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THE BANNER, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1910
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THE ATHENS BANNER
H. J. ROWE,
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TELEPHONE, NO. 75.
Sap’s a-risin’.
Still want to go flshln’.
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The bunch of Stallhigsmen arc
tine looking loL
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Pull your cap down tight—rthe
March wind is due soon.
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The man behind tnc plow is now
setting ahead of the season.
THE CHATTANOOGA. TERMINAL MATTER.
The action of Governor, Brown in regard to the purchase of additional
property in Chattanooga, or near that city, for terminal facilities for the Wes
tern and"Atlantic Railroad is characterized by the sound business judgment
that the people who know* him have always kno.wn that he possessed.
There Is some criticism of the governor for not taking up the options! on
the property near the city of Chattanooga that were secured some time since
and for which the legislature provided as its last session, but when the facts
relative to this proposed purchase are all act forth, it will be seen- that the
governor is acting with splendid judgment in not making the purchase.
The act of the legislature was not mandatory. It very wisely left it to the
discretion of the governor not to mako the purchase, if for any good reason
he should decide that it -was not for the best interests of the state. Governor
Brown has found on investigation what is for the Lest interests of the state
and he is therefore refusing to make the purchase.
In the first place it is now quite apparent tliat'there are people in Chat
tanooga, who have their eyes fixed on the valuable terminals of the Western
and Atlantic in that city. These terminals have been held by the state of
Georgia in spite of litigation on the ground that they wore necessary to the
transaction of the business of the road and that sufficient terminals could not
be secured elsewhere. It Is believed that once it Is established that the state
of Georgia could get along without those terminals there would be a move
ment on the part of the city of Chattanooga to wrest this property from the
state of Georgia and use it for business purposes. Eminent lawyers hold that
the 3tate would weaken its title to this property the minute it went out and
bought other terminal property.
Then there is another feature in the proposed purchase that does not look
well. There are three tracts of land under option and between two of these
tracts is a triangular strip of land that is absolutely nccesseary if the other
three tracts are to he used. There has been secured no option on this piece
of ground and if the state should go forward and buy the other three, it would
place itself at the mercy of the owners of this strip, for it would he necessary
to the proper use of the other strips of land under option to the state.
Governor Brown has looked into the question thoroughly and is ready to
back up his position. He is representing the people of the state in a matter
of great importance and he is not going to be swerved from the path of duty
by the criticisms of politicians and men who may be financially interested in
the proposed purchase.
The state of Georgia has reason to congratulate itself on the fact that
• here is in the governor’s chair a man who at all times looks carefully after
the interest of the people.
Physicians
say “Don’t
smoke all-Havana cigars
when you need your head
for business—they’re too
, rich, too full of nicotine.’"
Get the delightful flavor of
Havana blended with
light, domestic leaf in the
Robert Burns
Mild 10c Cigar
WILLIAMS SYNDICATE TO
GET CONTROL OF S. A. & NT
The Presbyterians will at once re
organize the hospital work in Atlanta.
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The “revvifes” captured a “moon
shine”'stilt the other day in the wilds
of New York city.
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Former Senator Tnomas Cf. Platt,
for years undisputed boss of the re
publican machinery of New York, is
dead.
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Several states of the union are to
appear before the United States su
preme court this week as parties to
suits.
Brother Taft, how do you
| *nke presidenting as far as you have
got. There are three years of strenu-
osity for you yet.
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Taft and Cannon danced a Jig in
the white house the other night. It
appears that neither was very parti
cular about a partner.
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"Republican Party Wants Cannon
to Retire,” says a headline. Well,
the republican party is old enough for
Its wants not to hurt it.
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It has been proposed to name
street in Chicago Roosevelt- And
you just ought to hear the real es
tate owners on that 3treet howl.
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Acording to the Charlotte Ob
server, in order to bo a democrat a
man must believe that Andrew Jack-
son was born in North Carolina.
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Congress Is getting busy pushing
administration measures to the front.
What have those congressmen up
their sleeves for Willie, anyway?
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It is generally conceded that the
passage of the Postal Savings Bank
bill is only a forerunner of the crystal
ization of action for thrusting upon
the country a great central bank.
