About The Athens banner. (Athens, Ga.) 1902-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1913)
WEATHER: Local Showers THE ATHENS ESTABLISHED 1832. ATHENS, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1913. ESTABLISHED 1UZ. YOUNG I FAILED ID MAKE BOND El CHARGE OF ASSAULTING AN AGED CITIZEN Solicitor General John U. Gamble »ns at home again yesterday morning after one of the hardest day's work he has had in some time-staking part in the preliminary trial of three Jack- son county men' for assault with at tempt to murder in what, if allega tions made are true, is one of the worse cases of the kind oti record in Jackson county. The committing trial of J. H. Gar rett. Jesse Black and J. S. Black, all white men and men young or not over middle age. resulted in binding them over in $f.00 bond each for alleged at tempts upon the life of J. H. McIn tyre, a Confederate veteran now lack ing but a few months of being seventy years of age. The affair occurred near Talmo, a station on the Gainesville Midland Railway, several days ago. but the ill ness of the aged man prevented a pre liminary hearing till this week. The state expects to show that -the three younger men. went to the tome of the veteran, drank up -a quantity of good whiskey which he hospitably handed out -to them, got drunk and rowdy, and when he remonstrated with them they insulted him, attacked hint, as saulted 'him. one threw a big rock at him, hit him in the head cutting a long ugly gash in the scalp, another raked at him wiu a Jack-knife and slit his arm open from the elbow to the wrist, and they all knocked him down and heat him and kicked him und mauled him with their fists. The state expects to show even a more aggravated attack than all that; That they left when he was beaten and hearing later in the day that he had in some manner gotten to the iustice of the peace and swore o t warrants against them, they returned to the house and assaulted him the second time—using a shotgun, a hoe- handle. knives, rocks. stovewood chunks, and other weapons and mis siles. The state expects to show finally that they were about to kill the old man in a horrible manner w'hen the bailiff with the warrants for the ar rest of these three men arrived on the scene just in the nick of time and rescued the veteran from the infu riated and drinking men. The three men were unable to make bond and were committed to jail in Jefferson to await trial at the com ing term of court or indictment at the hands of the grand jury at the nex superior court. SALARY SYSTEM UNCONSTITUTIONAL SAYS SUPREME COURT-IN FULTON Negro Killed Fellow Convict Because Water Was Not Brought. Because, it is said, Kugene Brown, a negro convict at Mann's camp near the Gum Spring, Oconee Heights, on the G. M. It. It., did not bring him fresh water as soon as he thought he ought to have it, Ozie Bush, a fellow convict last night, plunged a butcher knife into the heart of the offender and in five minutes Brown was dead. Bush was cutting up food for the camp supper and had the sharp, worn knife in his 'hand. The blade pene trated between the ribs beneath the nipple. Brown pulled the knife out of his own body and handed it to a third member of the convict crew. A doctor was called by means of Mr. Nicholls’ phone but when 'he arrived the man had been dead some time. The coroner's Jury wthich investigated the killing last night found that the deaO.i was about as stalled above. Bush is held in chains at the camp. ATHENS MINISTER AT TOJPP Georgia Cadets to Go to Gainesville on Next Monday, the 19th. POST-CARD DAY, MAY 21 (Special to the Banner.) Atlanta, Ga„ May 14.—The state supreme court late Wednesday after noon handed down a decision in which it declares the Fulton county salary system law i nconstitutional. The higher court holds that this taw was n the nature of special leg islation, inasmuch as it applies only to one particular county, notwith standing it was enacted under the guise of a general law. The constitut'onallty of the law was brought into question by three Fulton county officials. Tax Collec tor A. I*. Stewart, Tax Receiver T. M. Armistead, and Ordinary John It. Wil kinson. Therefore, according to the decision of the court, the state constitution lias been contravened. As a result of the decision handed down Wednesday afternoon all of the officials of Fulton county will go back to t>he fee system of compensation. Strange Light and Mysterious