be here during the day. Aviator Ely will fly again pnd will continue to do during the flowing four days. The judging of the swine, poultry apd live stack started today. The agricultural exhibits will be culture of cotton producing 3tat«A and also representatives from the dif ferent farmers’ organizations and tho principal banking institutions and ed itors of the leadng newspapers. Governor Colquitt requests that the commmhsoners of agriculture to be represented bring with them data re lating to the condition and yielding of the crops, whirh will aid the ron fercnce in consideration of the situa tion. rotaries. Mr. Cooper stated the ob- city .«.cf A the meeting and asked all who Over 4,000 pancakes, 200 dozen eggs had »«!gned the call to rise. He then 500 pounds of pork chops, 100 gallons id those who had not signed but of coffee, 200 pounds of butter an were in sympathy with the move- j bushels of potatoes are a few of the raent to rise. None arose. He then J items that figure in the serving of requested those who had not signed j single breakfast in the great canvas or who would not abide by tho action f dining room. A corps of sixty-five of the meeting; to retire. Quite a j cooks, chefs and waiters are employ- number left the building. | 0 d. The meeting then proceeded, and j Tho show maintains Its own dyna- prayer was offered by Rev. Wfiltloy ^ mo plant, where electricity is genera* Langston, presiding elder 0? the Way-j ted for 4,000 lights. The various ex cross District. Short talks on tho object and purpura of. tho masting It is stated that the meeting would I were made by V. L. Stanton and L. have been called earlier except that it was desired to allow time for thl gathering of statistics bearing upfl 1 the matter. EVERYBODY SldOKE8 THE 8AL- VADORE8 CIGAR, MADE AT TAM PA, AND IT IQ POPULAR WITH ALL 8M0KER8, AT MUTUAL GRO- — w*. CERY 8T0RE, A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Siioes, Fiats arid 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 LATEST J. Cooper. On motion, It was clodded to nom inato candidates for endorsement from the door, and then vote by secret ballot. The result of tho balloting was as follows: For Mayor—Harry D. Reed. Alderman, Second Ward—Dr. W. K 1 Meeks. Alderman, Fourth Ward*—W. FI. ■.Chandler. Alderman, Sixth Ward—C. Count. On motion tho endorsements were made unanimous by rising vote. One hundred and two participated In the meeting, over one-fourth 01 whom It was stated, belong to labor unions. Tho meeting perfected an organ! atlon to he known ns the "Citizen Club of Waycross," by tho election of the following officers: Dan Lott, President. A. S. Morton, Vice-President V. L. Stanton, Socretary. W. F. Eaton, Treasuror The meeting adjourned subject to the call of tho president. < Outside of the Court Horn**, those who had retired, held a meeting at which speeches wore made by Calvin W. Parker, jasper Wyldlng and T. O. Hilliard, • “he Vote Last Night At Court How. FOR MATOR: Reed ® a •Cox ** McGeo d Alderman 8ocond Ward. H. Hesgeveld /. 25 Capt Farr* ✓ 7 Allen James P Butler -. 6 W. K. MeolA « Alderman Fourth Ward. Mr. Ftndt *9 Croom .... .... 17 Beaton H Chandler 49 Alderman Sixth Ward. Br. Fleming 9 Bellfcger t Singleton I LeCount (X hibitlon tents, dressing rooms and shopB are aB brilliantly lighted os the fnest theatre In tho country. Th? grounds are Illuminated, hy search lights and .electric beacons. Gas, gen- ernted on the grounds, is also used to soften the intensity of the electric chandeliers in tho main pavilion. Calciums, traveling spotlights gun* varloun devices for spectacular of- ,'octs are also employed. Every csge ; In the menagerie is studded with in candescent globes. Arc lamps hang above the pens. This circus town has a population of l.oob people, 899 horses and 789 animals. When the show Is In trdh- The Georgia Farhis, Fruit and Pe can Company, with a capital of one million dollars, held a mooting In the offices of the Dseti Realty & Im provement ‘ Company, and perfected the organization by election of the following officers. Ooorgo W. DetJn, president. Judgo J. L. Sweat, first vice-presi dent. John M. Cox, second vice-president. C. M. Sweat, third vice-president E. H. Clark, secretary. F. Arthur, treasurer. J. M. Bell, J. O. Stoffes and CoL W. W. Lambdln, directors. The company controls nfty thous and ocres of land, ltretching from Ruskln to Astoria, and they propos# to cloar up this land and puPout pe cans, fruit, etc. The company win have offices In Waycross, Chicago andperlmps othcr.-places. STANLEY URGED BY HIS HOME FOLKS. Dublin, Ga„ Oct. 13.—The cltlxens o( Mr. H. M. Stanley's homo county are enthusiastic over the suggastlon, that he make the race for Commis sioner of -Commerce and Labor and ,ttv) presented him wuh a numerous ly signed petition' asking him to make tho face, pledging tbolr hearty en dorsement and Support. r The petition is as follows: . “We, the undersigned, your friends sit the homo of This strange famTTf <„ you t0 Is a train one mile In length, which L^, „ candldat( , for th0 high office t. cut into seVOTttt Sections. In Comn)l , lloner o( Coramerce ttod single season Ihe show travel, approx ubor> loon b0 , t tb , , peclaI Inmtoly 35,090 miles, making stops in about 200 cities. One year’s tour may extend from coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico. This circus Is flfty years old. With the passing of every year It has come forth brighter, bigger and bob gubernatorial election. “We urge this action on your part because our association with you through many years convinces us of your emlnont fitness and general qualifications for the work that Is to be done by this newly created and ’• Now “ * tend " 1,ro era,nent nra ' I what we believe will be one Of tho .g the tented amusement enterpritI |mporWrt I(pa Hments of our o. of the world. It I. considered by.,^ govornm<IDt . ilivuft organizers as the pattern of “Should you become a candidate we perfection. There 1. not a show In pIedg0 you our Wd an cnthu.I.hllo the country that does not attempt to Imitate It. When It comes to Way- cross on Friday, October 20, after an absence of several seasons It will not be recognized by Its oldezt friends, so greatly has It baen enlarged and Im proved. With Its new equipment, coating 13,209,0119,' It Ta flow a supefh Institution, as superior to dtfief Mow's as day la to night Tho new parade la a marvel of travogance. It Is more than three 'miles in length. The reorganized menagerie Is another surprise. The student of natural history will find that It la a veritable library, with no hpoclmen missing from the soologteel chain. On tht Hat of performers there are only names new to Ameri ca. It takes 359 of the world’s best artists to give the show. si.| port." Yeung Men’e Chrlctltn Association. Tonight at 8:30 o’clock, the gregt- eat entertainment oe earth, "That Mar Btg lot frock eggs Just In, et 25c e dozes J. W. 8. Hardy. 13 it LOST STILL BY FIRE. The turpentine still of Mr. A. I. Griffin, of this city, located at Whit# Oak, Camden county, was destsoyod rises Cass". Every old person shouldj by Are Wednesday. Along with the not fall to to be preeent All ladleelatlll a lot of roain was destroyed. The :nd men free; no email boys. . The greot men’s rally and dedica tion service tor Sunday 3 p. m. Fro ::sx will he published tomorrow. . origin of tho fire le unknown. Mr. W. H. K sad rick, of Fitzgerald, ves a pint of LaOraad > last nlvht. Have your automobile and buggy top work done at J. T. McGee’* br a first-class trimmer., 31 Albany ave nue. 1 , 13 30t