Newspaper Page Text
■
COTTON
12 l-4c
ILISHED 1832.
ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1915.
(IN ROTH SII1FS ™ PLAN FOR COMING OF GRAND
m uum utuLui igg0E gf flf py TH | AS
ANS ON THE NORTH AND
EIITONS ON THE EAST ATTACK
TALY WILL NOT CO-OPERATE
BALKAN CAMPAIGN
BUT ROSSIA PREPARES
TO PARTICIPATE
TO DOUBLE FLEET
IS PRESENT PLAN OF SEC. DAN
IELS AND PRESIDENT WILSON
FOR THE NAVY.'
(By Associated Press.)
London, diet. 12—Attacked from the
ast by' the Austro-Germans and the
by the Bulgarians the condition
Serbia tonight is admitted to be
grave.
The Teutons, after the capture of
Belgrade and Semendria, are advanc
ing southward. While the Bulgarians
arc- trying .to cut off, communication
north and south of Nish and attack
the Serbians'on the flank if they are
drived back by the Teutons.
■White the Serbians are fighting
stubbornly* it is not believed their
quarter of a million men can long re*
the four hundred thousand Teu-
nnd. probably two hundred thou-
will he transferred
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 12.—Fifteen to
twenty ships of the dreadnaught and
battle cruiser type with a proportion
ate number of seagoing and coast sub
marines, and scout cruiser destroyers,
enough to make a new American fleet,
are contemplated by Secretary Dan
iels’ five-year building program for the
navy. President Wilson agrees with
Secretary Daniels , that the fleet’s
strength must be doubled in the next
five years.
TROOPS READY AT
CHARLESTON ELEC
TION; NO TROUBLE
has announced
and remains neu-
it powers decided on
INCOME TAX LAW
DEFENDED IN BRIEF FILED IN
CASE .INVOLVING $82,0001,000
TO GOVERNMENT.
(By Associated Pres8.)
Charleston, S. C., Oet. 12.—While
four companies of the South Carolina
National Guard and three divisions
of the Naval Militia were held in read
iness to prevent disorder, the Charles
ton municipal primary passed off
quietly today. Late tonight the troops
were still in their armories, no orders
action in the i,ei n g given for their release. These
troops were called by Gov. Manning
. requested' Sheriff Martin,, who al-
,y extra deputies. The elec-
P. Grace
H. -Hyde, >>—- -
close, but the results are not obtain"
able.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington Oct 12.—A brief de
fending the Income tax, as a relief
from a disproportionate share of gov
ernmental support home by the poor
under Indirect taxation, was filed in
the supreme court by Attorney Gener
al Gregory today.
Attacks on the income tax now
pending in the high court wiH reduce
the government's income eighty-two
millions, if successful.
The brief declares that income tax
ation tends to shift the burden, up
ward, because congress which has the
power to make classifications, so long
as they are not unnatural, determined
that the heavier burden can be car
ried more easily by the Larger Income.
The attorney veneral contends that
it is not for the courts to say such
classification Is an outrage. The ar
gument that discrimination in tax on
a husband and wife living together, in
that they are entitled only to one ex-
‘mption of $4,000 is answered by the
government that congress is justified
in making a distinction between the
separate maintenance ox two persons
one one hand and their combined
maintenance at a lesser cost on the
other.
On the 26th of this month, Monday
night two weeks, hence, the members
of SL Elmo' lodge of the Knights of
Pythias, will hold one of the most im
portant meetings of the year.- On that
occasion plans will be begun for the
meeting of the grand lodge K. of P.
of Georgia, which is to be held in this
city in April of next y|ear. Athens Is
doubly honored this year in Pythian-
(sm. (Not only does she next grand
lodge meeting for the state come to
this city but the Grand Chancellor of
the order in Georgia is a resident of
Athens—Rev. Troy Beatty, who has
“paged, esquired, and knighted” in the
Castle Hall of St Elmo.
So, the meeting of the 25th will
have great interest for. the local mem
bers of the order. Preparations, it is
. ===jb = =====
minister at London
passports today and
ich premier, an-
i ahaipber of deputies
igaged with Russia
campaign,
orous attacks on
front, hope
from sending re-
etons Balkan
western
and
NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS
GO ON TRIAL THIS A. M.