Sounds Heard in the Upper Air I,ast night about 9 o'clock partb-s passing along near the post office od College avenue noticed a brilliant light in the heavens—apparently over Talmadge Brothers Company's store The moon was shining but the light shined and flashed like an immense star—away up in the heavens—at something like forty-five degrees shove tile horizon. There were sounds proceeding from the vicinity of the light also—sounds like one were re pairing machinery. One obesrver sug gested that possibly some nirshio was In distress, had punctured a balloon or stuck a briar in a wing or some thing of the sort and the operator •van down on his buck under it trying to remedy the break like a common earth!;- automobilist. Directly the mystery was ,'olv - ! — (h- light ,vas one on the top of the ninth -t --v «. the Ho man inniriir. workn«‘ti -mg ham it it getting ready for the morrow's activities in construction. Tile .v'r;-;- concrete frame of th- building was invisible against the sky but the light tvas 'here and the noise mat ■ by the work men floated cut all rign . t,. complete lie uncanny d«-ceptiu;. M. & W. Plans Treat for Friends Who Stay at Home on Saturday Th« M. & W. CiKar Company on Clayton street is planning a free base ball matine. for their friends Satur day whose busin-ss will not permit them ROing; to Atlanta. The same in detail, play by play, from tin? time tlnj crowd pat hers until the last man is out in the ninth ininR will be detailed by wire, to a room just over the eiRar company’s place of business from where the news will be Riven to the people on the streets by megaphone fli'Te will he no charges or collec lions, all that is nee ssarv conn* down in ( laytoxi street to hearing distance and enjoy tin* game. This is for Sat unlay only. Manager Posey of the Eyrie will detail Friday’s Raine. Delightful Social Event, Was Dinner Last Night at Georgian One of the most delightful social functions of the season was the in formal dimfrr at the Hotel Georgian last evening given by Dean Alexander Rhodes, complimentary to the faculty of the State Norma) School and a few Invited guests. Among those invited were Chancellor and Mrs. D. C. Bar- row. President and Mrs. Jere M. Pound. Judge and Mrs. Hamilton McWhorter, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Shack elford. Mr. and Mrs. K. J. Bondurant, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Rowe, Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Summerlin, Col. and Mrs. C. M. Snelling. Dr. I. 31. Goss, Col. and Mrs. W. J. Morton, Mr. and Mrs. George Mell, Mrs. G. A. Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. llranson. Miss C-hloe Allen, Miss Ila Broadus, Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Brown, Miss Iris Callaway. Mrs. \V. It. Carrier. Miss Nellie Colbert, Mrs. Mary Lee Davis, Miss Laura Elder, Mrs. Agnes Eher- hard!. Mr. and Mrs. D. I,. Earnest, Miss Willie Fagan. Miss Marjorie Ford, Miss Margaret Gibbs, Miss Ag- tu-ss Goss, Miss Besie Hardav, Miss Kate Hicks, Miss Parma Hill, Miss Roberta Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hollingsworth, Miss Emmie Jones, Mrs. B. 11. Kinnebraw, Miss Annie Linton, Miss Chloe Lloyd, Prof, and Madantc Lustrat, Miss Annie Math ews, Miss Julia McArthur, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Merrill and Mrs. Middle- ton, M1.S9 Ivah Moyer, Miss Tansy Newton. Miss Edna Randall, Miss Jessie Redd. Mr. E. T. Sell, Miss Fan nie Scott, Miss Helen Sproud, Miss Rebecca Stewart, Miss Laura Strong, (Special to the Banner.) Colt nibus. Ga., May 14.—The an nual conclave of the Grand Comman- dery, Knights Templars of Georgia, onvened in Columbus today with about 400 in attendance. The open ing feature was the annual parade, following which the Grand Coniman- dery assembled in the Asylum of St. Aldemar Commandery. where address- s of welcome were delivered by May or Chappell and Sir Knight Walter W. Curtis. Then luncheon was serv ed. At 2:30 o'clock die Grand Com mandery convened for business. Grand Commander F. Theodore Petri, of Co lumbus, and Grand Recorder Charles L. Wood, of Savannah, made their an nual reports. The annual Templar service was held tonight in Trinity Episcopal Church presided, over by Eminent Grand Prelate Troy Beatty, of Ath ens. The annual address delivered liy Past Grand Commander James L. Mayson, of Atlanta. The Georgia cadets will spend next week in camp at Gainesville. Tlie commencement