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Hannon and Gordon, gentlemen
from Ohio and Mississippi, respect
ively, are being curried down and rub
bed oft for leaders of the race on the
democratic side of the turf In 1912.
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The Philadelphia (City of "broth
erly love") riot continues—women
and men being injured by,the rioters
every day and federal troops detail
ed to protect the mint and other gov
ernment property In that historic
city.
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An Atlanta woman acidentally
shot her husband Sunday morning
and after he had been carried by the
polite to the ’hospital she went away
to visit relatives'-to another part of
the city. If the papers are to he
believed, however, they ^always do
things a little different in Atlanta
from any other place on earth.
The death of Bon Jose Domingo de
Obaldla. president of Panama is not
likely tobave any important political
results. It Is true that the new presi
dent Mendoza, Is a Liberal, while
Obaldla was a Conservative, hut the
polttlqal opinions of the two
were so nearly alike that no appre
ciable difference to the foreign rela-
tica* of foe ion*Mo wfll follow.
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK. *
It begins to look like the United States of America will try the postal Pav
ings bank system. Such a system Is one of the demands of the president and
is being pushed through congress as an administration measure. That it will
pass is a practical certainty, as it has already passed the senate by a strict
party vote, all of the republicans, even the insurgents, voting for it, and one
democrat, Chamberlain, of Oregon, casting his vote with the dominant party.
This means in all probability that the bill will pass the house on a strict
party division, and of course the hill will he signed by Presdent Taft. Just
what will be the outcome of such legislation remains to be seen.
The democrats have opposed the passage of the bill on the ground of its
unconstltutionalltv and also on the ground that it Is but the forerunner of a
big central bank, which is utterly at variance with the spirit of American In
stitutions. It is believed that such will be the eventual outcome of the legisla
tion that establishes postal savings banks in this count,*.
Senator Bailey, though a democrat, succeeded in getting- through an
amendment permitting depositors to withdraw their funds on demand. This
is at least an Improvement over the system as at first proposed by the republi
cans and gives the depositors an additional right that in a measurb will pre
vent the banks from being used as vast political machines to the detriment of
the people who deposit their money In them.
The experiment of postal savings banks In this country will be watched
with rare Interest. TYie democrats do not believe they will ever prove a suc
cess and look for a revolution of sentiment against the new departure before
it Is even well under way.
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THS DATE IN HISTORY. *
<• March 8. ❖
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❖ 1792—French National Conven- <*
t- tion abolished Imprisonment +
•b 'x for debt.- -5*
<• 1791*—Simon Cameron, for many +
❖ years a political leader in +
<• Pennsylvania, born. Died 4-
* June 26. 1889. *
«> 1S01—British deefated the «!•
* French at battle of Aboukir, -1-
-i- Egypt.
•!* 1822—Richard Malcolm John- ♦
<• stun, noted author, born in •>
*:• Hancock County, Georgia. ❖
* Died September 23. 1898. ❖
•> 1S37—The , ‘Port £ mouth.” said to 4*
4* the first steam vessel built *
4- in Massachusetts launched at
4- Salem. ♦
18.To—First steam fire engine 4-
4- exhibited in Baltimore. 4-
1862—Three days’ battle at Pea 4-
Ridge. Ark., ended in victory4-
•> for the Federals. ♦
4> 1874—-David Kalakaua chosen 4-
* King of Hawaii. 4-
♦ 1878—Henri Gustave Jol.v form- 4-
4* ed a Liberal cabinet for the 4-
4» Province of Quebec. 4*
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It Is Reported that Town of Louisville
Will Secure Relief from Alleged
“Bottle Up.”
Augusta, Ga., March 7.—Will tie
John Skelton Williams syndicate of
Baltimore buy over the Savannah, Au
gusta and Northern railroad at the re
ceiver’s sale to be held in this city on
March 15, and "unbottle” the town of
Louisville, Ga.?
It is rumored here that the syndi
cate will, and speculation is rife in
railroad circles concerning the out
come. And the town of Louisville,
which will be vitally affected, would
also like to have a slight tip as to
the highest bidder.
