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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING. FEBLRUARY 3, 1911.
MBS IN ATHENS IN MAY
Splendid Body of the Higher Branch of the Masonic
Order in Georgia will Hold Their Annua! M:tl*
ing iu the Classic City in May; Preparations
Being Made.
S. I. S. U.
The local commander? of Knights
Templar, the higher branch of the
Free and Accepted Masons, is already
making preparations to entertain in
great style the coming grand com.
mandery of the state which is to con
vene In Athens in May in annual
conclave.
The Grand Commander, Mon. John
C Greenfield, of Atlanta, was in this
city a few days ago, paying an official
visit to the local commandery and
making the annual official inspection
of the men in uniform. -He found
them in tip-top condition and most
enthusiastic in their planning for the
meeting In the mid-spring of the most
spectacular organization of Masonry
la Georgia and one of the finest bod
ies of men that gathers fn any state
of the unton.
The grand commandery met last
year in Savannah. That grand con
clave was admittedly the best ever
experienced by the order. But Ath
ens proposes to make of the meeting
here in the Classic City the coming
May an even better one. Athens’
spirit of hospitality will be in the air
and while the commandery pays its
own way at all its annual meetings
and the citizens are not asked to en
tertain them Athena will take pleas
ure and pride in putting the best foot
forward and. to use another figure
more expressive than elegant, "put
ting the big pot In the little one” for
the occasion of their gathering here.
Theie will be several hundred in
attendance—probably as many as two
thousand during at least one day of
the conclave. The commandery mem
bers are the picked men of Masonry,
the cream of the order. They are
big-hearted and generous, jolly and
liberal, and when they get together
there Is something doing every min
ute of tehlr stay in a city. Hereto
fore only the larger cities of the
slate, have been guests to the com
mandery, bu they heard about
Athens last year and when the invita
tion was presented and the message
of the Athens knights was backed up
by telegrams from the mayor and
council, the chamber of commerce,
and others, the body decided to enjoy
the few days of their Rnnual meet
ing, the comradeship of their coming
together, and the historic beauties
and famous hospitality of the Classic
City all at the same time.
Athens Lady Has Remarkable Series
of Serious Physical Troubles.
Mrs. Belie Grlffeth, a worthy lady
living in Athena, has just been
through n most remarkable series of
spells of illness. She was taken with
Unite ail aggravated and malignant
attack of the measles, of which di
sease there is an extensive epidemic
over the country at present. This
was a few weeks ago. While recov
ering from that she was stricken with
a serious relapse which resulted In
a case of pneumonia—both lungs be
ing affected badly. She was hardly out
of danger from this before she was
seized with another and if possible a
more dangerous malady and wns
within three weeks precariously near
the door of death. She Is now mend
ing rapidly and will soon be well
again.
Biggest Ball Park Ever
To be Built For Yankees
New York, Jan. 20.—Work will be
commenced this week on the con
struction of the new baseball plant
for the New York Americans, (who
are to train in 'Athens soon), at
Kings Bridge, in the northern part of
the city about 15 miles from Wall
street.
The entire plant, Including grand
stand, club house, railway stations,
etc., is to be completed by July 4.
When finished, It will be the most ex
pensive outfit of its kind in the world,
representing an outlay of more than
half a million dollars.
The main grandstand, triple deck
ed, will be of concrete and steel, and
will seat 20,000 persons. On either
side will be bleachers for 20,000 more,
of wood, supported by steel posts and
girders. The entire field will be sur
rounded by a concrete wall with
never a knot hole for the benefit of
Ills neighborhood small boys.
The park will be reached by sub
way and “h" trains and the New York
Central railroad will run an express
spur right into the enclosure.
Remarkable Co Incidence of Number
Seven in Educational Train Data.
Without any Intention or precon
certed plan upon the part of the man
agement of the second educational
train which Is to leave Athens on the
first woek in February, under the di
rection of Dr. Soule and the other
members of the faculty of the State
College of Agriculture, University of
Georgia, and the state commissioner
of agriculture, Hon. T. G. Hudson,
there is a most remarkable co-inci
dence In the figures.
The train will consist of seven cars
—coaches for the lecturers and cars
for the Btock, the machinery, and the
other exhibits. Not only are there
seven cars, but the train leaves Ath
ens on the seventh of the month—
next month. Still again, it will leave
at seven o'clock in the morning of
that seventh day. Also it will be
away from Athens part of seven
weeks. There will be seven lectur
ers from the state college of agricul
ture of the university and there will
be seven other experts and demon
strators from th state department of
agriculture. The train will go into
seventeen times seven counties of the
state, it will stop at exactly twenty
times seven towns and cities and will
spend Sundays at seven other cities.
