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THE*BANNER, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1911
THE ATHENS BANNER
H. J. ROWE.
THE ATHENS DAILY BANNER la
Allvared by. earrUra.In .the. city, er
•ailed, pottage free, to anf addraaa
at the following rateaVt&OO par year;
UN for alx montha; 91.25 for tnraa
Mentha, or 10 oanu a weak.
ATHENS REAL ESTATE.
The trork of the city assessors of real estate la steadily progressing and.
while xRS'Ogurea have been given out, It Is understood that the showing that
will be made when' the assessment figures are tabulated will he quite gratify-
teg it la lmpoaalble to predict the else of the Increase, but the new build
ings alone will, make a neat Increase, without regard to the increased value
W the'land itself.
It Is quite a tribute to the prosperity of Athena that her real estato
Remittances may bo made by ax-
poatofllce money order or negls-
•ubacrlbora are rsquostea
promptly notify the business office of
•ate delivery, failure to carry papers
So porches or failure *o *miv*r with
absolute regularity on ***# par*, of the
earners. Such notification la tna only
source of knowing of the existence of
•ay cause for complaint cno wo will
appreciate It accordingly.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
will please taka i
Mat no carrier boy la authorized to
oellect subscriptions from any one, or
under aoy tlrcum-
preeentatlon of
i er catl at the office.
TELEPHONE NO. 75
Join the Chamber of Commerce and
help shove Athens along.
by Roosevelt’s county life commission
against rural conditions In America
was the prevalence of great planta
tions owned by Individuals, thousands
of acres held In "cold storage" and
hundreds of thousands of Americans 'fears.
drifting into the undesirable condi
tion of tenancy.
If we can combat that evil with the
development of the "one-horse" farm-
ahould stay at Its high leved and that there should be a continued advance In er - the result will be a real benefit to
the building line. Men with money to Invest are not hesitating to put It in
Athens dirt and their confidence in the future of the city is well placed
Athens real estate is a safe and profitable field for investment. There Is
a steady demand for good residences and as fast as they are constructed they
are rented. The demand for good business houses is also strong. The con
stant increase In population in this city creates this demand and as there Is
no cessation In the coming of new citizens, the demand for new residences
and new business houses Is thus kept up.
Inquiries about Athens are received every day and prospective citizens
and investors are invariably attracted by the condition of our real estate
•market and the advantages It offers to capital.
ME LEADERS
(Continued from First Page.)
society and to industry generally.
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4- THIS DATE IN HISTORY. + 1
4- Feburary 4. 4-
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<• ISIS—I'nited States frigate Con- 4-
4* stellation chased Into Nor- 4-
<• folk by a liritish squardon. 4*
4- 1824—Congress by resolution of- *
4- fered a ship to convey the 4-
<• Marquis of l.afayette to Am- 4-
4- erica. 4-
4- 1831—Baron Aimer entered upon 4>
4- his term of office of gover- ♦
Telamon Smith Cuyler, of Atlanta,
la creating more sensation now than
he did when be had bis name chang
ed from Smith to Cuyler.
0
Butts county now has the
roads fever. The authorities
county have declared to hereafter
work their convicts on the public
roads.
0
Governor Dlx Is keeping hands off
In the Ne# York senatorial muddle.
He is a wise man to do this and It
CHOOSING THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The democratic caucus, a short while since, decided to discard the old
method of appointing the house committees and, after selecting the fourteen
members of the ways and means committee, gave that committee the power
to name the members of the other committees, at the same time forbidding
any of the members of the ways and means committee to serve on other com
mittees.
Since this new experiment Is to be tried. It is perhaps well that the men
who have the appointing power should not be allowed to appoint themselves
to such committee positions as they might see fit. And yet such an exclusion
will no doubt deprive some of the other committees of very valuable mem
bers.
The ways and means committee, that Is to say the democratic members
of that committee, have met and have decided that a radical step shall be
I taken to prevent a few members of the house from securing too much power
e good ln the management of the various committees that have power to prepare np-
in that propriation bills and the chairmen of the Judiciary. Interstate and foreign
commerce and District of Columbia committees are to be named on no other
committees. This rule will affect the chairmen of the following committees:
Appropriations, agriculture, foreign afTalrs, Indian affairs, military affairs,
naval affairs, pensions and postoffices and postroads, ln addition to those
above mentioned. .
