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THE BANNER, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 191U.
ATHENS CLAIMS THE RANKING
FURNITURE HEALER IN WHOLE
SOUTH-MR. WM. F. DORSEY
STILL HUNTING
MORE NEGROES
POSSES ARE SEARCHING FOR
OTHERS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
• IMPLICATED IN KILLING.
On next Tuesday January 4th, Mr
W. F. Dorsey, mayor of Athens, and
head of the Dorsey Furniture Com
pany will celebrate an anniversary
that no other man in the South can
celebrate and but few in the entire
country stand above him in connec
tion with the event that he celebrates
Besides being the ranking furniture
dealer in the South, Mr. Dorsey ha9
been in the furniture business longer
than any other living Southern retail
er, anti it is the latter distinction that
next Tuesday is an anniversary of—
celebratin r the day when thirty-two
years ago, in 1884, he entered the fur
niture business in Athens on Broad
street abcut where the Callaway Gro
eery Co. now is.
Mr. Dorsey is not only the oldest
furniture dealer in the South in point
of continuous service but his firm i9
the'eldos: furniture business of the
city of Athens and traces its estab
lishment back to the very first store
of its kind here.
Entered Business in 1884.
On January 4th, 1884, Mr. Dorsey,
then a very young man just from hi9
native county of Hall, with Mr. E. S,
Edge bought out the "M. B. McGinty
Co., which firm succeeded that of Dr.
Now Stands at Top.
Tt is quartered on the ground floor
of Athens’ biggest commercial build
ing, the Mess Auditorium, and for
thirty-two years, besides winning and
maintaining the confidence of the pea
pic, a sentiment that has become a
cherished hope, has grown up in the
business that inspires Mr. Dorsey to
become not only the ranking furniture
dealer of the South but also of th<*
whole country. From the best in
formation available from the conven
tion. held annually in Grand Rapids,
and other sources, there are but three
in the United States who out-rank
him, and all of these are much older
than he and so his ambition to be
"dean of the furniture dealers” of the
country is ro idle dream after all.
Active in City Affairs.
Besides building up an ideal furni
lure business, Mr. Dorsey has busied
himself with the interests of Athens,
Clarke county, and his fellowmen. He
entered politics at an early age and
26 yc-are ago he was sworn in as al
derman from the First ward of the
city, the main plank in his platform
being the establishing of a regulai
paid lire department, he having served
as a volunteer fireman and was chief
(By Associated Press.)
Blakely, Ga., t Jan. 1.—Two auto
mobiles carrying armed men passed
through town tonight bound for the
scene of the recent negro killings
growing out of the murder of Henry
J. Villipigue, the overseer, who was
shot Tuesday by Grandison Goolsby
and his twosons, negroes from an ad
joining plantation, and posses are
still scouring the river in the hunt
for the younger of Goolsby’s, said to
have escaped.
Six negroes are dead as a result of
clashes of the past few days, and all
the negro lodge buildings in Early
county, numbering a dozen, were
burned. A lodge book, said to have
been found on the body of one slain
negro, showed, it is alleged, that the
Goolsbys had been delegated to kill
Villipigue because the latter thrashed
one of the younger Goolsbys for in
solence.
MR. WILLIAM F. DORSEY.
H. A. Lowrance, the latter having
bought out the Wilson Furniture Co.,
which was the Athens original furni.
ture shop, thus the big modern house
of which Mr. Dorsey 's now the head
traces its origin back to the very be
ginning.
There are other older firms in the
South, tiiis Mr. Dorsey yields, but that
there is no other dealer who has been
In the business longer than he has
continuously, from Maryland to Cali
fornia, south of the Mason & Dixon
line is what he prides himself upon.
At the time he went into the furni
ture business here the town was hard
ly more than a village, and all thal
of the last volunteer department the
city had. In less than four months
lie saw his promise to the voters of
his ward put through. He served
terms ns alderman and during this
time the first pavement in the city
was laid, the work being started in the
face of bitter opposition on the part
of many leading citizens who claimed
it would bankrupt them as well as
the city to try and provide brick for
walks.