There were two thousand times seven
who visited the train on its first trip
two years ago: there will bo four or
five thousand times seven who will
come under its gospel-of-good-farm-
ing messages this year.
Rumored at Statesboro
That 3. & F. has Taken
Over That Road and
ill. S and 5.
Statesboro, Ga„ Jan. 30.—There are
many rumors on the streets of States-
biro concerning the future of fbe Sa
vannah, Augusta and Northern rail
way and the Savannah and States
boro railway, none of which can be
confirmed.
Claiming to have "an inside tip”
on the situation one of the local pa
pers comes out In a column article
setting forth the change. Every rail
road official In Statesboro has been
sought for Information, but neither of
them knows anything about the deal.
It is rumored that the Georgia and
Florida road has acquired both the
Savannah, Augusta and Northern and
will be operating trains through
Statesboro in the near future.
It is known that the Savannah, Au
gusta and Northern has been extend
ing its line from Garfield to Stevens'
Crossing, connecting there with the
Georgia and Florida, for some time,
and that It Is now about completed
and cars will be run there In a few
days, but concerning the merger no
one in Statesboro knows anything of
it. This merger would give the Geor
gia and Florida a direct line from Au
gusta to Savannah, connecting with
the Savannah, Augusta and Northern
the Savannah, and Statesboro, and
at Stevens' Crossing and at States
boro with the Savannah and States
boro railway it would go to Cuyler
and connect the Seaboard Air I.lne,
distance of 20 miles from Savan
nah.
It is also rumored that there is
deal on to build n union station at
the foot of South Main street, where
the Central of Georgia crosses the
tracks of the Savannah, Augusta and
Northern. Of this rumor no one
seems to know anything.
It is believed by a great many,
however, that there Is a big railroad
deal of some kind on foot and the
outcome will be watched with gen
uine interest.
Little News Stories Picked
Up Tuesday in Half a
Dozen Northeast Geor
gia Towns.
For Good Roads.
Gainesville, Ga., Jan. 30—The grand
jury which completed Us work Sat
urday and made its presentments to
the court. The following special pre
sentment is of general interest: "We
understand thnt our county commis
sioners contemplate working the con
victs on the public roads and we ap-
provo of it. We hope our commis
sioners will find that our finances
will admit of it and that permanent
work may be continued in the future.
We have confidence In our county
commissioners and believe they can
obtain such results from working con
victs on the public roads the ensu
ing year that will enable them to
know that the work can be continued
by a small levy.”
NATIONAL CORN
EXPOSITION OPENS.
Columbus, O., Jan. 30.—A salute of
twenty-one guns, supplemented by the
laying of the national airs on the
Trinity church chimes, announced
the formal opening this morning of
the fourth National Corn Exposition,
for which preparations have been go
ing forward for nearly a year. The
exposition, which will continue until
February 10, Is the largest affair of
its kind ever held In the United
States. Four o! the largest buildings
on the Ohio State Fair grounds are
used to house the exhibits. The dis
play includes a wide variety of
cereals and grains from nearly every
state of the Union, together with In-
tractive exhibits from the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington
lid numerous stnte agricultural col
leges and experiment stations,
number of conferences of wide inter
est and Importance wll be held during
tlie exposition period. President Taf
will visit the exposition and deliver
an address on the closing day.
Criminal Business.
So far as criminal business Is con
cerned the superior court adjourned
for the term Saturday noon. Follow
ing is a list of cases tried, mention
of which has not already been made:
Claud Smallwood, who was charged
with assault with intent to murder
on the person of Fred Smith, was
found guilty of assault. The sen
tence of the court was six months or
a fine of fifty dollars. A motion was
■made for new trial.
Bill Waters, who was placed on
trial on a charge of assault to mur-
der, was cleared by the verdict of the
Jury.
Ed Scroggs entered a plea of guilty
to the charge of selling liquor. The
court imposed a sentence of three
months, the sentence to be suspend
ed in case the defendant appears in
court no more on the same charge.
On a charge of bestardy, A. D. Ear
ly was cleared by the Jury's verdict.
Will Davis and Carl Brackett en
tered pleas of guilty on the charge of
pointing pistol at another. The form,
cr also plead guilty to being drunk on
the pirbllc highway.
