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WAYCkOSS, G.Am MONDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1911
NUMBER 303
VOLUME XVIII
ThElR PARENTS APPOINTMENT* URGED
JOINT PETITION FILED
IN WADE’S AUDITORIUM
FELL FROM STREET CAR
TO BE HELD TONIGHT
In Austin, Pa., Flood—To
Be CarcdTor In
Private Homes
Meeting at 8 O’clock—Can
didates And Others
To Speak
The Meeting Is Called By
The'Supporters of
' C. W. Parker
Tho complete ritualistic ceremony
cf the church wa* carried out In tho
ccnsecretion.
Tlio cold wave la coming, and if
i a Ine warm blnnket you need or
a light downy comfort we can aupply
you.
Humphreys & Williamson.
A meeting of the Citlseni Club will
lie held tonight at 8:00 at the Wade
Auditorium In Southern Block.
There will be speaking by the Cit
izens Club, candidates for Mayor and •
Aldermen, and by other speakers. Let! porters of Calvin W. Parker, but all
Those citizens who believe in a,
progressive Democratic city govern
ment will rally together tonight at the
Op*ra House.
Tho meeting is called by the sup-
' every member be present. Matters ■»(
Importance to the campaign will be
discussed.—ad.
CHILDREN OF CpNFEDERACY.
The Children of the Confederacy
are requestel to meet their leaflet,
Mrs. Downer Dimmock, tomorrow,
Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock, at
the Y. M. C. A. parlor. Every mem
ber is especially urged to be present
as business of Importance is to be
attended to.
B&STER BROWN AND TIGt
AT H. J. .BENTON'S.
On October 23th and 26th, Buster
Brown and Tige will b* af the II. J,
Benton Store and everybody in the
cjty is invite^ to meet them. Espec
ially are the children Invited to see
ythem. .They will be here for • two
days only and will have a present
fo every child who comes to see thorn.
i’t fall to see them: Big folks as
as lfttlefolis" invited. * Head the
Benton ad
citizens, irreespective of political af
filiation, are Invited to be present and
discuss the issues of the campaign.
It is an open meeting and If you do
not agree with the promoters you
may be assured you will not be asked
to leave.-
Meeting begins promptly at 7:45
o’clock.—ad.
• CAPTURED RATTLESNAKE.
Mr. Lewis Anthony captured a big
live rattlesnake in his |ot yesterday.
-Ko discovered the snake and set a
tin box into which he drove the rep
tile. The snake is about five feet
long and has twelve rattles and a
button.
Several, communications and^arti-
cles In regard to municipal, masters
apd’eandidates havo been received at
the Herald office. They must be paid
for to insure publication in our col
umns.
homo on Elizabeth street.
In Federal Court, Oppos
ing Reorganization
of Company
New York, Oct, 23.—A Joint petition
against tho proposed reorganization
plan of tho American Tobacco Com
pany was idled with the United States
circuit court here tyday by the at
torneys general of Virginia, North Car
olina and South Carolina.
Both petitions ask leave to flle
written objection to the tobaccq
trust's proposition for dlslntregailon
ulrpahy In the hands of the court.
Tho three attorneys general say
their states raised 260,000,000 pounds
of leaf tobacco annually asd that the
hundreds of thousands of persons
engaged in the induatry there are
vitally coscerned in the dissolution of
the “trust" as ordered by the su
premo court They say Jjiey have
made a-careful study of the .dlssolu
tlon plans submitted to th. court
which in their opinion is funddamen
tally defective in that it does not re.
store free competition.
While not allowing the petitioners
to intervene,.the couft in an order re
plied that they wi# bo given an oi>
portUhtty to present their, objections
to the plan and will be heard at the
hearing on October 80. > ,11 also saye
that written objections, briefs or mem
oranda desired to be presented to the
court must be handed in before the
beginning of the hearing.
A Look at The New Fat! Clothes,
Siloes, Hats
and Furnishings
. \ i Will Convince You That
You can get as good goods
and as nice Styles as pure
Shown in the larger cities
The Prices Are Much Less.
