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ATHENS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 19, 1916.
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GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS PYTHIAS
"ELECTS [OFFICERS, NAMES MA
CON AS MEETING PLACE IN 1917
Georgia Knights of Pythias con*
eluded their sessions of the annual
grand lodge meeting here yesterday
afternoon.
Officers elected were:
Geo. C. Schaufele, of Savannah,
grand chancellor.
Jos. D. Smith, Barnesville, grand
vice chancellor.
W. H. Leopold, Savannah, grand
Keeper of Records and Seal.
R. C. Norman, Washington, grand
master of exchecquer.
Jacob Gazan, Savannah, grandmas
ter at arms.
Wm. H. Huff, West Point, grand
inner guard.
Jesse M. Woods, Atlanta, grand
outer guard.
Mr. Norman was re-elected. Mr,
Leopold had one opponent, W. G.
Moore of Atlanta, the vote being 45
to 116.
Macon was selected as the next
meeting place. The invitation came
from the Macon bureau of conven
tions. The 1917 session will be a one
day business session and no side en
tertainment will be featured.
The Uniform Rank will camp for
two days in Macon at the same time
and the Pythian sisters will meet
there.
The officers of the Pythian Sisters
grand lodge, selected this morning
are:
Past grand chief, Mrs. Geo. C
Schaufele. Savannah.
Grand chief, Mrs. Gussie Behr, Sa
vannah.
Grand senior, Mrs. Laura Cox Brldg
era, Shvannah.
junior, Mrs. Louise Turner,
GA/TECH
GAME IN ATLANTA THIS AF
TERNOON AT 4 O’CLOCK,
ATHENS CITY TIME
FULL AND COMPLETE DETAILS
OF THE GAME AT THE CO
LONIAL, THIS CITY.
aet,*.a n
Grand mistress of finance, Mrs. An
nie Cummings, Augusta.
-Grand mistress records and cor*
respondence, Mrs. Annie W. Saulter#
Savannah.
Grand protector, Mrs. Bertha
Scbeode, Savannah.
Grand outer guard, Mrs. Rosabella
Burch, Augusta.
Supreme representative to Portland#
Ore., In August, Mrs. Josio Cox, Sa
vannah.
Grand Lodge Action.
The grand lodge was busy yester
day-morning, hearing the reports of
the special committees, discussing va
rious points of change in the by-laws
and constitution, making out the
budget for the year, and in the elec
tion of officers—the ones elected be
ing listed above. The grand lodge of
ficers deeded were installed by Past
Supreme Chancellor T. J. Curling of
Macon, assisted by Frank Hooper of
Atlanta and Fast Grand Chancellor T.
H. Nickerson of Athens.
IVie grand lodge went on record as
favoring the proposal to establish a
National Pythian Tuberculosis Sanita
rium somewhere in the Southwest
and -the three Georgia representatives
to the Portland, Ore., meeting in Au
gust. will so express themselves.
In the arrangement of the budget
a resolution was adopted setting aside
3100 to procure a suitable token of
esteem tor the retiring grand chan
cellor, Rev. Troy Beatty of this city.
Practically every recommendation
of the grand chancellor was adopted
by the grand lodge yesterday morn
ing. Among the more Important ones
•were:
The abolishment of the system of
district deputies whose duty It is to
visit the subordinate lodges. Instead,
the Grand Keeper of Records and
Seal, for six months of the year, if
possible, make visitations and past
chancellors of knights will he desig
nated by the grand chancellor to visit
and report on lodges that may be con
venient for him to reach.
The resolution to change the rules
so as to allow a lodge to relieve, by
a by-law, members over 70 years of
age who have been knights for 25
years, of their dues and to relieve
the lodges then of payment of per
capita tax on such members, was not
voted, as It was found to be uncon-
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Despite the rumors of a possible
break in tbe diplomatic or athletic
relations of Georgia University and
Georgia Tech—
The Red and Black team (accom
panied by many students and other
fans) will go to Atlanta this morning
to play this afternoon the first of
the last half of the four-game series
between these old rivals.
