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A HAnDSOMElY ENGRAVED PERS0NALRECE1PT WILLKSPiT TO YOU.
1. R. L MOSS DEAD
One of the Oldest Citizens and Largest
Property-Owners of Athens, Nearly
Eighty Fight Years of Age, Died
Suddenly Last Night.
MR. R. L. MOSS, SR.
Mr. R. L. Moss, Sr., one of the
oldest citizens of Athens and one of
the wealthiest and most influential,
died suddenly last night at his home
soon after retiring.
Though eighty-eight years of age
Mr. Moss had been recently in unus
ually good health. A year or more
ago he was ill for some time but re
covered and was able to be about the
city, and was Wednesday down-town
at his place of business looking after
matters in which he was interested.
Yesterday, and indeed, last night upon
retiring he was apparently in as good
condition physically as usual. In a
few moments after retiring he was
dead—having peacefully, suddenly
passed into the other land.
Prominent in the church to which
he gave some of the best efforts of his
life, the First Methodist; for decades
active in business and one of the larg
est property-owners and most promi
nent factors in several lines of busi
ness enterprises; with extensive in
terests and connections over the state
—'his departure is one of the most
notable that Athens has known in
many years.
He leaves a wife, three sons and
three daughters. The sons are Mr.
R. L. Moss, Jr., Mr. John D. Moss, of
this city, and Dr. W. L. Moss, of
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. The daugh
ters are Miss Lillie D. Moss, Miss -Sa
rah H. Moss, and Mrs. E. J. Bondurant
all of this city.
The funeral will be some time to
morrow.
Manager of the Majestic Leases the Co
lonial and Will Assume Charge Mon
day. Began Career Operating
Small Magic Lantern.
A deal of much importance was
consummated yesterday morning in
the theatrical line by which Mr. E.
P. Stone becomes the lessee and
manager of the Colonial theater.
Some time Bince Mr. George B.
Greenwood, of Atlanta, and manager
large syndicate of theaters.
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JOIN THIS PROCESSION NOW.
The officers of the national demo
cratic campaign committee are
alarmed over the slowness in which
contributions are coming in for cam
paign, purely legitimate expenses. On
ly about two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars has been received up to
the present time. Fifteen thousand
dollars is expected from Georgia.
About ten thousand dollars has al
ready been contributed. The time is
short in which to raise this amount in
order that it may be of any benefit to
the campaign managers. The follow
ing telegram addressed to Mr. J. K.
Orr, state chairman of the finance
committee, indicates the need of funds
at once:
New York, Oct. 21, 1912.
Hon. J. K. Orr (chairman the Geor
gia Campaign Finance Committee)
Atlanta, Ga.: We need five thous
and dollars from Georgia to make your
contributions fifteen thousand. I
know you are doing splendid work,
but the situation admits of no delay,
and we are looking to our Georgia
friends to fulfill our expectations and
not falter at the finish. Press your
collections and let us hear from you
—Henry Morgenthau. Treasurer the
National Democratic Committee.
Mr. Gratin Colvin.
Mr. Gratin Colvin, of New York, but
a former Georgian spent yesterday in
the city. He is an old university boy
and has many friends here. He was
here for the purpose of arousing in
terest and enthusiasm,.in the cam
paign which is rapidly" drawing to a
close. On account of Georgia not re
sponding as liberal and as readily as
expected, the managers of the cam
paign in New York secured the serv
ices of Mr. Colvn to visit this state
and undertake to secure a representa
tive contribution along with other
states. Georgia should be the Banner
state in making contributions. Gov
ernor Wilson lived in this state for
many years. In Augusta he attended
school and later in Atlanta he prac
ticed law. He married a Georgia wo
man and several of his children were
bora in this state.' Truly Georgia is
coming into her own, if Governor Wil
son is successful next month. Can
this state afford to rank at the bottom
of the states in subscriptions? Just
think about with a democrat and
Georgian running for the presidency
with the best opportunity to be elect
ed by the democrats since the war
and our own Georgia people not re
sponding. If you have not contrib
uted do so today. It is not too late
to help in the- cause. Contributions
will be forwarded immediately and
the amounts subscribed will aid a
great deal in helping to make the
election of Governor Wilson certain.
