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ATHENS, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 22, 1915.
ESTABLISHED 1832
m NADIA HEARD WINNER,
DANNER’S BIG CAPITAL PRIZE
TAKE TO AMBASSADORS ABROAD
SPECIAL ADVICE FROM. WILSON
iRNED Blfi HUDSON-SIX CAR;
WINDER LADY GETS FORD CAR
IISTMAS SPIRIT PSEyAILEO
AMONG ALL PARTIES:
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
st night witnessed the closing of
Great Christmas Gift Subscription
ipcugn of the Athens Banner and
Irtly before 10 o’clock the three
Iges copcludedt the count of ballots
announced the ten successful
ium winners.
julte a large number of candi-
|es and their friends were present
itign headquarters during and
re close of the count and a Yule-
spirit was manifested, judging
I the congratulations showered upon
victors.
The doors of the building were
Bed promptly at 6 o’clock yester-
afternoon and the official ballot
was turned over to the judges and
Rowing assortment of the ballots,
count was begun and after a very
trough verification, the winners
announced.
lie first grand capital premium,
handsome Hudson Super Six, 7-
Benger touring car was awarded to
as Nadia Heard, of Athens, who
led a grand total of 20,107,800
le second grand capital premium,
passenger Ford touring oar, was
}n by Mrs. M. J. Griffeth, of Winder,
with a grand total of 17,091,425
DEAD OR ALIVE
VILLA IS WANTED BADLY FOR
COURT-MARTIAL BY CAR--
r - RANZA FORCES.
ae district grand premiums were
}n as follows:
District No. 1.
st Grana Premium, a $400 Cable-
bison Plano, woq by Miss Nell Me
prman, of Athens, with a grand total
8,286,100 votes.
|Second Grand Premium, a $75 Co-
Ola Grafonola, won by Miss Oleaf
le!d, of Athens, with a grand
of 8,211,900 votes.
| Fourth Grand Premium, a $20 La
s’ Gold Watch, won by ,Miss Daisy
ae Slaves, of Athens.
District No. 2.
[ First Grand Premium, a $400 Cable-
on Piano, won by Miss Serena
swford, of Lexington, Ge., with a
ad total of 11,588,400 votes.
(Second Grand Premium, a $75 Co-
bia Grafonola, won by Miss Lola
Be Bullock, of Hull, Ga., with a
ad total oi 11,293,550 votes.
Third Grand premium, a $50 Schol-
shlp in tne Athens Business Ool-
}ge, won by Miss Nell Shockley, of
palachee, Ga„ with a grand total of
0,791,775 votes.
Fourth Grand Premium, a $20 La-
lies’ Gold Watch, won by Miss Jennie
Parks, of Auburn, Ga., with a
total of 9,472,876 votes.
Diutrict Prize Ballots.
On the special offer starting No-
aber 28 to December 4, inclusive,
prize ballots were ottered, live to
district, to the candidates turn-
in the largest amounts in suir
iptlons and these prize ballots
tare won by the following:
District No. 1—first prize ballot of
D0,000 extra votes, won by Miss Na-
la Heard; second prize ballot of 400,-
DO extra votes, won by Miss Nell Mc-
joraaan; fourth prize ballot of 200,000
votes, won by Miss Daisy Tdae
aves; fifth prize ballot of 100,000
ctra votes, won by Mrs. Cecil Moon.
District No. 2—First prize ballot of
jWO.OOO extra votes, won by Mrs. M.
Griffeth, of Winder, Ga.; second
?rize ballot of 400,OoO extra votes,
eon by Miss Lola Lee Bullock, of
InT, Ga.; third prize ballot of 300,000
votes, won by Miss Nell Shock
[ley, of Apalachee, Ga.; fourth prize
allot of 200,000 extra votes, won by
iMiss Harrietts Reeves, of Madison,
IGa;; fifth prize ballot of 100,000 exSra
(votes, won by Miss Ora Griffith, of
lAttburn, Ga.
Grand Prize Ballots.
al offer starting De-
December 16, inclusive,
| five grand prize ba’lots were offered
;Continued on page five.)
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 21.—Tne rioting
among Villa soldiers at Juarez today,
was said to oe controlled by- Camus-
authorities tonlghL It was not
regarded here aa affecting the general
situation in northern Mexico,, where
the de facto government Is rapidly ex
tending its authority over territory
formerly controlled by’Villa.