After retiring from council Mr. Dor
sey was not atcive in politics but
practically all the time from the nine
ties till he was elected mayor in 1906
he served as Worshipful Master of ML
portion that is now the handsome Vernon Lodge,
residential section -was all woods; He was elected mayor in 1906 and
there were no uaved streets nor-liand served through 1909 when he retired
some buildings, just a struggling vil and became president of the Chamber
lage, but as the town grew to a city of Commerce. In 1914 he was again
and progressed the firm that Mr. Dor- elected mayor without opposition and
sey was a member of also grew, pro will turn over the administration Wed-
grossed, and expanded with it, until to- nesday to his successor,
day the Dorsey Furniture Co. rank* Mr. Dorsey, though old in the furni-
with any establishment of ifs kind lb ture business, is yet a young man,
the entire country. active in fraternal affairs as well as
Survived all Changes. devoting a lot, of time and interest
For some years the firm was known to civic and county matters.His whole
as "Edge & Dorsey,” until later Mr. career has been characterized by*an
Peter Funkenstein came in and then j "Athens First” motive and this city
it was the “Edge-Dorsey Co.” Later [ never had a more tireless friend and
Mr. Myer Stern, now president of thej worker than Mr. W. F. Dorsey who on
Athens Savings Bank, bought out the | January 4th will celebrate the annl-
Edge interest and the fiiyn took the
name of "Stern & Dorsey.” Mr. C. J.
O’Farrell became a member and two
places of business were operated, one
under the name of "Stern & Dorsey*
and the other “O’Farrell & Funken-
stein.”
When Mr. Stern retired to become
president of the Savings Bank he and
Mr. O’Farrell sold their interest to
the other members of the firm and
the business took the style name that
most Athenians of today knew it
"Dorsey & Funkenstein." This firm
existed until June, 1912, when Mr.
Funkenstein retired and Mr. John R
Northcutt became associated with Mr
Dorsey and the firm name again
changed to the present company,
“Dorsey Furniture Co.” with Mr. Dor
sey the senior member. ,
versary of his advent into a business
of which he is now the undisputed
leader in the South and fourth In the
entire country.
Athens as well as Mr. Dorsey is to
be congratulated!
A MINIMUM WAGE OF
$8.50, MASSACHUSETTS
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Jan. 1.—The minimum
weekly wage of $8.50, decreed for 10,
000 women and girls-employed in re
tail stores In this state, went into ef
fect today. While the order of the
Minimum Wage Commission is not
mandatory, most of the stores accept
ed it.
REJUVENATED RUSSIAN ARMY
COMES BACK AND ATTACKS
MADE DN AUSTRIA IN GALICIA
(By Associated Press.)
London, Jan. 1.—The rejuvenated
Russian army, equipped with muni
tions from Japan, America, and Eng
land, is now engaged in a great at
tack on the Austrians in Galicia.
Reports from Petrograd and Vienna
claim successes for the respective
forces, but neither describes a de
cisive result.
The result of the battle is expected
to have an important bearing on the
Balkan situation, particularly on the
Rumanian policy.
Russia has been preparing for at
tack for some time, as cables into
Bessarabian regions have been vir
tually suspended for months.
Reinforcement to bring the Austro-
German troops on the Galician front
up to a million and a half were sent,
and Von Mackensen, who commanded
against Serbia, is said to be on the
scene.
In addition to the steamer, Persia,
sunk, the British ship, Abelia, is re
ported topedoed, probably in the east
ern Mediterranean.
Along the western front quiet pre
vails.
The Turks on Gallipoli are giving
no rest to French and British left at
Soddul Bahr.
Officially it Is reported that Ger
man arid Austrian forces are gather
ing at -Monastir, near the Greek bor
der, and Premier Radoslavoff is quot
ed as saying that the Bulgarians will
soon begin an advance on Greek soil
to attack the Allies at Saloniki..
Rumania is reported massing three
army crops on the Bulgarian frontier.
MANY, MANY THANKS TO
THE PUBLIC
Yet, it is not in place to point just
now, how grateful, the immediate
present lias shown, but overwhelming
was tiie success of Max Joseph’s Re
moval to the main floor of the Pure
Food Department.
That, What we know is enough.
It is encouraging. It developed.
The hundreds unexpected flocked to
the store to see the cut prices, and not
one left without buying.
We can prove with testimonials by
men who give a certain amount to up
keep of the household. Also by the
housekeepers who do their own mar
keting, that no less than 15 per cent
upon the most needy staples, and up
to 3-5 per cent on fancies, vegetables,
staple and fancy groceries, and nearly
o0 per cent on delicatessen.
It is true, we had only few of the
liberal ones who thank their grocery
man who run their grocery account on
the 28th of the month to the second
following the month pproceeding.