Read the appeal In -this issue of the
Banner on another page and then
make up your mind how much you
will give and send it to the Banner.
Contributions for more than one dol
lar should be made. It has been dem
onstrated that dollar contributions
will not bring the amount up to the
point which necessity demands for
legitimate expenses.
The Banner received yesterday
through the mails two dollars from
Jackson county citizens who are en
thusiastic over the election of Gover
nor Wilson, and $10 from an Athens
citizen.
The following amounts have been
received by the Banner:
Previously acknowledged ..
W. C. Orr, Athens, Ga.
J. W. Johnson, Center, Ga. .
Cash -
C. M. Copeland, Center, Ga.
GARDEN CLUB DAS FINEST DM
EVER SEEN IN IS SEC1N OE STATE
$121.00
1.00
1.00
10.00
1.00
Total $134.00
DEMOCRATS: NEED STIRRING;
WANTED: BIG VOTE NOV.
5!
A meeting of the Wilson-Marshall
club was held last night in the of
fices of Judge Geo. C. Thomas to
plan for action to arouse Interest in
the campaign and to call attention
to the democrats of this section to
the fact that every vote is needed in
he presidential election of Nov. 5th.
The secretary of the club, Mr. Joe
Deadwyler, will make a canvas of the
city this morning In the interest of
the fund being raised by popular sub
scription for the expenses of the streaf
nous campaign. The big Interests are
not giving to this fund; it is the peo
ple’s fight and the people, humble and
. high, laboring and professional men,
are contributing dollar by dollar of
their money to meet expenses. Geor
gia and Athens are not yet doing their
part in this people’s movement. Mr
Deadwyler will be glad this morning
to receive a large number of dona
tions—small and larger.
Rally on Nov. 2d.
Saturday week, Nov. 2d, only three
days before the election, has been set
by the national committee as rally
day all over the union. In every state
and in every county of the states
there will be final allies of the people
who want to see good government
win.
There will be a raDy in Athens.
Athens has always been democratic
—"workingly” democratic—and on
Saturday week there will be - a big
. rally for Wilson and Marshall. Speak
ers from out of town ae well as the
best local talent will make addresses
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and it is hoped to awake the people
to the vital importance of taking an
active and enthusiastic stand here in
the campaign.
Danger: Overconfidence.
The following letter from the state
chairman will more forcibly explain
the critical situation:
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 23,1912..
Hoa Hugh Rowe,
Athens, Ga
Dear Sir: j
Under a resolution, adopted by the
state democratic executive committee,
I was authorized to appoint a cam
paign committee, which would co-op
erate with the county and state com
mittee in the national election. The
resolution named me chairman of the
campaign committee and authorized
me to appoint vice presidents for the
state at large and it gives me pleas
ure' to name you one of the vice pres
idents of the state committee.
I am naming you, feeling sure that
you will help me in the campaign
that Is before us. Many a battle has
been lost by over confidence and you
will be surprised to know that our
people are so confident of Wilson car
rying the state by a large majority
that some of the chairmen have not
replied to my letter and sent me the
names of the executive committee
and a list of activedemocrats to he
appointed on the campaign committee
in their county, though' I hate re
quested them several times and have
telegraphed them for same.
I quote from a' fetter 'to me this
morning from a prominent democrat
In Georgia—a man holding a high of
ficial position: “s long as the demo
cratic press of the country fill their
columns about Roosebelt’s “bullet” it
will create a sympathy for him and
make him votes he would not other
wise get.”
