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The Georgia National Bank
of Athina.
Offers to depositors every fs
rod buzi-
duty their bmlanees and
bsh responsibility warrant
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The Geotgla Natiowd Bart
of Athens.
Offers to depositors every t»
duty their balances and heat
ness responsibility warrant
Weather—Rain and Colder.
ATHENS, GA, WE0NE8DAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1910.
Athens Middling, 10 11-19 to Me.
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Held First Session With a
Commissioners Will ln<
Large Attendance. Pres
ident Soule Stroke
Last Night.
W'.
ft
'“■Tto'-irotverstty of Georsta- Cocxia
echoed Is making a splendid start tor
its third session and the prospects
are that'before the close ol the ten
4 daps-Chat the school trill continue,
there will be a record attendance.
Yesterday was the first day of act
os! work and the fanners and others
who are attending the school spent
the greater portion of the day at the
Agricultural hall, where the regular
recitations are carried on and the
demonstration work is done. Yester
day there were lecture.! by several ex
ports of. the Agricultural College.
President Soule speaking on “Fertil
isers for Cotton,” Prof. DeLoach on
"The Cotton Plant." and “Cotton Cul
ttvmtion.’ Prof. Fain on “Type Soils of
Georgia,” and Prof. Reede on "Cotton
Diseases” during the morning session
.and in the afternoon Mr. Crane lec
lured on - “Cotton Grading," the stu-
■ dents having an opportunity to handle
and grade cotton and being given full
opportunities to understand the work.
Lost night In the faculty room of
the University the farmers and oth
er* registered for the school assem
bled to bear the second of the series
of lectures on various Important sub
jects. President Soule of the State
College of Agriculture being the
speaker.
President Soule spoke on “The F.e-
generation of Southern Agriculture,' 1
aad his speech was full of valuable in
formation, and pointed out the most
salient defects in the present system
.and showed the advantages to be de
rived by the southern farmer from
the Improved methods which are now
being radually adopted. Dr. Soule is
noted authority on the subpect of
cultiKe and his large audience
cmthUsiastl'
Lie oyer tbe convincing
newt
are already over fifty regis-
1 for the course and as this is ex
ceptionally good for the first day of
-the session, k is thought that this
year the-school will make a better
record than ever before. More farm'
ers are expected to arrive every day
and the session will also be swelled
from tlem to time by the local farm
cm and citizens who will attend
courses.
tbe
BIG BOND ISSUE FOR
SEABOARD AIRLINE
Nearly a Million and a Half for
New Rolling Stock and
Equipment.
spect Roads. Thanks
of University Received
for Use of Convicts.
Yesterday morning in theoffice-oi
the cdunty clerk, Mr. John Gamble,
the ' board of commissioners for
Clirtte bounty 1 met and held the first
meetlngrfor'tbe year 1910. These was
much Important business to attend to
and the affairs of the county were
found to be in splendid condition.
The board had first to choose tbe
chairman for tbe ensuing year and
Mr. J. M. Hodgson was unanimously
selected tor that place.
Then the board considered the ap
plications for the position of county
clerk for the board of commissioners,
there being two applications, Messrs.
John B. Gamble and Roy M. Srtiek-
land. The board voted on the matter
and the present incumbent, Mr. Gam
ble, who has held the position for the
past year, was re-elected.
The petition of W. C. Orr to have
the embankment along the road
which was run through his farm, cut
down, was heard by- the commission
ers and referred to Commissioner
Holman with power to act, the board
deciding that the work should be done
as soon as possible.
Judge J. F. Fostefj&ippcarod before
the board in behalf of the county of
ficers. and requested the commission
ers to renew the custom of paying
graduated costs to the county officers
In the case of convictions of crimi
nals. The board instructed the coun
ty attorney to look into the legal as
peel of the matter and report to them
at the next meeting, when definite
action will be taken on the- matter.
The contract for the furnishing of
the Applies for the month was
awarded to the firm of Webb & Craw
ford.
The board seletced Mr. W. A. Nun-
nally as its representative in the ar-
«P<® »?.
The Seaboard wishes to issue bonds
to the amount of nearly a million and
a half for better equipping their line
with improved and additional rolling
stock—passenger and freight engines,
new coaches, freight and passenger
and mall and express cars.