The Savannah, Augusta and North
ern was graded from Louisville to
Statesboro by the W. J. Oliver Con
struction Company, and during the
last panic was thrown into receiver’s
hands by that company. Judge Em
ory Speer, of Macon, appointed Hon.
Bowdre Phinizy. of Augusta, receiver;
and under an order of the court the
sale will be held on March 15 in Au
gusta.
T,ouisviIle’s only railroad facilities
now are afforded by a short line, only-
ten miles in length, from Wadley to
Louisville. It has a specially privi
leged passenger rate of five cents a
mile, and its freight rates run in pro
portion.
Soon after the Savannah, Augusta
and Northern went Into a receiver’s
hands, the merchants of Louisville
got together and voluntarily made an
offer to subscribe $30,000 into the
common treasury of the company on
the day after the first train was oper
ated. In view of their situation, they
calculated that they could well afford
to do this. But for some reason they
failed to get their proposition accept-
ed.
Subsequently it was rumored that
the N. C. & St. L. railroad, acting for
the Central of Georgia, which is the
road at interest so far as Louisville
Is concerned, was scheming to get
control of the papers, so that tne
Central might shako off the proposed
competing line. This report, of course,
had the result of stirring up the town
of Louisville, as several of Its promi
nent citizens heard it soon after it
leaked out
Now. however. It appears that
Louisville’s Telief is in sight, as it Is
common talk that if the Skelton Wil
liams people purchase the road they
will go right ahead and finish it, mak
ing it a connecting line with the Geor
gia and Florida, which is now in oper-
GRIDIRON CLUB MET
AT THE GEORGIAN
Dr. H. C. White Was the Honor
Quest at the Second Meeting
of This. Unique Club.
The members of the Gridiron Club
met last evening at the Georgian and
enjoyed another of the delightful din
ners which are a part of the club’s
program.
Dr. H. C. White was the guest of
honor at the meeting last night, and
the congenial"^ party remained for
some time, engaged in general dis
cussion of current topics, and the
evening was both profitable and ex
ceedingly enjoyable.
At the meeting last night, the mem
bers of the Gridiron decided that
whenever it was possible, some prom
inent speaker, either a member of the
University. faculty, or some speaker
of prominence In the state, or visiting
hero, should be asked to meet with
the club at the semi-monthly meet
ings.
After the conclusion of the social
meeting last night, the club initiated
the two new members. Messrs. Brown
and Alien, who wero elected at the
previous meeting. Mr. Edward ’if.
Brown is a member of the senior
class, from Atlanta, is a member of
the Chi Phi fraternity, and is mana
ger of the baseball nine for this sea
son. Mr. Fred Allen is from Bruns
wick, is also a member of the senior
class, of tne Phi Delta Theta frater
nity, and is editor in chief of the Red
and Black.
Those present at the meeting last
night were: Dr. H. C. White and
Messrs. Spalding, Newman, McDou-
gal. Griffith, Brown, Galloway. Allen
and Erwin.
Model A67
is a new one.
FRATERNAL IUSURANCE
ORDERS MUST COMPLY
Comptroller General W. A. Wright
Is out with a sharp stick after frater
nal, insurance orders in Georgia that
have not complied with the statutes.
Tne law defines clealy how fraternal
insurance companies are to be operat
ed. They must have lodges or coun
cils and an initiation and must inform
the state insurance department of the
location and number of members of
each lodge with a list of officers and
their postoffice address.
"No licenses will be granted or re
issued to fraternal orders that have
not complied with the law.” declares
General Wright. "I have heard that
several are so operating in tnis state,
and I know of others. I have
qulred that all doing business must
comply with the regulations, but
many have failed. They will have to
comply or quit business. The law is
lenient with this class of insurance
organizations. They make no depos
its,’ have po capital stock and are on
ly required to pay the nominal fee of
$10.”
area of deep water of any Britisn
artificial harbor. It took twenty-three
years to place the millions of tons of
masonry and concrete into position.
