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ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 9, 1913.
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ATHENS WELCOMES THE BARACAS
BARAGA8 JUJE ARRIVING
First Delegation Was a^Bunch of Thirty-
Five Last Night from J Augusta, Com
ing Ahead of Time to Plan Cam- ^
paigntoGet 1914 Meeting.
The advance guard of the Baraca
hosts came in last night over the
Georgia Railroad from Augusta, thir
ty-five representative young men who
came in to get ready for a sysumatio
campaign to secure if possible the
convention for 1914.
Hard upon their heels came dele
gations from the "Central City,” Ma-
W. H. SPEER, Columbus.
‘First vice-president Georgia Baricas,
and probably the next president.
ton. coming over the Central of Geor
gia railroad, to get in shape to pull
the nett year's convention to Macou
-the city that is working now for the
1914 national meeting of this great
r-urday school order.
Four Hundred Coming.
From all the reports sent in to the
local committees there will be fully
.four hundred and more in attendance
from first to last—several will not be
able to get here till Saturday after
noon and night for the great Sun
day meetings. There are still needed
some homes for the delegates—
though the people responded so nobly
yesterday fwhen they realized what
the committee was really up against)
that the situation was much better
last night
Reception Tonight.
At the First Methodist church this
evening there will be a reception for
tho benefit and entertainment of the
visitors primarily, but all Sunday
school workers In the city are expect
ed to ho on hand and help in the re
ception of the hundreds of visitors
who will be here. A magnificent pro
gram of-music has been arranged and
there will be light refreshments
served. Miss Lena 1'ird and her com
mittee have done beautifully in the
preparation for this welcoming en
tertainment.
The business s- ssions will be held
in the First llaptist church—the first
to bo this morning at 10 o'clock. Tho
following is the program.
Friday. May 9th—10:00-12:30.
Devotional services conducted by
Dr. .1. W. Lynch and Mr. C. II. Butler.
Solo—Mr. Butler.
Welcome Addreses.
In behalf of the city—Mayor H. J
Rowe.
In behalf of the churches—Rev. C
C. Jarrell.
In behalf of Athens Baraca-Phila
thea Union—C. Lee Gowan, President.
In behalf'of the schools—Chancellor
David C. Barrow.
Response—Mr. H T. McIntosh. Al
bany.
Reports.
By Pr* Bident—Mr. J. A Jackson,
Macon.
By Treasurer -Mr. G. H. Baldowski
Jr. Augusta.
By Secretary—Mr J. J. West. A1
bany.
Miscellaneous business.
3:00 P. M.
Devotional Services—Conducted by
Rev. H. U Hill and Mr. Chas. H. But
ler.
Solo—Mr. Butler
Appointment of Committees.
Address. "What to Read."—Mr.
B. Caldwell. Atlanta.
Report of Classes.
Address—“How to Help the Class",
Mr. Mamhall^A. Hudson, Syracuse.
N. Y.
Intermission (five minutes).
Address "The Social Side of the
Class"--Mr. T. C. Quarles. Augusta.
8:30 P. M.
Entertninm-nt of Delegates l’.v
Athens Baraca-Philathea Union
At this entertainment Miss Dunlap
will sing a solo: the Mell Brothers a
quartette, and the orchestra of every
Sunday school and church in which
there is a Baraca or a Philathea class
will unite to form a large orchestra
for this evening.
Officers.
President. Mr J. A. Jackson, Ma.
mm
As Predicted in the
Banner Yesterday
Booth Case Is
a “Dog-Fall”
CLARKE SCHOOL CENSUS
Just Two Less are the Figures This Year
Compared With the Last School Enum
eration Made Five Years Ago.
Some Interesting Statistics.
1st Vice President. Mr W. 11 Speer
Columbus. ,
2nd Vice President Sir II. T. Me
Intosh. Albany.
V
3rd Vic- Preside
nt. Miy
Bryson
Cran**, Aujnista.
4th Vio»* Pi-4*sid»*n
t. Mr J
1. Ivoim.
(’artersville.
\
Treasurer. Mr. G.
II. Ilaldo*
sk\^ Jr ,
Augusta.
\
Secretary, Mr .1.