Artios • the
their offens-
are papering, a new
Bt
i have seemingly re*
the initiative, especially in
where they claim a victory
river..
is claim they are holding
i at pvinsk and have repuls-
Russlans’ attacks south of
.river.,
jm Copenhagen say that
steamers were sunk by
larines off the Swedish
t in the Ball!.
; to Swedish reports, the
lerican ships, Nicomeda
. were torpedoed, the Nl-
the British submarine F.19;
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 12.—Twelve direc
tors and former directors of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail
road go on trial tomorrow in the fed
eral court, charged with conspiring
to monopolize the transportation traf
fic of New England.
FOUND DEAD AVIATOR
STRAPPED TO PLANE
■sohu'k, Direktor, Roppenbagen,
, torpedoed, with the fate of the was found ^ ^dlv
* unknown. The crew o' **- noon where it. hit the r
were saved. • . .
(By Associated Press.)
San Diego, Calif., Oct.; *2,—With
the body of lieutenant Walter R. Tal
iaferro, the army aviator who fell to
his death in San Diego bay, still Strap
ped to the pilot seat, thg aeroplane
this after-
water.
FOOTBALL VICTIM
MEMBER DECATUR HIGH TEAM
KILLED IN GAME WITH MA-
-RI8T COLLEGE.
(By Associated Press.)
Decatur, Ga.. Oct. 12.—Davis Cham
bers, seventeen . years old, half back
on the local high school football team,
was killed here today in a game with
Marist. College, Atlanta.
Chambers was running with the
ball and knocked unconscious when
tackled and piled on by the Marist
players.
Decatur authorities, it is said, de
clared (that the accident was unavoid
able.
GERMAN PRIVAT
EERSMEN ACTIVE
understood, are to be made for the
entertainment of the body coming
next spring and the program, it is in
timated, will be different from any
thing ever attempted at a grand lodge
meeting in this state by the Knights
or by any other order.
(Refreshments—oysters and the like,
suitable to the fall and the prefer-,
ences of the members—'Will he serv
ed and a good time fraternally and so
cially Is expected, as well as a most
important business meeting. Mr. Jno.
C. Charles is chancellor commander
of the local lodge and Mr. T. H. Nick
erson, who has held he office for
many years, is Keeper of Records and
Seal. There are several past grand
chancellors and “past other grand of
ficers" among the membership of St.
Elmo.
First Monument Erected by Fed
eral Government to “Renouncer”
(By Associate^ Press.)
Richmond, Va., OctJl2.—The monu
ment to President Join} Tyler, the first
erected by the federal government to,
any public man who renounced alle
giance In 1861, was unveiled at Hol
lywood cemetery here today. Mrs.
Munford Ellis, the only surviving
daughter of President Tyler, unveiled
the monument.
Defends State Regulation of
Business, Especially R. R+ Rates
SAID BOATS ARE OPERATED IN
GULF TO PREY ON BRITISH
OIL SHIPS.
MAY SEND
TO BALKANS.
12.—'Advices here state
l opinion, at least in
Cotton Seed $44
Ton Lawrenceville
vored the dispatch of (Banner's Special Correspondence.)
to the Balkans and
question of Japan’s fu-
The impression is that
ay from Paris of Baron
, recently appointed for-
r, will likely he followed
reconsideration of the interna-
situation.
COFFEE WEEK
Ruby, in one pound tins, 30c.
Old Plantation, one pound tins, 25c.
French Market, one pound tins, 25c.
American Belie, one pound tins, 25c.
Princess, one pound packages, 25c.
Blue Ridge, in bulk, one and a half
pounds, 2f-c.
For a good cup, call 1015. Kenney
has the goods and the sugar to sweet
en it.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12.—Commission
er Ferry, of the state, railroad com-!
mission, says he believes cotton will
be selling for 15 cents a pound before
all of the present crop goes to mar
ket. Cotton seed- were bringing $44
a ton in Lawrenceville yesterday, and
the mills are anxious to get them. In
this connection the situation is un
usual in that the price of seed is now
higher than the price of meal, while
usually one is an index to the other.
Mr. Perry says it is quite evident
that the Georgia crop is short, this
year, and the supply isn’t going to
equal the demand by a great deal.
(By Associated press.)
Washington, Oct. 12—Reports that
German privateers are being outfitted
to prey on oil ships from Mexico to
the British navy in the Gifif and Low
er California coast are being investi
gated by British agents.
