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SATURDAY, MAY lb. GREAT GOLD CONTEST IS ON; TIDE OF DALLOTS FLOWING IN Great Interest in Herald’s Competition For Most Popular Babies GET BUSY; BOOST YOUR PET BABY Everybody has An Equal Chance in _This Wonder ful Race For Bank Ac count For Baby. The thousands of ballots that arc pouring this office shows the im mense amount of interest in the great Shower of Gold contest. Many new names are being received. Each fond •parent is anixous to see their own fav orite child numbered among the most popular babies in Augusta and vicinity. Are you giving your little one your very best efforts? Others are boosting: why not you? Your baby’s name will be heralded from one end of the country to the other for there is no end to the interest taken in this great race. Be sides the great honor which will go to the winners, there are substantial sums of gold which will about double Itself by tbe time your little darling has grown to maturity. Why not win? Do you want to lose? Do you want to see the family pride go tumbling into tbe dust of defeat? Have you the ambition to win or are you one of the complacent kind who does not care much what hap pens? Naturally not in this procession of gold and glory, prominence and profit. Secure a subscription book and get busy tonight. Have you had the baby’s p'cture taken yet? If not. see the Shower of Gold manager at once, and make ar rangements to have a likeness made of the little tot a? the Tommlns Studio. Equal Opportunity. This is a race of equal chance, oppor tunity rapping no moree loudly at Ih door of Mrs. Smith’s hrowjistnne man sion than at the humble abode of Mrs. Jones. It’s simply a question of your doing just a b’ttle more work' than the others. We get nothing in this world we do not strive for. but the harder we are compelled to strive the sweeter the success. To have your little sweetheart elected the most popular baby in Augusta and vicinity through the medium of this con test will have the efect of placing it on a social plane equal 1o that of any other little cherub in that locality and Its fame will be heralded afar. As a mother or fether of this fortunate little babe you will be envied of every other father and mother. Call at the Shower of Gold department of The Herald any time, or have one of the managers cal’ upon you; their time Is at your disposal. Open Every Evening. Tbe Shower of Gold headquarters is at the Thomss P’ano Store, and wll be open every evening. Parents of babies and their friends are invited to call and get acquainted. If you can’t come to the office, use the telephone. No. 236. SENSATION ’ FLOUR makes more, liqhter. whiter and better biscuit than any other. Try It. Here’s the Gold For the Baby. Get in and Get Some. No Losers in Contest i Call 236 and Ask For Contest Manager 639 Broad St. The Herald’s Picture Gallery By Tommim* Studio REBECCA O’HARA. And here is the Httie lassie who means to make the bravest fight she knows how. for first hours in The Herald’s Shower of Gold contest. She is Miss Rebecca O’Hara, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O’Hara of Broad street. She is brimful of good nature ;md high spirits Lind altogether is as fine and lovable baby as one would care to run across. It may be depended upon, that with so many admiring friends helping Miss Re becca. that it will take more than ordi nary “running” to keep her out of the prize money. Surely she is worth all that can be done for her. WILLIAMS HOLMES, JR. A hid here’s Master William Holmes, one of our candidates for gold and glory. Master William is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes, of 2256 Central avenue. lie is an exceptionally bright and lovable little man. His friends and admirers are many and if they would just apply themselves during tbe next few weeks to the work of mak ing him winner, it’s going to take no small amount of effort to defeat him, if Indeed he is defeated at all. Master William already occupies an enviable position in this great competi tion but this positon would he wonder fully mproved by the work that will be done for him between now and June 29th. CHAUTAUQUA LEADER HI FUST BAPTIST Will Occupy Pulpit Sunday Morning; Dr. Jones Away.*At First Presbyterian in Evening On account of the absence from the city of Rev. M, Ashby Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church, the ser vices at 11:16 a. m.. Sunday will be conducted by Rev. W. G. G. Benway, pastor of the First Bai tist Church of Alonroe, 111, who is now on a four months’ leave of absence, while his parsonage Is being built. Mr. Ben. way is ihe superintendent of the Red path Chautauqua that has been held in Augusta for the past week. His subject will be "The Applan Way.” Sunday evening Mr. Benway will occupy the pulpit at the First. Pres byterian Church, the pastor, Rev. Jos. R. Sevier, being away at the general assembly meeting at St. T^ouis. There will he no evening service Sunday at the First Baptist Church. The morning service at the First Presbyterian will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Reeves. Mr. Benway, since his arrival in Augusta has made many close firends and there will doubtless be a large congregation at botli the First Baptist Church in the morning and the First Presbyterian Church in the evening. DRUGGIST "GOES CRAZY PLEADING FOR COCAINE Atlanta.