occasion at Brenau college-conservatory at Gainesville is somewhere around that week also. The camp wtek and commencement will be a delight to many of the school boys and school girls on ac count of their near-simultaneousness. Major Kendrick will probably car ry a number of the officers and men of the companies to Gainesville on Friday of this week to get the camp in readiness. The railroad has prom ised a special freight car to carry the ordnance and other equipment from here and the tents will go up Friday from Atlanta direct. Special coaches will be furnished for the cadets to go over on Monday, the 19th, in a body. The weather has almost always turned cold and had a driz zling, nearly frozen-rain aspect when the boys got settled about the second day in camp—on the banks of the Chattahoochee, Lake Warner, near Gainesville—but camp week in for mer years has been* In the last week in April. It is to be hoped that this year the camp will have pleasant weather and that the outing besides the actual, diciplinary training work of a military camp, will afford the fellows a fine outing to clear up the system and freshen up the constitu tions of the boys for the finals which follow hard upon the heels—an "ex emplary campfollower," as one of the freshmen puts it. Padgett's String of Horses at the Bar ber Street Cir cuit Today. This afternoon beginning at 2 o'clock on the race tracks out Barber street there will be seen several very excellent races by r.ie string of race horses which has been in winter training quarters here under the di rection of Frank Padgett of Cincin nati. There will be both pacing and trot ting events and several exhibition miles will be trotted by one of the finest young racing wonders on the circuits. Twelve 'horses are to be seen on the track this afternoon. The small admission charged will be well invested—ladies as well as men are Invited to witness this ex hibition of fine horses In action—and there will be no admission charged to the lades. Mr. Padgett will carry his horses away next week and this will be the last opportunity Athens horse-lovers will have to see these magnificent racing course animals in action. BAR 10 MEET THIS MORNING TO FIX A CALI Judge West of the city court has railed a meeting of the bar of this city to be held at the court house this morning nt 9 o’clock for the purpose of agreeing upon a calendar of cases tor tlie May term of the city court which will conevne next Momla morning. Many Have Seen and Many More Wish to See the Beautiful Exhibit, There are many who have seen Ali enjoyed th-.- exhibit of pictures a" tile College avenue school. There aro many others who have not availed themselves of tills delightful oppor tunity. Go and see tlie masters in i xcellent reprints. This evening from 5 to 7 tlie chil dren and all others are invited to see Hie pictures—a small admission being charged. Th children especially will receive attention at the hands of those in charge. This evening from 8 to 10 tlie grown people will have an opportunity to see the exhibit. To morrow afternoon from 5 to 7 is for everybody again, children and older people; tomorrow night will be es pecially for the high school students —from 8 to 10 o'clock. Some good friends to the school and to tlie movement to bring good pictures to tlie everyday school life of the young people have sent the school a dollar—not being able to go. The str- et cars give transfers to the depot line and stop immediately at tile school building. South Georgia Yam Potatoes Only a limited supply. ARNOLD & ABNEY. Eggs Still Going at 20c. Rhone 1076. Arnold & Abney. Miss Maude Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wardlaw, Miss Sarah Webb. Miss Gertrude Wood, Miss Mary Woods. Miss Elizabeth Young, Miss Ha Young. Miss Willie Pound. Mid-Summer Display of Beautiful Milli nery at Just Half Price. We have just received especially for this sale about five hundred of the newest shapes in Hemps. Milans, Chip Straw, N'eopolitans shapes, etc , which we are going to put on sale Thursday at just r,0e on the dollaf (or half-price). We have also receiv ed especially for this sale all the new est shades in ribbons, velvets and flowers that it takes to make an up- to-date hat. We will include in this 1-2 price sale a number of real Mex lean Panamas; also a full and com plete line of all the newest and most stylish shapes in ratines in plain white, two-tone effects, and Mulgarian finishings. It will make you feel good to visit this department and see all tlie dainty riid-9iUHOer styles in millinery. This department is in charge of Miss Olio E. Ti'ader, nn expert New York mil liner, who knows how to please you. JAY II. EPTING CO. 378 Jlroad St. "THE MAKER" A Play That Will Appeal to all Classes of People Is at Colonial. MR. ALLEN A! Wednfsday. May 21st, has been de signated as postcard day for Athens. Tlie committee from the chamber of commerce, Messrs. Ross Creekmore. 