News to British sources is that a
British tanker from Tnxpam was at
tacked by a ship manned by Germans
and carrying one gun, and said a
small steamer armed as a warship
and manned by Germans left Pensa
cola October 4itb. It is charged that
officers of two interned German
cruisers at Norfolk are connected with
the outfitting.
Pink meat cantal° u P**-
Shop. Phone 1131.
Delicatessen
DRINK PURE CLEAR WATER
■S’**: - v . *_
We are prepared to serve every
family in Athens with pure water.
Will deliver to emergency calls today.
We invite our friends and patrons to
the Spring; its open to you.
LINTON SPRING WATER CO.,
Phone 504.
NEW TRIAL IN MOSS VS.
GEORGIA RAILROAD CO.
Alt kinds frankfurters and cooked
Hessen Shop, Phone
EALSHIPT OYSTERS
thrash from Norfolk today. Arnold
& Abney.
(Banner’s (Special Correspondence.)
Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 12—In the case
of Moss & -Co., of Athens, vs. the
Georgia Railroad and Banking Co.,
a suit to recover for loss of cotton,
the supreme court has reversed the
lower court and ordered a. new trial.
The case was based on a charge
that the defendant was negligent in
allowing sparks from its engine to
fall on and cause to be burned the
warehouse, of the Athens Compress
Co., as a result of which 137 bales of
cotton belonging to the plaintiff were
damaged, though partly salvaged. In
the original trial the judge directed
a verdict for the defendant on the
ground that there was no evidence to
show the extent of the damage to the
plaintiff. A motion for new trial wa
made and over-ruled.
The supreme court holds that th«
case should have gone to a jury.
(By Associated Press.)
San Francisco, Oct. 12.—Vigorously
defending state regulation in its rela
tion to business and particularly to
railroad rates as opposed to what he
characterized as a tendency toward
complete federal regulation, Clifford
Thorno, president of the National As
sociation of Railway commissioners
in his annual address at the organiza
tion’s convention hexe. said today that
the issde between federal and state
regulation was vftal was -based!
on fundamental conceptions of gov
ernment.
The relative merits of a strong cen
tralized government and a federal
government were reviewed by the
speaker who urged the retention of
regulative power by the states as a
distinctive part of 1 the “great Ameri
can experiment”. the federal plan.
“Too much ‘nationalism’ is just as
wrong as too much ‘states’ rights,’
There is a happy medium,” said Mr.
Thome.
“It is not this government as one
nation, not the several states, but the
combination in one federal plan that
has rendered such a distinct contribu
tion to the welfare of humanity. It is
this federal plan that must he most
jealously guarded. A tendency one
way or the other, towards centraliza
tion or towards decentralization, is
dangerous.”
“For several years there has been
gradually developing in this country a
sentiment in favor of wiping out state
lines,” said Mr. Thome. “An agita
tion, partly spontaneous and partly
inspired by interested persons, has
been carried on to support a change
in our judicial decisions relative to
the powers of a state to regulate busi
ness.
“It is now vigorously claimed that
the time has arrived for the practical
abolition of all state regulations. Such
a change in the American plan of
government would be of stupendous
Importance.
“The issues of today concern vast
property interests, and the future
policies of state and nation on many
given questions of business are vitally
concerned.”
After reviewing the Minnesota rate
case and the decision of the United
States supreme court, Mr. Thome
said: “The court said that the Ques
tion as to whether federal regulation
of commerce shall supplant state regu
lation is not a question for the judic
iary to determine; it is legislative and
not judicial In character. It now be
come.", not a question of precedent or
of statute, but one of expediency, of
wisdom."
"Within the next twenty-five years
substantially all our commercial af
fairs will be carried on by companies
doing both state and inter-state busi
ness,” said Mr. Thome. “What is
good for others. Shall we abandon
our state governments, so far as the
regulation of business is concerned?
Here is an issue which strikes at
s fundamentals; which has to do with
the method of government.
"In striving after the new, we fre
quently fail to realize the intrinsic
WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP ALMOST
IN GRASP OF BOSTON RED SOX
■ Xfci' ■ ■ ■ .
INTERESTING MEET
ING OF CITY UNION
BARACAS AND PHILATHEAS HELD
IMPORTANT MONTHLY CON
VENTION LAST NIGHT.
value of the old. What is the funda
mental characteristic of our govern
ment? It is the creation of a nation,
large and strong enough to assert its
independence among the world pow
ers; at the same time combined with
form of government securing real
|tangible home rule to the various in
dependent sovereignties making up
Ithat nation.
“If the national government is per
mitted to gradually absorb those
(states, it will only be 'a question ofl
time until some great evil will demand
some great remedy. Agitation will fol
low agitation. There will he no op
portunity to try out the new proposal;
the nation as a whole must adopt It]
or reject it.
“We believe the federal plan,
conceived by our fathers, is better]
than tbe new nationalism. Wa be
lieve the states are a distinct factor!
in our scheme of government.
“This federal plan is a sort of safe-J
ty valve against political and indus
trial revolution; and it ts the great
est ever devised by the makers of
government”* _
Tracing the 'history of railroad regu
lation. Mr. Thorno pointed out that
“practically every important advance
step in the regulation of railroads,
corporations and great consolidations
of our generation, has originated with
the states” and called attention to the
establishment of state railroad com
missions with power to fix maximum
rates in 1887, seventeen years before
the same power was granted to the
[interstate Commerce commission.
| 'As one state after another finds
the action of their neighboring com
monwealth to be wise and good,” he
said, “they have followed her, and
adopted simHar provisions.. In this
way, progress or reform is gradually
brought about in the nation as a
whola. The states form a sort of ex
periment station; and where they
have gone wrong, the courts are quick
to check them, or there is developed
a tremendous public sentiment in the
country, ak a whole which quietly
[destroys that which is not wise.
In view of the remarkable history
of the origin of these movements, it
is little wonder that the carriers are
extremely solcitous in their efforts to
prevent, and to remove the possibil
ity of further advance in the different
states”
Answering the argument that the
railroad transportation business is of
such a national character that it re
quires a single national tribunal to
regulate it, Mr. Thome said:
“One sentence will contain an an
swer to claims of this character, that
It is difficult to separate the expenses
on local and through hauls; even after
you have removed the state lines, the
problem of reasonable local rates still
remains.
“The real issue is practical,” he
said “rather than theoretical in char
acter. It is not whether we shall
abolish all state regulation; hut. in
stead, whether this or that is a proper
function to be performe-d by the state.
It is a wholly new and unheard of
In spite of the threatening weather,
the attendance at the Baraca-Phila-
thea meeting last night was unusually
large—at the First Baptist church.
The exercises opened with a song
by the Union, which was followed by
prayer by Mr. A. S. Rowland.
'After another song by the Union
and the reading of the minutes, a
quartet composed of Messrs. J.’ H.
Bradberry, C. N. Walker, Holme Kern
ibrerw, and Walter Williams ren
dered a very enjoyable selection.
The next feature, which was greatly
appreciated, was a vocal duet by Miss
Madge Mewfbourae and Mrs. J. B.
Vaughan.
-After the roll call of classes, a de
lightful solo was given by, Mrs. M. C.
Roberts.
The address of the evening was
made by Dr. R. Tfc Neighbour In his
usual bright, happy style. His sub
ject was “The Glories of the Bible,’’
and he hefld his audience in splendid
attention for about twenty-five min
utes.
The regular program was dosed by
an instrumental solo by Miss Fairy
Elliott, which was rendered with
splendid skill and excellent touch.
The Fhtlathea class of the First
Presbyterian church made application
for membership and was gladly re
ceived by the Union.
The banner for the best attendance
was a warden to the East Athens Se
nior Baraca class, which class won
the banner a month ago.
The meeting then closed with a
song and benediction.
IMPORTANT INSURANCE CASE
FROM WALTON, BEING TRIED
HERE, ENDED.
A verdict was returned late yester
day in the superior court in the case
of B. S. Rogers against the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Co., in favor of the
plaintiff in tbe case for the amount
of $1,556.12. The fight was made on
the claim of the company that the in
sured had increased the amount of
insurance on his farm residence with
out the consent of the company’s of
ficers and that the property was over-
insured. The-case came to Clarke
court from Walton county.
Other Business.
The case of Williams vs. Payne
was dismissed.
John Johnson entered a plea of
guilty and was sentenced to serve
nine months.
Late in the day a jury was stricken
in the R. H. McCrary bond case, in
which Judge 3rand is disqualified. The
trial of that case will be taken up this
morning. _
ALEXANDER TO PITCH IIS
THIRD GAME OF SERIES
ON BIS HOME FIELD
THIS AFTERNOON
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Oct. 12.—The world’e cham
pionship is now almost .within grasp
of the Boston Americans.
For the third successive time they
have defeated the Philadelphia Na
tionals today by the same score which
marked all the Six victories, two to.
one.
Ernest Shore’s fine, pitching held
Philadelphia to one run, while oppor
tune batting sent enough runs over
for Boston.
Tomorrow tne scene shifts back to
Philadelphia where Alexander, un
doubtedly will be called upon for his
third game of the series in an effort
to stem the Red Sox success.
The two teams left Boston early to
night, (Boston confident of victory.
If the Phillies win tomorrow, the
sixth game will be played at Boston.
Thursday.
Today the Sox got away in front
and were never headed. In the .third
inning Barry walked, Cady got an in
field hit, Shore sacrificed, Barry tak
ing third and Cady second, and Barry
scored on Hooper’s infield hit which
Niehoff was unable to knock down.
The second and winning run came
In the sixth when Hoblitzell singled,
scoring on Lewis’"double to the left
field fence. Lewis also drove in tbe
winning run yesterday.
Lewis also starred defenstvely, be
ing credited today with six put-outs
and each chance a difficult one.
Philadelphia scored in the eighth.
After two were down Cravath tripled
over Speakers’s head scoring one on
Luderns’ single. Whitted followed.
The attendance today was 41,096,
smaller .than yesterday, but through
no fault of the tens. More than 14,000
were turned away when bh account
of the crush the gates closed at the
start of tbe game.
The receipts were: $82,046. Ttoday .
was the last day the players stare the
receipts.': The total is §144,899, the
whining club to ‘ get "sixty per qent.' or
$86,939, and. the losers foity per c6nC
or $57,959. The score- by innings
was as follows:
R.H.
Philadelphia . . r 000\000 010-
Boston .. .. 001 001 OOx-
Batteries: Philadelphia:; Ohal
and Burns; Boston; Shore and Ci
Vice President
,* • s • . -
Ford Auto Co 0
Has Resigned
Nice fat frya.
Fresh country butter.
KING-HODGSON CO.
Fresh tender
Phone 1015.
beans at Kenney’s.
Concord, Delaware and TokcfJ
Grapes* Delicatessen Shop, Phone
1131.
Fresh Cauliflower. Delicatesse Shop,
Phone 113d.
(By Associated Press.)
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 12.James Couzens,
vice president of the Ford Auto Co.,
resigned today because, he said, he
could not agree with Henry Ford’s
utterances, on war unpreparedness
and other subjects of world import
ance.
CAPT. CLARK ILL.
proposition to do away witrh state
regulation. This is a doctrine that
jeopardizes our institutions.
‘“The great benefit urged on behalf
of exclusive national control is uni
formity. But there is something even
better and more important than uni
formity ana that is wise regulation.
Rates may he uniformly high or uni
formly low: Rules of service may ho
uniformly harsh and rigid, or uniform
ly lax and weak. Proof that they are
uniform does not prove that they are
just.
“The real problem is how to get
wise regulation. Will a strong cen
tralized government bring the best
results, or Is the federal plan—join
ing national and state control—pre
ferable. The issue concerns the meth
ods of government, one of the pro
found problems at the basis of all
organized human life.”
Captain W. A. Clark, conductor for
thirty years on the Gainesville Midi
land -nallway, has been off duty for
the: past two or three days, confined
to his room at home here with a slight
attack of sickness. He was out yes
terday afternoon. Captain E. A.
Godfrey has been taking liis “run” in
his enforced absence, from duty.
MR. GR1FFETH OUT.
Mr. J. H. Griffeth, Jr., is on the
streets again, shaking hands with his
many friends. He has been confined
to his home for months with a stub
born case of rheumatism and. unable
till recently to walk.
String Beans, Young and Tender.
Fresh Green Butter v ’eans.
Head Lettuce, Fancy Celery.
Sweet Potatoes, Irish Potatoes
nold & Abney.
Cream Puffs, Made This Day.
Fresh Angel Food Cake.
Fresh Old Fashion Pound Cake. Ar
nold & Abney..