But Think What You Are Doing
Your household expenses for eight
instead of twelve months is your dif
ference. Make up your mind. Pay
cash. You save 35 per cent on your
first bill, instead please charge, and
you are out of debt the next. It is
virtually the same to you; the only
hardship you have is the beginning.
All the balance is your comfort. Think
of this seriously. Begin Monday, Jan.
3, 1916. See your savings and show
it to your husband on January 31st.
Just One Tiny Month, Cash, Instead
“Please Charge.”
It is Max Joseph gives this advice
to you.
It is Max Joseph will assist your
purchasing power.
It is Max Joseph will advertise
dally prices.
It is Max Joseph why he can do it.
'Max Joseph, in the Max Joseph
Building, pays no rent.
Deduct my expense from the ones
who run a separate grocery business
Expense 1, 2 or 3 families to sup
port from the business.
Expense numbers of clerks.
Expense light and delivery.
Expense clerks-, book-keepers, to
charge.
Expense hundreds of dollars for in
cidentals.
It Is therefore only a department
store; the only one suggests and in
vites your criticism at present only.
Max Joseph’s Pure Food Department
IMAX JOSEPH DEPT. STORE.
Corner Clayton and Wall Streets
Phone 916. Main Entrance.
FEARS GROCERY CO.
IN NEW QUARTERS
The Fears Grocery Company has
moved to its up-town quarters, the
place formerly occupied by the Har
per Grocery Co., corner Baxter and
Bloomfield, just off Milledge dlvenue
The stock, replenished and fresh
ened, has been all moved to the new
place and the phone number of the
Fears Grocery Company will now be
474. Other phones will be installed
this week.
The company solicits a continuance
of the good patronage It has had the
past year and feels now in better
shape than ever to promptly serve
the public.
Mr. Chariee Weatherly, Jr., went
over to Madison to attend a dance
Friday night.
i.
SEES VICTORY DURING IGIG
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, jan. 1.—President Poincaire
in a New Year’s letter to the French
army predicted 1916 as a year of vie-
tory.
In commending the soldiers for
their steadfasteness and unity of pur
pose he assured them that the na
tion stood behind them, with the “de-
SERIOUS: SINKING OF PERSIA
American Consul at Aden, A abia, Among
Those Lost; Government Awaits Fur
ther Details of the Sinking Before
Any Action is; Taken
SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS RE
CORD DISTURBANCES; EX
PLOSIONS IN OTHER
PLACES.
(By Associated Press.)
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 1.—(Severe earth
quake shocks, indicated to be 2,700
miles due south, were recorded at
Canisius College, here.
Two shocks of seven and ten min
utes each and five one-minute tremors
were registered.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan 1.—Shocks, hity to explain.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Jan. 1.—Officials to
night anxiously awaited the details of
the torpedoing of the British steamer,
Persia, which was sunk in the Medi
terranean with a great loss of life,
and on which Americans, including
Robert McXeely, of Monroe, N. C.,
American consul at Aden, Arabia, are
known to have embarked. While in
vestigation may show that the subma
rine commander was justified in sink
ing the vessel, officials here are not
inclined to minimize the gravity of
the situation should it develop that
there has been a violation of Ameri
can rights.
Should the submarine prove to be
an Austrian, as apparently is the case,
Vienna will be given every oppertu-
termin-jd resolution to hold fast, en
dure, and to vanquish.”
Since 1871, he declared, the French
government’s attempt has been to
avoid war. Now it is declared against
them in spite of themselves, and it
must te carried out until the victory
is gained, which meant the annihila
tion of German militarism and the re
construction of France.
Five Year Old Girl Baby is
Sought by Court Procedure—
Has Absolutely Disappeared
Y esterday in the superior court here
Judge Brand issued an attachment for
contempt against Miss Carrie Hamil
ton of Buford, Gwinnett county, to
show cause why she should not be
punished for failure to obey the
court’s orders and produce the little
five year old grand-niece in court-
following habeas corpus proceedings.
The suit was brought by Mrs. W. W.
Lampkin of this city, as mother of
Frank Lampkin, and grandmother of
the little five year old in question,
against Misses Lizzie Hamilton and
Carrie Hamilton of Buford, aunts of
the mother of the little girl. Miss Liz
zie Hamilton answered the court’s in
quiry and declared that she did not
know where the baby is. Miss Carrie
Hamilton filed no answer at all. It
is believed that she has taken the lit
tle baby out of the state—it being held
thatthe last time the child was seen
was on a train bound Carolina-ward
from Buford.
