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WAYCROSS,GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1911
NUMBER 24
[DRAINAGE - CONGRESS
AT .AGE NINETY-FOUR
FURTHER
ACTION
TO FIGHT FOR HER SON
NEGOTIATIONS PENDING
Passed Away At His Old-
Fashioned Home In
New York
nvitations From “Forest
City” Unanimously Ac
cepted-New Officers
Be Taken
President, It
Announced
Aged Montgomery County
Woman In Atlanta To .
- Plead For Son
bJa catastrophes. We advise that you
taka out a policy.
NOBODY INVITES TROUBLE
but It sometimes cornea, and when It
doaa it teems to come in bunches.,
Protect yourself as far cs you can
and then go serenely along your say
and do not crors any bridges till yon
cams •» them.
A. M. KNIGHT fc SON
Phene 246. LsGreeds Building. .
X
VOLUME XIX
CAPITAL OF THE
PROCEEDINGS BANKERS
PEACE SOON IN
CHINA CERTAIN
(convention Gives In Book-! Which, It Is Believed^ Will
: Financial Standing of j End Disturbance In The
Southern Banks ! Celestial Empire
Ga^ Dec. 19.—The total
Shanghai, Dec. 19.—Promise of
Southern banka it $377,- peace In China became more definite
surplus and profits $181,269,
000, and deposits $1,608,896,000.' These
i gures are given in the December
umber of the Southern Banker of
Atlanta, a handsome publication of
192 pages, devoted to the proceedings
Bankers’ convention
held in New Orleans, which
brought about 3,000 bankers to the
many of whom took a side trip
to the Panama canal country.
The visit of these bankers ami the
new idea they gained of the south’s
prosperity are erpected to contribute
Substantially to the development of
the section.
BOURKE COCHRAN TO 8PEAK.
Special To The Herald.
Chicago, Ill., Dec. 19.— W. Bourke
Cochran of New York has accepted an
Invitation to deliver Che principal M*
dress r.t a banquet to be given by the
Bankers’ Club of Chicago at the Hotel
8herman tomorrow night.
Mr./Cochran's subject will be “The
ReconfciliatTdn of Business and Gov-
ernmJnt—the Capital Necessity of
Our civilization.”
i Silk Hose,
The Standard Shoe Co.
today with the announcement that all
six of' the great powers—Japan, Great
Britain, the United States, Russia,
Franco and Germany—are united in a
co-operative effort in assist Dr. Wu
Ting Fang and Tang Shao Yl In their
negotiations.
The “pour parlers” between Wu
Ting Fang and Tang Shao Yi opened
with surprising smoothness. It Is un
mistakably evident, however, that the
continuation of Manchu rule, even as
concerns the imperial throne at Pekin
is considered unlikely by either side.
Even though the present dynasty is
ousted, the! premier evidently hopes to
retain the imperial form of govern
ment, possibly with the present em
peror designated as the first ruler of
a new Chinese dynasty, and with Yuan
Shi Kai as regent.
The personality of Yuan Shi Kai
dominates the convention. The great
fight among the delegates will be as
to whether the form of government I»
to be Imperial or Republican. If a
empire, Yuan will be regent. If a
republic, Yuan will bo the first presi
dent. The revolutionary dleegates be
lieve that they will be victorious in
their demands for a republic. Even
the very staunchest of imperial dele-
gaetes admit that Manchu rule is
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 19.—After braving
the terrors for one who sees a paa-.
senger train for the first* time In her
life, Mrs. Mary Ann Gilles of Mont
gomery county, is in Atlanta and will
appear before the Prison Commission
tomorrow to urge clemency for
sen, M. J. Gilles, who Uf serving in the
penitentiary for manslaughter.
Mrs. Gill&s is the mother of twelr^
children, Is an old woman, and nevef
in her life until she boarded the train
for Atlanta at Mount Vernon has aK*
heard the shriek of a locomotive whis
tle or had hhr eye rested upon a train.
Mrs. Gilles was accompanied by W.
D. Kent, member of the Legislature
from Montgomery county, who will
appear in behalf of a pardon for her
son.
