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: i j- - leBBSisi . VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA. t THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1911 NUMBER *12 GAS COMPANY IS INTERESTED MAY ESTABLISH PLANT v In Waycross According To Information Received By Board Trade A new gas company is one ot the prospects (or Waycross, and Judging by the tone of the communication Just received at the Board ot Trade the parties seeking information mean business. The gas business Is one that has been discussed here for some few years and the letter received to day is a result of the discussion. The backers of the proposed company are not seeking a location or any kind of bonus. They merely believe this to be a good field for a gas plant and preliminary to a visit of a represen tative write for Information of Way- cross. It Is stated that the city will be visited by a party from Philadel phia within the next week or ten days. GLYNN’S JAILER OVERPOWERED FATE TAYLOR ESCAPES Appling County Murderer And Four Others Get Away Atlantic City Golf Touroey. Special To The Herald. Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 1.—Overpow- ering Jailer Lowe and locking him into a cell and successfully passing the outer door of the Glynn county jail, five prisoners, among them Fate Taylor, the convicted Appling coun- ty murderer, made a quick get-away todty and up to a late hour tonight none of them had been apprehended. The other four who escaped are negroes. Will Poatell, W. D. Baker, Will Hares and Charlie Sanders, all charged with burglary. The escape bad been carefully plan ned and worked well. At the usual time today Taylor and the four ne groes were turned out of the steel cells for exercise. Taylor called to Jailer Lowe for some disinfectant for the purpose ot cleaning his cell. THEY STILL HAVE STRONG FAITH IN ACCUSED PREACHER Richeson Will Have Strong Financial Assistance In His Trial Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 2.—With a large number of players present the qualifying round of the annual autumn golf tournament of the Coun try Club of Atlantic City was played at the Northfield links today. The tournament wjll continue until Saturday when the various cups and other prizes will be awarded. TAYLOR KILLED. Special To The Herald. Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 2.—Fate Tay- r was killed this morning at Anguil la, by W. H. and Kenneth Berrio, sons of SherifT Berrle. When told to hault, Taylor attempted to shoot and was killed. Have your automobile and buggy top work done at J. T. McGee's by a first-class trimmer., 21 Albany ave nue. , 12 3Ct Boston, Mass., ’ Nov. l.—After hi» bad been served formally with th i Indictment charging him wtlh pois oning his former sweetheart, Avhi Linn<|lL the Rev. : Cflarcnco V. T Richeson was visited in Chorle i Street jail late today by Attorne: John L. Lee ot Lynchburg, Va., Criminal Imwy^ 'prominent In South, who probably will direct th© accused minister's fight for acquitta). Mr. Lee arrived here today, but hk took up immediately the work of pre paring the defense and conferred at length with former Judge James R. Dunbar, his son, Phillip R. Dunbar and Congressman Robert O. Harris, who have been retained in Mr. Rich- eson’a Interest. Reports that the family ot Mist Violet Edmands, the wealthy fiancee of the accused clergyman, had decid ed to dsicontlnue financial support to the minister’s defense, were scouted by Attorney Dunbar, who was retain ed by Moses Grant Edmands, father of the young woman. Mr. Dunbar said: “Any statement that Mr. Edmands has ceased to have faith in Mr. Rich- eson's is absolutely false. Mr. Ed- mends still retains absolute confi dence in the integrity and innocence of Mr. Richeson." ITTEE AT WORK FOR PULP PLAN APPROVED BY MR. G0R00N PROPOSITION IS MADE I FOR HOLDING COTTON A Representative Meeting Held At Board of Trade Rooms Yesterday A Look at The New Fall Clothes, Shoes, Hafs 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. Si h NEW LINE OF LADIES' MISSES AND CHILDRENS SHOES COMING IN EVERY DAY. ALL THe LATEST STYLE8 AND ANLL THE LATE8T After hearing an investigating and detailed report from Mr. Frederick Kauffman on the subject of wood pulp and its future for this section, Judge Sweat, president of the Board ot l^rade, yesterday afternoon appointed a special committee to confer and carry on negotiations with Mr. Kauff man with the view of havrng the wood pulp and logging business pro posed by him located here. This committee is composed of Mayor Cox, Supt. J. M. Hopkins and Dr. G. P. Folks. The value of the logging business was shown to be quite a feature for Waycross, as it would bring eastern capital to this city in search of tho material needed in the manufacture of paper. BlAck gum is the chief tlm her available in this section for wood pulp, and the tests made in several years experiments show bigger re turns per cord than have been ob tained from any other wood pulp. In order that the company will have the right spirit shewn it, in ad dition to the moral support* of the community, some of the stock will be placed here. This is one of the several details placed in the bands of the special committee. The detailed report on the wood pulp industry has been published and copies of same may be- obtained at the Board of Trade. Savannah Cotton Factor Gives Interview On Conference A LIFE TERM ■. CONVICT SKIPS FROM TOOMBS COUNTY F. M. White Was Sen tenced From Chatham County Savannah, Ga., Nov. 2.—General W. Savannah, Ga., Oov. 2.