In the case of Tom Wilson, found
guilty of larceny, and In the case of
Jim Morris, found guilty of rape, mo
tions for new trials were made by at
torneys for defendants. The time set
for the hearing of these motions was
February 11th, before Judge Jones at
Toecoa.
Goes This Week to Mem
phis to be S. S. Super
intendent and Musi
cal Director.
1.1.1. RUBY PER»l REUS MADE;
ASSESSORS BUSY ON REALTY
Brenau's Charter Renewed. .
In Hall superior court last week
the charter of Brenati college was re
newed for a term of twenty years.
A, J. PA8CHALL
DEAD IN 97TH YEAR
Oldest White Citizen of Wilkes,
Member of Baptiet Church 71
Years, Yields to Death.
The oldest white resident of
Wilkes county, Mr. Allen J. Paschail,
who was ninety-six years old Septem
ber 2, 1910, died on Monday night at
the residence of Mr. H. N. Bentley,
his step grand-son. The grippe .was
thought to be the immediate cause
of his death.
He waB buried at Greenwood church
Lincoln county, on Wednesday, a
large crowd from Wilkes and Lincoln
counties being present and Revs, A.
J Shank, T. A. Nash, and D. W. Key
officiating.
He had been a member of that
church seevnty-one years, and before
this was a member of Ebenezer
church. He was always much inter
ested in religious affairs, tried to live
a true Christian life and was unusual
ly well versed in the Bible. For many
years Mr. Paschail was a farmer near
Pierce’s Chapel. He married Mrs.
Murphy, a widow with three children.
To her children and later her grand
children he was always so helpful
and kind as to cause them to love him
as if he had been their own father
and grandfather.
The laat of the flrat month Is upon
us. llow/a your resolution coming
on?
COL. PAUL BROWN’S
FATHER DEAD
Col. Paul Drown received a tele
gram Thursday morning announcing
the sad news of the death of his fath
er at Bowman Wednesday night. Col.
Brown had spent the week-end by his
bedside and retudned to Lexington
Monday with the Impression that his
fsther was improving and on the road
to recovery. Of course the unexpect
ed tidings were quite a shock to him.
The deceased was bnc of Elbert coun
ty’s most prominent and highly re
spected citizens, though known per
sonally to only a few here. However,
both Col. Paul Brown and Solicitor
Tom Brown of Elberton are well
known ail over Oglethorpe and their
hosts of friends will be sorry indeed
to learn of Jhelr bereavement.—Ogle
thorpe Echo.
There arc some republicans who
talk pretty loud about tariff reform,
who balk at the proposition when it
is brought within reach of them.
Death In Roaring Flra
may not result from the work of fire
huge, but often eevere burni are caul
ed that make e quick need for Buck
len’i Arnica Salve, the quickeiL
surest curt for burnt, wounds, bruises,
bolls, tore*. It subdues Inflammation.
It kill* pain. It soothe* end heals.
Drive* off ekln ernptlone, nicer* or
piles. Only 25o nt W. J. Smith ft Bro,
and H. R. Palmar ft Soot.
SENATOR BAILEY
SELLS HIS HORSES.
New York, Jan. 30.—The annual
midwinter horae sale of the Fasig-
Tipton Company began at Madison
Square Garden today, with a total
•f nearly 1,000 horses of various
breeds to be disposed of, including-a
number of trotters and pacers of high
repute and low records. The star of
fering is a consignment of about fifty
horscB from the Kentucky stock farm
of Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas,
who is president of the American As-
soeiation of Trotting Horse Breeders.
Senator Bailey is retiring from the
ranks of trotting horse breeders and
all of his horses will go under the
hammer at the present three days'
sale. In Ills collection are half a doz
en young mares having records
around 2.10, together with several
fast colts that gained records last sea
son.
MEMBERS OF GEORGIA 8TATE
BOARD OF HEALTH HERE
Yesterday Drs. D. H. Dobbs and S.
A Jacobs, of the Georgia State board
of health, were visitors in Athens on
professional business connected with
their duties as members of the board
with reference to the hook-worm In
vestigation being conducted for the
Rockefeller commission. They were
in Athens several days ago on a like
mission and made extensive inspec
tion of the matter at the University
of Georgia, the State Normal school,
and the city public schools. It has
just been announced from Washing
ton that there are some seven or
eight million persons of the United
States affected with hook-worms. It
Is said that Georgia has nearly as
many as any other state. It Is even
currently reported that some of the
higher schools have been found In
fested with the elusive malady. The
doctors' investigations and the an
nouncement of the result* of their
work will be awaited with more than
ordinary Interest.