J. West.
A1 bulge
Local Secr«*tar>,
Mr. E. 1
. f’ljlrk
Athens.
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Program Gonimiuee— Mr.
wi p
A mistrial was declared yesterday
evening at seven o'clock in the case
of the State vs. John Carl Booth,
charged with wronging a young wo
man of this city. The jury had been
out for twenty-six hours. One of tho
members of the jury. S. H. Williams,
taken ill during the argument Wed
nesday afternoon, was worse Wednes
day night and was carried to his
home, the attorneys in the case con
senting for the remaining eleven jury
men to decide the matter. They in
telligently and honestly went over the
evidence and were soon divided as to
the facts in the case. They finally
were reduced to a ten-to-one proposi
tion—ten being for the conviction of
Booth anil a charge of lesser magni
tude—one which would have impli
cated the young wortran. One Mr.
Claud Tuck, held out for conviction
of the indicted offense. It is said that
several others were lor conviction of
that ofTenst- hut believed that the
inevitable sentence to the peniten
tiary would have been too severe and
were willing to yield in order to allow
him to pay out in a heavy fine.
The jury was composed of Messrs.
T. P. Stanley, foreman. Harvey Sto
vall. G. E. O'Farrell. R. II. Well. J. F
Tibbetts. Claud Tuck, R. T. Goodw vn.
,, in n i v u.j „„„ of the census of the
Bolling DuBose, Charles N. Hodgson, [ ^ t
C. L. Foster. S. H. Williams, and Ed
gar Levy.
Tlie case was a bitterly fought
legal battle and eonsumed Monday.
Tuesday. Wednesday, and y« sterday.
it will have to be tried over again—
probably at the next term of court.
Tin- attorneys for the defense
stated last night, however, that th y
felt that a clear, overwhelming de
fense was made out anil was borne
out in the expressions of jury. They
feel sure that the case is practically
ended: and are inclined to believe
Unit the public generally was misin
formed as to tie- real merits of thg
ease believing it to be more flagrant
than any evidence showed it to he.
The state’s attorney and the other
prosecuting attorney were firm in th**
belief that another trial will result dif
ferently; they stated that the case
will he pushed vigorously. The solici
tor general was positive in his ex
press!.ms of determination to push
tin- ease; he stated that before the
court met there had been an effort
to settle the matter for $1,000, and
that he had rrfused to listen to any
settlement except by a verdict of th ■
jury in a trial.
CENSUS SCHOOL POPULATION CLARKE COUNTY, 1913.
District
W. M.
W.F.
Tot
C.M.
C.F.
Total
G. Total.
Athens
. 55
73
128
55
65
120
248
W. K. Taylor
Bradberry's .
. 31
38
69
77
71
148
217
J. R. Nunnallv
Buekbranch
100
96
196
18')
205
385
581
A. B. Coile
Kinney’s . .
62
59
121
101
90
191
312
Miss Lucy Bryant
Princetou . .
. 59
45
102
56
84
140
242
L. J. Hemrick
Puryears . .
. 22
20
42
125
125
250
292
W. R. Phillips
Sandy Creek
. 37
34
71
109
124
233
304
F. O. Williams
White hall .
. 79
91
170
49
46
95
265
W. R. Phillips
443
452
899
752
810
1562
2461
CENSUS SCHOOL POPULATION
1908.
District
W.M.
W.F.
Tot C.M.
C.F.
Total
G.
Total. Enu'tor.
Athens .
. 34
63
97
77
77
154
251
B. H. Greene
Bradberry's
47
39
86
69
64
123
209
J. R. Nunnally
Buekbranch
. 94
96
190
169
199
368
558
H. E. England
Kinney's
64
36
100
102
96
198
298
B. H. Greene
Princeton . .
. 44
64
108
65
56
121
229
L. J. Hemrick
Puryer’s.. •
34
27
61
140
113
253
314
W. R. Tuck
Sahdy Creek
. 36
36
72
129
158
287
359
W. M. Crane
Whitehall
63
80
143
' 46
56
102
245
T. W. Flanigan
416
441
857
787
819
1606
2463
TECH COMES TODAY
For One Time in History Red and Black
Team Feels Absolutely Confident of
Victory Over the Enemy, “Heis-
man and His Crew.”
e flna
corporate
wfere
Clark. Chairman; Mr. R. C. Campbell
Mr. (.’. Lee Gowan. I
Chairman Reception Comnfittro—
Mr. C. N". Weatherly.
