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arrived, coming on last night. The
most of them* will conm ' on today’s
trains—each road entering the city
sending its quota of the .delegates.
Some of the important things for
the hostesses and delegates to note
follow:
pepper pods, the pride of the gardens
at the station, were stolen and the
thief swiped also a wheelbarrow in
which to carry away the big bunch of
big pods.
Weather: Fair.
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1912.
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CEORCUPSKIN
Daughters of the Confederacy of This State
Will Gather Here Today for Their
First Session of This Year’s Con
vention Tonight at 8 O’clock.
T
♦ PROGRAM. *
4’ Tuesday, Oct 29th, 8 *P. M. 4
♦ Opening Session. ♦
♦ Music. +
4- Invocation—Rev. Troy Beatty. 4
4■ Welcome from the city of Ath- 4
4- ens—Mayor H. J. Rowe. -4
4- Welcome from the Laura Ruth- -4
4- erford Chapter U. D. C.—Mrs. 4 1
4- M. W. Welch, President. 4-
4 Welcome from the Confederate 4-
4- Veterans—Maj. John E. Tal- -4
4 madge. 4'
4- Welcome from the Sons of Vet- 4
4- eranb'—Brig. Gen. D. P. Haselton. -4
4 Welcome from Educational In- -4
4 stitutions—Chancellor D. C. Bar- 4-
4 row. 4
4- Welcome from Athens Clubs— 4
4 Mrs. H. C. White, President Ga. 4
4* Federation of Woman’s Clubs. 4
• 4- Convention turned over to tha-4
4- State President, Mrs. Walter D. 4'
4- Lainar. 4
4 Response for Georgia Division 4
4 U. D. C.,—Miss Ida Holt, Macon. 4
4 • Introduction of distinguished 4
4- guests—Mrs. Walter D. Lamar, 4
4- President. - 4
4 Informal Reception—Lucy 4
4 Cobb parlors, Misses Brumby 4
4 and Gerdine, Principals. 4
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The city of Athens will today wel
come the annual convention of the
Georgia division of the Daughters of
I Confederacy. The first meeting
jd be held this evening in the Seney-
Stovall chapel of Lucy Cobb Institute.
Decorations Galore.
Yesterday morning the decorating
for the coming of the Daughters be
gan. Indeed, several show windows
and here apd there a bit of the ‘'red
and wtylte. or Confederate flag was
shown Saturday. But yes
Tuesday, Oct 29th, 8 P. M.
(Opening Session).
MubIc.
Invocation—Rev. Troy Beatty.
Welcome from the Laura Ruther
ford Chapter, U. D. C. and otber or
ganizations—Mrs. M. W. Welch.
Welcome from the Confederate
Veterans—Maj. John E. Talmadge.
Welcome from the Sons of Vete
rans- *trig. Gen. D. P. Haselton.
Welcome from Educational Institu
tions—Chancellor D. C. Barrow.
Welcome from Athens Clubs—Mrs.
H. C. White, president Ga. Federation
of Clubs.
Convention turned over to the state
president, Mrs. Walter D. Lamar.
Response for Georgia Division, U.
D. C.—Miss Ida Holt, Macon.
Introduction of Distinguished
Guests—Mrs. Walter D. Lamar, pres
ident.
Informal Reception—Lucy Cobb
.parlors, Misses Brumby and Gerdine,
principals.
Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 9:30 A. M.
Music.
Invocation—Dr. E. L. Hill.
Report of Program Committee—
Mrs. P. W. Godfrey, chairman.
Report of Credentials Committee—
Mrs. Max Wolff, chairman.
Report of Recording Seeretary-
Mrs. E. K. Overstreet.
Report of Corresponding Secretary
—Mrs. Duncan Brown.
Report of Treasurer—Miss Mattie
Sheibley.
Report of Auditor—Miss Jessie I.
Cobb.
Report of Registrar—Mrs. Howard
McCall.