Unless the prominent democrats in
the state take hold of this election 1
fear the Wilson vote is going to be
smaller than it should be. The Roose
velt and Taft people are very active
and are sending out ten times more
literature than we are sending. We
have not collected a cent for our
state campaign, as we wish every dol
lar possible to go to the doubtful
states, and it Is absolutely necessary
for some hard work to be done in
every section of Georgia.
Won’t you please confer with the
democratic committees in the coun
ties in your section and wake the
people up to the danger of the small
vote, which would throw the election
In the legislature In the event Wilson
did not get a majority of all the votes
In the state, which would be an ex
pense of thirty thousand dollars to
the taxpayers of Georgia.
I have written the county chair
men to advertise the Wilson-Marshall
meeting on Nov. 2nd, have prominent
men to make speeches and do every
thing possible to get out a large vote.
Will you please consult the county
chairman in your section immediately
and cooperate with them fully
having a large meeting on this occa
sion.
A democratic victory all over the
country and a small majority for Wil
son and Marshall in Georgia, would
be most humiliating to the democrats
in our state.
Thanking you In advance and hop
ing yon will -write me on receipt of
this, I am,
Very truly yours,
WM. J. HARRIS,
Chairman.
•- ’• - 5 -■ V:’ r!
Today will be the last day of the
exhibit of the Athens Ladies’ Gai>
den club, one of the beet displays of
flowers and plants and vegetables
that has ever been qae^Jn. this state
—an exhibit that would do credit to
any city of many times the size of
Athens.
The awards of the prizes will be
announced tomorrow morning.
Baby Show Today. • -
This afternoon in the spacious par
lors of the Y. M. C. A. building (up
stairs over the flower display) the
baby show occurs. There is plenty
of room and they will be comfortable
suarters for the babies, the mothers,
and the nurses. There is no admis
sion for the babies—of course—they
are the show. The families of the
babies and the nurses will be charged
the regular small admittance fee. The
judges will make their decision
promptly at 4 o’clock—and every baby
should be on hand before that hour.
There are handsome prizes offered for
the finest pair of twins in the show.
Flower Show is Good.
In the flower show the display of
dahlias and roses Is especially good—
the new varieties of dahlias present
ing a gorgeous spectacle. The show
ing of decorative potted plants is mag
nificent—especially good being the
specimens of palms and maiden hair
ferns. These specimens which at
tracted unusual attention were raised
by a lady who has no hot house and
who cares for her plants in her home.
These Bplendid exhibits show what
can be done without extraordinary
equipment in the south.' The speci
men of maiden hair farn was declared
by the two judges—Messrs. McHatton
and Pennock—to be the finest they
had ever seen.
The showing of vegetables Is also
exceptionally good. The protracted
drought in the summer curtail-ed the
vegetable crop—but one could not
tell it by the showing of vegetables
made In the show. The table of spec
imens displayed all the special vege
tables from artichokes and cabbage
and cauliflower on down to turnips
—through the entire alphabet of veg
etables. Evera one was raised in
family garden in this city.
Luncheons are Delicious.
The noon lunches—served from
12:30 to 2:00—have been exceedingly
appetizing. Mrs. W. C. Davis has
been in superintendence of the lunch
department and has been assisted by
a number of the best housekeepers of
the city. They serve only the viands
they serve on their own tables. The
menu today will be:
“Bouillon, chicken salad, stuffed
peppers, fried oysters, ham, cheese,
straws, beaten biscuit, bread, pickles,
and coffee.”
leased the Colonial from Messrs. S.
and M. G. Michael. Since his man
agement was commended he has
been giving to the people of this city
In addition to the road attractions,
vaudeville, splendod musical com
edies and motion pictures. The
house has become very popular with
the theater going public and Athena
lias enjoyed wholesome amusement.