The company made application yes
terday before the railroad commis
sion of tbe state of Georgia, for per-
mission to issue 91,380,000 of bonds,
the money to be used tor purchasing
new equipment.
General Counsel Leigh Watts, of
Portsmouth, Va., was at the state cap
ital Tuesday morning and appeared
before the commission.
Tbe intention of the Seaboard to
make these Improvements is regarded
not only *8 an evidence of that line's
prosperity under the present manage
ment, but of good financial conditions
throughout the southern and eastern
age claim of Mr. J. A. Sheets, tor
right of way, and the matter will be
settled as soon os possible.
The commissioners were in receipt
of letters from the prudential com
mittee of the trustees of the Univer
sity of Georgia and the secretary and
treasurer of that institution, thanking
the county officials for the assistance
which is being rendered the Univer
sity by the county hands, in the work
of preparing the new athletic field of
the University.
The commissioners decided that In
the near future the board will make a
tour of Inspection of the work that
has been done in the past year on the
county roads, and at that time the
present condition of the roads will be
ascertained and the work that >s
needed on the other roads of the
county will be mapped out. Clarke
county has been complimented many
times on the splendid roads and the
commissioners are endeavoring to
keep up this standard which they
have set.
II. M.
Will MEAN MUCH FOR ATHENS
Superintendent Rogers of
If, as it is Now Planned, the Gaiuesville Midland
Railroad Peoetrates the Rich Timber and Min
eral Regions Athens Would be Greatly
Benefftted Thereby.
The Gainesville Midland Railway
is quietly at work at Gainesville and
north of Gainesville, renewing op
tions for rights of way and for other
extension purposes.
It now seems fairly certain that the
proposed extension of the road front
Gainesville, its present northern term
inus. into White and Lumpkin coun
ties will be carried through.
Preliminary surveys have been
made and many options taken- some
months ago expired January first.
These options on rights of way and
on extensive properties on the line
have been renewed during the past
week.
President Geo. J. Baldwin of Sa
vannah has gone over the territory in
person and has made several trip3 to
New York In tlm Interest of financing
the projected iNRcnsion.
Large companies of Buffalo and
New York city men have in the past
two years taken over thousands of
acres of fine timber lands in White
and Lumpkin counties. To become
profitable to them railroad service Is
necessary. They have negotiated
with the Southern regarding an ex
tension from some point on the Tal
lulah Falls lino through White and
into Lumpkin. Mr. Baldwin, who
with Mr. Pratt of Atlanta is Interest
ed largely In Inexhaustible deposits
of pyrites near Dahlonega, asked the
Timber Comapny to allow the Gaines
ville Midland to make them a proposi
tion. They have been making the
survey., tnklng options and perfectinfi
preliminary financial plans to meet
the needs of the timber people.
Vitally interested in the Gainesville
tension a great future impetus along
many lines for the territory through
which the road runs and the cities at
Its termini. If the project is put
through Mr. Baldwin will build a mag
nificent summer home in the beauti
ful Nacoochee Valley. He will also
carry to the section a government
pomological expert and begin an ex
tensive experimental orchard in that
mountain country.
Athens Is especially In position to
reap a good harvest of varied bene
fits from this proposed piercing of
the rich mineral section and the great
hard wood area north of Hall and
Forsyth.
It will place Athens In more Inti
mate touch with the wonderful pro
duce supply for which that section
has been famous since the days when
mountain schooners by hundreds
made their pilgrimages to the Classic
City laden with chickens and eggs,
apples ans cabbages, chesnuts and all
the other produce which could if rail
road connection wero effected be
brought more quickly and lu larger
quantities to our doors.
It, will place Athens In touch with
the ‘deposits of minerals now not util
ized. Vast deposits of'pyrites from
which acid used In the manufacture
of fertilizers will be on or near the
line.
It wili place Athens in touch with
the great virgin timber region—for
ordinary lumber for builudlng and for
a vast amount of hard woods for
furniture, fixture*, spokes, handles,
plowstock-s. wagons and buggies, and
other factory output.
It will place Athens in touch with
an enormous supply of wood pulp and
make possible the success of a paper
mill in tihs city.