Report of Registrar of Children of
the. Confederacy—Miss Alice Baxter.
Report of Organizer of Children of
e Trammell,
lainuan of Free Schol-|
The Grand Jury Will
Meet This Morning
and Court Will
Adjourn.
The superior court of Clarke county
will convene this morning in special
session and the Judge has called the
grand jury—the same body which was
in session a few days ago—to assem
ble—to transact business which may
come before them
The grand jury will have before it
several cases:
The negro who is charged by war
rant with rape upon a negro woman at
Winterville a few days ago; another
negro who is charged with attempt
ing to tfreck a train on the Central
of Georgia road; and J. K. Wells,
white man, charged with shooting his
wife and shooting Dr. Matthews of
this city, early yesterday morning.
The judge in calling the special
term stated in the call some of the
business to be transacted and added
“for other matters which may come
up between the date of this order and
the convention on Tuesday morning.
The court will convene at 10 o’clock
this morning.
The traverse jurors are not called
to meet. It is expected that Judge
Brand will adjourn within a few hours
at farthest
LAS1DAY
That’s Thursday, for
Paying City Taxes
for the Year
1912.
WITH THREE HUNDRE
IN HISPQCKET FELIE WILLIAMS
E
With fifty dollars -he brought with
him to this city last Saturday from
his country home in Oponee county
and with more than $235 more which
be received from the sale of a num
ber of bales of cotton of .Saturday af
ternoon, Mr. Felie Williams, a young
farmer well-known here where he does
all bis trading, has as completely dis
appeared as if the earth (had opened
and engulfed him from sight —
His young wife, her relatives, his
people, friends, police and other offi
cers have been searching since Sun
day morning for him and not a “track,
trace or tiding” of the jmlssing man
has been discovered.
The police were notified of his dis
appearance Sunday morning His wife
came to Athens Sunday afternoon and
has been here since Every possible
and probable theory has been worked
up—to finally frazzle oat in failure.
This additional chapter in the many
disappearances in this .state in the
past few months baffles the officers
and the friends of the missing man.
He came to Athens last Saturday
morning in a buggy With him his
colored farm hands brought on wag
ons five bales of cotton which were
sold in the afternoon to one of the
firms here He instructed the hands
to go home and told them that he
would follow. At a store on Broad
Street the bought a pound and a half
of tobacco and gave one of the col
ored drivers. They went home and
put up the stock but the young man
failed to turn up during Saturday
night When he did not appear Sun.
day morning and no word was receiv
ed from him except the message given
to one of his drivers that be would
some home in the buggy, his wife be
came alarmed The alarm was sound
ed and search has been made thor
oughly for him but no clew has been
found up to late last night of his
whereabouts No one had been found
who saw him after the purchase of
the tobacco Saturday evening
He was about thirty years old, with
reddish hair and complexion. He was
of good habits and his intimate asso
ciates can conceive of no cause which
would have induced him to voluntar
ily leave the country while they dis
card the theory that he is still in
■the city They are strong in the be
lief that he has been killed for his
money and his body hidden Indeed,
yesterday noon the report gained cir
culation that his body had been found,
riddled with bullets, in the eastern
outskirts of the' city, but the rumor
was soon proven to be without even
slight foundation
A
GEORGIAN HOTEL: HELD IN DETROIT
GEORGIAN HOTEL
HEADQUARTERS
All interested in the convention of
the Daughters of the Confederacy of
Georgia to begin here this evening
will please note the following impor
tant announcement:
Tho Georgian hotel will be the
headquarters of the visitors immedi
ately upon their arrival. Instead of
going to the trains to meet their
guests the Athens hostesses are asked
to go to the Georgian hotel. All dele
gates will go directly from the trains
to the Georgian hotel and will there
be assigned to their homes and will
there be met by their hostesses to
be from the hotel carried to the va
rious homes of the city
Let all delegates report immediately
to the various homes of the city.
Let all hostesses call at the hotel
for their guests.
