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THE.- BANNER, THUR80AY MORNING, JANUARY It, 1018.
iHE AIHENS BANNBt
1832 Established 1832
H. J. Rowe, Editor
Entered as eecond-claz* mall matter
m the poet office at Athene, Ga.
MR. WILSON AND MR. HOUSE TALK
A headline, In big forty-eight point type, in one of the papers the other
afternoon read: “Wilson Talks to Col. House.”
Suppose you didn't know any more about the two gentlemen who held
the conversation than is revealed In the bare, black. Gothic letters of the words
in that heading. It would sound inexpressibly silly, wouldn’t it? A man !
named.Wilson and another named House, a "Colonel" House, It is written,' u Jg >n yery we „ ^ mgke c , alms
talked together.- Beyond the “Colonel” there is no intimation In the bare t>ut can they be proven? We publish
wording of the head as to who this Wilson is or what this Colonel had done, the formula of Vinol to prove the
Almost any two men you know—and you have as good and honest and statements we make about it.
R—Cod Liver and Beef Pep-
THE ATHENS DAILY BANNER )s
delivered by carriers In the city, or
tMiled, postage free, to any address ■ lespet . tnble frleD d 9 as anybody in the country—might have had a conversation
at the following rates: $5J» per year; ,
Mnirvo cf Double Tragedy were both I* 1 ** on the noor - ■'
Witness Tom Holliday testified;
ter tlx month*; $L25 for three and there wouldn't have been a thought of a “piece in the paper,' 'much less
tones. Iron and Manganese Pepto-
months, or 10 cents a week.
Remittances may be made by ex
press, post office money order, regis
tered letter or cheque.
the possibility of a heading, top of column, in letters you can read across the
street. j
As the ad-saying was, “there's a reason.” Why, when this man Wilson
cn the Carapua Yesterday
Morning is Still Mystery
- To Those Interested
In Case.
(Continued from Page Onel
record any statements of these re
ported incidents.
It is stated by parties that the
young woman was In Athens two
weeks ago and spent a night or two ......
nights at a local hotel. It was said bst * ,D “ d we aU went to * leep -
that she had been for some time at Shots woke me up. (Witness Identified
They came up here about 12 o'clock
and knocked, and 1 opened the door
and said “Come In Jamie.” "Mike I
want to stay with you up here," he
said, “was afraid to go to the hotel.”
I told them we could not let them stay-
up here. After deliberation we con
sented; said they wanted to catch
train to Atlanta. We sat up and talk
ed and we then went to bed. Abont S'
a. m. he got up and came and said,
he wanted to write a . letter and he-
was going to write it tonight. I got
nates. Iron and Ammonium Ci
trate, Lime and Soda Glycero
phosphates, Cascarln.
.n^ntVvinoT .7 nuhlished The. boy is Jamie Johnson,
talks to his friend, Col. House. Is that fact so noteworthy? Why does no one comblne the very eIeme nts that she wa ” on her way back t0 At * ^ 7 8 " °
Subscribers sre requested to notify with ordinary Intelligence question the prominence of the report that “Wil- need ed to make strength. ! 17 ^ uke\7TaIn ve^ertavmTrt 1 Witness H. D. Dadlaman testified:
promptly the business office of late BO n Talked to Col. House?" There was a time When this Mr. Wilson might All weak, run-down, overworked ™ 10 laKe lne y aay The flrgt j knew Mked ^ get j„
delivery, fellurs to carry papers to j bave ta i ke d to this same Col. House for hours at a stretch and even the neigh- nervous men and women may prove Motive Is Missing. about 12 o’clock- I was opposed to
poKbea or failure to deliver with ab-» wouldn . t have paId a partlclo of attention to the remarks of either of the th ‘® ... . . | The mystery which attaches to the their coming in, on account of the
£r,ler.Tch notification to the only !«ntlemen. Now when Col. House visits the place of residence of his friend, gtore 8trenglb and vJUIlty to feebIe deplorable tragedy is the persistent weather we^were -
source of knowing of the existence of Mr. Wilson, the wires get hot with the story flashed to a thousand newspapers, old people, delicate children and all, ’ ack o* motive for the Wiling o h • . ..
source of knowing . _ i .
ony cause for complaint, and wo will as many editors go over the message and make several thousand comments, persons who need more strength.
appreciate It accordingly.
MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS.