•It may be all right to prevent a small number of congressmen from exer-
IVqlseley. ♦
•> 1!»01—Carrie Nation began her 4-
anti-liquor crusade In Kan- 4*
sas. ♦
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y effv to e tm stronger c j g j ng a prwctieatl control over the house through the work of the various com-
with thApeople. ,
mlttees, but 1*. Is also true that a rigid adherence to the plan has Just been
Some of the democrats are taking
hold of the president's Canadian re
ciprocity proposition rather gingerly,
preferring to wait until a democratic
house gets a whack at tariff legists-
then do the whole thing up
iy and
vent ion a for This city dur-
sear.. Now is the time
your work, for tbb decisions
next year's meeting places will
he msde toy nearly an of the big
ivcntlons. .
0
The building boom in Athens has
not played out. There is considerable
building all over the city, new resi
dences and new business buildings
going up from time to time, and as
fast as they are constructed there are
people on hand to occupy them.
0
An hour spent once a month at
tending the meetings of the Chamber
of Commerce will pay the man well
who spends It. The business men of
Athens should not only become mem
bers of this organization, but they
should also attend the ‘meetings reg
ularly.
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Will it be shown that Uncle Joe
Cannon spent money for vote-buying
in the laat election? The investiga
tion in his home county shows
world of vote-buying and It would be
the Joke of the season if It should
turn out that the Speaker had a band
In It. He Is generally regarded as be
ing rather tight-fisted.
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It looks now as if there will he
no Increase in the number of mem
bers of the national house of repre
sentatives. The republican caucus
has decided that Ibe number shall
not be increased and that will proba
bly be the action of the house. If
this be the decision of the house, then
there will be no twelfth district in
Georgia. Georgia will bold her pres-
.-efit number of congressmen, but
there will be some stales that will
lose. This Is not settled yet. how
ever, as a very strong fight will be put
up toy the states that would lose rep
resentatives and there may yet be an
Increase in the total number of mem
bers of the house.
formulated will unquestionably mean that some of the committees will pass
Into the hands of congressmen unable to handle the work to the best advan
tage and that they will be deprived of the services of congressmen who are
specially fitted for that work.
We can see no possible harm that can arise either to the party or
ItHftftDffMto fwmntmanf nf a
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♦ THIS IS MY 60TH BIRTHDAY. +
Sir John Jackson. 4-
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Sir John Jackson, one of the world's
most prominent contractors on public
works, was born in York. England.
Feb. 4, 1831, and received his edu
cation at the University of Edinburgh.
His first notable achievement as a
civil engineer was in connection with
the construction of the Manchester
ship canal. He laid the foundations
of the Tower bridge. I-ondon.Von- to sage brush scenery
structed the docks and other wobks
of the Dover harbor, and also the er- "Duke" Farrell, drill-master of the
tensive works of the admiralty at j Yankee pitchers, is sweet on the
Davenport and Simona Bay, South Af- ■ chances of his proteges copping the
: results will come from the
polntment ol men on the variona committees who are well-fitted for
thereon, even though such a plan might place a given man as chairman of
one committee and member of several others. All the dmocrats in Congress
should be given a fair showing.as to the committee appointments, but special
fitness for service should not be Ignored, even If It should call for the appoint
ment of certain men to more than one committee position. The party has
been placed In power to serve the people and it should utilize their brain and
ability of its members at every possible point.
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CONGRESSMAN GARDNER’S EPIGRAM.
Congressman Gardner, of Massachusetts, wanted to bring his immigrant
Illiteracy bill up for a vote in the house and some one asked him If the mem
bent of the house would not vote it down and satisfy their consciences by
maintaining that the session is too short for the consideration of the bill.
To this Mr. Gardner replied: “Some of us unfortunate persons find that
our consciences are not half as hard to satisfy as our constituencies."
Mr. Gardner's epigram is very expressive. It conveys a truth of Import
ance, although the Massachusetts congressman doubtless used the expression
ln a manner that Indicated that be did not mean all he said.
There are scores of congressmen who can satisfy their consciences easier
than their constituencies. And this Is true of legislatures and other govern
lng bodies as well as of congress.