H. G. SEAMAN.
NEW LINE OF LADIES, MISSES
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 22.—Not one
of the children left an orphan by the
disaster that swept away the heart
of_ the borough of Austin will become
a public charge. Every one will < be
cared for in a private home aid if the
number of little ones who Ipst par
ent^ by the flood was twice as largo,
good homes could be found for them,
More than sixty letters offering to
care for orphans or dostltuto children
were received by Bromley Warden,
secretary of the state board of char*
Itics, who handled (hat branch or
the state's relief work at Austin.,
These letters came not only from
Pennsylvania, but froth' as far South
as Florida and as far west as Wis
consin. In many cnees people who
had no children of their own offered
to provldo for the future of two or
throe of tho Austin, sufferers.
Thanks to tho # kinffne3a of tho peo
ple In the northern, part of the state,
most of the children will bo brought
up In iiome3 not fa4 from where they
lived. v
MINISTERIAL UNION.
The/Ministerial Union met this
morning at the First Methodist
church "at 10 o’clock. The follotflps
officers were electod: '
Rev, J. B.,Thrasher, President.
Rev. W. H. Scruggi, Vice Presi
dent. f ,
>v. R. A. Brown, Secretary.
To Vacancy- Caused By
The Resignation of
Judge Holden
Col. W. W. Lambdln, of this dt>,-
one of the mosf prominent lawyers
In Georgia, is an applicant for ap
pointment to the Supreme Court
bench to ill! the vacancy caused,by
the resignation of Judge Horace M.
Holden, who has sent his resignation
to Governor feoke Smith to take ef
fect November 1.
Many telegrams have been sent to
Governor Smith urging tho appoint
ment of Col. Lambdln, And his friends
feel confident that he will, receive
the appointment.
Col.. Lambdln is a graduate of the
Urtlvorsity of Georgia, In the class of
1879, and won the first honor in his
class. After hla graduation Col.
Lambdln taught school in Atlanta
for some time. He moved to Way-
cross from Barnesvllle, where he was
solicitor of the city court. He has
been an ardent supporter of Govern
or Hoke Smith In nil of his eampalgnp.
Ho is eminently qualified to fill the
position on the 3upre:no Court beuch,
ond his appointment is being strong*
ly urged. ^
DEBT LEIGH IN “THE
MAN ON THE BOX.”
It is an old but true saying that
"all the world loves a lover,” And'a
dramatic offering with it strong ro
mantic story is always a source of!
splendid entertainment to those who
Visit the theatre. Such a play Is
"The Man on the Box", with Uert
The union thanksgiving services ■ LoIrIi starring, which will ho present-
will he held at Central Baptist Taber-! ed at Parker Theatre flh Wednesday,
nacle this year, and flio sermon will; October 25, for ono performance,
ho preached by- Rov. R. A. Brown. '• Tho scenes of the play afe locate^
Hereafter the union will meet every jin Washington. The hero Is a young
Monday morning at 10. o’clock at the lieutenant, lately resigned from the
Y. M. C. A. United States Army, a dare, devil
kind of fellow and a practical joker
In u spirit of fun lie assumes the po
sition of a conchpian, hence the title
of tho play, "Tho Man on the Box”.
The occupant of thd vehicle Is In
truth tho young man’s sweetheart,
, but-she is unaware of the identity of
Light of the nogroeA were caugnt in * .. .... , ,
uu _ tIt m ' j the coachman. When ho assists, her
from the carriage he kisses her sev
eral times, which of'cout-ae is very
| rude in a coachman, but that’s the
f starting point of the fun. This pro
vides the ground wofk of the hum-
j orous romance and Judging from what
SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUSY.
Since Saturday night, Sheriff Pitt
man and his deputies have been quite
busy, having arrested up to tin* me?,
ning no less than fourteen sogroos..
a gambling game, while four
charged with selling whiskey. Among
tho number arrested wa^'BIU” John
son, a negro, who baa "done time" on
the gang for the dealing In whiikey.
Jchnson was arrested at bis place on
Parallel street.
Aged Manager Veterans*
Home In quanta Is -
Probably Dying .
Atlanta, Qa., Oct. 23.—In Jumping
from a moving Lakewood car net
night at 6 o'clock at the corner of
Washington streSt and Woodward av
enue, Superintendent W. J. Hudson,
of the Soldiers’ Koine, was eo severe
ly injured that hie death le expected.