The Associated Press la exclusively
entitled to the use for ropubllcatlon of
all news dispatches credited to It or
not otherwise credited lo this paper,
•nd also tho local newt published
heroin.
a thousand linotypes click the Incident Into lype, and the next half hour sev-! Try 14 - 11 you are not entirely sat
cral million citizens are Interestedly reading that “Col. House was a caller on „ fthout quest | 0 n;
Mr. Wilson.”
And if they talk—then there Is more wiring and writing and linotyping
and printing and reading and—then more talk.
Here's the reason:
girl. The suicide could be explained while and went to bed; could not go
in any one of a number of ways—the to sleep for a while. He got up ask-
letter which Is said to have been ed for stationery, he had to write a
that proves our ,eft - wrltten by the young man to his letter tonight he said. Had been on
fairness and your protection. ; mother (and tbero haa come DO quea '| hls mtad for 80me Ume ' WWIe be
H. R. Palmer & Sons. Druggists, t,on as ,ta *e nulnene «» trom tb8 -* aa writing letter I went to sleep,
Athens Ga , relatives of the young man at Jetfer-; woke up Just as he fired last shot and
, ! son, the press 1s informed) gives killed self. We went to Y. M. C. A.
of cotton to call around the local light on the death of the young man. building and called.Dr. Holliday, then
Mr. Wilson la the president of the biggest nation on the face of the earth; ring were factors on the advance. | But those who have interested went to New York Cafe and called
whatever he does is important and noteworthy—not only because he Is thei
dispatches are alao reserved.
I Mr. Wilson’s worth—plus his position plus his ability—make things he does
There was enough selling to cause themselves in the case are still at a police; waited there for Dr. Holliday
ail ,i,u, ^ . . . . , ., ,. ■. , . * ; some irregularity during the middle loss to account for a definite, tangl- and came to scene together.
AH righto of nfMiiiMnf abe0,al , president of a big country but because he Is a big prsident of a big country. of fte mornlngi b ut the tono ot tb8 bJg mot(ve (or hl9 uklng tbe „ fe ot Que , tton; How many gboti W ere
market was generally steady, with the girl—with whom he was supposed n re d? Just heard one shot. I saw
March contracts working up to 30.52c, to be going to Atlanta. them put girl on bed. (Meaning
and May to 30.01c toward midday, or One theory was that Jealousy in- Pendergrass and Holliday),
about 23 to 29 points net higher on snired the deed—but the person of witness A. C. Holliday, M. D.,-testI-
the general list. whom the youth was ao madly Jeal- fled: Belle Hill wound producinr
The market was quiet with prices ous as to take the life of the young death, pistol shot. Just a little to left
White Home and Colonel House-' big-things trivial when others do them,
there's no rent between them. Col. House is the one private citizen of the country who has been, on ac-
I count of his proved qualities, ability and reliability, selected by the chief ex-
Anyhow the poor folks ore not hav-' g^tive of the notion for many misaions, delicate and tremendous, he has been,
ihg to bear the big end of the food
saving burden.
without Official position, without title of current value, without pay or promise, U p to 20 19 24 points during the woman has not been revealed, it 0 f breagt bone, juit over heart. No
______ without personal ambition or political purpose, gone across the ocean, in peace third hour. Business was almost en- has been suggested that, In his ab- doubt shot entered heart, only one
Lord bless this*food to our good.'and in war time., attended to buaines. of internationally confidential nature>£ y *>r accounting of .pot inter- wound
Thy glory, and the aid of the Allied he has come back and walked the streets of New York and Washington bear-
forces,” it the new “blessing” which jgg j n bis breast state secrets end international information which no cabinet
wo must learn to say with “grace." I mem b er> no senator, no congressman, no diplomat, not even the president him-
The hydro-electric current mill folks ael * * knew-tlll this Col. House “talked” to hi. Wend Wilson,
in Georgia seem to think that the fuel { So now when "Wilson Talks to Col. House”—the whole nation, aye, even
administrator In this state was picked the whole world, ally and enemy, bushes to a whisper and puts its hand be-
out on account of his last name. liind its ear—and strains to catch a syllable.
See why? It’s very plain!
Speaking of rottenness of the Rus
sian regimes, somebody slipped up and
called an extinct ruler a "decomposed”
emperor—instead of Just plain "de
posed.”
Billy Sunday is doing the best
preaching he has yet done for Atlanta
people—by wire from Washington.
Tbe sermons sre not as long as they
were, bnt much thicker.
SOLDIER AND SAILOR INSURANCE
Jamie Johnson has two bullet holes.