The game starts at 3 o’clock, At
lanta time—4 o’clock, Athens time.
There is no information as to the
line-up; there is nothing but a mass
of confused guesses as to the “dope”
on the results. There is a unanimity
of opinion as to the fact that there
will be a hot time—this afternoon
and tomorrow afternoon.
The special train will carry many
fans tomorrow to the game and the
student body in considerable number
will be present.
The talk of the “break” between
the colleges has been mostly news-
BHh
±a gomes, it is
FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD OF MR.
AND MRS. CHARLES DU
BOSE IS MISSING.
(Special to the Banner.)
Savannah, Ga., May 18.—Charles,
Jr., the five year old son of Mrs.
Charles W. DuBose, formerly of Ath
ens and now living here with her
parents, has been kidnaped and all
efforts <up to tonight have failed to
locate the little fellow.
There is no clew to the cause or
the person guilty of the kidnaping.
The paternal grandmother of the little
fellow lives in Athens; the father is
spending the cotton season at Bishop,
Ga.
DAMAGE SUIT
CLAIM AGAINST MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF TOWN OF
WHITEHALL IS MADE.
The city court of Athens was all
day yesterday on the trial of the case
of Mrs. Jane G. Thomas against the
Mayor andi Council of the town of
'Whitehall. She is suing for a large
amount of damages for personal in
juries sustained, it is claimed, when
a horse attached to a vehicle in which
she was riding fell through a bole in
the street of Whitehall.
The accident occurred two or three
years ago. The evidence in the case
was completed yesterday and the
argument will consume three hours
this morning.
The case of J. H. Wood against
John Middlebrooks and Will Stovall,
two colored blacksmiths, resulted In a
verdict for $150 for the plaintiff. The
plaintiff’s mule died while being shod
in the shop of the defendants.
WHOLE ISSUE OF WATERWORKS
RONDS SOLD TO ATHENS FOLKS
The issue of forty thousand dol
lars’ worth of waterworks bonds re
cently authorized by vote of the peo
ple of the city of Athens will he
bought by Athens people.
Good offers were made by outside
concerns. The National Bank of.
Athens yesterday bought the bonds
at $102.25- and will hear the expense
of • engraving them—making' really
about one-two-and-a-haK paid.
Privilege was included in the hid
of the hank for the bond commission
to buy the first $20,000, the hank
bidding par for that amount, and the
bank to take the remaining $20,000
at the* figure named above. The bond
commission will take the first twen
ty thousand, it is skated.
The sale of tbe bonds in Athens in
dicates the confidence of the local
financiers in the city.
CHANGE OF VENUE IN CASE OF
PAKFEE; TRIAL TO BE IN ATHENS
J. W. Fartee, who was some weeks
ago indicted in connection with the
killing of two men and the shooting
of several others at a show in La
vonia, will he tried in this city be
fore Judge Brand instead of in
Franklin county before Judge Wor
ley—the application for a change of
venue having been granted by Judge
Worley, and the attorneys and par
ties interested agreeing on Clarke
superior court and expressing a de
sire for Judge Brand to hear the
case.
The case will be well remembered.
On a Saturday night Cohen Davis
Authoritative information is to the
effect that there will be no sever
ance of relations; that Tech dis
claims any feeling on account of the
football game being scheduled for
Athens this fall; and better feeling
between the institutions is said to
be certain from the passage of reso
lutions last night at the chapel by
the' student body of the University,
the resolutions going forward to Dr.
Mathewson by night letter:
Copy of Resolutions.
Dr. K. G. Mathewson,
Pres. G. S. T.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The student body of the University
of Georgia at a mass meeting to
night unanimously adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, the Tech student body
seems to have taken exceptions to
certain humorous and playful oc
currences in our senior parade at the
last Georgia-Tech game, we wish tc
state that no affront was intended.