Chairman Entertainment Commit
tee—Mr. A. S Rowland.
Chairman Music Committee- Mr
E P. Clark.
Chairman Committee on lllomes —
I Mr. M. M Stephenson.
Athens Has State Secretary of ,
the j W. W. B. P. Union for ’13
Note.—At the heads of the colums
above \V. M. signifies white male; \V
F white female: C. M. colored male;
and C. F.. colored female^
Census Just Completed.
sterday morning the final figures
ildren
Clarke county outside
limits of the city of
I tabulated.
| Wednesday afternoon the last
I enumerator brought in his report to
lhe county superintendent. Capt. T
11 Dozier.
The consolidation reveals some in
foresting facts:
There are ust two less than there
v.ere in 1908—five years ago when
the last enumeration according te
state law was made.
There are forty-two more white
rhilldren in tie* county outside the
city, and forty-four les colored chil
dren than there were in 1908.
The enumeration is made for tin*
purpose of ascertaining the number
of children between the ages of six
and eighteen that tin* sums appro
printed for common school and public
school education shall be apportion
atelv distributed among the counties
according to the number of chil
dren. The per capital amount is sov
era! dollars—and each name meant
just that stun each year for five years
MR. L. P. CANNING.
The meeting here today of the Geor
gia State Baraca Convention In an
r.ual session recalls the fact that Ath
ms has one of the officer.^ of tin
world wide movement—Mr. \u. P. Can*
ruig. who is “State Secretary of tho
World-Wide Haraca-Philathea T’nion.”
He is the state executive officer for
the general organization and looks
after matters in Georgia relative to
the work of the Iiaraca and the Pliila-
thcas. His work is perma/nent and
for the general movement of both
Paracas and Philatheas. j
There is. of course, a plate secre
tary of the convention; (there is a
secretary called the “locaj state sec
retary” who in the convention city
does worl^ of convention iiature. Mr.
Canning is not the convention secre
tary nor the local socr^taify but is the
permanent secretary for) Georgia of
the general work of thtf two organ
izations—the Baracas fr r the young
men and the Philathea or the young
women.
1 None will be more int ‘rested in the
ME INITIATES
Tlii' following are tho new seniof
round table initiates at th- Univer
sity of Georgia:
Fred Jordan, Hoyt Welchel, John
Wade. ('has. McDaniel. Ira ^Kjinken
stein. Francis Moise, Russell Patter
ton. E. E. Westbrook. Dirk Sftywab,
Aaron Bepxf. McKainy.
for I he county. The amount received
by Clarke according to the census
will probably be a little less than
formerly—since most of the counties
nre showing increases in the number
of children and the per capita will go
in increased amount to those* counties.
Significant Facts.
Of the 461 children of sclnjol age
in Clarke county
Athens there are only "three white
children over ten years old who have
never attended school.
Hero art* interesting figures along
this line: "Over 10 years of age who
have never attended n public school
Whites, 3; colored, 7. Over ten years
of age who have never attended ativ
school: Whites. 3; colored. 14
There are only nineteen white chil
dren in the county over ten who can
read hut cannot write and only thir
ty-two who can neither read or write.
These are tile figure's: Children ov-r
ten who can road hut cannot write:
White. 19: colored. 126. Over ten
who cannot read or write: White 32:
colored. 119.
of tin- children in the county in
school age limits there were 326
white children who attended school
more than live months in 1912 and
337 colored children who went to
school more time than the term of
tiie public school in the rural schools
in this county.
This afternoon will see the begin
ning of the end of the 1913 baseball
season of the two greatest rivals Id
the South—in every branch of col
lege activities. Whenever Georgia
and Tech meet the fur is sure to fly
thick and fast and today or even to
morrow will be no exceptions.