Trading continued quiet during tne to what associations he might not on# on , eft g)de 0( breast bone, two
early afternoon but prices showed have known about. and haK lncbeg abor e nipple, the other
continued steadiness with March Said to Have Been Married. right mlddIe of breaat bone. One
selling up to 30.53, May to 30.02 and I According to a reported statement blll j et paging through body, the other
July to 29.61, or about 26 to 30 points!cf L. H. 'Hill, a brother of.the dead |odglng jngt under 3'bout two
' “ ' adv,ce “ « lrI ' wh ° t0 Athen » ye,terda y Inches apart were the wonnda. Either
net higher on bullish sp<4t
The husband who offered his wife 'ever -proved to be.
for sale at a fifteen dollar price, must I Not only are the soldiers and sailors of Uncle Sam nrged to take this in-
have had in mind the dollar and a ( surance—but the Wends and relatives of soldiers and sailors are urged to see
half he paid for the marriage license |h8t tbg mgn j„ gerT ic e have insurance. A recent statement of the manner
in which this business Is growing comes from the department this week
“In a short time a million checks a month will be issued from the Bnreau
of War-Risk Insnranc to the families ot the men constituting America’s fight-
—and was going in for war-time pro
fit margins.
The probers in congress, having
qulssed the officials on-the esrth and 1 j ng f orce .
in the waters around tha earth, are'
now going up in to the air—and will
ask the officials a few questions anent
the progress of that air program.
The way the American people—
particularly the biscuit eaters of tbe
Booth and the white—bread eaters of
the East—are going to learn to eat
com dodgers., rye bread, oats, flakes,
rice, grits, hominy, and a vast varleay
of new sorts and descriptions of war
bread (In addition to the “victory
bread”)—like peanut bread and potato
bread and soy bean bread—will be a
caution.
wasaeeeeoeeeeea
• GERMAN DEFEAT IN
* THE MORAL 8PHERE. a
s s s o a s e.ee pose s s s
While /the German victories that
prolong the war .are Inflict lag fright
ful damage upon the peoples of Eu
rope and suffering upon the world at
large, they are not landing to anccess
or stability for the German cause.
They ai« merely convincing tha world
of the necessity of a supreme effort to
break down the German program of
audacity and violent*. Even worse
than her losses ot man power—an at
trition that must be felt more, rather
than leas, from this time on—is her
loSs of standtng In a world which sets
more store by Justice and right than
ever before. Germany’s methods in
warfare, Intended to provoke exem
plary fear, have aroused the world’s
lntehse reprobation. Her corrupt
propaganda, the horrled trails of
which are being traced and
exposed in every country, hare bad
the most detrimental effect upon the
German repute. No great country has
ever so rapidly fallen from a place
of honor to one of low eeteem. Every
year, every month, that prolcAigs the
struggle brings Germany lower in the
opinion of mankind. This, ot course,
applies to the German government
and its policies; to the military and
naval leaders ot Germany and their
atrocious methods; and to the religi
ous and educational leaders, with
their false doctrines 'and their tnswe
tribal egotism.—From “The Progress
ot the World,” in tha American Re
view of Reviews for January, 1118.
“There had been np to January 18, 1918, 473,116 applications for total in-
nurance ot $4,011,391,000. The average amount applied for still keeps near tbe
maximum of $10,000. A steady effort Is being made to make our fighting forces
‘100 per cent insured,’ and there are many military unit* in which every mem
ber is insured and in some of them every man insured for tbe maximum of
$10,000.
“The automatic insurance granted by the. law ceases on February 12, but
by that time it la hoped that our whole military and naval forces will be *100
per cent insured,’ with the result that the family or dependents of everyone
having a family or anyone dependent on him will be provided with a monthly
allowance, and insurance in case of his datb, and the member himself, if dis
abled, will receive a monthly allowance, and if totally disabled, will receive in
addition rehablliatation and special education and training to fit him for some
work.