Furthermore, we regret the way in
which Tech’s colors were treated by
irresponsible persons. We discount
enance this act and disclaim respon-
siblity for same.
RETURNS OF THE GAME
COLONIAL IN DETAIL.
The game this afternoon will he
received in full detail at the Colonial
theater, where there are good seats
and a comfortable place.
The details will start at 4 o’clock.
The admission will be 25c.
DIRECTORS MEET
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DE
PARTMENT HEADS CALLED
TO GATHER THIS AF
TERNOON.
The directors of the Athens Cham
ber of Commerce will bold a meeting
this afternoon at 4 o’clock at the of
fices of the Chamber of Commerce,
Clayton street.
Matters of importance are to he
considered.
LUCYfCOBB PLAT
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY FROM
LAST NIGHT ON ACCOUNT
OF WEATHER.
and Tom Davis, brothers- of an Ath
ens citizen# who lived at Lavonia,
were shot to death in a show tent
In a general exchange of shots; Chief
of Police Ledford of that town' was
shot in the head, and otherwise In
jured; others were shot, more or less
painfully. It was first reported here
that the police had shot the Davis
brothers.
Later Partee was indicted in con
nection with the killing. Partee was
a special officer of the railroad, liv
ing at Toccoa. He had been sent to
Lavonia with the show train, and
was deputized there to assist the
local offieers.
EXHIBITS BEGIN TO ARRIVE FOR
BANNER’S AUTOMOBILE SHOW
TO BE HELD MAY 23,24, 25
UNCLE SAM WILL HAVE TH
RAISE LESS THAN WAS
AT FIRST THOUGHT
ONLY $150,000,000 ADDITIONAL TO
COVER PREPAREDNESS
PLANiS NOW MADE.
Great Crowds at^Sanford Field
See Children of Public School
Play the Games of Other Lands
Crowds equalled only by the im
mense audiences whjch witnessed the
Tecli games recently on Sanford
Field,- saw the Folk Game Festival
presented by more than 1,000 school
children from, every school in Athens
—Including the high school this year
—yesterday afternoon.
The weather was not propitious—
a slight drizzle threatened, just before
the exercises started and while they
were in progress, to break up the pro
gram. But the list of events was car
ried through in splendid manner, the
green field making a fine background
for the body of school children all in
wnlte and each grade and school be.
lng designated by colored sashes.
The program as follows was given:
Folk Game Festival.
Hjigh School# March and schjootl
Grammar, grade, march and. song,
’America.” '
School races:
1. Fifty yard dash.
2. Potato race.
3. Sack race.
4. Three legged race.
5. Pillow race.
Games. '
First grades, May-pole.
Second grades, Shokemaker.
Third grades," Bleaking.
Fourth grades, Butterfly Chase.
Fifth grades, Beans Porridge;
Sixth grades, How Do You Do?
Seventh grades, Norwegian Moun
tain March.
YAQUI TROOPS TO
WIPE OUT SIBLEY’S MEN
(By Associated Press.) .
San Antonio, May 18.—S. F. Seifer,
who arrived at Eagle Pass, today
from Torreon reported saying that
800 Yaqui troops started north three
days ago to wipe oat CoL Sibley’s
column.
Fresh String Beans, 7]/gC quart.
New Potatoes, 3 quarts, 25c.
English Peas, 3 quarts, 25c.
Yellow Squash, 3 pounds, 25c.
KING-HODGSON CO.,
Phones 10004001-1002.
Cucumbers, Carrots, Bell Peppers,
and Tomatoes; KING-HODGSON
CO., Phones 100040014002.
The Lucy Cobb play, scheduled to
be given last night on the lawn of
the Institute, was, on account of the
weather, postponed indefinitely. Due
announcement will be made of the
date when it is dtermined.