Buy him a Gillette Safety Razor, or
Durham puplex Safety Razor ten
Christmas. We have them at all
prices and styles;
20 3t ’ Watt Hardware Company.
doomed.
Northern Chinks Surprisel.
Tho meeting has brought from the
north a large body of bureaucratic
Chinese who after 24 hours in Shang
hai express unbounded astonishment
at conditioss south of the Yang Tse.
Tho second annual meeting of the
Georgia Drainage Congress closed
yesterday afternoon to meet next year
in Savannah. The convention unan-
Abously accepted the' invitations of
Mayor Tiedeman and tmdo bodies of
Savannhh to meet in that city in 1912.
The Invitation of Dublin to bold a
meeting in that city just before the
meeting of the State Legislature In
Jane, 1912, was accepted also and the
exact date will be announced shortly.
Officers elected for the euibing year
New York, Dec. 19.—John Bigelow,
the venerable diplomat and author,
died at bla home here today,
Mr. Bigelow died In the 94th year of
his age in the old-fashioned house in
Gram mercy park that • bad long been
his residence. Three days ago he
suffered a return of an ailment inci
dent to advanced age. For more than
t-wo day* he suffered Intense pain, but
eight or ten hours before death) there
came « partial paralysis of the senses
and for several hours he lay smiling
are as folios: President, L. R. Aiken I at those about him, but unable to
of Brunswick; first vice president, Col. | speak.
Alexander R. Lawton, of Savannah; | One of the first to be notified of Mr.
second vice president, George W. Been | Bigelow’s death was Andrew Carnegie,
of Waycross; third vice president, i whose birthday, November 26, coin-
Walter G. Cooper of Atlanta; fourth elded with that of the aged diplomat.
vice president, Max L. McRae o! Mc
Rae; treasurer, W. H. Leahy of Atlan
ta; se$XQ‘nry, C. Fort Andrews of
Waycross; legislative committee: W.
T. Dickerson of Homerville, J. L.
Sweat of Waycross, Albert Fcndig of
Brunswick, S. W. MeCallle of Atlanta,
Claude Payton of Sylvester, J. Ran
dolph Anderson of Savannuh, L. G.
Hardaman of Commerce, W. A. Coop
er of Grayson, T. G. Culbreth of Tar
ver, W. S. West of Valdosta, Ben Mill-
ken of Jesup, N. McQueen of Ludowicl,
P. H. Comas of Baxley.
A number of the visitors to the con
vention together with a party of Way-
Tho two were close friends and they
spent part of their last Joint birthday
together at Mr. Bigelow's residence, as
had been their custom for •several
years.
John Bigolow, the veteran statesman
maintained his Interest In public af
fairs until his death, and when over 90
years of age, was as active as many
men half his age., He served three
generations, having been in the public
eye for over 75 years.
Mr. Bigelow was born In Malden,
N. Y., November 25, 1817. Admitted
to the bar over, two generations ago,
be early gave up law for Journalism
New Lot of Gloves
New Lot of Neckwear
New Lot of Faricy Vests „ *
New Lot of Mufflers and Reefers
New Lot of Bath Robes
New Lot of Sweater Coats
New Lot of Soft Shirts
Everything you wear. All New
cross citizens, went to Coleraine,lifting with William Cullen Bryant
down on tho St*. Marys river, today to tho New York Post for 12 years. With
| enjoy tho hospitality of Judge John T.
| Myers, Mr. J. B. Lewis and Mr. W.
IJ. Sanders at a barbecue and fish
FOR THE BUND
Bryant he.Joined forces in making the
Post an anti-slavery paper.
GOV. JOHN M.
SLATON’S VISIT
Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.—Presfc
dent Taft and Attorney General Wick*
ersham matte it plain today that, fop
the present, no further action would '
be taken by the government in the
case of Charles W. Morse.
Mr. Wlokdrsham, following a meet-
ing of tho cabinet, said that Morpe
was not in a critical condition and
would remain in the army hospital at
Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, Ga.,
whore he was removed from the Atlan*
ta penitentiary'several weeks ago.