And, if. as is entirely possible, the
road should bo extended further
across the greatest areas In Georgia
with railroad facilities (the stretch
of (rich territory between the main
line of the Southern and the A. K. &
N.lvthe marble beds would he brought
lea nearer-to*-«»S for all-th^r and the suj-erintendont.
valuable uses.
It would open to Athens a fine addi
tional territory for its wholesale peo
ple to enter.
With plenty of railroad facilities—
connection and competition—a low
freight rate on incoming material and
outgoing finished products, Athens is
In position to take wonderful advan
tage of the extended line if it shall
come to realization.
J. W. WEBB LEAVES
SOBTHERN RAILWAY
To Assume Position With South
ern Manufacturing Co. Mr.
Pinkerton Succeeds Him.
GRADING OF COTTON .
SUBJECT OF LECTURES
At the session of the cotton school
yesterday afternoon Rev. C. B. Bums',
now of GoinesTille but recently moved
to Georgia from Easley, S. C„ made
an interesting talk on .cotton grading
“with especial reference to tbe needs
of the planters In knowing approx!-
mraeiy how -to grade their own prod
uct*. Prof. DeLoach will lecture each
afternoon tor the next eight days on
tbe subject of practical cotton grad
ing. More than fifty interested, ear
nest (baton were in attendance uj* night,
os tbe sebool yesterday, representing
ATHENS ATHLETIC CLUB
ARRANGING BOUTS
Club Will Reopen in a Few
Days and Good Matches
Are Expected.
The Athens Athletic Club is about
ready to resume work after the.Christ
mas holidays and as the larger pro
portion of the members are students
of the University of Georgia, most of
them have returned and the boxing
and wrestling classes will be started
up this week.
The club is arranging some wres-l
Ding boots -and when the date is set
for the lightweight wrestling match
which is to he pulled off this month,
a neat card will be arranged to fill out
tbe bin.
Hackcnschmldt is already in the
city and has been in training tor the
match for some time, while Henning,
the other contestant, is also working
out and getting- ready for the match.
When these two go on the mat, and
the other bouts are arranged, the
sports of the city ought to be able to
count on some classy matches that
Stove wood for sal#.. Phono 333.
JURY LISTS DRAWN
TOR FEBRUARY TERM
And Members Who Will Have
to Serve at That Time Are
Here Announced.
The coming of the new year mark
ed a change In the general freight of
fice of the Southern Railway in this
city.
Mr. J. \V. Webb, who has been with
the compauy in this city for over
twenty years offered his resignation
to take effect on the first of January,
and from henceforth will not be con
nected with the Southern. Mr. Webb
is a well known railroad man, and
during his connection with the South
ern has held many responsible posi
tions, and it is with genet al regret
that the management see his depar
ture, and he carries with him the ut
most esteem of tbe officers of the
Southern.
Mr. Webb will be actively associat
ed with the Southern Manufacturing
Company in this city and Athens will
still hold him as a citizen.
Mr. Paul Pinkerton has been se
cured by the Southern, to take the
place left vacant by Mr. Webb’s re
signation, and has assumed charge of
the local office. He comes to this
city from Atlanta, where he has been
connected with railroad work tor sev ;
eral years and has held the positions
of commission agent in Columbus,
and chief rate clerk in the general
freight oflfee in Atlanta, so that he
is eminently fitted to take charge of
the work here.
In a few days, as 3oon as the work
of remodeling the building fs finish
ed, the Southern in this city will
move to new offices, being located
on Clayton street. The departure
from their quarters in the insurance
building is in pursuit of the policy of
The Old Council Meets
Juvenile State Fired Upr a
Governor Gentle Yes
terday Morning.
The misunderstandings which It it
reported' hstrt? oocucred between * Su
perintendent James M. Rogers of ths
Juvenile State farm six miles from
this place and the governor of that
state, John B. Gentle, resulted in an
open clash yesterday morning at the
superintendent's home, according to
the account brought to Athens by -Mr
Rogers.