NOTICE TO HOSTESSES.
This is special: Ail hostesses
whose guests fail for any reason to ar
rive for the convention are requested
to report the matter at once to Miss
Mildred Rutherford, who will repre
sent the committee on homes, that
delegates who have been assigned or
who may be stopping at the hotels
may be assigned to one of these
homes.
THE U. D. C. LUNCHEON.
All delegates to the convention will
receive their tickets to the U. D. C
luncheon when they give in theh
cards to the credentials committee at
Seney-Stovall chapel on Wednesday
morning.
Hostesses entertaining delegates
will also secure theirs at the same
time.
No one will be admitted to the
luncheon without the regular tickets.
Those who desire to be at the lunch,
eon will please notify Mrs. Katie
Thomas as soon as possible.
The Complete Program.
Following is the complete program
of the several sessions of the week,
with the social events which will be
a feature of the gathering:
Tuesday, Oct. 29th, S P. M.
Meeting of the Credentials Commit
tee at Lucy Cobb Institute, Seney-
Stovall Chapel.
Laura Rutherford Chapter hos-
Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 2:30 P. M.
Music. >.
Announcements.
Reading of minutes of, previous
meeting.
Committee reports. •-
Report of Mrs. A. McD. Wilson on
the Georgia window in Old Blanford
Church, Petersburg, Va
Text Book Committee Report—
Mrs. Zebulon Walker.
Report on Georgia room at Rich
mond, Va.—Mrs. R. L. Nesbit.
Report on Shiloh Monument—Mrs.
J. K. Ottley.
Report of Arlington Monument-
Mrs. Rounsaville.
Report of Recorder of Crosses—
Miss Rebecca Dupont.
Report of State Editor up to Oc
tober—Mrs. A. S. Taylor.
Report of Committee on President
Davis’ and Gen. Lee’s pictures in
schools—Mrs. W. H. Benton.
Appointment of Committees.
Invitations.
Adjournment.
Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 5 P. M.
Automobile ride.
Reception at Winnie Davis Memo
rial Hall, State Normal School, 5:30
to 7 p. m.
Wednesday, Oct. 30th, 8 PM.
Reception by Mrs. M. W. Welch,
President Laura Rutherford Chapter,
Milledge avenue .
Thursday, Oct, 31st, 9:30 A. M.
Music.
Invocation—Dr. J. W. Lynch.
Announcements.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Chapter reports in alphabetical or
der, limited to three minutes each.
Report of State Medal Committee—
Mrs. John A. Selden
Report of Emily H. Park Memorial
Committee—Mrs. W. B. Higginboth
am.
Report of Francis S. Bartow Memo
rial Committee—Mrs. A. B. Hull,
chairman.
Report of Treasurer of Francis
Bartow Memorial Fund—Mrs. N. B.
Harrison.
Report of Committee on coping for
Win Monument—Miss Mattie Sheib
ley.'
Adjournment at 1:30 p. m. for
luncheon, the Athens Woman’s Club
hostess.
Thursday; Oct. 31st, 2:30 P. M.
Business session.
Reading of minutes of previous ses
sion. \ ,
Chapter reports (continued.)
Report of Chairman of Historical
»y morning
'clerk wil commence issuing fi
Taxes wil not be carried over
and after the issuing of fi fas levies
will be made on all property on which
taxes have not been paid for this
year.
By paying your taxes today you will
save time and money. The rush will
be on Wednesday and Thursday and
many will be crowded out and forced
to pay the cost after that date.
SealShipt Oysters” 50c. Quart.
Fresh shipment every day this
week. Cost you no more than ordin
ary oysters and are inflnately better.
Arnold & Abney, Sole Agents for Ath
ens. '
Plmiento” Cheese 15c.
Delicious for sandwiches. Phila
delphia Cream Cheese, Pineapple
Cheese, best Quality New York
Cheese. Arnold & Abney.
r
Fox River Butter
Express shipments daily this week.