Although no definite word was re
ceived here as to Villa’s where
abouts, advices from Laredo say that
a cordon of troops has been stretched
across a territory north of Chihuahua
City to prevent his escape into the
United States.
Villa s agent thinks he will come to
the United States as his wife recently
left El Paso for thq east, apparently
intending to go to Cuba.
It is understood that troops at the
Oarranza headquarters at Nuevo La
redo have been given to understand
that Villa is wanted^dead or alive,•*
and if captured he ajlll be tried by a
court-martial in which General Car
ranza will take part -&
An American brakeman was slight
ly wounded during the riots today.
If there is no more hitch in the con
trol of Juarez, arranza ddhbtless will
remove the bulk of h!^ troops there.
PEACE COUNCIL
PROBE ENDING ISAYS PREPAREDNESS TENDS TO
WAR INSTEAD OF II. S. PEACE
PRESIDENT GOMPERS AND SEC.
MORRISON OF FEDERATION
OF LABOR TESTIFY.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 21.—With the con-
REPORT TO BE
MADE BY JAN. I
CORPORATIONS AND SEVERAL
OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS
SUBJECT TO WAR, TAX.
BDCHWAID’S SPEC-
1ALSF0R TODAY
Fresh California raisins, 16c pound.
Seded raisins, 10 and 15c package.
{Fresh currants, 16c package.
Brazil nuts, finest we ever saw,
.20c,ppund.
English .walnuts, 20 and 26c pound..
Mixed nuts, our own mixture, 20c
pound.
Paper shell almonds, 25c pound.
Shelled almonds, 05c pound.
Shelled walnuts, 60c pound.
Shelled pecans, 85c pound.
Fresh cranberries, 2 quarts, 25c.
Nice celery, 10 and 12%c stalk.
Fresh lettuce, 1214c head.
Nice, juicy sweet oranges, 16, 20,
25 and 30c dozen.
Nice Indian River oranges, 30c doz.
iStaymen-winesap apples, 65c peck.
•Fancy Baldwin apples, 50c peck.
{Extra fancy Baldwin apples, 60c
peck.
Fruit cake, 26c pound, positively
the Very best on the market.
All kinds of canned goods, and
Heinz’s pickles.
All kinds candles.
We guarantee entire satisfaction on
onr goods and prices.
BUCHWAiLD’S, Phone 646.
(By‘Associated Press.) *
New York, Dec. 21.—Colonel E. M.
House, confident'al adviser to Presi
dent Wilson, stated today that he
sails for Europe shortly at the re
quest of the president to deliver in
formation to American ambassadors
regarding the United States’ attitude
a s?-' . .
on pending international questions.
•He denied that his trip will be a
peace mission.
Colonel* Horae said the president
and state ^department found it difficult
to make all points clear to ambassa
dors by cable, and also inadvisable
that envoys leave their posts.
AFTER DARDANELLES BLUNDERS
WHAT WOULD ENGLAND DO WITH
MILLION MEN NOW ASKED FOR
iclzed the administration’s prepared
ness program in a speech at the Uni
versity of Chicago today, styling it
“preparation for war instead of prep
aration for peace
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Dec. 21.—Whiter T. Fisher,
elnsion of tdottmony-’gtveii'by'-SttXmeV ’tofither secretary of;thO;Interi<ff, crit-
Gompers and Frank Morrison, presl
dent and secretary, respectively of
the American Federation of Labor,
the. federal grand jury Investigation
into the activities of Labor’s Nation
al Peace Connell wlU virtually end.
Federal officials , who charged that
the organ'zation was * financed fcy
Franz Von Ryntelen to foment strikes
fh munitions factories expect the jnry
to return at least six Indictments
Wednesday ofr Thursday.
Gompere today delivered to the
jurors two portfolios containing cir
culars and letters connected with al
leged attempts of the Council to cor
rupt union labor.
Witnesses were also beard in 'the
case oga’nst Paul Koenig, the Ham-
burg-Amerlcan Line detective charg
ed with attempt to dynamite the
Welland CanaL
The real evil, he said, lay In the
doctrine of political and economic Im
perialism common to so many na
tions, which holds that the economic
welfare of every nation depends upon
securing'expanding opportunities for
trade by requiring political domin
ion over countries backward in de
velopment.