11. M. Rylee, and C. E. Martin, yes terday announced the date. It is earnestly hoped that this event will be made a big advertisement for Athens—a means of publicity of pleas ant sort. Every citizen of Athens is asked to s 1 ml out at least— FIVE POSTCARDS WITH VIEWS OF ATHENS ON THEM Wednesday, May 21sl. Send one in every letter you mail out with “Post card Day, Athens. Ga." written on it. Mail as many" as you can to friends in other sections who will like to hear and see of Athens. There should by easy work be at leats eighty thousand post cards mailed out to all parts of the world an the 21st telling of Ath ens. GEORGIA BASEBALL HI MOVES HEAD QUARTERS ID GRANT FIELD-FRIDAY Georgia will hold her last practice before the final games against Tech this afternoon and early Friday will move headquarters from Sanford Field to Grant Field. erstw;hile known as Tech Flats. Cunningham and his diamonds stars have been sawing wood and saying nothing this week but anyone who has taken trouble to go down to the Bottom knows that they have not been idle. Of course everybody who has watched the Georgia team in action all season was dumbfounded at the two defeats of last week and have hardly recovered from the shock. The team more than anybody else realizes that they must play better ball than was exhibited here for Georgia to get the remaining 'games and with this as an establishid fact the work this week has been unusually hard. Ev ery afternoon Coach Cunningham has lectured and recited all the fine points that were overlooked in the other se ries and has at the same time drilled his players in the style of play Tech will more than likely pursue this week. For the past few days Timon Bow den has worked out In the right field and has been shoved up in the batting order just behind Ginn. Corley will epen the first game and Morris will work Saturday. Coach Cunningham said last night that there was nothing to the report that Corley would twirl both games for both of his pitchers are an a par and will get a trial this week. The team will leave for At lanta Friday morning accompanied by a big collection of fans while Satur day practically the entire town and student body will move over for the fina' engagement. The Seaboard has put on a rate of $1.50 round trip which enables everybody to make the trip. Georgia Five Leave Today Noon for S. I. A. A. Meet in N. O. (By “G-”) "The Claybaker" the drains which ihe late \Vm. V. Mong starred in for several seasons was presented at the Colonial last evening by the Ijxw- reneo Players, and is one of the best bills given in an exceedingly clever manner. It is one of those gripping kind which will please every one. Mr. I-awrenco is very clever in the part of Cyrus Blenhorn, the claybaker as is Mr. Sheldon as the Mill owner. This is t.he first time we have seen Mr. Sheldon in the pan of a heavy and he does it with the same earnest ness that he does ail ‘his parts. If there is any part be cannot play we have failed to find it In the stay of the company. The vaudeville acts between acts are very very good, es pecially so the La Reane Sisters. "The Claybaker" will tie presented again this afternoon and tonight. On Friday and Saturday t'hey will pre sent "Tlie Virginian." Five Georgia men leave this noon to compete in the S. I. A. A.4neet in New Orleans. The Georgia men leave on the noon train and will gc all the way down with the Tech and CJcmson track team which teams will he met in Atlanta. The following men will go: "Steve" Crump, of Macon, will run both the high and low h rdles and If Crump keeps up to his present form In topping the timbers he will make them all hustle. He has been doing better work in the low hurdles and has been going around 28 seconds and on a poor track at that. Malone will try his 'hand at the shot put and it will take about 40 feet to beat this lad out. "Punk" is also entered in the 220 dash and although he hasn't had much practice, he