Arnold & Abney. Phone 1076.
Sunday night Manager O’Callaghap
of the Hotel Georgian received a let
ter from the Pinkerton Detective
Agency, to the effect that a man in
whom he might be interested is in
durance in a jail in Detroit, Mich.,
and advising that Mr O’Callaghan, if
interested, take serine steps in the
matter
Mr..' O'Callaghan stated that he was
rested to the amount of
’•■ars, which thjMjan named
Georgian km a worthlesa.^check more
than three years ago-.-good money
which Mr ,'6’Callaghan relt as a per
sonal loss
The man Is one of many aliases. He
waB arrested in Detroit after the
sleuths has been tracking him tor
three years and a half on a number
of charges as Clarence Sheftall, alias
Milton Scheftal, alias J. M. <Lane,
alias M. J. Harvey. It is not stated
what the local and immediate charge
against him is In Athens hp regis
tered at the Hotel Georgian as M. J.
Harvey. He represented himself as
the traveling salesman of the Du-
quense Glass Company of Pittsburg,
Pa., a company rated pretty well in
Bradstreet’s and with offices in the
Frick building of that city. While
here he sold for the people he claimed
to represent a car load of glass fix
tures to the Athens Gas Company—
a lot they never received. He applied
to the management of the hotel to
cash a check for eighty dollars. The
check was on a Pittsburgh bank,
Shoots Wife, Fires on Brother, and Wounds
Doctor Who Called to Dress Wounds
of His Desperately Wounded Wife
Early Yesterday Morning.
signed by “L. C. Rivers, president and
treasurer of the Duquense Glass Com
pany.” The company was looked up
in the commercial directory and made
a good showing in the reports. The
“president and treasurer was wired
and replied that the check was good
and “M. J. Harvey” was all right—
what he presented himself to be. The
cash was forthcoming; Harvey was
soon going; and then the check came
back marked ‘‘no account.” Invest!-, glass of water
gating later found no such company j ———=
-.*■* th-e p-.’q.u«H<» Glass Company a» |
the place indicated.
It later also happened that in sev-i
oral Georgia towns Harvey had oper
ated—under various names. In Ma
con he registered at three hotels in
one day and from*each of them he
secured after the management had
made careful inquiry, cash on checks.
The checks were Invariably for
amounts from seventy to eighty dol
lars—usually seventy-odd dolars with
a few added cents for producing the
appearance of a commission check.
Mr. O’Callaghan yesterday morning
early went to the local justice of the
peace and swore out a warrant for the
man and forwarded it to officers in
Detroit that Harvey may be held in
case he evades continued imprison
ment on some technicality.
Manager O’Callaghan has a fine
clear photograph of the eighty dollar
check written on the 27th of July,
1909, in his possession which will fig
ure as an unusually unique exhibit in
the prosecution of the “man of many
aliases.”
In what appeared to be a frenzied,
crazed attack of drunken madness J.
K Wells, of this city, yesterday morn
ing, between two and four o’clock
shot and dangerously wounded his,
wife in their home on Oconee, street,
fired on his brother, who xushed to
the room at the sound of the shott
ing, and when Dr. Matthews, a phy
sician, arrived in response to a call
to attend the wounded woman, shot
and injured him.
Last night in the Clarke county Jail
Wells, shaky and nerve-broken, de
dared that he remembered absolutely
nothing of the shooting and expressed
his sorrow at the occurrence.
Reports from the hospital, where
Bernstein’s amlbulapce carried Mia.
Wells, early this morning were to the
effect that she was resting well and
unless complications arise will likely
recover. Dr. Matthews was reported
not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Wells was shot twice, once in
the left shoulder, a deep and painful
flesh wound, but one which did not
penetrate the lung nor cut near the
heart The other wound was in the
leg between the knee and hip. Dr.
Mathews was shot once—the ball
piercing his collar, striking the collar
bone, glancing round and passing
through the neck without severing an
artery of importance
Story of Shooting.