According to Mr. Rogers' state
ments to the Banner representative,
after a heated discussion with Gener
al Secretary Crawford Jackson con
cerning a final settlement of affairs
relative to the acveranoe of the snper
inteedent's connection with the state,
Governor Gentle of the unique re
formatorry organization became In
censed and threw a heavy piece of
rock salt at Supt. Rogers, missing
him narrowly, but striking Mrs. Hog
ers with force enough to Inflict an ug
ly gash on the right wrtet
Mr. Rogers states that after Mrs,
Rogers had been struck by the rock
he procured his gun. which was close
at hand, and -pursuing Gentle he at
tempted to shoot him. He had cocked
the right hammer, however, and In
the excitement pulled the left trigger.
A second attempt to use the weapon
was more successful, but the charge
missed Gentle. Mr. Rogers states
that then Gentle rushed upon him and
seized and threw to the ground.
The trouble, it Is alleged, grew out
of difference-* of various kinds which
have extended over two months
more. Recently Mr. Rogers aoclded
to sever his relations with the Juve
nile Farm and -remove to this city,
where he lived for a number of years.
The immediate cause of yesterday’s
trouble seems to have arisen from a
difference in the final settlements be
tween the secretary, the governor,
OLD AND NEW
This Morning at 10 and
the New at Noon
Today
At 19 o’clock tWs morning the coun
cil of 1909 of the city of Athens will
convedPfor the transaction of each
business ms may come betore.it, after
which it wilt bdjoum etae die.
The new council for 1910 wilt meflt^
at noon and will a.t once proceed t>i
business. - The following program has
been arranged for the formal opening
of the new council:
Council to convene at 13 o'clock,
being called- to order by Mayor Dor
sey. *>>
Prayer br Rev. M. L. Troutman.
Admlnstration of the oath of office
to the new mayor. H. J. Rowe, by .
Mayor Dorsey.
Administration of the oath of office
to councllmen-elect by the mayor.
Annual message of the mayor to
members of council.
Election of mayor pro tern, and the
administration of the oath of office.
Fixing of salaries aad election of
officers by the mayor and coonctl.
Regular order of business.
SALES DAY AT
I
Some Valuable Property Cbaufed
Hands Under the Sheriff's
Hammer.
Yesterday was the regular sales
day at the county court house and
there were a number of pieces of
property disposed of under the auc
tioneer's hammer, and for the most
part these brought good prices.
Sheriff Jackson auctioned off the
Weatherly property on. the Danlels-
It will he remembered that" the rille road, and after some bidding It
*$3
The traverse Jury for the February
term of the city court of Athens has
been dra*-n and the list of jurors who
will be summoned to serve at mat
time is here published.
Thos. c. Puryear, I. H. Pittard. A.
V. eDad wyler. Jos. W. Turner., Chas.
J. O’Farrell, Geo. H. Palmer, Jas. A.
Mealor. Jno D. Moss, Howell C.
Wm. M. Pittman, Chas. 'M.
Hugh H. Gordon, Chas. H. Phlnizy,
Jno. J. Wilkins, Jos. H. Carlton, Jas.
A. Morton, A-. H. Davison, E. F. Per-
cel. Eld N. Cobb. A. H. Talmage, Robt.
L. Bramblett, Rufus S. Crane, Jas. Y.
CarHhers, H. J. Rowe, Geo. O'Kelly,
Geo. E. Dead wyler. -Hany Hull, Jas.
H. Dozier, Jesse H. Beussce, Paul E.
Jackson. Verner Edwards, Chas. A.
Sender. Jas. H. Mapp, Jno. Z. Hoke.
Jr.. F. G. Rivers, E. K. Greer.
A CARD OF THANK8.
To the numberless friends who
helped to make the shut in life of
our mother happy, and to all, who,
when "life's last white milestone was
reached,”, rendered us kind assist
ance, we return grateful Hunks.
EMORY SPEER.
LAURA SPEER.
the road, to have all offices on the
ground floor, whore possible, in order
to facilitate the convenience' of the
public. . .
