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mSFr> parsed, the members of the hoard present being Dr. Proctor, president, end Messrs. Crawford, Soule, Dorsey, The license gave the president’s age at fifty-nine and Mrs. Galt’s at forty-three. The ceremony will be at the Galt residence Saturday night at 9 o’clock, but while the honeymoon plans are still a secret it is known that the couple will go South. Insist Upon “Femddll Mincemeat.” It is superior in flavor. Arnold Aibney, Phone 1076. FUNERAL OF INFANT OF MR. AND MRS. STANLEY Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock occurred the funeral services over the body of the three-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stanley—the services being conducted by the Rev. T. p. ghaw from the home on Ingle- side avenue and the interment being in Oconee cemetery. pension board, a telegram'was formu lated and forwarded to the chairman of the board. It is believed that the suspension board will suspend action for the present until the question, which is all-important to this section of the country, can be investigated further. The following is a copy of the tele gram wired yesterday: Athens, Ga., Dec. 16,1916. Chairman Suspension Board, Interstate Commerce Commission, "Washington, D. C. ' Wo request Suspension of change to rates effective January first as pro mulgated in Tariff Sheet December first to allow further investigation. • C. D. FLANIGEN, President. Athens Chamber of Commerce. about a dollar a box less. Aibney. Dollar Can of ‘‘Royal Scarlet Coffee.” Makes an ideal Christmas present. Meet popular coffee to Athens. Ar nold & Aibney. Special Prices on Nuts. Extra large paper shell pecans, 3 pounds for a dollar. Most dealers sell for 50c. Fancy large pecans, 25c. Fanciest walnuts and almonds ever brought to Athens. See our window display. Arnold & Aibney. Head Lettuce. Crisp Celery. Phone 1076. Arnold & Abney, Nice fresh cocoanuts, 10c and 12%c each. Fresh cranberries, 2 quarts, 25c. Nice celery, 10c and 12%c stalk. Nice oranges—just like Indian Riv er, 15c, 20c and 25c dozen. Fine tangerines. 20c and 25c dozen. Fancy Baldwin apples, 50c peck. Extra fancy Baldwin apples, 60c peck. v ix " Nice Malaga grapes, 25c pound. PHONE 646. Christmas Box—A nice selection of eight different articles arranged In a box, a nice Christmas gift; ask to see them—at WHiLiMiMSONTS. Fresh Green Heiad Cabbage, 10c each. ARNOLD & ABNEY. When You Buy “Fruit Cake”— (Ask the dealer to show you bis OAKE. *Fancy boxes do not always contain (best cake. We will gladly let you see $nd taste our fruit cake— 3 pounds for a dollar and guaranteed the best sold in Athens. Arnold & Abney. All purchases amounting to as much as 25 cents will, be delivered promptly. MlCLURE TEN CENT CO. All purchases amounting to as much as 25 cents will be delivered promptly. M’CLURE TEN CENT CO. ave Jjje/VfiUf Coupons 10 Admit Vou to Elite Theatre. Layer raisins, one and five pound boxes; seeded raisins, currants, dates, citron—King-Hodgson Co. ave yenT-Uf Coupons 10 Admit Tou to Elite Theatre. Nice fat xurkeys—King-Hcdgson Co. COTTON 11 3-8c THE ATHENS BANNER WEATHER Rain JfKSS ESTABLISHED 1832 ATHENS* GA, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1915. AGENTS OF THE ME HELD MEETING IN ATHENS PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR STATE WORK UNDER THE THE SMITH-LEVER BILL One of the most important meetings of the year was yesterday morning held at the State College of Agricul ture when the demonstration agents of the entire state system assembled for conference and to be present at the federal inspection of the work by the government department officials. Present were W. B. Merciar and H. E. Savely of Washington, D. C, inspectors, sent out by the depart ment to make thorough examination into the condition obtaining at the In stitution here, and to check up the business side of the institution with reference to the operation of the Smith-Lever measure soon to be ef fective. They found the records and the general conditions at the college on Lumpkin Hill in excellent shape. The following district agents were here yesterday morning and conferred upon the work of the year to come: Dr. Bradford of Cedartown, F. D. Garrison of Clarkesville, R. A. Strat ford, W. F. Whatley of Statesboro, J. G. Oliver of Americus, J. K. Giles of Athens, and G. N. Cunningham of Tifton. They were here primarily to arrange the work in the new counties — work to be taken into the program under the provisions of the Smith- Lever bill. The Florida agents, it is interesting to note, are spending this week to South Georgia inspecting the work of the South Georgia agents—especially in the hog-raising demonstration fea tures. President J. J. Brown of the Geor gia Farmers’ Union, always interest ed in matters which pertain to the welfare of the farmer, was on hand yesterday and addressed the confer ence in a strong and timely speech. BOARD 01 HEALTH HELD UN USUALLY IMPORTANT MEETING THE CITY BACTERIOLOGIST REQUESTS MEETING TO INVESTIGATE CER TAIN RUMORS The boar,. of health of the city of Athens had a lively meeting yester day afternoon in the office of the de partment in the city hall. ' The meeting was called at the re- ’ quest of Dr. Wed Brown, the city bae- who . stated’ that there had de- Rced, and Strahan: Meeting of Board of Health. Athens, Ga., Dec. 16, 1915. Meeting was called at request of Dr. W. W. Brown, city bacteriologist, to Investigate rumors and statements current in the city reflecting upon the character of culture made for diphthe ria furnished by the city laboratory. After hearing statements from Dr. Brown, Dr. John A. Hunnicutt, and other physicians of the city oh motion of Mr. T. W. Reed, the following reso lution was passed: .