Still another great project - recently
completed by the firm was the con
ftruction of the gigantic national
harbor at Dover, designed for the pro
tection of British warships. For a' ton and doing a splendid business.
number of years Sir William Mat- _
thews has been an advisor to-the Ad-. TATE’S JOB IS SECURE;
miralty on harbor works and kindred j FIGHT ROUSES FRIENDS
subjects. * Washington, March 7.—Three days! rious cities of Oklahoma. Arkansas
ELECTRICAL WORKERS’
MEETING AT DALLAS.
Dallas, Texas, March 7.—The an
nual district convention of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers of America began in Dallas
today and will remain in session
through the greater part of the week.
Delegates are in attendance from va-
Such Influential republican news
papers in Ohio as the Toledo Blade,
the Cleveland Leader and the Ohio
State Journal arc supporting the
cause of the “Insurgents” and show
ing rather clearly that the revolt in
the republican party Is spreading.
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in Washington has sufficed to con
vince Carter Tate and his friends in
congress that his reappointment to
the United States district attorney at
Atlanta Isr assured.
The fight that has been .made
against Tate has served only to arouse
his friends, who are legion in toe
house and senate, and they have
It was really cruel. We refer, of ma( j e j,ls cause their own, with the
course, to the action of one of the
popular magazines, “Sucess” by
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* THIS IS MY 66TH BIRTHDAY. +
4- Sir William Matthews. ♦
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Sir William Matthews, the eminent
British engineer who is known as the
world’s harbor builder, was born in
Cornwall, March .8, 18-44, and was ed
ucated by private tutors. He adopted
the profession of civil engineering
and in the course of time became
chief of the firm of Goode, Son and
Mattehws, who have constructed har
bors and piers in all parts of the
world, t. One of the moat notable en
gineering feata carried out by this
firm was the construction of the fa
mous Colombo harbor. Their biggest
undertaking, however, was Portland
harbor, which locks in the largest
name, in calling upon the so-called
“insurgent” members of the republi
can party in congress for "a simple
definition of what the ‘insurgent
movement’ means.”
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Says the Houston Chronicle: “With
out committing himself upon the
equal suffrage problem the candid
minded man is forced to admit that
women couldn’t do much worse on
the government job than some men
are doing.".
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Ever since the scheme of the ad
ministration to pack the Investigating
committee was thwarted by the Joint
efforts of the "Insurgent” republicans
and the democrats the hope of ob
taining a unanimous Teport white
washing ’Mr. Ballinger has been grow
ing more ‘and mpre forlorn. When
the committee took up the examina
tion of Glavls the partisans of Balling-
ger felt confident that the witness
having been dismissed from office
by the president, would stand dis
credited and fall to Impress the pub-
result that the opposition has been all
but routed.
The defeat of Tilson’s brother for
re-election to congress from Connecti
cut, has eliminated him from the race
for district attorney, and Churchill P.
Gore Is now the stronger of the two.
Tilson’s brother wa9 unable to get
the republican nomination for re-elec
tion, and-was put out of the running
by practically an unknown Connecti
cut politician.
tml Texas.
CHOIR PRACTICE.
The Choir of Emmanutd Church
will meet for practice tonight at eight
o’clock, instead of four this afternoon
as heretofore.
The men are a'ked to meet with
the boys, as we shall practice the mu
sic for Easter.
TROY BEATTY, Rector.
WEEK OF PRAYER.
The women of the First
church are observing this week as the
week of prayer and self-denial for
home missions.
Meeting every afternoon at 5 p. m.,
instead of 4 p .m.. as -heretofore, at
the church. '
Leader for Tuesday, Mrs. M. A.
Lipscomb; subject, Mountain schools.
Wednesday, Y. W. A.1»; subject, Im
migrants.
Thursday, we hope to have Mrs. J.
D. Moss; subject, The Indian.
Friday, Miss Gertrude Joerg; sub
ject, Cuba and Panama.
aSturday, Mrs. A. S. Parker; sub
ject, Giving.
NOTICE, PROPERTY OWNERS,
The city assessors have been sworn
in and will in a few days begin their
work of appraising for taxation the
realty of Athens. It will greatly help
the assessors in their work If proper
ty owner® and real estate men will
please at once notify either the chair
man, Mr. Cobb Lampkin, or Mr. C. N.
Weatherly or Mr. G. H. Palmer of any
transfers of property which have oc
curred since last yearis assessments.