For once In the annals of the two
Institutions since they first met way
back in the nineties the followers of
the Red and Black feel confident that
victory is already theirs. They real
ize, however, that all advantages seem
to go to naught when the Blacksmiths
oppose the Georgia Bulldogs but tills
season they have watched the devel
opment of the Cunningham machine,
they have seen every team in the
ountry go down in Ignominious de
feat at the hands of the Athenians
and having confidence in the.r inen-o-
war they are ready to stake their
last sheckle on the chances of their
favorites.
Tech conies to Athens this morning
hopeful and determined. The Hels-
manites realize that they must fight
for every point and they are up
against the best outfit in the entire
country. The effectiveness of pre
mier pitchers has melted away like
snow in a noon day sun when pitted
arid Black demons oT~iiwat T an3 ri6'
the visitors are hoping that these ter-
tific onslaughts will be repulsed by
the benders and slants of their rifle
men. Eubanks and Pitts. If there has
ever been a weak spot in a Georgia
team it is the inability to hit a left
hand pitcher. The aggregation this
year lias faced hut few and how they
will meet the delivery of Pitts rs the
one unknown quantity of the coming
series. Last year lie was hardly ef
fective hut it was his first year in
college hall and he has improved won
derfully since then.
Georgia has never faced Eubanks
hut unless tie has a wonderful amount
of steam and an assortment of curves
he will fare hilt little better than the
many right handers who have essay
ed to stop the wild ravage of the
Georgians this season.
Taking tiie season game for game
and then taking the two teams man
for man the locals have the edge at
every angle. They have won more
games, have played a harder schedule,
have made more hits and more runs
that their rivals and there is hardly
a man on the Red and Black line up
that Cunningham would exchange for
a player in the South—yet after all
this Is said and no matter what the
dope and facts may be there is one
condition that carries doubt and un
certainty even to the last game. It’s
Tech and Georgia who are battling
and there has not been a dope artist
yet that could figure out wihat Is go
ing to happen when these are the clrv
cumstances. With two of her best
pitchers ruled off the team last year
the advantage seemed to veer to the
Atlantians but what -happened? Geor
gia startled even herself by taking
three straights from her rivals and
there is still no law against that same
unexpected happening again—but, wo
hardly think so and expect nothing
other than to hear the Georgians pro
claimed the undisputed champions of
the S. I. A. A. before Saturday night.
The games will start at four o'clock
and the management requests that all
holders of tickets or game passes en
ter by the turnstile. All holders of
season passes enter by the gate at the
grandstand.
The admission is 50 cents,
stand ft
ItVali decld
Harmon, of Georgia, and Harry
laud, of Tech, would umpire the se
ries, all efforts to land one man that
was suitable resulting In a failure.
The two teams will line up as fol
lows :
CJJNCIIM NIGHT HAD MANY
SI! MATTERS OF UNUSUAL IMPORT
ANCE UP FOR ITS CONSIDERATION
Vegetables—
Fresh Hound Green Beans, tender
and crisp, yellow crook neck squash,
red beets, hell peppers, new Irish po
tatoes, cucumbers.—At Williamson’s
Pound Cakes—
Gardner's pound rake, very fine,
made In Norfolk. Two pound cakes
60c—At Williamson's.
Cucumbers, bell peppers, beets, yel
low squash, head lettuce, green cab
hage.—Arnold & Abney.
Homo Grown Asparagus.
Onions. — Arnold & Abney.
work of the convention than he, liow
i ver, and he will get in clos- touch
with his work from the meeting of
many delegates from scores of Ba
raca classes.
Tlie regular monthly meeting of the
mayor and council was held last
night at which time a volume of
business was transacted.
Appeal Case.
Col Charles Emory Smith, repre
seating Jim Scott, .i negro, appeared
before tlie council and withdrew his
appeal. The negro hail been convict
ed on a charge of disorderly conduct
before Mayor protein Young and :•
sentence of three months In the stock
ade imposed. Col. Smith hoped to
get tlie sentence reduced to a fine,
hut after some discussion of tho case
he decided to withdraw the appeal as
made some days since.
Petitions.
Hon. II. C. Erwin, representing the
Southern Refining Co., and the South
era Cotton Oil Co., appeared before
the council and asked for relief of tho
specific tax on tips class of business,
lie stated that if council did not see
fit to relieve—then he asked for a
reduction of the amount as fixed by
council some time since.