“Resolved that in the matter inves tigated at the request of the bacterio logist of rumors and statements re flecting upon the quality of culture media prepared to the city labora tory, the Beard expresses Its confi- in the ability and conscientious arge of duty shown by the city teriologist, and in his competence ccuracy in the preparation -off culture media, and authorize the pres ident of the board to publish this re solution.” PEACE TERM1S WILL LIKELY BE AGREED UPON BY LEADERS AT TODAY’S SESSIONS. (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 16.—The National League magnates passed today in in formal conferences and perfunctory duties, awaiting the arrival here to morrow of the American League peace 'committee from Chicago. The American and minor leagues have named their committees. The Federal and National have not. The National will decide tomorrow. President Tenor of the National in dicated in a statement that he was against barring contract-jumpers un less they made themselves morally unfit or a detriment to ball players. HOSPITAL MAHER LIKELY TO BE LEFT AS LEGACY FOR NEXT ATHENS MAYOR AND COUNCIL MORE HOPEFUL FEELING PRE VAILS IN GREAT BRITAIN OVER MODIFIED BALKAN SITUATION IVNIGBTi COLONIAL “THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE" TO BE SPLENDID FEATURE ATTRAC TION. The matter of the fleclarattioh of the result of the recent) hospital elec tion to the city of Ath< ns will likely go over to tlhe. new mayor and coun cil which will assume J fflee the .first Wednesday in the new wear. The committee recet tiy named by the mayor to investigs :e the claims of ithe pro-hospital side that the elec tion really carried in ti eir favor has not reported. 1 .1 The investigation lias resolved itself into a three-cornered fight. The city has its attorney representing the administration in an effort to find ont the real, status; the hospital advo cates, the good la-dies and a number TWELVE TERMS OF COURT THIS YEAR ON THE WESTERN CIRCUIT NO MONTH OF 1916 WITHOUT ONE REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION OF COURT 1 Judge Brand and Solicitor General Gamble have made a record this week to holding a special term of Gwinnett superior court. At LawrenceviU© four days’ court went to record this week —three days business to the current week and a day last week—-the court being adjourned from that date. This adjourned term made it pos sible to say that to the Western Cir cuit there was a regular or a special term of the court held every month of the year 1916—a record which has been rarely made in this or any other circuit of the state. The judge and solicitor general have been kept busy but -they have saved the counties of the circuit hundreds of dollars—by being busy. Holding terms of the court at the convenience of the larg est number interested has been of no small moment to the people and the saving to jail fees, board of prison ers, and like expenses chargeable to the counties have been considerable in the aggregate. At Lawrenceville the past three days the superior court has disposed of a larger number of interesting and important cases than in any given time in recent years. On the fourth Monday in January court will be in session at Watkins- vill-e; on the fifth Monday to Janu ary the court again convenes at Law renceville to adjourned term. CHAMBER COMMERCE WORKING FOR FREIGHT-RATE REDUCTION AMERICA WILL CONSIDER REPLY FROM AUSTRIA UNSATISFACTORY (By Associated Press). Washington; Dec. 16;—The United States will regard Austria’s reply to the American note regarding the An cona as unsatisfactory and unaccept able, should the official text .be iden tical with the' unofficial versions ■ in the London and Amsterdam dis patches. ' : A reply is momentarily ■ expected at the state department tonight. Persistance by Austria-Hungary to the course she apparently has> deter mined to pursue would result in the severance of diplomatic relations’ w4th the United States and the Vienna gov ernment. This would not be taken by the Providing Against Canadian V : Railtoads Falling Ihto Hands of Americans, Is Gr. Britain Line In -“The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.” Eugene Walter’s play, “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,” with Miss Bily OlConnor in the leading role, will be presented- at the ^ Colonial this evening. The play, which is founded on the novel of the same name by John Fox, Jr., is in flour acts. The first and fourth