From officers and others who knew
of the circumstances the story of the
shooting was obtained: Wells is
manager of a gin on Oconee street;
he also operates a wood yard and a
small, family store Sunday night he
had apparently been drlnkink some
but was pot “out of the way,” it was
said. He visited the police headquar
ters and went oiwthe bond of a negro
woman to allow her liberty and went
home and to bed. After midnight h9
his wife to get him a
She complied with his
request and a little later he repeated
the request She advised him to go to
sleep Instead he leaped from the
bed, jerked down a picture from the
wail behind which & pistol was con
cealed, and began firing at his wife
lying in the bed One shot struck her
in the side or shoulder, another piero-
ed her leg. Goss Wells, an unmarried
brother rooming upstairs, was arous
ed and ran to the room—to be fired
upon twice by the crazed man, aq-
cording to a statement of Wells’ little
son. He quieted somewhat and from
the store nearby Dr. Mathews was
summoned to dress the wounds of
Mrs. Wells. When he entered the
house the man again became enraged
and attacked the physician, who at
once retraced as the pistol was snap
ped several times at him before the
shot struck him in the neck.
Meantime the poice station was not
ified and two officers were detailed to
the scene—Officers Burpee and Heard.
They were not informed of the reason
for the call. Indeed when they reach
ed the 'house tney could obtain no in
formation from the younger Wells as
to what was the trouble. They en
tered the house and saw Wells bend
ing over his wife evidently wiping
away the blood stains. Thinking that
a third .party had done the shooting
they pressed into the room, but Wells
turned fiercely upon them A struggle
between the officers and the crazed,
powerful man folowed in which others
who were present by that time dared
not interfere with. He was overpow
ered and got to a hack. All the way
to the headquarters he struggled and
fought and literally kicked the bottom
of the vehicle to pieces
There are many reports as to what
he stated on the way and after being
locked, la the city prison. When later
carried to the county jail he was nerv
ous and broken and vowed he
berud nothing of the
Stole WheelbafmjO to Lug Off
a Lt t of Stollen Pepper
One of the most unusual thefts of
recent years IS reported by the up
town fire department where on Sat
urday night last nearly a bushel of
Old Negro Touched
of Ticket and
His Purse.
Frank
-•Mil-
Program Committee—Mrs,
Harold, chairman.
Report of the State Historian-
dred Lewis Rutherford.
Adjournment.
Thursday, Oct- 31st, 5 P. M
Reception by the Daughters of the
American Revolution at the home of
Mrs. Frances Long Taylor, Regent,
Milledge avenue.
Thursday, Oct 31st, 8 P. M.
Miss Anna Carolina Benning, 1st
Vice President, presiding.
Music.
Address by the President—Mrs. Wal
ter D. Lamar, ‘The Daughters of (he
Confederacy, a Citizen of the Repub
lie.”
Music.
Address by Mrs. Daisy McLaurin
Stevens—‘What the Daughters of the
Confederacy Mean to the South.'
Dixie.
Rabun Gap slides and Rabun Gap
School presented.
Resolution of thanks—Mrs- Roswell
Drake.
Friday, Nov. 1st, 9:30 A. M.
Invocation—Rev. J. C. Morris.
Business session.
Announcements.
Reading of minutes of previous ses
sion.
Chapter reports from Children of
the Confederacy.
Presentation of Banner for best
work by Children of the Confederacy.
Report on Soldiers’ Home.
Invitations given tor convention of
1912.
Adjournment
E
NOW BE PM ON COLLEGE AVE.
Since the completion of the im
provement on College avenue, be
tween Clayton and Washington streets
and the widening of College avenue,
the mayor has issued an order al
lowing the parking of automobiles in
the center of the street, only. Auto
mobiles should be parked across the
center of the street in order that the
driveway on both sides will be open
to traffic No machines will be al
lowed to stand on the side next to
the curbings .or left standing facing
Clayton street A special officer will
direct the parking of the machines to
morrow in order that everyone inter
ested may become familiar with the
requirements in order to avoid hav
ing cases docketed for the violation
of the order.
