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VOLUME XVIII WAYCROSS, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1911 NUMBER 330 BIG REGISTRATION OF CITY VOTERS REGISTRATION CLOSED ELECTION JAN. 10 {“SHOW GIRLS” FOR governor! to go on trial THE DATE WAS FIXED DURING THIS WEEK At 9 O’Clock Last Night Over Twelve Hundred Names Enrolled The registration books closed last flight at 9 o’clock. The bookft show the heaviest registration in the hist> ry of Waycross, over twelve hundred qualifying for the approaching city elections. Exactly twelve hundred and thirty names appear on the registration books, about thirty of that number being negroes. For the election last year for al derman there was a registration about eight hundred and thirty. The registration books having been closed, at a regular meeting of the City Council to be held tonight a proc lamation will probably he issued call ing for a mass meeting of the white registered voters of the city to elect an executive committee to arrange for the primary, adopt rules for same, etc. For Special Election By Governor Slaton On Yesterday THE CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE MEETS Special To The Herald. Danbury, Conn., Nov. 21.—More than two hundred delegates are fn at tendance at the annua! conference of the Congregational churches of Con- , nectlcut which opened here today at the First Congregational Church. Tbo Rev. Charges R. Brown, the new dean of the Yale Divinity school. d» livered the conference sermon. In New York Charged With Attempt To Murd;r Millionaire Stokes \ New York, Nov. 20.—Lillian Gra ham and Ethel Conrad, the “show girls” who are charged with attempt ing to murder W. E. D. Stokes, the millioniare owner of tho Ansonia Ho tel, will lie placed on trial this week MILLIONAIRE TO THE EMPEROR’S iSIXTY-ONE CARS RIVE IN RACES MOTHER ELOPES IN STATE TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT MADE I SAY CHINESE PAPERS Is Made of Entry of Mil lionaire Bergdoll In Great Auto Races Princess Eloped With An Actor—Considered Big Disgrace Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 21.—The special election to fill the vacancy In the gov ernor’s office created by the reglsna- tion of Governor Hoke Smith will be held on January 10, 1912. The call for the election on that date was issued yesterday afternoon by Acting Governor John 5T. Slaton, who at the same time ordered a spec ial session of the general assembly for January 24 to canvass the returns an.l declare the winner., The Inaugur** tion exercises will be held on January As the result of the gubernatorial race will be decided in the primary election to be held onTJecember 7, the date fixed by the state executive com-j The nccuspd girls declared at tho J the great international race, mittee, the special election will be! time that Stokes was endeavoring to little more than a formality. j recover a'number of letters he had At the time tho election is tiSlng! written to Miss Graham and that tho held for governor the people will ale 11 shooting followed Ills attempt to take for the first commissioner of ( them by force, commerce and labor who is to be j Stokes, on the ottier hand, main- In the Criminal Branch of the Su preme Court. The case already hai claimed widespread attention and tho trfiil doubtless will bo followed with much Interest.. The shooting occurred on June 6th ,last in tho rooms occupied by the two young girls In an uptown apartment Savannah, Ga., Nov. 21.—The man-j Sau Francisco, Cal., Nov. 20.—Prln- agemeut of the Benz team In the ^ cess Lai, mother of the baby Emperor Grand Prize Race Informed tho offi-of China and wife of tho Prince Re- cials of the Savannah Automobile Club |gent, has eloped'with an actor, Yung yesterday that the car Bob Burman 1 Shu Lu, according to Chinese news- was to have driven In the race on : papers received today. A number of Thanksgiving Day would bo withdrawn , newspapers in China refer to the "dts- and the Benz racer of K. R. Bergdoll,, grace that lias come to the royal fam* the Philadelphia millionaire racing jily", but only one, the Min Lupo, the driver, would substituted, with largest newspaper published In China, Bergdoll driving. i gives the Princess’ name and Account Bergdoll is on his way to Savannah of the elopomont. and the car 1ms been shipped liy ex- The paper draws the conclusion press. Tho new driver of the great tlmt tho Princess believed that tho house. Tho millionaire wbb shot j German automobile company, though Manchu cause was lost and decided to three tlnios and as a result was con- an amateur, Is well worthy of.tho com j lice. She is said to have taken a for- fined in the hospital for several weeks .jpany in which he will find liltnself In j tune in jewels, and to-be living with j Yung in Mukden, Bergdoll met tho best of the world’s j An nctor and a barber are classed drivers at Fairmont Park last month i with tho lowest of castes) in China atm and over that difficult course boat Clu>fo hero said today that tho clops them decisively with the cor he will mci.t of the Princess was the greatest drive in Savannah./ Tho race was disgrace that could come to the Man THREE WAYClfbSS CARS Tour Starts in Atlanta To morrow-Will Reach Waycross Friday elected at this time. PIERCE COURT POSTPONED. j taiued that Miss Garhom antT her ! friend endeavored to make him the j victim of a blackmnll plot and t£nt he ' was deliberately shot when he refused | to sign a check for $25,000. summed up by tho racing sharps us he ing tlm^ yurtlis driving and one- j sty. Upon the petition of a large number of farmers and others on account of Buy of us and save money. Satis- gathering crop,, Judge T. A. Parker j faction In goods, price and terras, or'‘Wsbrotr and others who take the first! day cvonlng November 21th at 7:3u has postponed the holding of Pierce vour money back. Superior Court from next Monday | Homo Furniture Company, until the third Monday In January. 