“The efforts of the Treasury Department to have every member of the
military and naval forces Insured under this law can be greatly assisted by
the people at home of the soldiers and sailor* if they will Join in urging them
to take out the insurance.”
and a moderate demand from Shorts morning from Commerce; Where he W01md gnrtc|ftlt t0 produ( £ death. 1
or trade Interests. aas reached By phone, his sister was Po)iceman C . H Almond te ,ufled:
Following were the quotations on, between seventeen and eighteen { was summoned and came over. They
theUverpoolMchawtodayj^lyears of sgo-and was married early were then , y|ng Jugt „ th now
last fall to a man named Cochran. g that crodged baada Bnd
from Chattanooga who is now in tho gtraIgbtenod tIielr {cct . 1 was phoned
service of Undo Sam with- tho expe fop gomeone Gun obQut
plenary forces in Franco. It is said twQ fect bel6w „ |g feet , aL , 0 a letter
hat many of her friends and acquain- , m taW# . a by acting coroner .
tances d!d not know of her mar- j„ wiiew , g tbe Bun? „ He produced
_ * . - v. ,-r t m Kun. Examination of. gun showed -
Besides her father. Mr. Charles T. g . . . . • 7 , _ _
... , . _ - three loaded and three unloaded
hill, living on a (arm two miles from ,
Jefferson, tbe dead girl leave* an in- C ", „ Z , * ! *
valid mother, three brothers. Messrs. flhl,ta ^ description S. & W
L. H. and Tom II111, of Jefferson, and 32 ' allber '
Jewell Hill, a soldier in France; and i On examination of girls clothing
three sisters, Mrs. O. A. Darnell, of was found: 53 , In la
.Tcrrcrson, and Misses Jessie and Ada , rency ’ and ° ne , rin S around b er neck.
Hill of near that place. 0n oxaminaUorl ot boy 3 clothing
Johnson leaves a mother and also waB fonnd: Letter directed to Evelyn,
a brother and a sister, according to ^ dra '™ by self made payable^-
messages ho left to them In tho let- Wllh,tc & Son3 for 21 011 Firat Nation-
tor written to his mother. , nl Dank - JcircrEon - «« «» currency;
Bodies Taken Home. 21 '50 In change; two pocket knives;*
Tho bodies were both prepared for check made payable to N. N. Pender-
A CARTOON IN TYPE
Fats, fantastic and grimacing, stood in the way of tbe Traveler
And the Traveler was, at the first, afraid to proceed.
But a big, genial, level-headed hnsky named Commonaense, who ha* been
backing np the Traveler, came np alongside, then strode ahead
And Fate, as a shadow, vanished. _d. q. p.
1 ~• • " ~~ : 'i y ; i
JUSTAVERSEADAY
LAUGHTER
And Wit was bright and Wit was keen,
As lively tad as e’er was teen;
But Humor was a whole-souled lass.
Though quiet. . • . So, it came to pass,
Wit married Humor .in times after
A child was born. . . . They named Mm “Laughter.”
—D. O. B.
»
NEW YORK COTTON
New York, Jan. SO.—The cotton
market showed a firmer tone during
today's early trading, and after open
ing at an advance ot 1 to 9 points,
active months sold about f to 18
points net higher on trade haying
and covering. March was relatively
firm, advancing to S0.41c, or 18
points net higher, while July sold at
29.88c, or 9 points above last night’s
closing figure*.
Bullish overnight spot advices and
reports that spinners bad a good dial
Tone
very steady; middling, 31.55c,
quiet
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
.Feb. ... 30.25 30.13
Mar. ,
. 30.30 30.63 30.23 30.30 80 23 j
Apt. ..
• 29.85 29.81
May ..
. 29.82 30.02 29.68 29.77 29.73 {
|Jnne .
29.53 29.55
(July’..
. 29.42 29.62 29.29 29.35 29.37
Aug. ..
29.15 29.17,
Oct. ..
. 28.04 28.24 27.94. 28.03 28.09
Dec. ..
. 27.86 28.00 27.75'27.80 27.82
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The
following were tbe ruling
prices on the exchanre today:
Tone,
steady.
steady; middling, 30.50c;
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Feb. ..
29.62 29.60
Mar. ..
. 29.04 29.29 28.96 29.12 29.00,
Apr. ..
29.12 29.00
May ..
28.70 28.92 28.64 28.74 28.67)
June ..
28.67
July ..
28.45 28.63 23.35 28.43 28.37
Oct. ..
27.10 27.23 27.02 27.06 27.0Q
Dec. ..
27.00 27.00 27100 26.91 26.85
SPOT COTTON
Athens, 31%c.
Atlanta, steady, 31.50c.
New York, qnieL 81.55c.
New Orleans, firm, 30.50c.
Augusta, steady, 30.80c.
Memphis, steady, 31.25c.
LIVERPOOL COTTON
Tone, quiet; sales, 2,000; good mid
dling, 23.64d.
Prev.
Open. Close. Close.