Some of the acts of congress are on their very face contrary to all equity
and justice. The congressmen who vote to pass them know what they mean
and know the unfairness to the people they affect. But for one reason or an
other they salve their consciences and vote against the interests of the peo
ple.
A congressman who hasn't the honesty and nerve to stand up for bis con
victions and t:> do what he believes to he right is not a fit representative In
the American congress.
The congressional conscience ought to be satisfied, but It should be sat'
isfied with nothing less than that which Is just and honest and fair to the
people.
There is much truth In Mr. Gardner's epigram. A congressman should
satisfy his own conscience whether he can satisfy his constituents or not, but
the call of his t onscience should not he so feeble ns to easily lose Its effect.
iThe new democratic senator from
West Virginia does no! start off very
well. He took his seat as the succes-
sor to the late Senator Elkins early
Thursday morning and had cast only
or.e vote when for some reason he
left the senate chamber. During his
absence the ship subsidy bill Involv
ing the expenditure of four million
dollars, came up for passage. The
vote was a tie and Vice President
Sherman voted for the bill, thus sad-
ling the expense on the country. Had
the new senator from West Virginia
been in his seat and voted, there
would have been no occasion for the
voting by the vice president and the
bill would have been defeated.
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4- THE ONE-HORSE FARMER 4-
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The Constitution of yesterday had
an editorial which is a valuable con
tribution to the work of increasing
sentiment in favor of the "indepen-
denl” small farmer. Dr. Branson of
the State Normal school and the facul
ty of tlie fate College of Agriculture
have empw ^.ized in (heir study of con
ditions in the rural portions of the
state the necessity for "more small
farms, intensively farmed, and own
ed by the farmers." The editorial Is
as follows:
The Editorial.
Few things in the evolution of ag
riculture In Georgia are more remark
able than the changing viewpoint of
the business man anil the scientist to
the so-called "one-liorse" farmer.
The Butts County Progress, In a
recent issue, puis the matter clearly
as follows:
The one-horse farmer is no longer
s term of derision. Time was when
the one-horse farmer belonged to the
"poor while trash" class. Not so now
The one-horse farmer is the best In
vestment any county can have. In
like manner Is the one-horse mer
chant: that is the small independent
merchant. There is uo virtue in
big farm nor a big business of any
kind, any more than there Is a small
one. The state Is awakening to the
fact that she needs more small far
mers and some of the big plantations
arc being divided.
The agricultural train which begins
to girdle Georgia the 7th of next
month will probably benefit principal
ly llie one-horse farmer. And it is
that class of Georgia agriculturists
that will respond most readily to the
purpose of the crusade, since they
have until lately enjoyed relatively
few facilities for self-improvement.
One of the main criticisms raised
Several departments of the school
bare been Immensely enlarged this
year. There- is 'An additional teacher
in the domestic arts and science de
partment; also In Elementary Agri
culture, with two additional teachers
In the department of Instrumental
Music.
The school is offering superior In
struction in instrumental and vocal
music, and the expense of this In
struction is about half the usual
charges. This department has
eently called for two new Knabe
Grand pianos and eight Haines' Bros,
upright pianos.
Instrumental music is included in
the course because of the steady call
on the graduates for musical accom
plishments.
As usual, the school has this year
again escaped an epidemic, as it has
done the past sixteen years. Very
unusual attention is paid to hygiene
and sanitation.
Five hundred and twenty-four
graduates of the school are teaching
nor Canada. 4>
<• 1861—Jefferson Davis elected 4-
President of the Confeder- 4-
ate States of America. 4-
4- 1870—British government took 4-
over the ownership and man-4 1
agement of the telegraphs. 4-
1871—The Adelphi Theater in ♦ j In a hundred and nine counties of the
Boston burned. 4- state, and eight thousand, two hun-
1874—Asbantee War ended with4>jdred and sixteen graduates and un-
the taking of Coomalssie by 4 1 ! dergraduates are teaching in every
the British under Sir Garnet 4>| county and almost every community
of the state. The heart and hope of
common-school education in Georgia
Is the State Normal school.
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4- BASEBALL NOTES.
************
Carrigan, Gardner and Collins, of
l he Boston Red Sox, are holding out
for more money.