1 *7 tf Plant and Albany Avenue. 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 tl|e 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 STYLES AND ANLL THE LATEST \ fourth carl’ II was In a contest of thiu sort that Bergdoll starred, reducing the record of the course by eleven miputes and loading to tho tape Lea Xoqgje, Ralph Mulford, Charlie Basle, feersberger, Harry Grant, Louis Harry I). Reed, candidate for mayor, ill speak at tho band stand on Frl- The entries in the Atlanta Consti tution's round tho state tour close! last night with sixty-one entries. Dr, Gus P. Fojks, Mr. L. B. Harrell anl Alderman Fred Brewer, of Waycross, will drive cars in the tour. Forty-five of the cars will start from Atlanta tomorrow morning and oth* • will join thf tour along the route. Tho tourists will reach Waycross Friday about 1:00 o’clock and wlU have lunch here. From here they go to Baxley for the night Friday. Speaking of Alderman Brewer's en try today’s Constitution snys: “Hon. Fred Brewor, a raomber of the Aldernmjilc board of Waycross, wired in his entry last night. Ho will Join the tour party at Waycross go to Savnnnah, and make the trip over the remainder of the route back to Waycross, following tho Savannah.' races. “Mr. Brower was in last year's tour around tho state, making a perfect score, and it Is Ills determination to go hack homo with the sumo rccori this year.” rank in American automobiledom. Bergdoll is a millionaire in hls own right, belonging to tho wealthy Berg- doll family of Brewers, now engaged in automobile manufacture. His entry o'clock.,Everybody Invited. The Way- cross Band will furnish music. 21 4*. JOE BROWN RALLY. During^!© noon recess of Clinch adds another to the millionaire class i Superior Court at Homervlllo on Mon- of drivers who are In the Savannah j day a large Joe Brown rully wns held races, hls name and that of David jin tho court house. Judge ,r. Bruce-Brown, Caleb Bragg and Eddie J Sweat, of Waycross, was Introduced Hearne making the contest look like % to tho meeting at one o'clock by Hop. millionaires’ race. Tho car, like tho driver, is worthy of the race. It is the Benz racer that WlUle Huupt drovo Inst year In the Grand Prize, rak^speed qualities ore attested hy the fait that when Haupi, tho only driver to whom tho thirteenth lap proved u hoodoo, went into tho ditch on the Montgomery crossroads, ho was leading the race, with Na/.arro 1 and Heniery fighting for second place four minutes behind him. Haupt had made the 207.6 miles in 171.09 minutes, averaging almost 76 mllos an hour, or well over tho average speed at which the aero was won. CLUB WOMEN AT HOUSTON. Special To The Herald. Houston, Texas, Nov. 21.—Houston la entertaining this week a large gath ering of distinguished women who are hero to attend the annual convention of the Texas Federation of Woman’s Clubs. Today was given over to the recep tion of the delegates and meetings ol the executive board and various com mittees. 'The work of the convention will bo taken up tomorrow and continue! through the remainder of the week. Walter T. Dickerson, our State Sena tor,, who mado a strong, convincing speech of more than an hour In tho Interest of Governor Brown’s candi dacy, and at the conclusion of Judgo Sweat’s speech, Judgo T. A. Pnrkor was called for and made an earnest Imnitable half hour anti-Rupaol speech creating great enthusiasm. WhllC Bome doubt hud been express, ed ns to how Clipch would go, It was tho universal opinion after tho speak ing that "Little Joe” would now carry the county by an overwhelming mi- Jorlty. “TIGERS” FINED IN THE VASUIB GIRLS WEDNESDAY NIGHT "Tho Vassnr Girls, ono of the most famous musical organization of Now York city, will Igi nt the Board of Trade auditorium tomorrow evening (Tuesday) nt 8:30 o'clock, and will charm tho musical lovers of this city with a programme vnrriod and of tho highest artistic merit. Theso girls are (raveling under tho Alkahest Ly ceum System, aud is ono of their moat excellent attractions, nnd they will please nnd delight all who are fortu nate enough to attend tho concort at tho Board of Trade tomorrow even ing.—Jacksonville Metropolis.** Tho Vassar Girls will be heard nt Central School Auditorium Wednes day night. Don't fail to hear them. GIG MEETING PEOPLES LEAGUE - A business meeting of the Peoples League was held last night In Wade’s Auditorium. Short speeches were made by Calvin W. Parker, Mayor John M. Cox, Alderman' James Sin clair and W. E. Dempster. A lunch eon was served at the Jefferson Ho- A large crowd was In attend- C. R. Kemp nnd James Walker, white and Henry Mitchell, colored, were tried in Mayor’s Court this mor ning before Acting Mayor Sinclair oa charges of keeping whiskey for salo nnd were fined $100 or ninety days on the chain gang. The cases against James Bryant, Dave Carter add Hom er Burns, colored on same charger, were dismissed. The case against Henry Cowart was continued until Saturday. EX-GOVERTOR’S DAUGHTER WED8 Special To Tho Herald. Hopedale, Mass., Nov. 21.—On tho woddlng anniversary of her mother and her grandmother, Mias Dorothy. Draper, daughter of tho former Gover nor of Massachusetts and Mrs. Eben S. Draper, today became the bride of Thomai Brattle Gannett, Jr., of Cam bridge. f The ceromny was performed *0 noon in the Memorial Church of this place and was followed by a 'largo - re* ceptlon at "The Ledges." the Draper summer home. Methodist Brotherhood Meets. Special To The Herald. Omaha. Neb., Nov. 21.— 1 The annual meeting of the board of managers of the Methodist Brotherhood of the United States began In Omaha today, with headquarters at the First Metho dist Church. Among the prominent' speaker* on the programme of the twp days* meet ing are Dr. H. F. Ball of Denver, Dr. F. L. Thompson of New York, and ance t A,, Wilson of Ithaca, N. Y,. Real Estate ' Renting and Fire Insurance A. M. 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