Mr. Stone has been conducting sev
eral motion picture shows here for
several years and at his houses the
best pictures and vaudeville obtain
able have been given. He is experi
enced in this line of business and the
people of this city and section may
rest assured that the one night at
tractions will be the best on the
road. Next Wednesday evening he
will present, for the first time in this
city, Mr. Louis Mann, Americo’s fore
most character actor, in the dramatic
comedy by Clara Lipman and Samuel
Shipman, entitled “Elevating a Hus
band.” Athens theater-goers are in
deed fortunate in this attraction as
Mr. Mann easily stands at the head
of the profession in his line of work.
Mr. Stone will endeavor to give to
theatre goers the best attractions
visiting the smith and the patrons of
this popular theater may rest assur
ed of tie best fjrthe business.
The Banner-extends to the new
management its best wishes for a
successful season.
Began as Amateur.
The ‘first beginnings” of Mr.
Stone’s career toward a theatrical
manager occurred many years ago
when he was a bay. It was the pic
ture business” then. He secured a
magic lantern as a premium for “two
new subscribers to the Youth’s Com
panion and 48 cents additional for
postage and packing.” With the lan
tern he secured slides of “Pilgrim’s
Progress,” “Ten Nights in a Bar
room,” and some comic slides in
colors. That was the first.
Five years ago he opened the sec
ond motion picture house t in Athens
—on Clayton street nearly opposite
the present location of the Majestic.
He has been reared here, lived here,
worked here and given the people,
since he began the amusement busi
ness, what they wanted—feeling tho
public pulse with accuracy and sym
pathy.
From the operator of a boy’s
magic lantern outfit to the place as
manager and sole lessee of the old
“Colonial” is a bit of progress of
which any man might be proud.
The House Force.
Mr. Stone announced yesterday
morning after the contracts were
closed between him and Mr. Green
wood and sanctioned by the owners
of the house, that for the present
the house force will remain just as
it is now. Mr. Bishop will be here
with the Colonial for two weeks at
least.
Next week the attraction at the
Colonial will be for five days one of
the best attractions now playing ip
Atlanta—Louis Mann being here on
Wednesday night.
Sophomores Defeat Juniors;
and Aggies Beat Freshmen
Two Former Presidents are to be
at Elite—Roosevelt and Lincoln
The Elite theater always has some-
thing appropriate and up to date.
The day the circus was in Athens
this week the Elite had among the
three licensed films the story of
How Johnny Joined the Circus.” It
took. Today there will be a big bill.
Two former presidents will figure in
the pictures: Roosevelt and Lin
coln—one just now in the public eye
and the other the president utno
whom Roosevelt has likened himself
in many respects.
The Bull Moose Picture.
With Sagamore Hill as a back
ground. Theodore Roosevelt was the
target for our camera during one en
tire day. The camera man followed
him through the day’s various ac
tivities, which began with a ride on
his favorite horse, included an inter
view with a newspaper man, the an
swering of the morning mail and
later, the more strenuous exercise of
chopping down a tree. This picture
gives one an intimate acquaintance
with a man who loves the open coun
try, and who, although perhaps the
busiest man in the land, still finds
time to exercise sufficiently to keep
himself in superb physical condition.
The “Old Abe” Film.
“The Greater Mercy” will be tho
title of the Lincoln picture. The ma
kers of the film say:
(By C. H. B.)
Two hard fought games of basket
ball were played at the Aulmni Gym
last night In the first the sopho
mores defeated the juniors 25 to 16.
The juniors seemed hopelessly best
ed at the end of the first half, the
score being tweleve to four against
them. Through the good work of
Peacock, however, they outplayed
their opponents in the second half,
hut they could not get enough points
to win. Lanier and Woofter were
the stars of the sophomores.
The line-up:
SOPHOMORES
Peacock (7) center
Blum guard
Flournoy guard
H. Lanier (2) forward
JUNIORS.
Corley (1)
Cumming
Rawson (1)
Lanier (5)
Jenkins forward Woofter (6)
The second game was much closer,
the Ags. defeating the freshmen 12
to 11. In the first half it seemed al
most impossible for anyone to shoot
a goal, the score standing five to four
In favor of the Ags. In the second
half first one team would go ahead
and then the other and time was al
most up when Captain Carter shot
the goal that won the game. Redd
and Brown showed up best for the
Ags., while Cooper and Carter were
the bright lights of the freshmen.