IS NOW WITH
OUT BOARD TAX EQUALIZERS
Clarke county is now without a
board , of tax equalizers. At the last
meeting of the boon! of commission-
era of roads' and reveaimi the resig
nations of Messrs. Ooibb Lxmpkin
and G. H. Palmer were received. The
other , member' of the board of equal-
been for
by reason
great-
Hopkins
izers, Mt. N. B. Davis,
Some month incapacita 1
of serious Illness—being
er part of the time in
hospital, Baltimore.
Messrs. Lampkin and Palmer in
tendering their resignations \stated
that they did so because of the fact
that under the law th§y would be ren
dered ineligible for hqjdilfg any other
office and the small ''rem^^failon for
the work performed as county as
sessors did not balance the loss they
might sustain by being denied the
privilege of holding other office.
Mr. Palmer, for example, by reason
of the fact that he was a county
equalizer was denied the rignt to hold
the place as a city assessor—the
former place paying less than $50 and
the latter paying $200. His service
as city assessor, moreover, made hint
better equipped for the county office
duties.
Judge Hart, the state tax commis
sioner, has been notified of the action
of the Clarke county officials and ad
vised Of the difficulty in securing
men for the work. ’
The emergency war tax measure,
which-has been in effect for the past
year, was re enacted by congress a
few days ago.
All corporations and other special
lines of business which are subject
under this am are required to make
their disclosures by the first of Jan
uary—only ten days, now, from this
uate.
These returns should be in the
hands of Hon. A. O. Blalock, of the
internal revenue offices in Atlanta, be
fore next Saturday week. The re
ports to be made are similar to those
made last year.
Slayer of Jacksonville Newspaper
Business Manager Given New Trial
Feds May Now
Rest in Peace
(By Associated Press.)
Cincinnati, Dec. 21.—Excepting
email details concerning the Interpa-
tional League, all conditions which
go into the peace treaty between the
Federal League and organized" base
ball were- agreed to here tonight
EASTMAN MOB QUITS
SEARCH, THIRD NEGRO
(By Associated Press.)
Eastman, Ga., Dec. 21.—The hunt
for the third negro, said to be impli
cated in the murder of A. M. Batchel-
Jor here Sunday night, was given up
when it was understood that Sam
Bland and Willie Steward, the two
negroes lynched early today confess
ed that they alone were guilty.
Indications tonight were that there
will be no investigation of the lynch
ing, because the coroner’s jury placed
the blame on the negroes.
Powdered Sugar and Brown Sugar,
at Arnold & Abney’s, Phone 1076.
We sent out yesterday about 500
pounds of Fruit Cake aiyl only have
about 300 pounds left Arnold & Ab
ney.
We will have fresh SEALSHIPT
Oysters to arrive every morning this
week. Arnold & Abney.
EXTRA SPECIALS, MAX JOSEPH’8
DEPARTMENT STORE.
Phone 1321.
Will serve you Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday with special cut prices
in apples, oranges, nuts, grape fruits,
raisins and fancy canned goods.
Oranges, ibc dozen.
Grape fnut, Be each.
Nuts, assorted, or any kind, He lb,
Not cold storage ones, hut highest
grade and fresh.
{Raisins, 15c pound.
Del monte Cherries
50c size jars, 35c.
25c size jars, 15c. *
15c size jars, 10c. /
10c size jars, 7c.
Delmonte Preserves.
25c size jars, 15c.
15c size jars, 10c.
25c pure hon|y, 15c.
15c pure honey, 10c.
15c pie peaches, 10c.
15c pie apples, 10c.
25c apricots, 15c.
Phone 1321 for Prompt Delivery.
SALE OF HORSE
MEAT PERMITTED
AFTER FIRST OF THE NEW YEAR
NEW YORKERS WILL BE AL
LOWED HORSE-MEAT.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Dec. 21.—The sale of
horsesneat for food will be permitted
nere after January 1, the hoard of
health announced today. •
Health Commissioner Emerson said
that while the health department did
not exactly recommend it, there is
no harm in eating horse-flesh, cm the
horse never has tuberculosis or com
municates malignant diseases to hu-
MBS. G. W. COLLEY
DIED ON YESTERDAY
HAD JUST PREPARED THE MORN
ING MEAL FOR FAMILY AND
EXPIRED SUDDENLY.