The application for a commutation
of sentence will not be considered bx
the President or Mr. Wickersbam un
less the condition of Morse grows ma
terially worse. , A parolo has neve?
been under consideration. Official*
hero say that Morso’s friends cannot
expect further action at this time.
They point out that the Department
of Justice has been most lenient in its
handling of Morso since It became
known that ho was seriously 111.
Buy a pair of Stacy-Adams shoes.:
They dro of a quality that gives (he
most wear and best satisfaction.
20 4t The Standard Shoo Co,
Now is the time to buy coats and
suits. Tho prices aro greatly reduced.
20 2t Tho Bon Ton.
eoni slim
ROYALLY ENILRTIIHED
Governor Slatons’ visit to Waycross
yesterday was
Governor John M. Slaton, who cam*
down to attend the Drainage Congress,
returned to Atlanta last night VVhlld
here Governor Slaton . was royally
entertainpd. Col. John W. Bennett
entortainod the distinguished guest a$
breakfast, and a party of thirty cltt*
jzens entertained the Governor with Si
, highly appreciated by; dlnnor « Latlrando Jud «
Special T° The Herald. j jour entire cMseneElp. The Governor J ' U Sweal w " toa»tni«it«r. Talk,
NO" Yora. Dec. 20,-Pre.ldent Taft m gf ^ ^ „„ wa ,|™ro made by Governor Slaton. Hon.
r i hl . r,cep,.o„ r° r - e,oct
! Personally "Jack" Slaton, a, he I,
called by thdeo who have known Him
tor, who Is president of the Blind Wo*
man's Club tf New York, together
laid the couer.tono of the new light-
. , „ ., „ , , .. tlong, I, ono of the mo,t popular men
house for thVbllnd In East Fifty-ninth., ’
Street this afternoon.'
Tho ceremony marked the beginning
of actual construction on a building
unlike any Institution In the world—
a settlement houBc cxcluslvly tor
blind people. Joseph H. Choate pre
sided at at the laying or tbs corner
stone.
In addition to President Taft the
speakers Included W. I. Scandlln, the
blind president of tho Blind Men'i
Self-Improvement Club of New York,
and Dr. John M. Finley, president of
the college of the city of New York,
who is also president of the New York
Association for th Blind.
GUNS AND PISTOLS AT AUCTION.
I will sell at auction to the highest
bidder, before the Court House door
at 10 o’clock, Saturday, December 22,
a number of guns and pistols to pair
charges for repairs made at my shop.
Winchester, pump guns, breechload
era, rides, etc. 4
16 6t J, T. McGee.
Ladles, Misses and Children's slip-
pen at
20 4t The Standard Shoe .Co,
In the state.
Some yean ago this same "Jack”,
then a momber-sf Georgia's General
Assembly, made a speech In favor of
the editor of the Herald beforo that
body, and carried his point In our
favor. We had not met him then, but
hare known him since. We never
forget a friend and we are now ready
to make speeches for Jack Slaton at
any time or place he may need - Thom.
Ono thousand pounds nuts for sale
at J. W. 8. Hirly'a. Best quality.
20 2t
TEACHERS TO MEET AT -
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.
Special To The Henld.
Stockton, Cal., Dec. 20.—Stockton
D. Reed, Judgo John T. Myen, Hons
George W. Deon, Col. A. R. Lawtofj
and Hon. L. R. Aklen. j
If you want good cakes and bread
buy Uncle Sam's at J. W. S. Hardy'*,
Phone 62 or 301. 20 It
OUT OF THE FLAME
of your Xmaa tree may spread tho
ruin of your entire house. Of coursq
you do not expect to bo so careless,
Is preparing to entertain more than m protM . t ro urself against all possl-
1.000 visitors at the annual convention
here next week of the California
Teachers' Association.
An attractive programme has been
prepared for the four day*’ session.
Heading the list of speakers will be
Miss Sarah Lonlse Arnold of Boston
and Dr. Guy P. Beaton, president of
the University of Vermont.
A meeting of the country life'com
mission wlU . be held In connection
with the teachers* convention.