January 23.62 23.64 23.56
February 23.27 23.28 23.19
March 22.81 22.82 22.73
April 22.51 23.45
May 22.21 22.21 22.16
tbe undertaking
establish- Johnson, and one Elgin watch and
yesterday chain-
sent away. Both) J nrys verdict; We, tbe Jury em-
hours tote—abont 1:S0 yesterday aft- Jamined witnesses render tho verdict
ernoon. fss follows: We, the Jury find that
In dlSerent cemeteries they will be she, Bello Hill came to her death of
bailed today.
Only Recorded FSet*.
I pistol shot In tbe henda of Jamie John
son and that he came to his death at
RE8ULTB TELL.
There Can Be No Doubt About tho
Results in Athene,
-Results tell the tale.
All doubt to removed.
Tho testimony of an Athens woman
Can bo easily Investigated.
What better proof of merit can ho
bad?’
Mrs. B. R. Shy, 980 LampUfi St,
Athena, says:. suffered intensely
from pain in the small of my back
and I couldn't stoop or move quick
ly. It seemed to bo a sort of Inmha-
go, Doan’s Kidney Pills qnlekly rid
Below will be found the record of his own hands,
the coroner’s Inqneat, as taken down I Jury: A. C. Holliday, foreman;' O',
by Mr. A. C. Edwards, yesterday |m. Almond, R. K. Weir, Burke Bette,
morning, end soon afterward copied J. M. White; A. C. Edwards, clerk,
in due form by Acting Coroner W. M. I ___________
Thomas—and this testimony |s all •
that, according to tha legal record in If nw Tlncf Arc Treat
the case, is definitely known of the IlUW liOClUrS * ,real
tragedy, though there was talk yes- A»,J r.’ na
terdey that there may be instituted i»Olfl8 AUfl Unppe
further Investigation to clear up ail 1—
the rumors and effect Justice to all Aak any physician or druggist and
persona concerned—the living and he will toll you that the best and
the dead: [only effective remedy for a bad cold.
The Coroner*# Minutes. [sore throat-or. lagrippe la what he
The following to the verbatim re-j cells “a brisk cstontol purge,” which
port of tbe testimony and the verdict ( mean* a big dote of calomel at bed
as prepared by tbe coroner’s jury in-, time. Bnt as the old style calomel
vestlgating the case yesterday morn;.haa some very unpleasant and dan-
tng: gerons qualities physicians and dfag-
Witness Alva Pendergrass testified: [gists are now tecommending the 1m-
They came np here abont 13 o’clock. t proved nausealpas calomel, ceiled
They are from my home, Jeffereon, > “Calotshe” which to purified and re-
Oa. They wonted to spend tbe night.) fined from the sickening and danger-
After some deliberation we consented ous effects and whop* medicinal .vir
tues ere vastly Improved.
One Caletab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water—
that’s all. No salts, no nausea hor
the slightest interference with your
diet, pleasures or work. Next morn
ing your cold haa vanished and your
to let them spend the night provided
they would get ont by 3:30. They lay
down across the bed. He got np and
said he had to write a letter and had
to writ* It tonight. I got up and got
me of the trouble. I take a few doeee [pend and paper, she vise in bed. We
of Uoan’s now and then and they J were In bed end asleep (meaning the
keep me in good health.” [three boys). 1 was asleep when i. «nt!re system to purified and refresh-
OVER SIX YEARS LATER, Mrs. 'heard pistol shots. I sew her reel and , ed -
Shy aald: “I always keep a supply.fall. Her clothe* were on fire. As' Criohrt* are told only In original
of Doan’s Kidney Pills on hand get- quick as I could we put the flame ouL *® a ^ ad Packages, price thirty-five
ting them at Palmer A Bona’ Drug We got Dr. Holliday. Policeman Ab c * nt1, ' 7<wr druggist guarantees Cal-
8tore. They always Benefit me when mond came In. We picked up the pis- 0,aba by r * fnndln * tba H f 00
I need them.” ttol after Dr. Holliday got there. Then,*” 1104 dell,b,ed —* dr '
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t we went and got Col. Sneliing. Wit- J \
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get ness identlfled parties as Mr. Jamie! * Hear graphic: story of the trenches
Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Johnson, Jefferson, Ga., and Mist f rotn one W ho ha* been “over th*
Mrs. Shy haa twice publicly recoin- Belle Hill, Jefferson, Ga.) tfp," at High School tonight, admJe-
mended. Foster-MIlburn Co., MfgrsJ Question by Foreman: Did you see oion 25c; proceeds go to the Thrift
Buffalo, N. T. shots? Did not see either shot, they gtsmp Price Fund.
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