LODGE DIRECTORY. *
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Mb Vernon Lodge, F. «. A. M-—Mt.
Verson I^odge, No. 22, F and A. M.
tie. in.- TQghJsE commlilcatloi: ,-
every Thursday night ln each month
*t Masonic -Hall, third floor. Max
Joseph building, Clayton StreeL All
Master Masons are cordially Invited
to attend.
W. A. CAPPS, W. M
J. B. STOKELY, Sec’y.
Keystone Chapter, R. A. M.—Key
stone Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch
Masons, meets every third Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock at the lodge
room, in the Max Joseph building.
All qualified companions are invited
to attend.
* A. J. CARTER. H. P.
FRED T. MOON, Sec’y.
6t. Elmo Lodge, K. of P.—St. Elmo
Lodge, No. 40, Knights of Pythias,
meets every Monday night at 8:00
o’clock st its Castle Hall, in the
Max Joseph building, corner Clay-
tea and Wall streets. Phene 202, 2-
rlsgs. Visiting Knights cordially
Invited to attend.
W. C. LINK, H. P.
T. H. NICKERSON, K. of R. fc S.
Athens B. P. O. E„ No. 790.—Meets
every Friday night at 8:30
o'clock, at lodge quarters, corner
Broad and Lumpkin streets.
E. BANCROFT, E. R.
GEO. H. PALMER, Sec’y
Williams Lodge, No. 15, I. O. O. F.—
Meets every Monday night In Odd
Fellows' Hall, over Davlson-Nlchol-
son Co.’a All brethren are invited
to attend each meeting.
F. L. PRATER. N. G.
J. A. MEALOR, R. S.
The Providence Club of the East
ern League has signed George Nill
who was with the Washington team
a couple of seasons.
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As the Giants have 14 and the Cubs
16 pitchers to try out there will be
quite a bunch of fllngers to return
Singapore. He also was the I American League pennant.
gflswjaaft &
his great work as *n
which he was created
, Sir John Jackson serv
ed his country as a member of the
royal commission which Investigated
the conduct of the South African
war.
■vHUUW thinking
BR. A. M. SOULE
(Continued from First Page.)
motto at te inception of its work, to
"do something for everyone.” It is
hardly fair, therefore, to accuse us of
eurrwness or indifference to any and
every interest of the stale. Moreover,
many of our friends seem to over
look the fact that we have not receiv
ed as liberal appropriations for our
work as Alabama, South Carolina and
other neighboring states are given.
So far as the train movement is con
cerned it would not be possible to
send It out were It dependent on the
use of state funds. The railroads
have contributed the train and Its
equipment, and few people seem to
realize what this means. The college
Is furnishing the exhibits and a num
ber of the experts to accompany the
train. This is made possible, of
course, through Its extension depart
ment. but the chief expense of the
train is being borne by friends of ag
ricultural education and belter farm
ing throughout the state of Georgia,
who have gone down into I heir pock
ets and subscribed two dollars for
every one the state will put up. and
If we count what the railroads are
doing, at any fair value, the state is
Investing about one dollar for every
live contributed by outside agencies."
It is a great pleasure to see the
public awakening to the importance
of disseminating fundamental scien
tific knowledge ns it pertains to agri
culture, and bringing the services of
state institutions such as this to the
doors of all the people. I trust our
attitude and purpose will not be mis
understood, since the desire to serve
Is the underlying principle in all ef
forts being put forth by this institu
tion.” »
One month of the new year and
few days extra have passed and with
It a number of those resolutions that
yon made at the beginning of the
year. There are many who are hold
ing out In their good resolutions, how
ever, and some will hold out to tho
end. There is one resolution that
none should break and that is tho
resolution to work hard for the up
building of the city.
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Jack Miller has signed with Pitts
burg as a nice increase over last sea
son's salary.
of leasing a farm near Lakewood, N.
J., and establishing a permanent
training camp for the Newark team.
• • *
• Manager Jesse Burket of the Wor
cester Club is on the job building up
another team of youngsters that will
cop the New England League pen
nant.
The St. Louis -Americans have re
fused to waive on Tom Jones of De-
troltt and the chances are that Tom
will perform once more with the
Browns.
* • •
Edward G. Barrow, the new presi
dent of the Eastern League, has ac
cepted the invitation of Jack Dunn to
witness the opening game at Balti
more.