-—AV. J. Myors. a local drug ging went crazy, apparently from the effect* of cocaine. In the police court ye*terday and atruggled madly with three or four officers In an effort to get possession of a small bottle of | cocaine, which wa* offered In evidence. 1 Myera wa* arrested on the charge of vagrancy, a technical one. lodged In order that he might he Imprisoned and an effort made to cure him of the habit. After remaining In a cell for a day. when he wa* taken Into the court room the *lght of th* bottle of cocaine seemed to drive him frantic. He struggled flr*t. and after he had been overpowered, he begged and pleaded. “I’ve got to have It. Please give It to me." he called to the policemen* He Rught the officer* all the way from the courtroom to his cell. AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. THOMAS ROGERS. Rook who’s here! Little Thomas Rogers, the only candidate in The Her ald’s Shower of Gold, from Boneville, Ga. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rogers of Boneville. Master Thomas is a handsome little baby of sweetest disposition making friends constantly wherever he goes. ATLANTA IS NOW GOING AFTER ELKS’ CONVENTION Atlanta.—Following hard upon the conclusion of the Shriner convention, the biggest in the history of the world, comes the announcement that Atlanta Is going to make an effort to get the 1916 national convention of Elks. The city of Penver, where the Elks meet in 1914, has already pledged its support to help Atlanta get the 1916 The WISE • Dry Goods Co's. Special List for Saturday Evening and Night Men’s Negligee Shirts, nice line of fine patterns x .. 49* Men’s Blue Chambray Shirts with collar attached, worth 50e, special at 39* Men’s 50c full bleached lisle undershirts, at r 39* Ladies’ full bleaehed low neck sleeveless vest, tape in neck, special at 5* Boys’ ribbed and nainsook summer underwear, at 25* Whitleather guaranteed hosiery, for men, women and children, special sit •. 10* 15c Taffeta Ribbons, at 10* 35c wide satin Ribbons, at . 19* Men’s Silk Roc*?, in black and colors, 3 pairs for 50* Ladies’ black and colored Silk Boot Hose, at 25* 10c 40-inch White Lawns, at 5* Ladies’ hemstitched Handkerchiefs, worth sc, at 21/2* Ladies’ $1.25 white Pique Skirts, at 98* Ladies’ $1.25 white Shirtwaists, at. .98* Slightly mussed Shirtwaists, worth up to $1.50, at 50* Broken lots of Laces, up to 10 per yard, at 21/>* Andrew Jergen’s Violet Glycerine Soap, worth 10c per cake, at 5* Andrew .Tergen’s pound jar of Talcum Powder, worth 25c, at 19* V/of Apron Ginghams, at 5* 71/> c yard wide Sea Island, at 5* 10 button lisle Gloves, worth 50c, at 39* 20c to 25c Embroideries, in broken lots, at 10* Men’s Ties,' worth 35c, at 25* 25c Windsor Ties, at 19* Mastcft* Thomas has a large circle of friends and relatives who think quite naturally lie is the very best ever and who mean to make the fact known to all the world by winning this great, rack if possible and it may be remarked in passing, that they think it is. They should, however, redouble their efforts from now' on. convention. The 1915 convention has been practically conceded to Seattle. The national convention of the Elks is second in size only to the Shrine, and if Atlanta should win it would bring almost as many visitors to At lanta as during the week just closed. SENSATION "FLOUR makes more, liqhter, whiter and better biscuit than any other. Try it. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE My entire stock of goods at No. 864 Broad Street is to be sold for what it will bring. It is impossible here to enumerate the variety and quality of useful every day articles that are offered in this sale at less than their actual cost to manu facture. Suffice it-to say that every article of my present stock is to go within the next two weeks. All goods are marked down regardless of former prices and what they may have cost. They Must Be Sold Tonight Saturday we will remain open ’til 1! p. m. in order that every one may have an opportunity to secure their wants from this remarkable sacrifice sale. See uptown windows values to SI.OO for 23 cents. Down town windows values to $3.00 for 97 cents’ BARGAIN TABLES 3 Gents Table Value Up to 10 Cents 15 CENTS TABLE Value Up to 35 Cents 37 Cents T able Value Up to 50 Cents L. P. SPETH 7 Cents Table Value Up to 15 Cents 57 Cents Table Value Up to SI.OO THREE