Congress Fails to Adopt Five-
- Year Administration Navaa Plan
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 18.—Secretary
McAdoo today submitted to Chairman
Kitchins, house ways and means
committee, and Chairman Simmons of
the senate finance committee, revised
estimates on the government’s re
ceipts and expenditures for the re
mainder of the fiscal year and the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1917.
The estimates tended to show that
only about $150,000,000 additional rev
enue will have to be provided for the
coming year to take care of the pre
paredness program. This is less, by
$75,000,000, than the most conserva
tive members of congress calculated
at the outset of the session would be
needed.
All additional revenue comes from
taxes on incomes, inheritances and
munitions, in accordance with the
plan approved last week by President
Wilson.
Leader Kitchin announced today
that the revenue-raising plan would
be whipped into shape in the next two
wqpks and the house would begin to
consider it Immediately after the na
tional convention.
The Oldsmobile exhibit for the Ban
ner’s big Automobile and Electrical
Show—to be held Tuesday, Wednes
day, and Thursday, May 23 to 25—ar
rived yesterday from “Macon. Mr. H.
J. Lamar of that city is the Georgia
state agent for this celebrated car
and he was determined to be on the
grounds at as early a date as possi
ble. He will be here in person next
week and will see that the Oldsmo
bile is demonstrated thoroughly for
the big crowds which are sure to be
on hand.
Banner Special.
The big special ‘Auto Show Special’
gotten out by the Banner yesterday
attracted wide attention. Many
copies were sent out of the city and
there will be general interest stirred
in the event among the people of all '
this section of the state.
Today and tomorrow there will be a
number of exhibits of cars and other
goods.prepared for the show rooms—-
and by the opening hour on next Tues
day morning everything will be in
place and the show will etart off with
enthusiasm.
Ttiere is much talk of the big pa
rade—many having signified their in
tention of entering cars and it is con
fidently expected that several hun
dred cars will be in line. There is
just as good chance for one contest
ant as another to win the first prize
or some other prize—there is no
charge for entry and the drawing will
determine who wins. All are invited
to participate, dealers and owners of
cars in the city, out of the city, trom
the smaller cities around Athens or
from the bigger cities of the state.
The parade will be Wednesday mom
ing of next week.
MOTHER’S DAY
THE FIRST METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL TO OBSERVE SUN
DAY MAY THE 21 ST.
STRAND TODAY
JOHN BARRYMORE IN THE PIC-
TURIZATION OF THE “RED
WIDOW”—1T1S GREAT.
John Barrymore is at the Strand
today in a picturization of the “Red
Widow.” Can you think of any hap
pier combination than John Barry
more playing in the “Red Widow?”
This is a charming story for the mov-.
ing picture stage and with this fa
mous actor taking the lead it can’t
help but be good.
There Is another instalment of the
“Iron Claw" also at the Strand today
and with Barrymore and the “Iron
Claw” the program Is an exceptionally
good one. '
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 18.—Administra
tion forces in congress lost the first
skirmish in tbe naval preparedness
fight today when the house commit
tee broke the five-day deadlock and
completed the naval appropriations
bill without approving the five-year
program' advocated by President
Wilson and Secretary Daniels. As
finally agreed on the bill authorizes
the construction in 1917 of five bat
tle cruisers against two dread-
naughts and two battle cruisers rec
ommended by Daniels; four scout
cruisers, an increase of one over the
department's plan; ten destroyers,
as against fifteen recommended;
Sweet Potatoes.
Home Grown Cabbage.
ARNOLD & ABNEY.
Yellow Yam Potatoes, 30c peck;
KIXGHODGlSON CO.
twenty submarines, three to be 800-
ton boats, compared with five fleet
and twenty-five coast defense sub-
merslbles recommended.
Tbe total amount carries $240,000,-
000, the largest naval appropriation
bill ever presented to congress.
While the appropriation proposed Is
slightly larger than reoommended by
Daniels, there is great disappoint
ment over the failure of the five-
year program and to provide for
dreadnaughts.