Harry Davis, Sherwood Magee and
Eddie Collins will be tendered a din
ner by the Sporting Writers' Assocla
tion of Philadelphia on the night of
Feb. 20th.
• • •
The South Atlantic League has
adopted a salary limit of $1,900 per
month, including the manager's sal
ary. Each club will be allowed to
carry thirteen men.
» • •
Josh Devore of the Giants has
lightweight fighter under his manage
ment by the name of Blaine Jones.
Josh says that within a few months
Jones will have Ad Wolgast's num
her.
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The San Juan Times says that
Charley Kbbetts, who is now ln
Porio Rico, Is planning to have his
Brooklyn team tour Porto Rico, Ber
muda and Cuba after the close of the
1911 season.
• • •
First base position on the Milwau
kee team looks to ho criss-crossed
with jinks trimming. Dan McGann
committed suicide; Pat Hynes who
played the bag before Dan, was mur
dered, and Quato Bateman, who held
the Job Just before Hynes, was nab
bed and nearly killed ln a row with
Charley Dexter.
Oliver Encampment, No. 14.—Meeta
every Friday night in the Odd Fel
lows’ Hall, over Davlson-Nicholson
Co.’s store, Clayton street
C. A. VONDER LIETH. C. P.
J. A. MEALOR. Scribe.
Geo. B. Davis Camp, 292, W. O. W.—
Meeta every Wednesday evening In
the Odd Fellows hall, corner of
Jackson and Clayton streets, at
8:20 p. m. The first and third de
voted to general business, the sec
ond and fourth to degree team and
Uniform Rank drill—_
~ YiiqwrEBwnaiy invited. -s-
J. D. SEVERNS, C. C.
JOHN MAPPIN, Clerk.
Glenn Lodge, No. 75, I. O. 0. F.—
Meeta every Tuesday illgbt. at 8
o'clock at lodge room. In Odd Fel-
lowa’ Hall, Clayton street. All Odd
Fellows ln good standing are Invit
ed to attend.
G. A. TUCKER. N. G
A. B. HARPER, Bec'y.
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* Arrival and Departure of Train* 4>
4- CITY TIME. 4-
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA R. R.
Depart for Macon dally, city time.
:30 a. m., and 4:35 p. m.
Arrive from Macon daily, city time.
1:05 p. m., and 10:20 pi. m.
SEABOARD AIR LINE!
Train No. 52 Leaves Athena 10:30 a.m.
Train No. 32 Leaves Athens 2:33 p.m.
Train No. 38 Arrives Athens 7.: 33 p.m.
Train No. 38 Leaves Athens 11:39 p.m.
South Bound Trains.
Train No. 41 Leaves Athena 3:04 a.m.
Train No. 53 Leaves Athens 6:03 p.m.
Trains Nos. 37 and 58 do not run
north of Athens. The above figures
are Athens City (Eastern) time.
Train No. 57 Leaves Athens 7:10 a.m.
Train No. 33 Leaves Athens 3:20 p.m.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULE
Arrive, Athena, Ga.
No. 261, mixed train .... 9:35 a.m
No. 217, regular passenger 11:51 a.m.
No. 237, regular passenger 7:25 p.m.
Depart.
No. 212 reg. passanger
No. 240, reg. passanger
No. 262, mixed train .
Sundays.
Arrive. No. 237
Depart, No. 240
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7:3a a.m
12:50 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
. 7.25 p.m.
12:50 p.m.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Leave. Arrive.
7:00 a. m 12:15 p. m.
4:05 p. m 8:30 p. m.
G. M. RAILROAD.
Mixed trains arrive In -Athens daily
except Sunday at 9:35 In the morn
ing and at 6 o'clock in the evening:
on Sundays only the trains wiil ar
rive at 10:40 a. m. and at 7:55 p. m.
Mixed trains will leave Athens
every day except Sunday at 7:20 ln
the morning and at 4:30 ln the after
noon: Sunday only the passengers
leave at 7:45 a. m. end at 6:00 p. m.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Arrival and Departure of Trains.
CITY TIME.'
Leave* Arrives
7:00 a. m 11:19 aoe»
4:09 p. m. 8:99 ». m.