The mother of the baby-girl was
reared by her aunts, the Misses Ham
ilton. They, it appears, are anxious
to retain possession of their adopted
niece’s baby. One of the ladies is
postmistress at Buford, both have
property, and it is said, have express-
ed a desire to adopt the baby and
make it heir to a considerable fortune.
The case is attracting great inter
est.
more like explosions than earth
quakes, were felt at Rocky City today,
but no heavy explosions were report
ed.
Seattle, Jan. 1.—The earth shook,
lasting ten seconds, but doing no dam
age. The quake was felt this after
noon.
Indians Become
Real Americans
(By Associated Press.)
Pawkuska, Okla., Jan. 1.—Just 2,229
Osage Indians some of whom are
worth about $30,000 were made full
citizens of the United States today by
Federal Judge Hudson, who said they
are entitled to all rights under the
fourteenth amendment. The decision
does not give the tribesmen control
over their real estate holdings.
The judge held that- Indians must j
appeal to the state courts for divorce
decree, as tribal customes are not
binding in law.
It is believed that because of re
cent assurances given by that govern
ment in the case of the Ancona, it is
though' here that word would have
been received from McNeely before
this if he escaped, as it has been two
days since the ship was sunk.
It is pointed out that since the Aus
trian Ancona note was presented to
Ambassador Penfield Wednesday and
the Persia was sunk Thursday, Vi
enna might plead lack of time to in
form the submarine commanders of
the new order.
Motion to Reinstate a Motion
for a New Tria is Refused
.An unusual case was that yesterday
before Judge Brand at chambers—a
motion to reinstate a motion for a
new trial in the case of Dallis Cau-
dell. Caudell was convicted of a
statutory offense, wronging a young
woman, and was sent up for ten years.
The sentence was suspended on con
dition that he marry the girl and sup
port her and a child. He consented to
do this—but later, it is claimed, de
serted her; went to Canada, and was
brought hack and forced to begin his
sentence. A motion for a new trial
was lost and now the motion to re
instate the original motion for a new
trial Las again been refused.
MISS TERESA JOEBG
HIES IN TAMPA, FLA.
NEWS OF HER DEATH RECEIVED
WITH GENUINE SORROW BY
MANY ATHENS FRIENDS.
Letters received by friends in the
city announced the death of Miss
Teresa Joerg at her home 5501 Chero
kee avenue, Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday
December 21. Miss Joerg is very
kindly remembered in the city as a
farmer resident for awhile. She with
her two sisters and mother lived on
Meigs street, in the home now occu
pied by Mrs. C. C. Kimzey, for a num
ber of years. She and her sister Miss
Gertrude were very prominent In
charity and church work here and
have countless friends who are grived
to hear this news. Miss Joerg was
more fortunate financially than the
average person but her one pleasure
seemed always to relieve suffering
and comfort saddened hearts. Hers
was an unusual life. During the Span-
ish-American War the family was liv
ing in Havana, Cuba. There was- much
starvation as we all remember. This
family owned a large and commodious
home which they turned into an asy
lum for starving children. Forty of
these poor unfortunates found a home
in theirs. At the close of the war
homes were secured for all of these
children excepting one whom they
ch ose to keep and she was In Athens
wiith them and Is remembered as
AmeFa Mauda by her friends.
This work was just one of the many
acts of kindness which she and her
sisters showered on their less fortun
ate friends. In the passing of this
estimable woman there has gone to
the Father one whom we are sure is
welcome in the realms of Him who
said “In as much as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my
brethe m ye have done it unto me.”
The remains of Miss Joerg were
taken to her old home in Condersport,
Penna., for interment
MEN’S MEETING
DR. HILL TO BE THE SPEAKER
FOR THE MEN’S MEETING
AT ELITE THEATER.
(By Y. McC. A.)
This afternoon the religious com
mittee of the Young Men’s Christian
Association will hold their first meet
ing for men in the year 1916. 1
This meeting will be held at the
Elite theater, the attractive moving
picture house on Clayton street, which
has l<een used by the committee for
the past two or three years for these
religious services on Sunday after
noons .
, The committee has selected a man
to delive rthis first address of the
New Year of 1916 whom they know to
be a friend to men. and who has a
message that is helpful and uplifting
and that points to Jesus, the Saviour.
The Rev. E. L. Hill, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will de-
“THE BIRTH OF A NATION."