Mr. Howard Peeples, who is the di
vision freight agent for the Southern
Railway, was in the city yesterday,
3eelng to the installation of Mr. Pin
kerton in his new positon. and In
specting the new quarters which the
Southern will occupy in a few days
unique organization known as Tbe
Juvenile State was established last
fail as a place where refractory
youth could be sent and given work,
placed on honor as "citizens,'* and in
thU interesting and novel manner re
claimed from chronic and habitual
waywardness. Through the efforts
largely of Mr. Jackson In the field, the
cooperation of several philanthro
pists. and the popular subscription
plan, it seemed that the project would
meet, a great social need. Mr. Rog
ers was made the superinten
dent. Later John B. Gentle, a re
claimed boy about of age, was Inau
gurated “governor” of the “state." He
had been picked up by Mr. Jackson
In Atlanta when a lad after having
been reepatedly sent to the jail and
the stockade. He accepted Mr. Jack
son's aid and later made a trip around
the world in the government’s naval
service.
Mr. Rogers, the superintendent,
states that Gentle and himself never
agreed, and brings a number of
charges against him of misconduct to
ward the superintendent and the sup
erintendent’s family.
Rev. Mr. Jackson was reached by
phone at Center yesterday afternoon
by the Banner and cheerfully gave his
version of the affair, the main facts
as stated by Mr. Rogers as to the act
ual alleged assault and shooting being
substantially corroborated, except
that Mr. Jackson states further that
the superintendent shot -twice at Gen
tle. and some of the shot passed
through the young man's clothing. He
stated that Geatle, after dodging from
the shots, rushed upon Rogers, who
was evidently beside himself with
fage. and actually wrested the gun
from his grasp, threw Rogers down
and administered a sound drubbing.
He stated that Mr. Rogers’ family en
deavored to get him away from the
scene of the difficulty and that his
own actions were all only in the in
terest of protecting himself and young
Gentle. He took the gun into his own
custody and is keeping ft. He swore
out a warrant yesterday afternoon for
Mr. Rogers charging him with assanlt
with intent to murder, stating jin his
version of the trouble that Rogers
had threatened after shooting at Gen
tle that he would take -his life.
Mr. Rogers has not sworn out
rants for young Gentle. >.
was knocked down to Mr. A. T.‘ Wil-'
Hams for the sum of 92040. -
The Lulu Hawkins property in the .
Princeton district was put on the
block and after spirited bidding went
to Messrs. H. C. Tuck and Dupree
Hunnicutt, acting as attorneys, for X
the sum of 91502.
The lot belonging to Mack Johnson
In East Athens was auctioned off by
the sheriff and was sold to Mr. Du
pree Hunnicutt. acting as attorney tor
Ellen Johnson, for the sum of 9300.
Sheriff Jackson also disposed of
some other property on ths block, a
trio or pool tables and a billiard table
being bid in by Mr. F. C. Shackelford
for the sum of 9145.45.
Among the other sales of teal es
tate on the block yesterday were the
sales of the Winn farm by Mr. J. R.
Crane and the Johnson property by
i-Mir. Shelton. Both of
brought good prices.
Two Rooms tor rent for 35.00. 180
Wynhurn Place. Phone 293. :
AN ATNENS ATTORNEY
HEADSCIVIG DELEGATES
Hon. J. J. Strickland First A|h
pointee to the National
Federation.
Atlanta, Ga„ an. 4.—Acting on , tj»e *
request of the executive council of
the National Civic Federation, Gov- ,
ernor Brown has appointed the- fol-. :
lowing delegates from Geotgla to^the .
conference on uniform legislation to.
be held under the auspices of the fefK
eratfon in Washington, D. C-, January
17,18 and 19::
Hons. John J. Strickland. Athens;
T. A. Hammond. Atlanta: W. K. Mill
er. Augusta; W. T. McIntyre, Thomas-
ville; Pleasant A. Stovall, Savannah;
Jerome Jones, Atlanta; A. S. Hardy.
Gataeavtlle, C. T. Ladson, Atlanta. and
Mrs. R. M. Kirkland, Atlanta.
Mrs. J. N. Booth has returned from
Atlanta, where she has been for the
past few days for the purpose of en
tering her daughters. Misses Pauline
and Union, ' In Miss Woodbeny's
school. Miss Wood berry has met
with much success with her school
and the attendance has gone tor be
yond expectation. '' . - ‘ -
r. W*-: v
J. K. Caldwell makes stove piping
and Bts up yo«r staves 13! Thoms*,.
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