acts are laid under the pine at sunset, and sunrise; the second act at the Gap and the third act in the heroine’s mountain home. Eugene Walter has condensed the time of the unfolding of the romance of June Tolliver and Jack Hale, but increased the rapidity of action. The first act closes with June, the little barefoot mountain girls on her way to school. In the second act, she learns that Jack is not thinking se riously of a marriage she believed to be inevitable and returns to the mountains. Tbe third act thrills with the love story of June and Jack Hale and the suppression of the feud aided by the awakening of June to the difference between the duty of love and the duty of law resulting in the re-union and marriage of the most delightful book characters ever conceived in the last act. The Will /FI Oulhane (Amustetment Company have given the play a magnificent pro duction, thp mountain scenery being especially beautiful. The article to the Banner yester day morning calling the attention of the wholesalers and shippers to the proposed readjustment of the freight rates which are' scheduled to go into effect on the first of January, aroused much interest and as a result a meet ing of the officers and directors of the Chamber Commerce was called and a number of business men invit ed to be present. The meeting was held to the Cham ber of Oomriierce office on Clayton street, and a most interesting and im portant conference was held. After discussing the matter and going Into the schedule of proposed rates that ViU bo effective to Janu- Commerce Com- the report of the sus- One, Four and Five Pound Fruit Cakes. Don’t wait; select your goods now. Fancy Indian River Oranges, the best I have ever handled; see them and note tbe difference. Dark, firm, good keeping Cranberries, New Soft Shell Almonds and Walnuts, Paper Shell Pecans, Large Heavy Cocoanuts, Fresh Shelled Pecans Walnuts and Almonds; Fancy Import ed Raisins, California Raisins, Dab Figs; Fine Dark Red Eating Apples Grape Fruit, Mince Meat, Plum Pud ding, Nice White Celery. Come and see what we have, and place your or der for Christmas. G. H. WILLIAM SON. of the physicians' of the .city, have an attorney or attorneys working on the case; and now the opponents of the hospital, it is said, have employed counsel and they are looking ihto the situation. The committee has had a meeting. It is composed of Mt. Hoke, chair man, and all the members of council who hold over for the next year. The ballot boxes have not been touched; the committee is determined to find ont the status of the registration list first of all—that it may ^ determine if the ballot cast was legal. Some Interesting developments are expect ed to a few days. PACIFIC AT MERCY - OF ASIATIC ATTACK United States, it was authoritatively stated tonight, without one more com- municaion- being* dispatched to Vi enna. The United States is described as being prepared to insist that Austria- Hungary promptly comply with the/ demands for disavowal, the punish ment of the 'submarine commander, and reparation by payment of an in demnity for Americans killed or in jured, making it clear that failure will mean an immediate' break of rela tions; '•**. ' A second note, it is said, would re new the original demands without" dis cussion of exchange of views, and be more insistent. STANDING ARMY OF A MILLION NEEDFUL TO REPEL ATTACK IF MADE ON WEST COAST. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 16.—Sen. Works of -California told the senate today that a standing army of a million would be necessary to defend" the United States against invasion, and declared that the Pacific coast is com pletely at the mercy of an Asiatic at tack. He proposed, as a part of the pre paredness scheme, the creation of a mobile military reserve of 2QO,000 at cost of 350,000,000. According to the Works bill, this reserve would be settled with fami lies on five-acre tracts, provided by the government, supplementing ten months of productive work of nega tion, flood prevention and reforestra- tion with two months of military training. They would be the soldier- settlers. HOWIGERMANY HELD SO. AMERICAN TRADE NATION OF “EFFICIENCY” HAD TRAINED SALESMEN GOING AFTEIR BUSINESS. (By Associated" Press.) London", Deer'll.-—IiSlttiry'In th"6 house of edmmons today caused Reg- nald McKenna, chancellor of the ex chequer, to announce that the plan for the mobliziation add purchase of American .and .Canadian securities would provide that the control of tbe Candian railroads would not pass in to the bands of Americans. He said the mobilization scheme had the endorsement of the Dominion government, and he hoped for the good-will of the American govern ment. SIo Longer German Attache, Boy-Ed Talks of Circulation of False Report (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 16.