The line-up:
FRESHMEN
Freeman
Cooper (3)
Carter (3)
Johnson
Campbell
center
guard
guard
forward
forward
AGS.
Liddell (1)
Goodwyn
Nicolson (1)
Redd (4)
Brown (1)
"HUMAN HEARTS"
A Play That Has Stood the
Test of Time to be Seen
at the Lyric Today.
Abraham Lincoln was the embodi
ment of tenderness and mercy. He
was often forced to decide great
questions of state. The incident of
this picture was one of the most try
ing of his life.' A young soldier saves
the President’s son, Tad, from drown
ing. A year or two later, the young
soldier Is sentenced to be shot for
deserting. His mother begs Presi
dent Lincoln’s clemency for her Eon.
While he is considering the appeal,
he is told the young fellow died In
prison of heart failure. The Presi
dent tenderly tells the distracted
mother that a higher mercy than his
has Intervened. It is a Vitagrapb
Life Portrayal and can be seen at
the Elite Theater today.
That remarkable Impersonator of
Lincoln, Ralph Ince, of the Vitagrapb
players, assumes the lead. Those
who see this picture will understand
the great Lincoln better.
A Postscript.
There will be another good picture
for the Elite today and then in addi
tion to and on top of and piled on all
that there is a most interesting sci
entific “photo-picture” of some ex
periments in liquid air. This will be
most interesting as well as entertain
ing.
Mr. Posey is to be congratulated
on the bill will be is offering today.
(Adv.)
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The Lyric (College avenue) today
has with other things on an excep
tionally good bill one of the best
“Imp” offerings ever produced. It la
’Human Hearts,” a two-reel feature
taken from the famous play by Hal
Reid.
Hugh Hoffman, reviewer, says of
it:
Plays that have Etood the test of
time are good plays to do In moving
pictures. The public seems to appro
date a pictured version of plays
they have known for years and have
often seen acted by a traveling com
pany in the days when traveling com
panies were far more numerous than
they are today. One of those plays
Is “Human Hearts." For many years
It was one of the standard road pro
ductions, ranking with “’Way Down
East,” “The Old Homestead," “In Old
Kentucky," and others. It is still
doing duty as a road attraction,
which is saying a great deal In
these latter days, when we reflect
that sixty per cent of the theaters
which were once known as dramatic
houses are today catering to moving
picture audiences. The trashy dramas
have gone their unlamented way into
oblivion since the advent of pictures.
“Human Hearts” as a theatrical at
traction still stands the tests of elimi
nation and very probably will con
tinue for many years to come.
“Homan Hearts” has been splen>
didly done as a picture by Producer
Otis Turner. King Bagott -plays the
leading part With an actor like him
In the leading role, the play is is giv
en a .vigor that might be expected
of Mr. Bagott in the part of an hon
est country blacksmith. His work
In the picture Is better, If possible,
than anything he has done In some
time. He looks the part and seems
to feel it. He is the strong, dominat
ing character upon whom all else de
pends. Apart from Mr. Bagott'a
work, Miss Jane Feraley, whise art
Is beginning to attract more than us
ual attention, is cast for the role of
the erring wife. Those who remem
ber her excellent acting in “Lady
Audley’s Secret” will have no trou
ble in believing that she posseses
elements of greatness. Miss Mayne
Kelso deserves mention also for her
good work as the blind mother of
the blacksmith, and Mr. Dick Lee
as the tramp played a very clever
part in a way that helped the pic
ture along Immensely.
The plot of “Human Hearts” is
strong. In the parlance of the pave
ments, there is “something doing” in
it all the time, yet everything pro
ceeds logically withont any extrane
ous incidents. (Adv.)
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