Baptist' 3t COBB LAMPION, Coairman.
Rural comedies and pastoral plays
always find a welcome at the Colon
ial and much interest is being manl-
fested in the coming engagement of
"Meadow-Brook Farm” 'on next Mon
day evening.
W. F. ’Mann, the producer of many
successful plays, promises In “Mead
ow-Brook Farm” one o ft hose soul
stirrint and never-to-be forgotten
plays whlh differs so greatly from the
common run of theatricaus.
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t AUTOMOBILE NEWS. 4>
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The Psychology of the Chauffeur.
How he feels. to be in a racing oar
that has got beyond control is thril
ling!}* described by W. B. M. Ferguson
in a story called “Wizard Sixty,” in
the March ’Month-end issue of tho
fortnightly Popular Magazine:
“Desperate, I hung on—limp, half
blinded, choked with dust; my ears
singing with the wind of speed; wait
ing eevry moment for the crash that
would lay my pocr fragments at the
foot of the Throne. Fire bells were
rung; horses ran away; fat ladles
fainted; children were whisked into
doorways by frantic mothers, while-
irate fathers ran for shotguns. We-
entered a quiet village and, lo! in a
second it was transformed into an
inferno. ePople cursed; others cheer
ed.
“But the queerest of the whole per
formance was the psychological effect
it had upon me. I was motor-mad.
drunk with speed. I shouted. I yell
ed. I screamed. 1 waved my arms,
tore my hair, thumped the seat, and-
apostrophized Wizard Sixty.
‘“Go it, old girl. Go it!’ I exhort
ed. ‘Tear ’em up! Eat ’em alive!
Smear ’em all to pieces! Faster! Fas
ter! Crfim on all your juice and let
her rip. Don’t mind the houses. Go
through ’em!’ I wallowed In carnage,
riot, and devastation. I hoped some
one would attempt to stop us. On we
crashed, banged, and roared, escaping
death by a fraction, while 1 gloried
in the same.’
By Magneto.
Automobile Editor Chicago Examiner.
With the automobile show per list
drawing to a close, interest In mo
toring centers around the coming
events over road or track and the
prospect is better than ever before
The schedule of events sanctioned bv
tl»e American Automobile Association
i-s comprehensive and varied, with
ample assurance that the west Is to
secure a full proportion of the events.
Chief in interest at this time is the-
annual endurance run, or the Gliddeir '
Tour, as it has been called and is
likely to be called for the entire
period of its existence.
This year the South will be recog 1
r.ized for the first time, as was pre
dicted in these articles, indicating
that motoring is fast becoming a fac
tor in tho turpentine and cotton belt,
as well as in the corn and cattle
country traversed last year. HoweveT.
the west is not to be neglected, for
Kansas, Oklahoma, ebraska, Iowa and
Illinois will be crossed by the tour,
which will first wind its way through
Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas,
to say nothing of Texas.
Announcement has been made by
the new chairman of the touring com
mittee, Cam Butler, officially nam
ing tho Chalmers as the car which
wilt do the pathfinding, and the old
reliable Dai Lewis, who for years has
mapped out the routes, has instructed
the Detroit concern to have its path
finding car ready to start from Cin
clnnatl April 1.—
The route, it is understod, will be
through Lexington, Louisville, Bowl
ing Green, Nashville , Memphis,
through Arkansas, and southwest to 4
Dallis and FVtrt Worth:. The return
will eb through Oklahoma and Kan
sas City, St. Joseph, possibly to Dma
ha. On tho way east the towns touch
ed are likely to be Des Moines and
Davenport, Iowa; Rock Island and
Moline, III., with the grand finale at.
Chicago. The distance is said to he
about 2,200 miles, about 500 less than
the route of last year. The writer
has traveled over most of the roads
In question and found them dlverslfi
ed enough In character to bring an
excellent test of the touring qualities
and stamina of any grade of car, from,
the light roadster to the high-power
ed touring ear.
Mr. D. IL Prewette
from Atlanta.
has‘ returned
Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most successful. Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It
loosens the cough, relieves the lungs,
opens the secretions and aids nature
to restoring the system to a healthy
condition. Sold by all dealer*.