He was carried to the Atlanta hos
pital, whore it was found his skull
was fractured.
Eye-witnesses, standing on the rear
of tho crowded car. Bay that Mr. Hud
son Bovcrnl Hines asked Conductor EL
P. Bolks to stop for him at the cornet
of Woodward Avenue. When the trol
ley was within forty or more foot of
tho designated street, Mr. Hudson
pushod toward the roar platform,
jumping from the car ns it was slow
ing down. ^
Tho momentum of tho car threw
him heavily to the pavement, alight
ing-on his head, and knocking, him
unconscious. An ambulanre was im
mediately summonod, and he was car
ried to tho Atlanta hastltal.
Mr. Hudson resides on Capitol avf-
nue, noar Woodward avenue, and 1»
well-nnown throughout the city. He
Is 73 years old.
AT THE MAJESTIC.
Tonight as a special attraction the
management will present tho great
"Troy Comedy Four." This act ll
what is known as a "Comedy Quar
tette". The program rondored bp
them all consist of comedy, as well as
harmony singing. The management
personally guarantees this attraction,
and feel sure that It will prove to
lie one of tho most enjoyable as well
aa the highest priced act we have
ever presented.
Tho plcturos will be aa follower
Film No. 1. "A Sioux Spy”. This
le a thrilling western story by the
greatest ot this class producers, the
Bison poopte.
Film No. 2. “A Boy’s Bolt Friend".
This Is a beautiful Imp drama, wo all
know what kind of. plcturoa the Imp
people produce.
AND CHILDRENS. SHOES COMING
IN EVERY DAY, ALL THE LATEST
BTYJ.ES AND ANLL THE LATEST
LEATHERS.
| has been said of tho comedy it. Is
| ono of the most entertaining ns well
REV. DR. DAVIES CON8ECRATED. jus amusing plays that has been of-
Special To Tho Herald. J fered to tho public for several'years.
Worcester. Mass., Oct. 3.—The; Probably nib re than 3,060,000 peoplo
Rev. Dr. Thomas Frederick Davies, I bake read Mr. McGrath's novel and
Jr., for eight years roclor of All 1 should be familiar with the text of
ElV’S BODY AT HOME.
Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 22.—The body
of EugentO Ely. the aWhtor who was
killed at Macon, do., Thursday, ar
rived In Davenport, hie old blme this
afternoon. The body was at once tak
en to Williamsburg, Iowa, Ely's birth-
ptneo whore the funeral will be held.
Saints' Church, this city, was today
cocrccrntcd bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Western Mas
sachusetts.
Tre ceremony took place In AH
Saints' Church' In the presence of a
large assemblage of bishops, clergy
add laymen.
Bishop Tuttle of St. Louis presid
ed and was assisted by Bishop Law
rence of Massachnsetta and Bishop
Brewster of Connecticut. Bishop
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25fH.,
AND THUR80AY, 26TH., BU8TER
BROWN AND TIGE WILL BE IN
THE CITY. THEY WILL SPEND
THE TWO DAYS AT THE POPULAR
H, J. BENTON STORE, AND EVERY
Burgoss of i-ong Island -preached the j BODY IN THE CITY IS INVITED
sermon and Bishop Johnson of Los TO SEE THEM. FREE SHOW,
r Angeles and Williams of Michigan- DON'T MI8S SEEING THEM. 23 31
were the presenters..
the play, as the dramatist Is said to
havo adhered closely to the origins!
plot.
Seats on sale at LaOraodo Pharma
cy. •
Mrs. J, R. Crlttendon, of KuosvRIe.
Team, who I* grand vice president of
he O. f. A., spent last night here the | WIU receive another shipment of
I meat of Mrs. George Barnes. Mrs. j horses sod mules not later than Toes-
CrlttecdoB left today for Manchester. I day afternoon. M. Downey. . 3131 ReAL ESTATE AND IN8V
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WOULD YOU
HOUSE LIKE THI8?
Perhaps you could have. It, In aa pret
ty a pait of the oountry aa you ewer
easri .
IF YOU DON’T THINK.80
Call upon us and see. If you say that
you are Interested, It Is Quite likely
that we can do something for you.
A.M.Knight
&Son