—Captain Boy- Ed, the recalled German naval at tache, in a statement issued tonight, branded as fabrications and inven tions the newspaper reports that he had obtained through secret agents a confidential report prepared by an American naval officer and sumitted to President Wilson. He said that as a matter of fact be never heard of such a report and pro posed no longer to bear the brunt of absurd stories put into circulation. Sinco be is no longer connected with tbe German embassy he feels tree to talk. Marriage License Tells Ages of the President and His Bride-to-Be (By Associated- Press.) Washington, Dec. 16—The mar riage, license issued for President Wil son and Mrs. Galt today disclosed that a clergyman of Mrs. Galt’s faith, the -Reverend Herbert Scott Smith, Episcopal, will perform the ceremony. The president is a Presbyterian and an elder to the church. ( (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. lfr.V-There is a more hopeful feeling here regarding the Balkans, now that it is definitely an nounced that Italians effected a land ing in Albania and the Anglo-French force at Saloniki has been strongly reinforced. It is not stated how large an Italian force must be sent to assist the Ser bians and Monenegrins, but from the fact that the official account intimates landings at several ports, it is taken for granted that an army of consider able proportions will be sent. This with Serbians and Montenegrin will be serious threat to ‘central Powers' right flank, while they cannot look with idleness on the concentrating of forces at Saloniki and the gathering Russians^ to Bessarabia. It is anticipated therefore, tbat the Germans will strike at Saloniki before the Anglo-French forces grow too strong. It is believed with the end in view they are now negotiating with Greece. If their plans include Bul garians they are likely to meet Greek opposition, as Greece is strongly averse to any Bulgarians crossing the frontier. This applies also to some extent to Austrians whose ambitions have been always for an. Aegean port, preferable Saloniki; on the whole therefore it is thought here the Greeks might prefer to see Entente Allies remain there until the war ends. In fact Lord Robert Cecil, the un dersecretary of foreign affairs In his comments said that the Entente plan was to keep central powers from the city in accordance with Greek wishes. - (By Associated Press.) Charleston, S. C., Dec. T6.—Dr. J. W. Jenks, professor of government in the New York University, told the del egates to the Southern Commercial Congress today that Germany’s suc cess to Latin-American trade was due to her training of salesmen for that special work. Mr,. Hurley, a member of the federal trade commission urged “mobiliza tion of American forces,” because, he said, competition for the Latin- American business at the close of the war will be "fierce.” Pleas were also made for the crea tion of a national “chamber of agri culture,” a national system of rural credits, and the enlargment of the merchant marine. BELIEVED U. S. WILL RECALL HER MINISTERS. London, Dec.- 16*—An Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam dispatch quotes the Vienna Telegram as say ing the feeling there is that the Unit ed States will ask for the recall of. the Austrian embassy as the Ameri can note is couched inrsuch terms that such steps is considered una voidable. It Is said the note weshsuibmitted to the German ambassador before its presentation to Ambassador Pemfield, and also says that dispatch and Dr. Dumiba, recalled ambassador to Unit ed -States, took a hand in drafting tbe document The message adds that in today's editorials in Vienna news papers on the note, extensive ex cisions appear. “THE SECRET SIN” AT ELITE TODAY BLANCHE SlVEET AND ROSCOE ARBUCKLE ARE STARS; DOUBLE BILL TODAY. “The Secret Sin,” Blanche Sweet’s latest film success, which was billed for showing at the Elite on yesterday and was delayed in transit will be presented today. This unusual drama in which Miss Sweet plays two roles, has pnovpn to be a distinct screen novelty of the year, is also conceded to be. her greatest screen triumph. As an added attraction the Elite also presents today the Triangle-Key stone comedy, directed by Mack Sen- nett, entitled ,f Fickle Fatty's Fall.” Fat Roscoe irbuckle keeps things moving from start to finish and his mishaps which include adventures with runaway autos that run off the dock, to say nothing of his domestic troubles are irresi&table to provoking laughter. This combination of two of the screen’s most popular sta^s completes one of the best bills seen to Athens recently. Admission today: Children, 5 cents; adults, 15 cents. KILLED BY FALL FROM A HORSE , "1 v - "'-‘-'iX-l r-.'v ■■■ _ (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 16.—Capt. Frank F. Robards of the United States Ma rine Coips. was killed by a flail from a horse while on duty with the expe ditionary forces near Port An Prince, Haiti, according to a dispatch to the navy department tonight. COURT REVERSES IT- _ SELF, W. U. MATTER Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 16.—The supreme court today reversed Its former ruling and held that the West ern Union cannot condemn a.portion of the L. & N, right-of-way (or use in its business. The decision means that the railroad may force the West ern Union to remove Its poles and wires from railroad property.