The specific tax ordinance was dis
cussed freely by the council on last
Monday evening and it was decided
not to make any changes in the ordl
nance.
Georgia^
A petition signed by a large nun)
her of the property owners on Prince
aventfe asking that Prince avenue be
the first street to lie paved from the
proceuls of tin* recent bond election
was read and referred to the street
committee.
A petition from a number of the
property owners on Pulasik street
asking that Belgian block be laid on
that street was read and referred to
tlie street committee.
Vacations.
Vacations were allowed for the po
li< e. tinmen and water works cm
ployes. The men to double up dur
ing the vacation period in order that
tlie city would not In* put to any ex
tra expense.
New Fireman.
Mr. K. F. Lester was elected to the
position of fireman to succeed J. I
i Kyle, who resigned recently.
Improvements.
Chairman Palmer of the water
works committee, recommended tho
painting and repairing the building
at the water plant. A main to con
licet Childs street with Barber street
was also recommended. This is done
in order to relieve a condition unde
sirable in that Bection of the city on
account of tlie main on Childs street
having a dead end.
Joint Committee.
Chairman Gordon, of tin* school
committee, reported the Inspection of
all school buildings in the city by
the hoard of education committee and
tin* chairman of the school committee
at tile city council. A joint commit
tee has been appointed from tin* coun
cil and tlie board of education and a
called meeting will h - held on Tues
fay evening at half after eight o'clock
at the city hall. Tlie committee from
iin- council is as follows: II. II. Gor
don. chairman: 11. F. Woods. C. T.
Young, II R. Palmer. L. N. Betts, R.
T. Wright. City Engineer Barnett and
Mayor Rowe.
The meeting will in* one of much
importance and the matter of remod
eling and enlarging many of tho
school buildings during the spring and
summer will lie discussed and acted
upon. The hoard of education will re
ceive one hundred thousand dollars
from the sale of the bonds, recently
authorized, and with this amount it
is hoped flint adequate buildings can
lie secured before the opening of tho
schools in September.
Capt. Barnett's Report.
City Engineer Barnett made a most
interesting report on the inspection
of proposed pavements to he used In
this city. Ho visited Ann Arbor,
Mich., and made a thorough inspee
tion of the pavements on the street
in that city. He was pleased with tho
class of work being done in that city
and it is quite certain that many of
the streets in this city will he paved
with similar material as is used in
that city.
Somers Tax System.
Alderman Gordon brought to the at-
Ginn, If.
McWhorter, of.
Hutchens, c.
Bowden, lb.
Holden. 3b.
Erwin, rf.
Corley, p.
Clements, ss.
Wooten, cf.
Moore. 3b.
Montague, F., 2b.
Pitts, rf.
Aiuason, lb.
At ridge, c
Douoldson, ss
Pound, If.
Eubanks.
tention of the council the Somers Tax
System and advocated a reform in the
tax system in this city. Ha thought
that some system should be adopted
whereby a more equitable assessment
might he reached. It was his pur
pose to have the committee investi
gate the various tax systems of states
and municipalities with the view o’
arriving at some system which would
better conditions.
Tho chamber of commerce has a
eommttee actively at work investigat
ing the tax systems of various sec
tions of tho country and tonight at
the mooing of the chamber of com
merce. Dr. Curtis will deliver an ad
dress on the subject.
Alderman Gordon offered a motion
for the appointment of a committee
of three, to he appointed by the may-
ivestlgate the tax question.
The mayor appointed Messrs. Gordon,
Woods and Young.
The reports of officers were read
ami the regular routine business was
transacted after which council ad
journed.
Corns, Bunions and Callus remov
I. I will demonstrate free at Bry
ant’s Barber Shop today and tomor
rom from 9 to 10. Eor engagement
phone 12-5, Wayside Inn. Dr. J. L.
Crocker, of Milledgeville.
Indian River—
Oranges and Grape Fruit, heavy
and juicy, finest of the season. Get
them while you can: season will soon
be over.—Williamson.
Green Beans—2 quarts for 25c.
New Irish Potatoes—3 qts. for 25c
Arnold & Abney.