“The Birth of a Nation,” the big
film-and-music spectacle booked for
presentation at the Colonial February
17th, 18th and 19th, is sweeping the
South like a hurricane. Norfolk,
Richmond, Chattanooga, Knoxville
and other cities of the upper South
fell victims of its spell early in the
season and in the last few weeks im
portant cities of Georgia and Ala
bama have fallen in line. Nothing
like this wonderful visualized story of
the South’s reconstruction has ever
been presented in Dixie and it is
breaking all records for attendance
and gross receipts.
In Atlanta, where the spectacle was
booked for one week at the Atlanta
theater, the rush for seats amounted
almost to a panic and the engagement
was extended for another week. It
was thought that performances twice
daily during the second week would
meet all demands but the tickets
were snapped up within a few days
and a second extension of one week
was arranged, making in all three
weeks. During the whole engage
ment the box office was never with
out a long line of waiting patrons and
hundreds were turned away at the
final performance. The city literally
went wild over the spectacle.
The gross receipts of the Atlanta
engagement were nearly $60,000,
which was an average of $1.00 each
for the 20,000 people who saw It dur
ing each of the three weeks. The
best seats for the night performances
of “The Birth of a Nation" cost $2.00
everywhere with $1,00 for the best
seats at the matinees.
M’NEELY YOUNG N. C.
SCHOLAR-POLITICIAN.
(By Associated Press.)
Monroe, N. C., Jan. 1.—Robert Ney
McNeely, United States consul at
Aden, Arabia, who was aboard the
British steamer, Persia, was accom
panied by his brother, Dowd McNeely,
until recently editor of the Waxhaw,
N. C., Enterprise, it is stated here to
night
Dcwd McNeely went as his broth
er's secretary Robert McNeeley, wa^
a la^vyer, bom in Waxhaw, went to
school at the University o. North
Carolina, and once a member of the
North Carolina legislature He was
thirty-one years old.
London, Jan. 1.—Four boats, each
capable of carrying sixty persons, are
known to have gotten away from the
British liner, Persia, which was car
rying about two hundred passengers
and a crew of approximately three
hunc.red, sunk by an unidentified sub
marine Thursday off the Island of
Crete.
Robert N. McNeely, of Monroe, N.
C., American consul at Aden, and Rob
ert Grant, Boston, are known Ameri
cans aboard.
Ptninsula and Oriental Steamship
Company officials have received no
details and do not know whether the
Persia was sunk without warning.
It is not known whether life boats
which got away were full.
The Persia, which sailed from Lon
don Dec. 12, with 144 passengers, took
more than 200 aboard at Marseilles.
However, many landed at various
stops.
WELSH WINS
(Special to the Banner.)
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 1.—Welsh holds
the lightweight championship. In the
fight here tonight he secured the de
cision over Whitney.
Retrospective and Prospective View
of Life.”
The boys’ meetings will be held at
3:30 o’clock in the temporary head
quarters of the Y. M. C. A. on the
corner of Broad and Lumpkin streets.
This meeting will largely consist in
hearing the reports from the eight
committees who had charge of bring
ing good cheer and many pleasant
remembrances, as well as substantial
gifts Into the homes of eleven fami
lies this Christmastime. It Is hoped
that a full representation of the com
mittees will be present, and also that
the other boys In this community will
cometut this first Sunday in the New
Year and join with this manly crowd
of young boys and young men in de
voting an hour each Sunday after
noon to the consideration of those
great religious truths, which brighten
and strengthen and make noble the
liver the special address on this oc
casion to the men, aqd has selected character of boys, who find God early
as bis subject
following: “The . In their lives.
m
OLD CIRCUS MAN
13 DEAD; ONE GE
RINGLING BROTHERS
(By Associated Press.)
Baraboo, Wis., Jan. 1.—Al Ringling,
sixty-six, the oldest of the Ringling
Brothers circus owners, who winter
here, died today. He was ill about a
yeai 1 .
HAYES-BAKER.
Married last night at the home of
the sister of the bride, Mrs. Hal
Wright, Rev. W. H. Lord, pastor of
the Second Baptist church, officiating.
Miss Belle Hayes to Mr. Grover Ba
ker, the marriage being a very quiet
home ceremony on account of the re
cent; bereavement in the family of the
bride. Both these young people are
popular and have many friends who
wish them all happiness on their New
Year’s marriage.
M5r. Clifton Lampkin/ has returned
to I/ouisviUe,- Ky. j,
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