is running this dis tance somewhere around 23 sec onds. Hill will he another Georgia man to compete and he Is entered in the high jump and has been clearing the bar around 5 feet 4 inches and may have rhe goods to go a little higher. Dillard will run the mile, and even on this slow track he has been step ping the distance in good time, and It looks as if this boy should win a place if training makes a runner. Dave Paddock -is entered in the broad jump and has been clearing about 20 feet. He may also run the 20 dash. It seems good to see Georgia branching out in track work and al though there is not enough .interest in this sport as yet, this beautiful trip should be an incentive for more in terest next year when at least three meets will be pulled off besides tho S. I. A. A. meet. What these five men will do at this big meet is mere guess work as they have had very little experience in meets of this sort, but the mere fact that Georgia has branched out into this line of work speaks well for the "niversity and we all wish them luck and under Coach Cunningham’s training t,he future track teams of Georgia will be assured of more meets and a better track to practice on. There are two other men who have been doing well in their events and it may be possible that these men may he able to go along. These boys are Don McKinnon in the hammer throw and Jet kins in the quarter mile. These n.en would make a good show, ing and the Athletic Association may send them down. "A Whispered Vow,” by Hartwell Jones will be Mr. Allen's selection at the Majestic today. A song that has very few equals as regards mel ody and artistic finish. A number that no one can fail to enjoy. (Advt.) Notices of Notes! The public is hereby notified not to trade for or buy two (2) promissory notes given by me to J. C. Moore and payable to his order. Said notes aro due two and three years after date of March 18th. There is no valuable consideration to said notes. 2t W. T. LESTER. Pound Cake 25c the Pound For the balance of this week only. ARNOLD & ABNEY. To carry out sucji instructions, but we " ill obey orders. A case of hand some Midsummer Waist, Shirt and Drcv-s goods was d-.clined by a mer chant' and turned over to us to sell whatever it may bring, therefore the quantit v of 3500 >' ards dainty wash fabrics*.*" a lar S 0 variety newest weave fa bric - color and texture ' width 36-in. chcB. Va,ues ran fl' n 9 fom 20 to 50 ce, ' lt8 ' cholce of tw0 front tables at 10 e * nts a y ard ' 0n| y Thurs ' day and Frida v ' Ma y 15 and 16 ' JAY H EPTING CO. New Store on- 1!road Strecl ' Com,, real early and P ick the cream of tho lot. Former Atlanta Detective Called to Pastorate Baptist Tabernacle (Special to the Banner.) I evangelist of wonderful success, and Atlanta. Ga.. May 14.—Rev. Lincoln j now a Baptist preacher, was tonight McConnell, once an Tvtlanta deuctive. j railed to the pastorate of the Taber- Methodist minister, then an i nacle her —Dr. Broughton's church. Funeral Yesterday of Mr. Bert Patat d Cake Special Price on Potra, 25c the pound Thurstd. a ^’ * r ' da * a,ld Saturday. ARNOLD 4 - ABNEY. Matinee, Colonial, today. Matinee, Colonial, today,. 3 3:45. There will be a meeting of tho Sons of thr* Confederacy held tonight S:30 at the city hall—called by Officers D. P. llaselton and Herschei Carithtrs, for the purpose of electing officers, arranging plans for a delega tion to go to the re union at Chatta nooga, and to transact other import ant business. Every "Son" is expect ed to be on on hand. There will be a called communica tion of Mount Vernon Masonic lodge tonight at S:30 for the purpose of con- 'erring the Entered Apprentice de gree. All qualified brethren are in vited. Yesterday afternoon from the resi dence on Thomas street occurred the funeral services over the remains of Mr. Bert Patat, whose death occurred Monday. Rev. S. R. Grubb of tho Christian church and Rev. A. A. Sulli van of the Oconee street Methodist church conduced the services which v.ere attended by a large number of friends, an honorary escort being present from the W. O. W. lodge. The services nt the grave in Oconee ceme tery were the beautiful ceremonial of the Woodmen. MISS MILDRED RUTHERFORD AT TENNESSEE MEET Miss Mildred Rutherford, historian general of tho U. D. C„ left yesterday for Knoxville to bo present at and to make an address before the Tennes see division meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