After arising as usual, being in ap
parently as good health as ever, pre
paring the usual morning meal for her
husband and family of several little
children, Mrs. G. W. Colley was yes
terday morning suddenly seized with
an attack of heart trouble and ex
pired in a few moments. The death
was one of the saddest here in
months. -
Mrs. Colley was thirty-six years of
age. She Is survived by her husband
and several children.
The funeral and burial will occur
this mornings the services being con
ducted-from the residence at 2$3 Pop
lar street, Rev. E. W. JoneS, pastor
of the Oconee < street Method'-Bt
church, offlciat’ng. The interment
will be in Oconee cemetery.
(By Associated Press.)
Richmond, Va., Dec. 21.—George B.
Perkins, of Boston, Mass., the archi
tect, who shot and killed F. W. B. Hlnr
man, business manager of the Jack
sonville- .. Times*Un1on, aboard c t£e
Clyde Liner, Mohawk, off* Charleston,
November 11, 1914, was granted a
new trial today by the United States
circuit court of appeals.
Perkins had been sentenced to
three years by the United States dis
trict court at Columbia, South Caro
lina.* 1
The circuit court held that,the dis
trict .court’s instruction to the jury
that Perkins was suffering from
delerlum tremens when the crime was
committed was prejudicial, as it was
not. proved.
Perkins pleaded insanity from an
overddse of a drag.
Perkins fired suddenly on a crowd
on the Mohawk’s deck, killing Hin-
man, and wounding Captain Ingram
and C: L. Wright, of Utica, New York.
When the ship arrived at Charles
ton, the police found Perkins asleep
in a berth. He professed ignorance
of. the shooting.
FORMED GOVERNOR
MISSISSIPPI SERE
(Hon. E. F. Noel, ex-governor of the
state of Mississippi, is in the city on
some profession legal busines8._ His
home is in Lexington, Miss. He was
governor of the state in 1907-1908.
Starving Vdla Troops Try to
Loot Town inCharge of Enem
(By Associated Press.)
El Paso, Texas, Dec, 21.—George A;
Dlepert, an Ei Paso brakeman, was
killed and several Mexicans are said
to- have lost their lives in riots at
Juarez today, after the arrival of 300
starving Villa troops, who tried to loot
the town when they found. Carranza
authorities in charge.
American and Mexican troops
guard the border tonight, but it is
said the rioting has ended.
Villa troops refused to recognize
Uarranza’s authority until their gen
eral surrendered;
CHURCH (ONfERENCE AT
YOUNG HARRIS TONIGHT
COOPER’S OPEN SVTURDAY.
Cooper’s Barber Shop, 190 Clayton
street, will be open till m’dnight Fri
day night and all day Saturday, till
s p. m. L. E. COOPER, Proprietor.
ROLL OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
TO BE CALLED AND BUSI
NESS OF IMPORTANCE ON.
There will be a church conierence
at Young karris Methodist church,
Rev*. Virgil P. ScoviUe, pastor, this
evening at the usual hour tor evening
services, 7:oo o'clock. Tne roll of
the membership will be called and
every memner is expected to be n
h-nd. There is business or imp st
ance to be transacted, as there are
matters of vital interest'to the church
tor the coming year to be discussed
and acted upon.
MR. J. P. FEARS STILL
QUITE DANGEROUSLY ILL
The' friends of Mr.vJ. P. Fears will
regret exceedingly to learn that his
condition is not quite as hopeful, as
tor several days past He is consider
ed critically Ill.
WORK PROGRESSING ON
STORE FOR NEW FIRM
SUNDAY NEXT Will BE
WESLEY MEMORIAL HOS
PITAL DAY IN CHURCHES
Methodist churches in Georgia will
ask for contributions to what is
known as the annual Christmas of
fering tor charity work at Wesley
Memorial Hospital.
The puolic nas no idea of the
amount of charity work done at this
great hospital. $12,683 worth of char
ity work has, been done this year,
while only v -,,090 has been contrib
uted to this cause. This Is the tenth
anniversary of Wesley Memorial Hos
pital, and over $56,060 worth of char
ity work has besn done—not one-
fourth of which has been contributed
—the hospital has paid it out of its
earnings.
It must oe thoroughly understood
that there Js no regard paid to creed
nor church affiliations at this hospital
The same treatment is accorded every
one in need or suffering.
Sunday school superintendents and
Sunday school children, particularly,
are asked to co-operate in this noble
work.