Messrs. George Rogers and Hubert
Clyde Llnseolt will give a recital,
consisting entirely of English songs,
at Brenau college auditorium next
Tuesday evening beginning at eight
and a half o'clock. They have charm
ed former audiences nnd It is unne
cessary to say they .will have a large
audience on this occaison.
HENRI ROCHEFORT
REACHES FOUR-SCORE.
Paris, Jan. 30.—Henri Rochefort,
for many tears the foremost editor
and publicist of France, celebrated
his eightieth birthday anniversary to
day. The career of M. Rochefort has
been a tumultous one from his youth
In 186i he began the publication of
a paper through whose columns he
mide violent attacks upon the
perial family. The paper was sup-
pressed and M. Rochefort escaped
prison by fleeing to Belgium. When
pi rml11 ci] to return to France a few
years later lie seumed his editorial
onslaughts against the government
and was again committted to prison.
On the proclamation of the republic
a year later he was released by the
mob. The climax of ids career came
in 1871 when he was tried by court-
martial for Ids attacks oil the govern
ment and sentenced to imprisonment
for life. He was transported to New
Caledonia, but effected his escape In
1874. The general amnesty of 1880
permitted him to return to Paris,
where he has since spent Ms time
chiefly In attacking all governments
in turn.
The resignation of Mr. Altha I.
Ituhy, as pastor's assistant, and di
rector of mu ale of the First Raptlst
church of this city took effect on Sun-
nay, and he will move his family this
week to -Memphis, Tenu, There he
goes to be superintendent of the Sun
day school and director of music of
the Central Baptist church.
Mr. Ruby's going is not only a great
loss to the First Baptist church,
where his work has been so greatly
successful, but also to the Y. M. C.
whose Glee Club he has so ably
trained, and Into whose muBlc In
general he has thrown so much life,
anil to the entire city, where he has
ome lo be more and' more appre
ciated the longer he has lived and
labored here.
As a musician Mr. Rimy deservedly
ranks high. His work with the Festi-
al Chorus last spring, and with the
choir which he has organized and do-
doped at the First Baptist church
has won for him that esteem among
his many friends here. Aside from
his ability as an Interpreter nnd lead
er of music. Mr. Ruby Is a composer
of no mean ability. Many of his
most popular solos and choir selec
tions, are from his own pen. Not
even ail the members of the congre
gation where for two years he has
served have known this, the modesty
of the author keeping him In the
background.
Mr. Ruby nnd his Interesting little
amily came here two years ago, at
the beginning of Dr. Jcnkens’ pastor
ate. Several efforts have been made
to move him, one to Beaumont, Tex.,
one to Houston, Tex., to fill a like
position to the one he was filling here
with Dr. Jenkens, and one to Central
University, Iowa, aa superintendent
of the voice department of the con
servatory. The Central church
Memphis, however, kept up Its efforts
for some six months, and owing to its
offering a larger field and especially
that of a salaried superintendent of
the Sunday school, to which he is,
along with hia work ns Buperlnten
dent of all church music, he felt that
he should go.
The deacons of tile First Baptist
church made a strong effort to In
duce Mr. Ruby to remain In Athens,
to the extent of offering a substan
tial increase In his salary, but he felt
that the matter had gone too far with
the Memphis church to get released
from the call which he has accepted
from them. It Is with much regret
that such a valuable citizen .especial
ly valuable at this time in the build
ing up of the Music Festival Associa
tion, an institution of which Athens
may be proud, go from us, Memphis
is to be congratulated on securing
him, and his many friends wish for
him and his family the greatest of
success in his new field. They will
not be soon forgotten by thetr friends
In Athens.
This Year will Mark the Success of New Plan for
Collecting Taxes; Three Payments are to be
Made Instead of one; Many Citizens are
Pleased with New Arrangement.
PHILADELPHIA SCENTS FRAUD.
Philadelphia. Pa., Jan. 30.—A suit
brought by taxpayers against Contrac
tor Edwin H. Vare and city officials,
in connection with the award and ex
ecution of the 11110 contract for street
cleaning in Philadelphia, was called
for trial today. It Is expected the
trial will last a week or more. Vare
an awarded the street cleaning con
tract on his bid to do the work for
$1,299,000. Conspiracy and fraud to
the extent of $73,000 Is alleged in the
complaint, and It l« the petition of
the plaintiff that the contract be de
clared void, and that Vare be com
pelled to surrender to the city treas
ury of half a million dollar* already
received on his contract In addition
to aurrendcrfng claim to the remain
der.