Secretary Daniels said he has not
lost hope until congress has adjourn
ed. The senate, which always in
creases the house naval bills, is re
lied on to restore the battleships
recommended.
Arrangements were not made last
Sunday for the observance of the na
tional occasion. Mother’s Day, by
program in the First Methodist Sun
day school and the occasion will be
fittingly observed next Sunday, May
21st, instead.
A suitable program has been ar
ranged with Miss Laura Speer and
Chancellor D. C. Barrow as the
speakers of the hour. All the chil
dren and the grown-up members of
the school are asked to wear the reg
ulation white flewer Sunday in honor
of the occasion.
ITALIANS REPULSE
AUSTRIAN ATTACKS
Proposed to Send Baptist Mis-
sionaries to German Prison Camp
(By Associated Press.)
Asheville, N. C., May 18.—Plans to
send missionaries into German and
Austrian prison camps to attempt to
convert to the Baptist faith “two
million Russian prisoners of war”
were outlined to the Southern Bap
tist convention today.
The idea was advanced by William
Fetler, who told the convention that
he was banished from Russia be
cause of his religions activity after
adopting the Baptist faith in Petro-
grad.
No formal action was taken on the
suggestion.
Real Nice Beets, 10c the Bunch,
encumbers, Bell Peppers.
Three quarts Irish Potatoes, 25c.
ARNOLD & ABNEY.
Fresh Huekelberries, 12*4e quart;
KING-HODGSON CO.
Advertise your wants.
ENEMY SUBMARINES HAVE SUNK
THREE GERMAN STEAMERS
IN THE BALTIC.
PROTECT AMERICAN
INTERESTS IN HEX-
CONFERENCES FOR THE PRO
TECTION OF 1,200 IN MEXICO
CITY AND 3,000 IN
MEXICO.
(By Associated Press.)
(London, May 18.—Vicious Austrian
attacks on Italian positions in the
Ledro valley, southwest of Trent,
and the Lagraina valley, south of
Trent, have been repulsed, accord
ing to Rome.
At Zegnatorta the Austrians also
were repulsed.
In the Adamello zone the Italians
recaptured trenches from the Aus
trians and occupied additional terri
tory. An ineffectual attack was made
by the Germans against French po
sitions in the Avocourt wood and on
Hill 304 to the northwest of Verdun.
The German infantry also was re
pulsed in an attack on Belgian poei-
uons at Steenstraete.
The British in Egypt destroyed the
Turkish camp at Bayoud and put the
Turks to flight.
’Austrian aircraft bombarded Av-
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 18.—Plans for
measures to protect American inter
ests in Mexico are being undertaken
by the state department while wan
ing for the re-opening of diplomatic
discussions- with Carranza.
Several American consuls from in
terior Mexican points arrived in El
Paso today for a conference on the
subject of American interests in
Mexico.
The state department today an-
nonced that there are 1,200 persons
in the American colony in Mexico
City and less than 3,000 Americana
in all Mexico.
Consul Letcher of Chihuahua City,
who is in fal Paso# will 'come to
Washington for the conference.
According to advices, General Tre
vino is pushing his campaign
against the bandits who raided Glenn
Springs.
Col. Sibley of the American expe
dition has his base forty miles south
of the border.
It is believed the bandits may be
caught, between Carranza and the
American forces.
•Mr. I. W. Hawks has moved Into
his new and attractive bungalo, jnst
completed at the corner of Morton
avenue and O’Farrell street.
Real Good Eating Apples.
Florida Oranges. v
ARNOLD & ABNEY.
Iona, Albania, the port held by the
Italians.
Three German steamers were sonic
in the Baltic, two by British and one
by German submarines.
A British fishing smack arrived at
Lowestoft alter being shelled by a
German submarine.
Game Starts at 4:00 O’Clock. Admission 25c.