—There warn W. Gordon, a member of the firm of little aurprlso expressed In Savannah' Gordon A Co., cotton facevrB has given an Interview to the newspapers In which he endorses fully the plan suggested at the New Orleans con ference of governors for holding tho cotton crop of the South each year by a plan of bonded warehouses run under the direction of the state and provided for through legislative enact ment. General Gordon says It time that something was dono to save the farmer from the necessity of mar keting In a few months a crop that It lakes him practically all the year to raise. MORGAN HOME FOR CONFEDERATE MUSEUM. Special To The Herald. Lexington, Ky„ Nov. 2.—When the historic old homo oT Gon. John H. Morgan, tho famoug* Confederate cav alry leader, Is put up for sale ut puD- He auction here on Saturday it Is probable an effort will be made by tho Daughters of the" Confederacy tp acquire the property and convert It Into an historic musoum for relics of tho Confederacy. The properly, which consists of an lmpoalng brick and stone mansion with diaclous grounds, occupies a conspicuous site In the downtown sec tion, and has long been ono of tho show places of tho city. among the officers of the law Wllbn It was reported yesterday that F. M. White, serving a life sentence in lh» penitentiary from Chatham county had made his escape from the stock ade In Toombs county. White was convicted of a crime commlttesd upon a small boy and there was noth, lug to do after hla convtcUon but for tho Judge to tend him up for life. He has proven a desperate prison, er and the guards In Toombs county were warned that he would get away U he was not carefully watched. White a short time ago assaulted * guard at the camp near Vldala where he waa, because his wife told him the guard had made an Improper pro* proposal to her. His wife has re mained faithful to her husband all through his troubles. She was a bride when White committed the of. fence that landed him In jail end la the penitentiary. MENTAL TRAINING EXPERTS MEET THE WEEK8 COTCERT COMPANY FRIDAY EVENING The next number of the Lyoeuu course will be the Weeks Company which will entertain Lyceum patrons tomorrow ovenlng. In the words of < he manager of the coihpdny they are “mendicant musicians migrating from Maine to Mexico, with a menu of mirth malnijr merry and muslo ! Tho place Is to bo sold to sottle ihe j “ 0 » t 'l r Thelodioiis mingled with a j estate of .Mrs. Katherine G. Reed. n! moral melange of mimicry, for morose J relative of General Morgan, who! ««d melancholic mortals." Tho au- | owned tho property for many years. I dlollco *• asked to bo present at S o'clock. As an element of the artistic and If—- U.'-jJ Special To The Herald. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 2.—Teachers and advocates of manual training In the public schools and colleges of the country gathered here In force COfiPER BUSY WITH WHITE WAT PLANS Chairman L. J. Cooper, of the spec ial White Way committee of the to give balance and varitey to the programs, songs like the “Bird Songs - of Lira Lehmann’s and "Dialect ' Songs” by Neidllqser are given by Mrs. Week's while Miss Sinclair's of ferings Include the master pleoes of Wlonlawskl, Vlouxtomps and Ilubay. today at the opening of the fifth an-' H° ar< I of Trade, has received several and other great composers for the nual convention of the National So-1 WopmMoiis to have sufficient data clety for the Promotion of Industrial Training. The sessions will last three days and will he devoted to the considers- In band to call the white way commit, tee together this week or early next week to decide what plan will be suitable for Waycross., The flrft ca tion of Industrial education in all Ua | tlmatoa of tho cost of installation phases. Prominent among those on the pro gramme are Dr. Carroll 0. Pearse of Milwaukee, president of the National Educational Association; Charles A. bookwalter, of the Indianapolis Na tlonal Trade School; John Golden, of the United Textile Workers of Am erica, and Edwin G. Cooley, former have been materially reduced, placing the scheme well within reach of those Interested. Local as wall as out of town parties have submitted propositions for the committees com stderatlon. Weodhouse— Kruttschnitt Wadding. superintendent pf the Chicago pnblla Special To The Herald, schools. MISSIONARY RAllY AT 1ST. METHODIST The missionary jubilee rally In an all day meeting at First Methodist church today waa largely attended and a very Interesting program was rendered today. There was much en thusiasm manifest and the attendants were unanimous In thanking and np- preclatlng tho very fine luenh that waa served at midday. . We would . be glad to give details but were tin* able to secure program. , Now Orleans, La., Nor. 2.—Miss Rebecca do Menres Kruttschnitt, daughter of Julius Kruttschnitt, on* of the heads of the Harrlman railroad system, waa married In this city this afternoon to Henry Clifford Wood, house of Monetraal. The ceremony was performed at the home of tho bride’s aunt, Mrs. Jossph P. Bltlr, and waa attended only by relatives and a few Intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Woodhouso will make a tour ot tbo Orient, after which they will re side In Oregon. violin. Especial attention la called to Mill Sinclair's trlpple feet of tinging n lullaby and at the same time playing her own piano accompnlnment and violin obligato. See them tomorrow night at the Central School. >' ADVERTISE IN THE WAYCROSS HERALD , REMOVAL NOTICE! RING 174 FOR WOOD. i <- Sam Lee'e Chinese laundry has been moved to No. 5 Tebeau street, n.ir English block.' M* thanks bis many eurtomere for past patronage, si.<t eoliclts n continuance of the Ajtf A 28 et WOULD YOU HOUSE LIKE THIS7 Perhaps yon could bare It, In aa pret ty a part of the country es yon ever saw. IF YOU DON’T THINK SO Call upon us and sec. If you say tnst you are Interested, It Is quite likely that we can do something for yon. A.M.Knight & Son REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENTS.