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Must Sign Stringent Pledge in
Order to Get Cotton From England
WOMEN CALLED UPON
TO MARRY “HEROES”
London, OcL 13.—To aid the war*
maimed,' Rev. Ernest Houghton, a
Bristol rector, today appealed to the
jpatriotio women to start a "league
tor marrying broken heroes.”
Cabbage or Rutabaga Turnips, 214c 1b.
Nice yams, 25c peck.1 *
Nice N. Y. celery, 10c hunch.
<Fresh apricots, 1714c pound.
Golden dates, ,10c package.
Best WInesap apples, 50c peck.
Extra fancy lemons, 20c dozen.
BUCHWAiiDlS* Phone 646.
The Southern Manufacturing Com
pany of this city has recently pur
chased fifty bales ot\ cotton waste
from England. It seems like "carry
ing coals to Newcastle” in deed for
a cotton mill in the very heart of the
cotton fields to buy cotton from
across the' sea. The local mill, how
ever, used cotton waste in large quan
tities in the making of a fleeced
glove-cloth which is sent to the west
and there made up. Ordering fifty
bales from a Boston firm the latter
had to procure it in England.
Had to Sign Pledge.
In order, then, to get the cotton the
local mill had to furnish a sworn
statement, to the effect, in substance,
that it would not sell the material,
that it would make it up -here into
cloth or other product, and further
that it would not sell the product
then to any purchaser without taking
a promise from that purchaser that
none of the goods would go to any
country at war with the United King
dom.
HAS COMPLETED PRACTICAALY
EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
AWAITING THEIR
ACTION.
FRENCH LINER SUNK
AFTER BEING 'PEDOED.
Paris, OcL 13.—Messagerie’s marl-
times liner, Yunnan, 6,474 tons has
l>een torpedoed. Presumably it was in
the Mediterranean French govern
ment service. The crew of ninety
were saved.
The present grand jury, Mr. An
drew C. Erwin, foreman, has about
done its work for the present term
of the court Todqy the committees
will go over the books and records of
the various offices of the county—and
even that work has been much light
ened Dy the work of the county audl-
tior, CapL J. F. Hart who each mos?h
checks up every book in the office
of every county official. Several in
dictments have been returned—near
ly all of them “Jail cases.” The roads
and bridges and public buildings of
th* county have been inspected; the
recommendations and general pre
sentments are virtually in shdge. at
is likely that unless' the solictor gen
eral has other, inquests for. them to
prosecute—they will finish for the
term today.
California Oranges.
Large Tokay Grapes (pink.)
Concord Grapes In baskets, 25c.
(Niagara Grapes in baskets. Arnold
& Abney, Phone 1076.
FTesh lot Jones Dairy Farm Sausage.
Fresh Seals hip Oysters
Fresh all-pork Sausage, country style.
FreSh Lettuce.
Freeh Celery.
At O’FARRiELiL’S, '
Phone 1052—4063,
Clayton SL It
Pink Meat Cantaloupes. ..Arnold &
Abney. Phone 1076.
CONFIDENCE IS EXPRESS
ED IN VIVIANI.
For Rent, nice furnished room, 69,
1 block of postotfice. iPhone 807-3. •
The Delicatessen Shop has the
most appetizing display of fancy
cooked meats and frankfurters ever
seen in -Athens. A number of delica
cies in this line never before Been
here have been put on the market
and to see them in the sanitary mar
ble and glass cases at the Delicates
sen Shop is but to want them for the
table. A full stock is now on hand
and just received fresh for today:
Smoked Sturgeon Finnan Haddock,
Halibut, Salmon. '
THEt DELaCATESSEtf SHOP.
• ■ Ptfooe'llSl.*
New Pineapple Cheese.
Fresh Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
Pimiento Cheese in jars.
Club Cheese in jars. Arnold & Ab
ney, Phone 1076.
Ohio Spinach, vary fine, 25o pk.
The Delicatessen Shop, Phone 1131.
Isaac Marable, a negro, was tried
yesterday morning before) Judge
■Price, {recorder, (and convicted of
violation of ordinance No. 3171—keep
ing on hand for the purpose of illegal
sale malt, spirituous, and. intoxicating
liquors. He had been taken with the
goods—a small quantity upon him. He
was given a sentence of $75 fine or
tour months in the city stockade. ' If
the fine is not paid today-he-will be
taken to the‘Stockade this afternoon.
Cauliflower, lettuce tomatoes, cel
ery, cucumbers, Isle of Pine Grape
fruit. The Delicatessen Shop, Phone
1181.
Turnip Salad, 15c Peck.
Picked this morning. Arnold &
Abney.
tbe ministry but to ill health.
Vivian! was criticised for tbe alleg
ed failure to arrange, ample . allied
force at Salonikl to offset the German-
Bulgarian move.
Freeh Sealshipt Oysters.
Direct from: Norfolk- eve
Arnold & Abney, Shone 1676;
Wineeap Apple*. ' \
The kind that everybody likes.
Red, ripe and juicy. Arnold & Abuey.
COTTON
12 l-4c
ESTABLISHED 1832.
ESTABLISHED 1131..
Courageous Serbia’s Stubborn Defense
Boston Americans Take World’s Baseball Championship
ENTENTE POWERS DISAPPOINTED
IN ITALY’S BALKAN ATTITUDE
RUSSIANS WIN IMPORTANT
VICTORY ON EASTERN
FRONT, GERMANS
RETREATING
(By Associated Press.)
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San Francisco, OcL 13.—David ♦
Starr Jordan, president of the In- -t-
ternational Peace Congress, was ♦
empowered by the organization -f
today to urge President Wilson ♦
to call a conference of neutral +
nations to form a permanent 4'
body to bring about peace. 4-
♦ ♦♦
London, OcL 13.—In the Balkans,
the Serbians, though greatly outnum
bered by armies with superior equip-
ment, are making a stubborn defense.
' The Austro-German advance 4s slow
and probably will become slower
when the mountains, where the Serbs
are strongly Intrenched (have been
reached.
Since Nish reported the repulse ot
the Bulgarians, nothing has been
beard.
While the movements of the Anglo-
French forces which landed at Salo-
niki are kept secreL it is believed the
Russians will find difficulty in land
ing at Bulgarian Black Sea ports,
which have been strongly fortified
MTRARY’S BOND
.SUPERIOR COURT ALL DAY TRY
ING CASE AND LIKELY TO
TAKE ALL OF TODAY.
The superior court was all day yes
terday trying the R. H. McCrary bond
cases, the cases against the bonding
company pressed by the receivers of
the old Athens Trust and Banking
Company. The evidence was being
gone over yesterday. It will take
probably all of today to complete the
hearing—and the argument will like
ly not be reached till tomorrow.
The case is familiar to Banner
readers.
IN
PREPARATION LEVER COTTON FUTURES LAW
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
CONGRESS WILL BE ASKED TO
GIVE $400,000,000 TO ARMY
AND NAVY.
BIGGER B.S. DEFENSES
Navy to be Greatly Strengthened;
Army Increased; Big Reserve
Force Increase. .
MRS. FRED L BAILEY
DEAD AT MILLEDGEVILLE
WAS DAUGHTER OF MRS. A. W.
SMITH, AND FORMERLY WAS
MISS GUNTER.
It le doubtful If Rumania will give
Tier consent for the Russians to cross
4 Rumanian territory.
The Entente powers are disappoint
ed at Italy’s decision to stay out of
the Balkan operations. Italy, with
aspirations in Asia Minor and claim
ing great Influence with the Balkans,
Is said to havq superfluous forces and
^transport facilities.
. It is reported in Paris that General
Savoff, former Bulgarian war minis
ter, lesigned command of the Bul
garian army rather than fight against
Russia.
On the Eastern front the Russians
won an important victory In Galicia,
rooting three Austro-German divis
ions on the Stripa river.
Geperal Von Hindbnburg has been
pushed se^feral miles further west of
Dvinsk.
The French report that they re
pulsed a strong German infantry at
tack around Souchez and Vimy.
Zeppelins’ bombs killed eight per-
* -sons and injured thirty-four in a new
mid over London. The material dam
age reported is elighL
Germany is convoying steamers to
Sweden because of activity of Brit-
ish submarines in the Baltic.
News reached Athens yesterday of
the death early in the day of Mrs.
Fred L. Bailey, at a sanitarium at
Milledgeville, where she had been for
more than three years. Her husband,
it will be remembered, died several
years ago and a sister, Miss Eula Mae
Gunter,, died only a few months ago.
Mrs. Bailey is survived by her moth
er, Mrs. A. W. Smith, of this city.
She was thirty-nine years of age, a
most estimable Christian woman, and
a member of the Methodist church
here.
VESTRY EMMANUEL
- CHURCH THIS EVE.
The vestry of Emmanuel church
will be held this evening at the Rec
tory at half after eight o’clock, the
regular monthly meeting. The ves
trymen are remined to be on hand.
Georgia Bank
Closes Doors
(By Associated Press.)
Georgetown, Ga., OcL 13.—Its direc
tors closed the Farmers and Mer
chants bank bere today.
It had twenty-five thousand capi
tal. The state examiner was called
in.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, OcL 13,—(Four hun
dred, millions for the army and navy,
approximately a hundred and forty
millions over last year, constitutes
the amount President Wilson and his
advisors estimate should be appro
priated by the next congress.
While appropriation recommended
is not definitely fixed, indications are
that the army budget of a hundred
and ten millions of last year will be
increased by at least sixty millions,
while Secretary Daniels is counting
on a hundred million increase over
hundred forty-eight millions navy ap
propriation last year.
It is understood that the adminis
tration program, which will be given
the right of way over other legisla
tion, will call for an increase in the
regular army probably from the pres
ent eighty-seven thousand to at least
a hundred and twenty thousand and
perhaps the creation also of a reserve
of four hundred thousand.
it is Intimated that four capital
fighting ships will be recommended
for the first of five years, three for the
second, end enough thereafter to to
tal between fifteen and twenty ships
for the entire period. In administra
tion circles it is believed that bohd
issues will be proposed to meet the
added expense.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Oct. 13.—District Feder
al Judge Hough today declared un
constitutional the Lever cotton fu
tures law designed to prevent specu
lation in cotton futures. Judge Hough
held the law to be a revenue measure
and therefore should have originated
In the house instead of the senate.
The decision was rendered in the
test case of Samuel T. Hubbard, cot
ton broker, to recover $1,000 paid the
Internal revenue collector under the
provision of the Lever law.
The court in holding also that the
law is void because it taxed the man
ner of performing a transaction In
stead of the transaction itself, deplor
ed deciding the case on a technicality,
but declined to discuss other argu
ments on the litigation.
The cotton market broke on the de
cision -but recovered partially when It
became known that the decision
would 1 not affect existing contracts.
Attorney General Gregory in Wash
ington tonight, would not say wheth
er th^ government will appeal from
-thedeclslon.
prof: slack to extend invi-
TATI0N ROAD MEET FOR ATHENS
Prof. Searcy B. Slack of the good
roads department of the school of
engineering of the University of Geor
gia, leaves this week to attend the an
nual meeting of the Appalachian Good
Roads Congress, which assembles to
morrow at Bluefleld, West Virginia.
He will extend, on behalf of the
University, the Chamber of Com
merce of tbe city of Athens, and tbe
people of the city and of the state
generally, a cordial invitation for the
conference to be held in this city next
■ ••• | . '.-v-.wE-.
year.
A year ago this invitation was ex
tended. The conference would have
accepted it for this fall but for the
fact that Bluefleld put up the argu
ment that a good roaa meet would do
a world of good in that state and sec
tion this year and Atfiens, already
progressive along that line, could wait
a year.
Prof. Stratum is on the program for
a paper at the meeting this week but
will not attend in person.
EAST GEORGIA FAIR TO ATTRACT
MANY FROM THE CITY OF ATHENS
MAYOR FREED
INDICTED ON CHARGE OF ELEC
TION FRAUDS WITH THOMAS
TAGGART AND 100 OTHERS.
(By Associated Press.)
Indianapolis, OcL 13.—After a trial
of more than five weeks Mayor Jos
eph E Bell charged with conspiracy
in connection with tbe 1914 primary
and election, was acquitted today.
The mayor was indicted with more
than a hundred others, including
Thomas Taggart, a democratic na
tional committeeman. The prosecu
tion is silent tonight on the disposi
tion of other cases. Taggart said he
expected Bell’s acquittal.
The East Georgia Fair at Washing
ton, Ga., commencing on the 19th, will
be a splendid agricultural, educa
tional, and live stock fair, and will be
full of East Georgia products and live
stock.
Wilkes county is in the center of
a group of good farming counties and
Washington is the logical place to get
them all together, and the arrange
ment to put on a community fair will
add a great deal to the interesL and
importance, as well as the advantage
to all, of getting the counties to come
together and put on one good fair.
Athens and Washington are close
neighbors now and.as Wednesday, the
20th, has been arranged for “Athens
Day” at the fair it goes without say
ing, fanat Clarke county will furnish
a good many visitors to the East
Georgia Fair that day. -See the ad
vertisement in this issue of the Ban
der.
Some time ago a party of a hundred
Washingtonians and Wilkes county
folks spent tae day in Athens. Every
car that came bore the signs of the
coming fair—banners and pennants
and streamers told of the coming
event. Athens remembers "East Geor
gia hair, Washington, Wilkes, Oct
19 to 23”—from the impression made
by the visitors on that day. Every
man on the trip talked “fair" every
minute he was here. And Athens hat
reason to believe that about the best
fair In the state is to he pulled oil
In the neighboring city next week.
The freshman team of the University
football squads will go down one day
to meet Ricnmond Academy—at the
(air.
DEFENDANTS WHOSE WEALTH RUNS
HUNDREDS MILLIONS ON TRIAL
FARMERS WARNED
GOVERNMENT,URGES MEASURES
TO PREVENT GREAT LOSS
FROM BOLL WEEVIL.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, OcL 13—Unless imme
diate measures are taken in Okla
homa, Northwestern Texas, Tennes
see, and Mississippi, the boll weevil
will causfij^ggreat damage next year,
says a warning Issued from the (de
partment of agriculture tonighL Plan
ters in Alabama and Georgia are ad
vised to kill the weevil this winter
to avoid lossses.
Unusual storms last August result
ed in a tremendous movement of the
weevil in northwestern Texas and
Oklahoma.
Information shows, it is said, that
more than half ot Oklahoma, all of
Mississippi, two counties in Tennes
see, all of Alabama except four coun
ties, and more than thirty counties
in western Georgia are already af
fected.
Planters are urged to pick cotton
at once and destroy plants by burn
ing or plowing under deep.
R. L PORTER FOUND
GUILTY YESTERDAY
m Quit-: SS58SP
TY OF KEEPING WHISKEY '
FOR SALE.
Yesterday morning in the record
er’s court R. L. Porter against whom
several cases in the past several
years have been pressed for alleged
viloation of the city prohibition laws,
was -found guilty of keeping whiskey
on hand for illegal sale. He was giv
en a sentence of $200 fine or six
months. His attorney, J. M. Merritt,
gave notice of certiorari to the su
perior court.
The joint case against J. F. Thorn
ton, who was with Mr. Porter when
arrested, was dismissed.
“The Price of Her
Silence” at Lyric
Paris, OcL 13.—After a Stormy ses
sion of the chamber of deputies in
•which the government headed by
Premier Reno Viviani, was severely
criticised for Its Balkan policy by
leaders of foreign, military, and naval
affairs committee, Viviani recettvied
a vote of confidence, 372 to 9. Thi9
overwhelming approval by the dep
uties, coming as it did, on the heels
-of tbe resignation of Foreign Minister
Delcasse, who has been shaping ‘the
French foreign policy, was called a
notable triumph for the Viviani min
istry. It Is declared that Delcasse’s
resignation was not due to discord in
A Mutual Masteipicture in four
acts is the "Price of Her silence” at
the Lyric, Stone’s Place, College ave
nue, today. It’s one of the best of
the many good pictures shown there
these days. Following is the synop
sis In brief:
A noble girl’s sacrifice for her
younger bister who weds beneath ffer,
and who, suddenly widowed, endeav
ors to conceal the existence of her
child, fearing It will spoil her chances
of a second marriage. By her act the
elder sister is placed In a wrong light
but bears the disgrace until tbe
mother’s love forces the younger to
acknowledge her little one and ex
onerate her sister.
DIRECTORS AND FORMER DI
RECTORS NEW YORK, NEW
HAVEN AND
TO FACE JURIES
(By Associated Press.)
New York, OcL 13.—The trial of
directors and former directors of the
New York, (New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, which will test the govern
ment’s ability to convict directors of
jileged monopolistic corporations un
der the Sherman act, began In the
federal court today.
Three tentative jurors have been
selected. Eleven defendants repre
sent wealth running into hundreds
of millions.
Some of the Defendants.
William Rockefeller Is a brpther ot
John D. Rockefeller, and one of the
richest men J a America. More so than
his brother, he has been a large fac
tor in the railway world* having -been
at various times officer or director of
some of the most important railroads
ot the country. Although he recently
severed his connection with the New
Haven, he is still listed as a Trector
of the New York Central, the Chica
go, Milwaukee and St. Paul, and the
Delaware, Lackawanna and ’Western.
Mr. Rockefeller is now 74 years old
and has been in poor health for years
—^suffering .jSto:
gressional committee which investi
gated the "iMopey Trust" desired him
as a witness and over the protests ot
his physicians, an attempt was made
to examine him at his southern home
at. Jekyl Island, Ga., where he was
located after weeks of search by sub
poena servers. The questioning was
abandoned when he was seized with
lamygeal spasms and after his phy
sicians protested that the ordeal
might cause hit: death. Mr. Rockefel
ler lives at Tarrytown, N. Y.
Lewis Case Ledyard is one cf the
prominent lawyers of the country. He
was for years counsel for the elder
J. P. Morgan and was his chief ad
viser in the organization or financing
of a number of the great industrial
and railroad enterprises with which
the Morgan firm has been connected,
notably tne United States Steel Cor
poration. In several of them he be
came a director, including, beside the
New Haven, the New York Central,
Northern Pacific and the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
He took a prominent part In the fa
mous deal which resulted in the ac
quisition of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company by tbe United States
Steel Corporation daring the panic of
1907 and testified in the subsequent
government procedings againST that
corporation. He is no longer connect
ed with the New Haven. He is 64
years old and lives In New York.
George Mhcullough Miller, aged 83,
Is the oldest of the defendants. He
is an attorney and a specialist in cor
poration law. He has been prominent
ly active for years In church and
charity affairs in New York and is a
director of the Central Trust Com
pany and the Greenwood Cemetery
Corporation. Resigned from the New
Haven.
.v -■ r
•Charles F. Brooker is best known
as a brass and copper manufacturer,
He is president ot tbe American
Brass Company, which operates large
factories in Connecticut, and is rated
as wany times a millionaire. He was
bom In Connecticut in 1847 and has
been actively Identified with the af
fairs of the state. He served In its
legislature and was a member from
Connecticut m 1900 and 1912 of the
republican national committee. His
home is in Ansonia, Conn. Resigned
from the New Haven.
Charles M. Pratt is a multi-mill!
aire of the Standard Oil group with
whom he was assicaated in the up
building ot that company. He has
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