The Chamber of Commerce should
have two hundred members. The bus
iness men of Athens who are not
members of that organization are
standing In their own light.
TO 8TAIGHTEN OUT
RACING TANGLE.
New York, Jan. 30.—Whether there
shall he peace or war on the trotting
turf next season Is believed to de
pend upon the outcome of the special
meeting begun In this city today by
the stewards of the Grand Circuit.
The meeting la the direct result of
the action of the Columbus Driving
Association in withdrawing from the
Grand Circuit on account of dissatis
faction over the allotted dates and
the steps taken to form the “Great
Central” circuit. It is believed every
effort will be made to patch up a
truce, ns the formation of a rival cir
cuit under conditions as they exist
at present would, according to the
opinion of nearly all of those well In-
formed as to the situation, prove dis
astrous, especially to the Eastern
tracks of the Grand Circiiit.
Many tax payers are dropping into
line with the new law relative to the
making of personal returns, of prop
erty subject for taxation and are vis
iting the office of the city clerk In
the city hall these days and swearing
to the printed list of chattels and oth
er possessions which must bear a pro
portional part of the burden of carry
ing on the expenses of the growing
city of Athens.
The tax assessors, Messrs. W.
Mallory, G. H. Palmer and C. X.
Weatherly, are also busy stirring
about over town nnd are placing val
uations on all the real estate of the
city so that the tax digest may be
made up completely in the next few
weeks and the rate fixed.
When the assessors have complet
ed their work, the digest is made up
and the personal returns are all in
the hands of the clerk then—
Comes the paying of taxes.
Not away yonder in the fall of the
year but in April. That’s w'hen you
are to begin paying—and that’s no
April fool Joke. It’s so and it*a busi
ness. You do not hAve to pay all the
entire taxes of the year In one hunk,
however, unless you Just, want to do
it all at one time and have done with.
It for good nnd all.
You pay one-third of the total
amount of your taxes for the year on
seme day between the lath and the
30th of AprJl, as nigh to the former
date an you possibly can so as to be
sure about doing It. Another third
is due and payable on a day between
the fifteenth and the 31st of July—
any day between or including those
dates. The last third Is to be paid
between the middle and last of Octo
ber. Then you are done for this year.
Of course you can pay all in April
If you like—if you do not pay at least
one-third in the last twro weeks of
April, the law says, that what you
have will become liable under the un
pleasant but necessary fl fa process
for the entire amount of the whole
year’s taxes.
The new system is a little different
from that in vogue in Atlanta and
many other cities where one-fourth is
payable each quarter.
This new plan will be of great
benefit to the city, as it will give the
municipality a more evenly distrib
uted, a more regular and steady in
come to be counted upon to meet ex
penses nnd retire bonds and pay off
Indebtedness and save interest.
Many citizens, larger tax payers
and smaller ones, have been free In
their expressions of approval of the
plan. It will be ligher on all the tax
payers—it is infinitely easier for even
those abundantly able to pay many
times the amount of their taxes* to
spare from their business a third of
the amount once in every four months
than to dig up the whole amount
out of the busiest part of the fall sea
son wrhen' money is needed too be
turned over quickly.
The new law which takes the place
of the former tax ordinance in effect
for several y4ara is generally believ
ed to be the best solution of the finan
cial question—both for the city and
the tax payers. The old law provid
ed that the street taxes should be
come due and payable by the first of
July and that other taxes should be
paid, one-half by July flrit and the
other half by November first.
HIGH BRIDGE OVER
THE HIGH BRIDGE
Replacine Famous Quee and
Crescent Structure With
and Higher one.
BROUGHT BACK FROM
GREENWOOD TO BE BOUND
Negro Who Five Months Ago Fled
the Hand of Athens Law is
Brought Back.
Jake Owens, a colored man, who
was formerly In a little restaurant
business in Athens, and was up be
fore the mayor’s court on a charge of
selling liquors unlawfully, fearing
that the city and superior courts
might also take cognizance of his
misdeeds, fled the country, but was
located in Greenwood, S. C., where
he was cooking In a hotel, and was
brought back to Athens by Bailiff
Frank Wood, and yesterday was glv
a preliminary hearing before
Judge Foster. The negro was bound
over in ball of $200 to answer to the
higher courts.
High Bridge, Ky., January 29.—The
work of replacing the famous Queen
and Crescent bridge over the gorge
the Kentucky river for years the
highest railroad bridge In the world
witli a structure 31 feet higher, the
new bridge being built on the same
foundations as the old and without
interfering with traffic, is Just being
completed.