On account of the congested condi
tion on this street, the parking of ma
chines was prohibited some time
since, but now that the park has been
removed, it is thought that ample
room can be provided for the accom-
moda’ion of antomobillsts.
Sign of the Heavens Was a
Brilliant One—Meaning What?
Hundreds of Athenians admired the world was surely at its end and that
golden tinted sunset of yesterday af
ternoon, truly an Indian summer day.
For an hour after the sun had set
there was a flaming sea of red that
hovered over the western horizon,
which lingered defiantly into the gath
ering shades of evening. It was a
beautiful sprectre and many who
were up town thpught that all Mil
ledge avenue was on fire. Business
men coming out of their offices asked
bere and there what was burning up.
One old darkey ventured that the
everything was “sho’ gwine ’er burn
up." Some of the “weather prophets”
said it was hut an atmospheric condi
tion that meant dry weather, others
predicted that it augured for a demo
cratic victory on November 6 and
some optimistic football lover said
that it was a sure sign that Georgia
was going to administer a stinging
defeat to the Sewanee Tigers on Sat
urday next. Anyway it was a pretty
sunset and if you are strong for ar
tistic touches and failed to see it you
missed a treat.v —.
-A-
Yesterday evening an old, respecta
ble-looking negro at the S. A. L. sta
tion waiting for a train out to his
home several miles from the city was
victim of a pickpocket He had
purchased a ticket from the station
agent and had placed it in his purse
which contained about $8.50 in cash
When he started to board the train
he felt to see if his ticket was safe-
ancl found that his pocketbook, mon
ey and ticket were gone. He had been
relieved of the property by unknown
parties. He reported the matter to
the police department which is at
work on the case.
All Big Boys Must
Quit Skating on
Sidewalks
. «*
The mayor 'has issued an order to.
prohibit the large boys from skating
on the sidewalks id the city. Ex
ceptions will be made only in the
case of children under twelve years of
age. The small children have, been
enjoying the practice of skating on
the sidewalks, but recently many
grown up boys have fallen into the
practice and their utter disregard for
pedestrians has caused the mayor: to
issue the order which will be enforced
by the police and all violators will be
brought before the mayor in police
court for trial and if guilty, fined.
Pandora M a 11 e r Is
Ay reed Upon by
Ga. Students
An amendment to have the editor-
in-chief of the Pandora, the University
of Georgia annual, elected by the
class at large instead of selected by
the board from among themselves as
heretofore, was submitted to the stu
dent body at the chapel yesterday
morning and ratified by a two-third^
majority.
As the constitution now stands as
amended, an editorial board of three
men will be selected by the three se
nior classes with the candidate re
ceiving the highest number of votes
to be editor-in-chief and Hhe next two
highest associate editors. The elec
tion is to come off on Wednesday
week.
JOSSEVS FRESH AR-
Fancy Celery
Extra quality for this week. Large
white stalks. Crisp and tender. Ar
nold & Abney. Phone 1076.
Hams to Boll Whole
Get a small pig ham to boll wbol^.
“Swift’s Premium Brand,” none bet
ter. Arnold & Abney.
Here they-are:
Large Florida oranges at 25c. a doz.
Fresh Jersey butter at 30c. pound.
Fresh country eggs at three dozen
for a dollar.
Extra large fries 35c.
Fine yam potatoes at 30c. a peck.
Large Irish potatoes at 30c. a peck.
Fine baking appfes at 30c. a peck
Give us your orders early for
prompt delivery.
PHONE 1176. •
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whole system. Don’t fail to try it.
Price for the week 68c, for a $2.00
pkg. Take advantage of this oppor
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Pleasant employment Salary $1.50
per day. State employment. Address.
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