The former E. J. Bondurant store
on Clayton street, lender the Moss
Auditorium, is being rapidly gotten
into shape tor the coming of the big
new dry-goods store of the McCom-
mons-Thompson-Boswell Company,
which will open on the first of the ’ Greece-Bulgarian frontier,
year. Thi9 concern is one of the big
gest mercant'le establishments in
th)s part of the state, having done
for many years past a big business at
Greensboro.
NATIONALISTS WlU OPPOSE
CONSCRIPTION; MILLION
MORE MEN ASKED FOR
BY PRtM. ASQUI1R /
London, Dec. 21.—Another million
men, to raise the strength of the
British army from three to four mil
lion, were asked by Premier Asquith
in the house of commons today .n hla
outline of the military situaLon. a
The premier said the British fight
ing forces in the various war thear
ters now total a million and a quarter,
and the war’s demands are such aa
necess-tated calling for the empire’a
■‘recruitable maximum.’’
Asquith did not pot himself on rec
ord as favoring or opposing conscrip
tion, awaiting cabinet consideration
of the result of Lord Derby’s report
on recruit-ng, not yet made public.
John Redmond, nationalist, declared
that his party will fight any attempt
at conscription, and John Dillon want
ed to know what would be the use
of more men when led by the men
responsible for the Dardanelles
blunders.
TOOK “SPANKING” TO
GET ENOUGH RECRUITS.
London, Dec. 21.—James O’Grady,
member of the parliament’s joint re
cruiting committee, says in the Da ly
Sketch that two million and a half
enlisted in nineteen weeks of Lord
Derby’s recruiting campaign.
The first day, O Grady asserted, on
ly 127 responded, but as a result x>f
“spanking” rallied more than a mil
lion and a half enlisted in one week." '
the last week alone.
TURKS TELL ANOTHER
TALE OF RETIREMENT
ENGLISH FROM EAST.
London, Dec./ 21.^—The RnssMId* 3 ^"'
capture of Varna, Bulgaria’s chief
Black Sea port, after bombardment re
ported by the Daily Chronicle.
(Russian cruisers and transports
were off Varna today and the town
was shelled. /
The Chronicle’s report said the in
fantry and artillery landed In suffi
cient force to hold the place against
Bulgarian attacks.
Turkish Statements contradict the
British reports that the withdrawal
of 100,000 English from Gallipoli wae
accomplished without losses. The
Turks describe- their attack on the
British positions at Sulva Bay and
counterattack by the British at Sed-
dulbahr. The latter the Turks say,
was a feint to cover the withdrawal
and the English loss was heavy at
Seddultnhr.
Premier Asquith admitted In the
house of commons today that it seem- •
ed incredible that the withdrawal
should have taken place without loss.
The German works at Hartmans-
Weilerkopf, voges mountains, were
captured by the French. >
Vienna reports-the annihilation of
two companies of Italians advancing
on San Michel mountain.
The Allies are fortifying Salonlkl
and the Bulgarians and Germans are
maintaining their line along the
We will have plenty of extra fine
Celery and Head Lettuce jail this
week. Arnold & Abney.
AUSTRIA ENDEAVORS
HEDGE ON DECISION
Large Bell Peppers.
Cranberries, 15c the quart.
ARNOLD & ABNEY.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, “HOBO”, ^
GIVEN USUAL SENTENCE
Before Judge Carlisle Cobb In the
forenoon and Judge West of the city
court in the afternoon, William John
son, an alleged “hobo”, taken from
a S. A. L. train one n’ght early in the
week, was g'ven a hearing. He plead
ed gui’ty and was accorded the usual
'-.ent°n f 'R In such cases;—three months
or $30 fine. _
Washington, Dec. 21.—-Pending the
receipt of Austria’s second Ancona
note Baron Zwielinek, the Austrian
charge, said he was seek'ng the ar
rangement of the conduct of Informal
negotiations, similar to those under
taken by Count Von Bemstorff during
the closing days of the Arabic inci
dent
While it is thought here that the
State department will not be wll’ng
to agree to such an arrangement, at
least until after the second note Is
received from Vienna, it is believed
here that Van Bemstorff prevented
the German situation from becoming
more serious than it was admitted to
be at one time.
Zw’edinek recently received Instruc
tions from Vienna, hut these were not
disclosed.