In addition to being a remarkable
feat of engineering, this work will
prove of practical Importance to bus
iness communities throughout the
gcuth, ns the construction of the new
bridge will provide greatly Improved
facilities for the line over which Is
handled the great freight and passen
ger traffic between the west and
points on the Southern Hallway, the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad,
nnd connections in the south that
that passes through the Cincinnati
gateway. The increased height of
the new bridge wifi give a much bet
ter grade ut this point while its great
strength will allow the use of much
heavier locomotives than have been
run over the old. The new' bridge
Ia also designed to carry double
tracks.
The new' bridge, like the old, was
erected on the cantilever principle
and is of steel throughout on stone
piers. It Is 1230 feet long and the
track level Is 308 feet above Jow
water mark. About 6,900 tons of steel
have heen put* in place, leaving ap
proximately 142 tons yet to be placed,
the greater part of which cannot be
put in its permanent position until
after the removal of the old bridge.
The principal work remaining to be
done consists of riveting, the struc
ture being designed with riveted con
nectfons throughout. Out of a total
of something more than 178,500 field
rivets, 132,400 have been driven and
It Is expected that riveting will be
practically completed by March 1,
1911. The new' approaches, consist
ing largely of high embaukments on
either side of the bridge, made nec
essary by the Increased height of the
structure, are about completed.
GOl. H. B. HAMILTON
HAS PASSED AWAY
Prominent Georgian Died Yes
terday at his Home in Rome
Trustee of University.
Col. D. B. Hamilton, of Rome, pass
ed away at hie home in that city yes
terday afternoon. Col. Hamilton had
been In ill health for some time, and
being advanced In yeara his friends
had experienced much anxiety over
hi* condition.
Col. Hamilton was a trustee of the
-University of Georgia nnd wan a
prominent citizen of this state. He
was well known in this city end bnd
many friend! here.
1. J. B. MITCHELL
UNDERWENT OPERATION
While His Condition it very Se
rious it is not Necessarily
Considered Fatal.
FOR HUBBELL FAMILY MURDER.
SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA RAILWAY HERE
Among several eminent visitors in
I he city yesterday was Mr. W. B.
McMillan, the superintendent of the
Central of Georgia Railway, who drop
ping into the offices of the company
here for a few hours. He speaks in
high praise of Athena and the enter
prise and public spirit which'are
manifested in this city.
Maryville, Mo., Jan. 30.—Intense
public interest is manifested in the
case of Hezekiah Itoscoe, the alleged
murderer of the Hubbeil family,
which came up for trial today. The
members of the Hubbeil family, con
sisting of the husband, wife and two
children, were murdered In tbeir
home on their farm near here on the
night of Nev. 20 last. The murderer
afterward attempted to hurn the
bouse to conceal the crime. Roacoe
was arrested a few days after the
murder and has since been kept In
the jail at St. Joseph, owing to
threats of lynching. He Is said to
have had a quarel with Hubbeil over
a card game a short time before the
murder.
Mr. John B. Mitchell of this city
was Sunday operated on at the Tab
ernacle Infirmary in Atlanta, the sur
gery being of a delicate and quite
serious nature. He Is-now quite ill
and it will be several weeks at best
before he will be sufficiently recover
ed to be removed from the hospital.
His is a precarious condition though
physicians in attendance do not be
lieve that the operation will prove
necessarily fatal. His many friends
hero and the friends of Mrs. Mitchell
hope for a speedy Improvement In bis
condition.
LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY CASES.
Springfield, III., Jan. 30.—The cates
ot S. C. Pemberton and Joseph S,
("ark, two members of the Illinois
legislature who are accused with for
mer State Senator D. W. Holatiaw
of conspiracy to commit bribery, were
called for trial today in the Sangamon
circuit court.' The two legislators are
charged with having demanded sums
varying from 11,000 to 11,500 from
!lrms for the contract to Install new
desks and chairs In the senate and
house chamber* of the caplto). This
Is the second trial of the accused.
The first trial was held last Novem
ber and resulted In a disagreement of
the jury.
RALLY OF ANTI-SALOON
WORKERS AT COLUMBUS.
Columbus, O., Jan. 30.—Leader* of
the Anti-Saloon League from Ohio
and other states rallied In Columbus
today for » two day*' conference.
The chief purpose of the gathering I*
to discuss plans for pushing temper
ance in the legislatures of several
state* and to prevent the repeal or
modification of prohibition law* al
ready on the atatuta hooka,